A ranking of the builders behind these apps needs a link between a person and a product, and we do not record one yet. When we do it will come from launch posts people wrote themselves. Business profiles only, never personal accounts.
The Romo 2 Series is drone brand DJI's second-gen robot vacuum Available in transparent (P2) and non-transparent A2) versions Following Romo's hacking drama, DJI has added 'Local Data Mode', which severs the bot's internet connection entirely Looks aren't everything, but in the case of the DJI Romo 2, that seems the logical place to start. DJI has come in strong with its second-generation robot va…
The Govee Sky Ceiling Light shifts according to time, weather, and mood It prioritizes flicker-free blue light when you want to concentrate It's Matter-compatible, unlike a recent skylight-style light from Philips Smart lighting company Govee has launched a new smart ceiling light that changes color depending on the time of day, just like a real skylight — and can even use AI to shift its settings…
The Volkswagen Group has revealed a 'transformation program' that includes layoffs, potential factory closures and brand shutdowns. The Volkswagen Group has revealed a 'transformation program' that includes layoffs, potential factory closures and brand shutdowns.
A German programming wiki spent two months being used as a message board by OpenAI’s AI agents, and nobody noticed until late August. Researchers found more than 15,000 edits on DseWiki left by agents that appear to have been coordinating with each other, Reuters reported in an exclusive. DseWiki is an ordinary volunteer-edited site of the […] This story continues at The Next Web
Gemini Audio models power the latest conversational AI in Google Workspace Gmail Live can find information buried inside your emails for you Users can create Docs and Keep notes with just a brain dump Google has finally launched the conversational voice features it previewed earlier this May, allowing users to interact with Workspace apps like Gmail and Google Docs by speaking instead of typing. M…
Bloomberg : Sources: Moonshot may seek to raise $3B to $5B in a planned Hong Kong IPO that could occur as soon as this year — Moonshot AI is considering raising up to $5 billion in its planned Hong Kong initial public offering as soon as this year, people familiar with the matter said …
Hostinger has upgraded its Kodee AI agent The tool aims to solve AI fragmentation for small businesses It will now reach beyond support, allowing users to create, plan, automate, and analyze work Hostinger’s AI agent Kodee reportedly solves 91% of 1.5 million support conversations a month, all on its own – a feat so impressive that Hostinger has now given it a new role. Released earlier this week…
America’s road safety regulator is looking into Tesla’s newest robotaxi just a day after it began carrying passengers. “NHTSA is in contact with Tesla and is evaluating the situation,” a spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said, according to Reuters. The service began on Thursday in limited areas of Austin. Ashok Elluswamy, Tesla’s […] This story continues at…
Lego's Back to Hogwarts event is live until Sept. 6, and while we mere muggles may not be boarding the Hogwarts Express this year, Lego has plenty of treats in store for fans looking to celebrate. For Lego Insiders, this includes excellent offers such as double points and deals on select Wizarding World builds. Opens in a new window Credit: Lego Lego Back to Hogwarts Shop Now The Diagon Alley Wiza…
Lenovo has consistently impressed us with its line of laptops for business and back-to-school users. And the positively versatile Yoga range is no different. Now, in the Labor Day sale, the Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 is down to $750 (was $1200) at Best Buy . This 2-in-1 laptop lets you switch between laptop, tablet, and presentation modes just by flipping the screen. But what I especially like are the…
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra is drawing contradictory benchmark verdicts. Epoch AI puts it out in front with 169 points, while Artificial Analysis rates it no better than its predecessor and behind Claude Fable 5.1. The biggest surprise comes from ARC-AGI-3, where Astra works more efficiently than the average human for the first time. ARC Prize chief François Chollet doesn't call this proof of AGI, but he…
Chips from Taiwan, oil from the Persian Gulf, and cars from Germany – what was long taken for granted is now being called into question all over the world. Where markets and expertise are concentrated among a few providers, enormous economies of scale arise. At the same time, however, dependencies also grow – often with risks that only become apparent when supplies fail, prices rise, demand evolve…
Smartphone longevity didn't used to matter. In the past, before you could wear out or break a phone, there was always some shiny new thing to buy. Today, we expect our smartphones to go the distance, but they've also become less repairable and, in many cases, more fragile. Fairphone, a Dutch smartphone maker that has just entered the US market, thinks about phones differently. The new $650 Fairpho…
The success of a program linking zoos across the US has created social media stars and generated a wave of interest in how to protect the endangered great apes in the wild.
