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Presto is building Stripe for EV charging

Charging an electric vehicle in public can be the best of times or the worst of times.  An EV driver

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First lab-grown meat treats go on sale in the UK — for dogs

Cultivated chicken doggie snacks have gone on sale at a U.K. pet food retailer, Pets at Home. The retailer also

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European VC firm Emblem raises $85 million for its initial fund

Emblem, a relatively new European VC firm based in Paris, is announcing the final closing of its first fund. Eighteen

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Aiming to accelerate product design with AI, Trace.Space raises a seed round

Modern product engineering requires the production of highly accurate digital simulations, allowing engineers to create prototypes and understand the real-world

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Why IQ is a poor test for AI

During a recent press appearance, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that he’s observed the “IQ” of AI rapidly improve over

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A comprehensive list of 2024 and 2025 tech layoffs

The tech layoff wave continued through 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, 2024 saw more than 150,000

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Sonos lays off 200 ahead of rumored set-top box release

Sonos announced that it has laid off 200 people in a letter posted to its site Wednesday. The news follows

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Boston Dynamics joins forces with its former CEO to speed the learning of its Atlas humanoid robot

Boston Dynamics Wednesday announced a partnership designed to bring improved reinforcement learning to its electric Atlas humanoid robot. The tie-up

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Scout Motors sued over plan to sell EVs direct to consumers

Scout Motors’ plan to eschew traditional dealerships and sell EVs directly to consumers is running into legal trouble. A group

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XOi raises $230M, acquires Specifx to expand its tech for field service technicians

Field service engineers may not be the first group of customers that come to mind when you think about lucrative