TECH NEWS
Most systems still rely on a convenient assumption: if a valid credential appears on a screen, something real must stand behind it. For a long time, that shortcut was useful. A password was likely typed by a person. A photograph suggested that a camera had been present. A signed message
TECH NEWS
When the private chef sent by Shift arrived at my apartment to cook a three-course meal, he was already ready to record. He walked through my front door wearing a baseball hat with a blocky, white camera attached to the brim. I signed up for a free lunch in exchange
TECH NEWS
Dinner by drone? The FAA on Wednesday granted DoorDash approval to operate its own drone service. The company will eventually add the small unmanned aircraft to a food delivery network that already includes human drivers, autonomous vehicles and even rolling robots. Details about the launch of the new program, called
TECH NEWS
Like a Waymo mated with a Roomba The dream of having a mechanical maid to clean your home is real … sort of. San Francisco residents can now hire a robot cleaner for just $30 an hour, but there's a catch. The robots are at least partially controlled by
TECH NEWS
Katalyst Space is now rushing to save its mission to save NASA's mission, but things aren't looking good.Credit: Katalyst Space Well, here we are. Almost exactly a month ago, we covered the necessarily rushed mission to save NASA's gamma-ray-detecting Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
TECH NEWS
BuzzFeed bet on AI to rescue itself. This week it laid off another third of its staff. The bet, it turns out, was never the thing that could save it. The company cut about 180 jobs on Monday, roughly a third of its remaining workforce, the New York Times reported.
TECH NEWS
Save $700: Why waste your summer stuck inside when this Roborock Qrevo CurvX can take cleaning the floors off your to-do list for good? It’s a two-in-one robot vacuum and mop, and it’s down to just $800 right now at Amazon, which is a whopping $700 off the
TECH NEWS
When the Trump administration announced yesterday that it was banning “advanced robotic devices” from entering the United States, the headlines were all about humanoids. But spying doesn’t require legs — and neither does the FCC’s robot ban. The robot ban will sweep up robot vacuum cleaners too, FCC media
TECH NEWS
Robot vacuums have been around for many years, and modern bots are cleverer and more helpful than ever. But while they are getting more popular, they seem to be struggling to properly break through to the mainstream. See a robot vacuum in someone's house, and you'd
TECH NEWS
The Trump administration is banning the import of new foreign-made humanoid robots, robot dogs, and power inverters, citing an “unacceptable” threat to national security. The move largely affects imports from China, which currently has the vast majority of the global market share. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced the
TECH NEWS
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? The federal government is moving to block a new category of connected technology from entering the US, focusing on robotics and energy equipment tied to artificial intelligence systems. The Federal Communications
TECH NEWS
DoorDash has won approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to run its own delivery drones, and promptly made clear that most of your food will still arrive by human. The company unveiled an in-house programme called DoorDash Air on 29 July, built around a custom drone of its own rather
