In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants
Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.
Hardware
Nothing’s AI devices plan reportedly contains smart glasses and earbuds
The glasses will reportedly feature cameras, microphones and speakers, and will connect to a smartphone and the cloud to process AI queries.
Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion
The fitness tracking startup just closed a $575 million Series G with Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James among its investors. The obvious question looming over a round of this size at this valuation: Is an IPO coming?
Meta launches two new Ray-Ban glasses designed for prescription wearers
Meta says these glasses are the most comfortable ones it has ever designed, as they’re made for all-day comfort.
AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.3B valuation in pre-IPO round
The startup, which is planning to go public later this year, designs chips specifically for AI inference, another challenger to Nvidia’s dominance.
The Pixel 10a doesn’t have a camera bump, and it’s great
The Google Pixel 10a can lay flat on a table, but otherwise the company hasn’t brought a ton of upgrades to its newest budget smartphone.
Let’s take a look at the retro tech making a comeback
Boomboxes, instant cameras, and even landlines are making a comeback. Here are the coolest retro-inspired devices available.