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Space technology company InspeCity has raised ₹100 crore (approximately US$10.5 million) in a pre-Series A funding round led by Speciale Invest and investor Ashish Kacholia. The company will use the capital to move its in-space servicing technologies from development and testing toward flight qualification and commercial deployment. The
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The hype around humanoid robots isn’t particularly new. Thank Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Optimus robot, as well as the myriad videos of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot, for that. Behind that hype, though, there is real progress. The physical capabilities of robots continue to improve, and researchers now
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The Talix retractable cable is typically $22, but on sale for $14 with an Amazon coupon. This USB-C to USB-C cable supports up to 240W, PD 3.2, making it powerful enough to quickly charge laptops and phones. This USB-C-to-USB-C
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The open-source app-building platform Hugging Face has launched another small robot, this time shaped like a duck. Called Microduck, the gadget costs $399 and is expected to ship before Christmas 2026. Pollen Robotics, a French robotics company Hugging Face acquired in 2025, announced the open-source bot on Thursday. Designed for
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Anthropic has opened a research preview of its Model Hardware Standard, letting AI agents operate lab and factory hardware. The specification, called MHS, is going first to a small group of scientific research labs and advanced manufacturers, not to the public. Anthropic says the standard lets an AI agent run
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Andreessen Horowitz has closed a $1.1bn fund that will invest exclusively in hardware. The Machine Age Fund, announced on Friday, covers the physical layer artificial intelligence runs on, from chips to the buildings that house them. The mandate takes in chips, memory, networking and storage, and then keeps going.
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Traditional cybersecurity tools often stop at detection and alerting, requiring human analysts to craft responses. Generative AI changes this paradigm by enabling systems that not only recognize threats but also autonomously plan and execute defensive actions. Modern large language models (LLMs) can analyze unusual activity and propose multi-step response strategies
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Save up to $560: This is your chance to ditch that old and busted mower for a new, smart, automated Mammotion robot lawn mower with savings of up to $560. Mammotion is offering two of its models with deep discounts that mean you can pick one up from just $1,
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We opened the week with ChatGPT being used within job interviews alongside candidates; we end it with the coming of the 'Meat Proxy' - all told, quite a week for the future of work! As noted on Monday, job seekers are coming to interviews with AI tech openly
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Roborock Qrevo 2 Pro3.5 / 5 pros and cons * The Roborock Qrevo 2 Pro is available for $550 through September 6. * This midrange robot vacuum and mop features auto-emptying and self-washing mop pads. * The vacuum has 20,000Pa of suction. * The robot didn't avoid the cords during testing.
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Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers, according to several current and former workers familiar with the projects. The ongoing effort, which has not been previously reported, may eventually allow Meta to operate its rapidly expanding data center
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Save $250: The Roborock Qrevo 2 Pro robot vacuum and mop is down to $550 between August 28 and September 6, $250 off its regular $800 price. Both Roborock’s site and Amazon are price-matching, so you have options for where to purchase. For a robot vacuum under $600, you
