Physicl raises $10M to make the digital world real enough for robots
Physicl is trying to solve the sim-to-real gap with a pipeline originally built to market goods online.
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I’ve reviewed almost every Android foldable this year — here’s how the iPhone Duo compares
These aren’t even all the foldables in my house right now. When I first read Allison and Nilay’s Verge review of the iPhone Duo, I was immediately struck by one of their complaints: that the cover display is too small. That’s not how the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels, I thought. Had they got … Read more
After printing 40,000 whistles, this is the 3D printer I’d buy
The Bambu P2S Combo. | Image: Bambu I’ve been wanting to try 3D printing, people tell me. Which printer should I get? I finally have a fairly easy answer: the Bambu Lab P2S Combo. The auto-loading, fully enclosed touchscreen printer is one of the very few I can recommend. It’s the only one I’d buy … Read more
The Enough Phone is made by and for people fed up with big screens
Phones used to be this size, if you can believe it. | Photo: Enough Phone It’s a bad time and maybe also a great time to make a new smartphone. Brennan Jordan and Austin Boer are two-thirds of the trio behind the Enough Phone, a small phone that will run your choice of stock Android … Read more
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam
Members of the action group Geef Tegengas put a banner on a crane during a protest. | Image: Getty Images Protesters have broken into a construction site of a new Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam this morning. Members of the Geef Tegengas group helped organize the protest against the construction of three 85-meter data … Read more
Tesla will stop making the Cybertruck in 2027
Elon Musk said the company will use the factory space to make more Cybercabs.
Tesla is ‘winding down’ production of the Cybertruck next year
Tesla is getting the Cybertruck ready for retirement in an effort to ramp up its robotaxi output. In an X post on Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company will be “winding down” Cybertruck production at its Texas Gigafactory sometime around the middle of next year, “to make room for increased Cybercab production.” … Read more
Why Robots Need Intelligence Built for the Physical World
Robbyant’s LingBot 2.0 starts with the demands of perception and physical action to build intelligence across different robot bodies. A chatbot can wait for another prompt. A robot may already be moving by the time its surroundings change. That difference turns embodied AI into a distinct engineering problem, where intelligence has to account for physical … Read more
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The $50 Million Gamble That Made Red Bull Marketing History
Imagine someone asks you, “Hey, do you want to jump from the edge of space?” Your first response would probably be, “What the hell is wrong with you?” Honestly? Same. But when that exact question was asked to Felix Baumgartner, he basically went, “Yeah, sure. Why not?” Now, you might be wondering who on Earth … Read more
The Zero-Budget AI Launch Playbook: 80% of Your Launch Happens Before Launch Day
Part 1 of 2: How to earn attention from Reddit, Hacker News and Product Hunt when you have no ad budget TL;DR In the AI era, ideas and even whole products get cloned in a weekend. Distribution is the part AI can’t copy for you. A launch is not a day. By the time you … Read more
Google’s 2027 LSA Expansion Has an API Availability Problem
Google’s planned 2027 expansion of Local Services Ads (LSAs) creates an important technical question for agencies and software providers: will Google Ads API capabilities expand at the same pace as the advertiser migration? Google’s migration roadmap says non-US accounts and remaining business categories will transition to Performance Max campaigns with pay-per-lead goals in 2027. Yet … Read more
“Move Fast and Break Things” Is Dead. What Counts in Enterprise AI Now?
The invoices are ending Silicon Valley’s favorite motto that built the AI boom. Right before Facebook went public, Mark Zuckerberg shared the “move fast and break things” motto in his 2012 letter to investors. The idea was to build and launch quickly, fix problems later, and learn from mistakes. Startups across Silicon Valley embraced this … Read more
At least 10 local governments have moved to drop Flock’s surveillance cameras since summer
The concerns range from privacy to how data is shared (and with whom) to procurement concerns.
Palo Alto Networks in talks to buy AI agent security startup Clutch for $500M
Clutch, backed by Lightspeed and SignalFire, was last valued at $85 million, according to a source.
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OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects
Following this week’s midterms where voters resoundingly voiced their opposition to data center expansion, OpenAI today announced new commitments to communities where it is working on data center projects, including that it won’t use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with public officials. Many data center projects have come under scrutiny for relying on NDAs to hide discussions … Read more
The New York Times reportedly in talks to buy Letterboxd for $330 million
Letterboxd, an online platform for movie lovers, has grown dramatically in recent years.
Airbnb is working on an AI travel agent
Airbnb plans to roll out an AI agent in the first half of 2027 that will help users plan and book travel, the company said in its Q3 2026 earnings shareholder letter released today. “Today’s AI agents are good at simple, routine tasks, like making a restaurant reservation or scheduling an appointment,” Airbnb said. “But … Read more
Meta, Google, and TikTok sue California AG over teen social media law
If it goes into effect next year, this California law would restrict social media access for children under 16.
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