Meta buys robotic startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions
Meta bought humanoid startup Assured Robot Intelligence to beef up its AI models for robots, the company said.
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Microsoft tests redesigned Windows 11 Run menu with dark mode and more
Microsoft is testing its much-needed refresh for the Windows 11 Run menu, offering a modern interface that the company says is faster and comes with support for dark mode. The redesign is rolling out now to Windows 11 Insiders in the new Experimental Channel. In a blog post explaining the changes, Microsoft says it decided […]
Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price
Apple’s Mac Mini now starts at $799 after the company pulled the $599 option with 256GB of storage from its online store, as spotted earlier by MacRumors. The model’s discontinuation comes just one day after Apple CEO Tim Cook said during an earnings call that a chip shortage will impact its Mac products in the […]
Birdfy’s smart bird feeder is down to its best-ever price for Mother’s Day
From crafting machines to smart calendars, a number of unique gifts are already on sale in the run-up to Mother’s Day, May 10th. Birdfy smart feeders are another discounted option to consider, particularly the new Birdfy Feeder Metal 2 (4K), which is on sale for $259.99 ($50 off). If you’re looking to spend less, you […]
Coatue has a plan to buy up land for data centers, possibly for Anthropic
Coatue, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has a new venture that is reportedly buying land near large power sources.
Amazon’s built-in AI price history expands to show the entire last year
Amazon’s built-in price tracking feature now allows you to see how much a product’s price has changed over the past year. To use the feature, open the Amazon app and select the “Price history” button next to the item’s price, or ask Amazon’s AI assistant Rufus. The expansion comes just weeks ahead of Amazon’s annual […]
Dreame — the vacuum company — just ‘launched’ its own phones
Dreame, a Chinese manufacturer best known for its robot vacuums but with ambitions to do much more, says it’s making smartphones now. I’m not sure I believe it. The company showed off two phones at its own Next event, which took place in California this week, though both had previously been revealed in China in […]
This accessory can snap a Steam Controller to your phone — or almost anything else
Valve’s new Steam Controller goes on sale on Monday for $99, and accessories-maker Mechanism will be ready. As far as we know, Mechanism’s new Basegrip is the very first way to attach a Steam Controller to your phone – as well as Mechanism’s lineup of accessories, including mounts for hanging handhelds and gamepads on the […]
Players from the NBA, NFL, and MLB call for a ban on betting ‘unders’
The unions backing professional NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS players are calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban prediction market platforms from allowing users to bet on a player’s underperformance or injury, Sports Business Journal reports. In their letter, the unions cite the need for “appropriate regulations” to protect athletes and […]
Severe Linux Copy Fail security flaw uncovered using AI scanning help
Nearly every Linux distribution released since 2017 is currently vulnerable to a security bug called “Copy Fail” that allows any user to give themselves administrator privileges. The exploit, publicly disclosed as CVE-2026-31431 on Wednesday, uses a Python script that works across all of the vulnerable Linux distributions, requiring “no per-distro offsets, no version checks, no […]