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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

Startups

Ramp Raises $750 Million at a $44 Billion Valuation, Backed by Bets on Artificial Intelligence

Enterprise expense management platform Ramp raised $750 million in new funding, lifting its valuation to $44 billion, as the company expands its services to include payments, procurement, accounting, and management of artificial intelligence usage costs.

2026-06-04

Robotics and Automation

Are Homes Ready for Robots? Hello Robot Bets on Realism Before Grand Ambitions

Hello Robot has launched the fourth generation of its Stretch home robot at a price of $30,000, with a deliberate focus on working in real homes and keeping a human in the control loop. The company’s trajectory suggests that collecting real-world operational data and prioritizing safety may matter more than promises of owning a human-like robot capable of performing every task.

2026-06-04

Cybersecurity

Google Expands Android Scam Protection to Samsung Devices and Adds Messaging Support in More Than 20 Countries

Google announced the expansion of its Scam Detection feature for scam calls to the Samsung Galaxy S26 series in the United States, along with enhanced detection of scam messages through an on-device Gemini model. The updates include support for more than 20 countries and several languages, while keeping call processing on the device and leaving the feature disabled by default.

2026-02-25

Electric Cars

Michigan Sues Major Oil Companies for Allegedly Obstructing Electric Vehicles

The state of Michigan filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute, accusing them of coordinating to slow the growth of electric vehicles and renewable energy and increase energy costs. The defendants deny the allegations, calling the lawsuit a coordinated campaign and judicial interference in energy policy.

2026-01-25

Artificial intelligence

NVIDIA Showcases Rubin Platform and Open Self-Driving Models at CES 2026

During its keynote at CES 2026, NVIDIA unveiled the Rubin AI platform and the open Alpamayo family for developing autonomous vehicles, along with updates in personal computing, gaming and robotics.

2026-01-05

Medical Technologies

Six Trends That Reshaped the Landscape of Medical Innovation in 2025

IEEE Spectrum’s review of the most prominent biomedical stories of 2025 highlights a mix of artificial intelligence applications and older technologies repurposed for new uses, from brain implants and graphene tattoos to Wi-Fi heart monitoring and robotic surgery. These examples reveal promising opportunities, but they remain at varying research or experimental stages and face challenges related to accuracy, safety, and privacy.

2025-12-21

Cybersecurity

Android Expands User Protection Trial Against Call Fraud in Financial Apps

Google has expanded an Android protection trial that warns users when they open a financial app while sharing their screen and speaking with an unsaved number, and lets them end the call and stop sharing with one tap. The trial began in the United States with financial institutions and apps such as Cash App and JPMorganChase, alongside its expansion in the United Kingdom and other trials.

2025-12-03

Cybersecurity

Rust in Android: The Safer Path Has Become the Faster Path for Development

Google says that adopting Rust in Android reduced the density of memory-safety vulnerabilities by more than 1,000 times compared with C and C++ code, while Rust changes recorded lower regression rates and shorter code-review times. Its analysis reviews Rust’s expansion into the kernel, firmware, and Google applications, alongside lessons learned from a vulnerability that nearly reached a public release.

2025-11-13

Artificial intelligence

NVIDIA Research Outlines the Future of Physical AI

At SIGGRAPH 2025, NVIDIA unveiled software libraries, updates and models designed for physical AI, alongside the presentation of more than 12 research papers on 3D reconstruction, simulation and synthetic data. These developments target the training of robots and autonomous vehicles and the creation of more realistic virtual worlds.

2025-08-11