There is a torrent of unappetizing slop coming from restaurants, cafes, and brands that are increasingly turning to AI to generate images promoting their food. The resulting horror show includes donut shrimp , Reubens from the deep , wormlike noodles , and noodle-like pastries and stringy chicken . There's also construction material masquerading as ice cream, ice cream masquerading as brains , and…
<img src="https://res.infoq.com/presentations/vortex-columnar-file-format-gpu-streaming/en/mediumimage/onur-satici-medium-1787813397611.jpeg"/><p>Onur Satici explains how Vortex, an open-source columnar file format under the Linux Foundation, revolutionizes high-throughput data loading. He details how cascading lightweight encodings, layout-based segment pruning, and zero-copy memory pipelines eli…
<img src="https://res.infoq.com/minibooks/next-gen-architecture-ai-era/en/smallimage/thumb-image-emag-next-gen-architecture-playbook-1787922032442.jpg"/><p>This eMag examines how architects can lead with clarity in a rapidly evolving engineering world, distilling industry insights into field-tested practices for teams. Together, these stories reveal a core theme: the technology leader’s role is ex…
Raphael Satter / Reuters : Letters: US military branches disabled ad trackers on government-issued devices amid reports of location data being used to target US forces in the Middle East — U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters released …
Reuters : Report and sources: rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website in May and turned it into a forum for agents, sharing tactics to cheat on tasks and more — A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for other AI agents …
TL;DR: The Magic: The Gathering Star Trek Play Booster Box is on sale for $199.99 at Amazon , down from its $209.70 list price. Opens in a new window Credit: Magic: The Gathering Magic: The Gathering Star Trek Play Booster Box $199.99 at Amazon $209.70 Save $9.71 Pre-order Here Magic: The Gathering is heading into the final frontier this November, and Amazon has already cut the price tag of one of…
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg : Bank of Korea: South Korea's monthly memory chip output is set to grow by ~600K wafers by 2028, widening its lead over China's CXMT, set to grow by ~300K wafers — South Korea's lead over China in memory chip production is expected to widen further thanks to an aggressive expansion …
Microsoft is giving its developer-optimized Windows experience a name: Project Zenith. While the software maker originally announced a similar developer-optimized Windows effort at Build earlier this year, Project Zenith is designed for new developer-focused devices with 64GB or more of unified memory. "Project Zenith devices come with a preconfigured Windows setup for development and a set of too…
Just hours after OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra , CEO Sam Altman was already apologizing for what he describes as a "messy rollout" after paying users expecting access to the new frontier model were left waiting. The company hailed the model as a "generational leap in capability" on Thursday and described it as the start of "the AGI era," a fuzzy and poorly defined term tech executives nevertheless i…
Anuchit Nguyen / Bloomberg : Thailand suspends the construction of 49 data centers in order to develop new industry regulations, as governments worldwide tighten oversight of the facilities — Thailand's embrace of data centers hit a speed bump after the government suspended construction of 49 server farms as public concerns …
Since the mass adoption of CCTV, we have accepted — for the most part — giving up a degree of personal privacy in exchange for public safety. But are we prepared to hand that same power to everyday citizens, all in the name of fashion? In 2025 alone, over 7 million people bought Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. This rapid adoption has coincided with an alarming rise in covert harassment , prompting pub…
When businesses and governments delegate operational tasks to AI agents, the discussion tends to start with capability. Can AI do what a person can do, such as reconcile accounts, negotiate with suppliers, sign a document or submit a public filing? And can it do so quickly and cheaply enough to justify putting it to work? These questions matter, but performance is only part of the picture. Once an…
Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg : Sources: DeepSeek plans to use 160K+ of Huawei's Ascend 950DT chips at an Inner Mongolia data center, which would create one of the largest Huawei chip clusters — DeepSeek plans to deploy at least 160,000 of Huawei Technologies Co.'s top accelerators at a massive data center it's building …
Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a controversial subpoena as part of a dragnet search for the identities of protesters who entered a Minnesota church in March.
As the U.S. Open heats up, the women’s bracket is looking particularly thrilling, with contenders like Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Iga Świątek, and crowd favorites like Naomi Osaka and a returning Serena Williams. But whoever comes out on top, the real winner this year may be the 17th-seeded Alex Eala of the Philippines. Snagging the tournament’s iconic trophy would be a long shot for the 21-…
Tottenham Hotspur just confirmed plans to migrate from VMware to HPE, saving 85% off its bill CTO Rob Pickering revealed that Broadcom-era changes are largely to blame The stadium is also undergoing a broader HPE upgrade Tottenham Hotspur has phased out VMware at its stadium as part of a major infrastructure overhaul. By moving to HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, the London football team managed to cut…
With the memory crisis continuing, we're always on the look out for DDR5 RAM deals like this TeamGroup T-Force Delta 64GB DDR5-6000 memory kit, which is down to $820 (was $870) at Newegg with code LDSF244. With TUF Gaming-certified RGB styling, this capacity is built for creators, streamers, and professionals simultaneously running several demanding applications across Intel 700/800 series and AMD…
Watched South Korean thriller Mousetrap on Netflix? We need to talk about that ending. Based on the 2017 Kakao Webtoon Field Mouse by Ludovico, directed by Kim Hong-sun ( Project Wolf Hunting ), and written by Lee Jae-gon ( A Model Family ), the series takes the chilling concept of "identity laundering" and turns it into a 10-episode cat-and-mouse game. But who is the series' core mystery figure k…
Segway Navimow has unveiled its Navimow H510 Pro lawnbot at IFA It features an extending, robotic arm for trimming lawn edges Also uses the brand's 'Xero-turn' technology for gentler turns First, we had a robot vacuum with an arm for picking up socks. Now, limbs are making their way to robot lawn mowers too. The new Segway Navimow H510 Pro features its own mechanical arm, and this one is for trimm…
Agentic commerce has cleared its first hurdle, that of consumer demand. ChatGPT handles an estimated 50m shopping queries a day, and AI-referred traffic to US retail sites rose by nearly 400% in the first quarter of 2026. The unresolved question is where that demand settles once a purchase is made. The early evidence points to the scaled, branded marketplace. According to Similarweb, marketplaces…
Europe is getting a factory for quantum chips rather than another quantum computer. Quantum Foundry Copenhagen, owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, is building a 5,300-square-metre facility in the Danish capital that is due to open in 2027 and will offer wafer fabrication to quantum companies around the world. The investment is about $62M, according […] This story continues at The Next We…