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How curbside pickup caused Wing to rethink its approach to drone delivery

In many ways, drone delivery still feels very pie in the sky in terms of scalable e-commerce. In smaller, controlled pockets, however, the concept is going swimmingly. Among the spots is a small Google satellite campus in the Palo Alto … Continue reading

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GM follows Ford’s lead and adopts Tesla chargers

General Motors will integrate Tesla’s electric vehicle charging standard in its future EVs, CEO Mary Barra said Thursday during a Twitter Spaces with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The agreement between the erstwhile rivals comes less than two weeks after Ford … Continue reading

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‘The Witcher’ Season 3 drops full trailer

The full trailer for “The Witcher” season three was released on Thursday, giving viewers a taste of what to expect in the next installment of the hit Netflix series. In the new trailer, Geralt continues his mission to protect Ciri … Continue reading

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The Porsche Mission X dreams of a faster, electric sports car future

Porsche kicked off its 75th anniversary Thursday with an electrifying reveal: a battery electric hypercar concept the automaker described as a “technology beacon for the sports car of the future.” For Porsche, that means more than splashy details like an  … Continue reading

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AI startup Cohere, now valued at over $2.1B, raises $270M

In a sign that there’s plenty of cash to go around for generative AI startups, Cohere, which is developing an AI model ecosystem for the enterprise, today announced that it raised $270 million as part of its Series C round. … Continue reading

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Winging it

Once again, your intrepid robotics reporter finds himself in the warm embrace of the Bay. To paraphrase Mark Twain, the warmest I was ever embraced was early summer in Santa Clara. I’m writing this from a juice place in Palo … Continue reading

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Investors take note: Wildfire smoke will spark a surge in East Coast climate tech startups

As smoke from Canadian wildfires has enveloped large swathes of the East Coast, millions of people have found themselves trapped inside, gazing out on orange skies and hazy cityscapes. The air quality index — which is usually ignored — has … Continue reading

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Bluesky’s growing pains strain its relationship with Black users

Bluesky, the decentralized social network and frontrunner alternative to Twitter, has been hailed as a wonderland of funny posts and good vibes. But a moderation policy change that followed a death threat against a Black user has many on Bluesky … Continue reading

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Mercedes first to sell vehicles in California with hands-free, eyes-off automated driving

Mercedes-Benz received a permit from California regulators that will allow the German automaker to sell or lease vehicles in the state equipped with a conditional automated driving system that allows for hands off, eyes-off driving on certain highways. The California … Continue reading

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Toyota to spend $48M on new US-based EV battery lab

Toyota plans to build a lab at its North American research and development headquarters in Michigan to develop and evaluate the quality of its EV batteries. The $48 million lab, which is expected to begin operations in 2025, will focus … Continue reading

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