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Medical Technologies

FDA Sets Design and Marketing Considerations for Over-the-Counter Medical Devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explains the regulatory and design standards that manufacturers of over-the-counter medical devices should consider, from usability and labeling to clinical evidence and connected software. It also explains when a new 510(k), De Novo request, or PMA application may be required when converting a device from prescription use to direct-to-consumer use.

2026-08-02

Programming and Software Development

How GitHub Made Case Folding Run at Memory Speed

GitHub explains how it increased case folding speed in the Blackbird code search engine to more than 45 gigabytes per second on a single core by removing control-flow branches from the fast path and processing Unicode with byte-level arithmetic. The company has made this methodology available in an open-source Rust library called casefold.

2026-07-31

Energy and Green Technologies

Will Commonwealth Fusion Systems Go Public Within Two or Three Years?

Developments within Commonwealth Fusion Systems, including the appointment of a chief financial officer who previously led Moderna to its initial public offering, suggest that the nuclear fusion company could go public within the next two or three years. This assessment is based on progress with its Sparc experimental reactor, the start of work on the commercial Arc plant, and growing interest from technology companies in electricity.

2026-07-30

Electric Cars

Factorial Partners with SK On to Test Solid-State Battery Production on Existing Lines

Factorial Energy has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with SK On to evaluate the feasibility of mass-producing solid-state battery cells using existing lithium-ion battery production lines. The collaboration aims to address one of the biggest obstacles facing the technology: scaling manufacturing while maintaining quality and reducing defects.

2026-07-29

Chips and Semiconductors

Intel Expands Advanced Packaging Capabilities in the United States to Support Artificial Intelligence Semiconductors

Intel Foundry uses Foveros, EMIB, and EMIB-T technologies to connect small, specialized chiplets within larger packages, aiming to overcome photomask size limits and improve the performance and efficiency of artificial intelligence systems. The company says its facilities in New Mexico enable packages to be expanded to eight times the current industry standard, and to more than 12 times that standard by 2028.

2026-07-29

Chips and Semiconductors

Intel Announces Completion of the RAMP-C Program and Paves the Way for High-Volume Manufacturing of Trusted Chips

Intel Foundry has completed the RAMP-C program, which supported the development of advanced domestic CMOS technology in the United States and reached validated prototypes and manufacturing readiness across the partner ecosystem. The company says the results prepare its customers to benefit from the Secure Enclave program for large-scale production of secure semiconductors using Intel 18A technology.

2026-07-28

Robotics and Automation

Could Brain Waves Become a New Key to Training Physical AI?

Encord, in collaboration with Zander Labs, is testing the use of brain-wave data alongside video and sensor data to create richer training data for robots. The experiment reflects a broader problem: the scarcity of real-world data and the high cost of producing it compared with training traditional artificial intelligence models.

2026-07-26

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft Invests $60 Million to Support Mission Genesis and Accelerate AI Research

Microsoft announced a long-term commitment to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy’s Mission Genesis through a $60 million investment and the launch of the SPARK center to coordinate collaboration among the company, national laboratories, and researchers.

2026-07-22

Startups

Gritt Raises $26 Million to Develop Robots for Building Solar Power Plants

Gritt emerged from stealth after raising $26 million in a Series A round, bringing its total funding to $32 million. The company uses off-the-shelf hardware and artificial intelligence models to operate robotic systems that transport and install solar panels at construction sites.

2026-07-21

Robotics and Automation

Agility Robotics to Open Facility to Train Digit Robots Near Tesla Factory

Agility Robotics plans to open a 60,000-square-foot facility in Fremont, California, to train its Digit humanoid robots and accelerate their deployment with customers. The move comes near a factory where Tesla is expected to begin manufacturing Optimus robots this year, while Agility is relying on its commercial experience in manufacturing and logistics sectors.

2026-07-17

Robotics and Automation

Forterra’s Autonomous Vehicles Carry Out More Than 1,100 Missions in Ukraine

Forterra has announced the deployment of more than 100 Lancer autonomous ground vehicles in conflict zones in Ukraine over the past nine months. The experience shows that the vehicles can transport large payloads and evacuate casualties, but their operation in combat still relies largely on remote control because of their limited ability to respond to unexpected threats.

2026-07-07

Robotics and Automation

Agility Robotics Heads Toward a $2.5 Billion SPAC Listing

Agility Robotics announced plans to merge with special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital Corp XI in a deal valued at approximately $2.5 billion that will provide more than $620 million, while the company focuses on deploying the Digit robot in warehouses and factories before considering homes.

2026-07-06

Robotics and Automation

Proception Robotics Settles Trade Secrets Dispute with Tesla and Raises $11 Million

Proception has settled a lawsuit filed by Tesla over alleged trade secret misappropriation and announced an $11 million seed funding round, alongside shipping the first batch of its highly dexterous robotic hand to researchers and robotics companies. The company relies on a sensor-equipped glove to collect data on human hand-object interaction, aiming to improve and scale the training of robotic hands.

2026-06-29

Startups

General Intuition Raises $320 Million to Train AI Agents Through Video Games

The startup General Intuition has raised $320 million at a valuation of $2.3 billion to expand an artificial intelligence model that learns from millions of hours of video game play, with the aim of operating agents in simulations and the real world. The company is betting on player action data, rather than video footage alone, to build models that understand space, time, and causality.

2026-06-25

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Microsoft Announces Construction of a 2-Gigawatt Data Center Campus in Texas

Microsoft plans to build a new data center campus in Pecos, Texas, adding approximately 2 gigawatts to its global capacity to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud services. The project includes a multibillion-dollar investment over five to seven years, with more than 6,000 construction jobs and hundreds of permanent operational positions.

2026-06-22

Artificial intelligence

Corporate Spending Data Suggests Anthropic’s Clash with the Trump Administration Could Boost Its Sales

Data from the Ramp platform shows that Anthropic’s share of companies’ paid AI subscriptions surpassed OpenAI’s in May, despite escalating tensions with the Trump administration and the withdrawal of its latest models from the market. An economist at Ramp believes the controversy could give the company an additional halo among customers, while its impact on a potential public offering remains unclear.

2026-06-16

Electric Cars

A Massive 144 kWh Battery Puts the 2027 BMW iX5 in the Range Race

BMW is preparing to launch the electric iX5 with a usable battery capacity of 144 kWh in the United States and 141 kWh in Europe—the largest battery in a BMW electric vehicle to date. Although official range figures have not been announced, the vehicle could become one of the longest-range electric vehicles on the market, with the clear trade-off of a weight approaching three tonnes.

2026-06-15

Startups

Theker Raises $85 Million to Develop Reconfigurable Factory Robots

Robotics and artificial intelligence startup Theker has raised $85 million in a Series A funding round to develop general-purpose robots whose arms, hands, and bodies can be modified to suit different operations. The company says the round, led by CRV, is the largest of its kind in Europe, according to its description.

2026-06-11