Road repairs could soon be AI-powered with tech firm Robotiz3d's new autonomous robots. Artificial intelligence-powered road repairs are now a reality, thanks to a tech firm's three new technologies under the Autonomous Road Repair System (ARRES), as reported by Fox News.
Brett Adcock, the founder and CEO of Figure, a company specializing in humanoid robots, has positioned his company to be a significant player in the robotics industry. With substantial funding, including a recent $675 million raise at a $2.6 billion valuation, Figure has attracted investment from major tech entities and entered into strategic collaborations, such […]
Click reporter Paul Carter has a go at playing Minecraft with his eyes.
According to the Health Ministry in Gaza, since Hamas' on-the-ground massacre and capture of Israelis on October 7, Israel's relentless bombardment and destruction of the Gaza Strip has killed more than 34,262 Palestinians.Palestinians in the West Bank have also suffered fatalities after the conflict increased tensions in the occupied territory. Since Israel officially declared war on Gaza, at least 288 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, and 3,430 others have been injured.The...
Israel's government has launched a new fund to encourage institutional investors to boost investments in high-tech companies, the Israel Innovation Authority said on Sunday. The tech sector is a key driver of Israel's economy, accounting for close to 20% of output, 12% of jobs, more than 50% of exports and 25% of tax income. The high-tech sector is a central and significant pillar of the Israeli economy, and we must ensure diversity in its sources of funding, said Finance Minister Bezalel...
A group of tech companies in the north of England have called for the creation of a Manchester-based digital investment fund to help challenge the “dominance of London and the South East”. Industry body Manchester Digital and several tech firms based in the north or with a significant northern presence – including Auto Trader, BT […]
March and April brought the brutal news of layoffs to hundreds of workers at biotech and health tech companies in the Bay Area. Even as job cuts have seemingly slowed down in the wider tech industry this spring, four health-related companies announced sizable staff reductions. Genentech and Hinge Health cut portions of their Bay Area workforces, while Sanofi and Abbott Laboratories announced major facilities closures. All told, 807 people will lose their jobs. The layoffs were previously...
European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, who has been looking into Big Tech's partnerships with AI start-ups, met on Friday fast-growing French start-up company Mistral AI and said the sector needs more competition. In February, Microsoft invested $16 million in Mistral AI and partnered with them to make its artificial intelligence models available through its Azure platform. It has also invested in ChatGPT owner OpenAI. Other high-profile AI partnerships include Amazon and Google's...
Investors in a London-listed medical technology firm are continuing their campaign to oust the company’s top brass as its share price languishes.
The World Bank is scouting for a consulting firm that can support its digital development team in India in creating a state-level digital public infrastructure (DPI) adoption index.The work will be done under the guidance of the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY), an official aware of the matter said, adding that the last date for firms to apply is April 30.DPIs, like digital ID Aadhaar, digital payments railroad Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and data exchanges, have...
Disney Entertainment and ESPN’s chief technology officer Aaron LaBerge is leaving the media giant in June to join sports betting company Penn Entertainment. LaBerge, who will also serve as chief tech
Google employees, who staged a sit-in at the California office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian for over eight hours to demand the company’s cessation of business ties with Israel, were arrested late on Tuesday. The employees live-streamed their protest on Twitch under the tag “notech4apartheid.” The footage depicted them being given the option to […]