Legato exits stealth with $12M and AI hearing glasses
Hearing tech startup Legato emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding and its first AI hearing glasses, Legato Frames, expected to launch later this fall.
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Generalist, a robotics startup, is now valued at $3 billion after raising nearly $200 million in additional capital led by 8VC, according to two people with knowledge of the funding.
Waymo plans robotaxi launch in Munich, its first stop in Germany
Waymo said Tuesday it plans to launch a robotaxi service in Munich, expecting to open commercial ride-hailing to the public toward the end of 2027 pending regulatory approval.
Pacific Fusion breaks ground on a facility aimed at net energy gain
Pacific Fusion broke ground Tuesday on a New Mexico facility designed to demonstrate net facility gain — generating as much energy as it consumes — a milestone no fusion device has yet reached.
OpenAI's Jalapeño chip beats Nvidia Blackwell on new inference benchmarks
OpenAI shared benchmark results for its in-house inference chip, Jalapeño, showing better tokens-per-user and throughput-per-kilowatt than Nvidia's current state-of-the-art system, with small-volume deployment expected by the end of 2026.
Apple unveils M5 Ultra and M6, its 'most powerful chip ever'
Apple introduced the M5 Ultra and M6 chips, with the M5 Ultra fusing two M5 Max dies into Apple's first quad-die chip for its new Mac Studio.
Gatik raises $200M two months after signing PepsiCo trucking deal
Self-driving box-truck startup Gatik has raised $200 million, its largest round to date, just two months after striking a multiyear commercial deal with PepsiCo.
Apple's new Mac Mini debuts with M6 chip, starts at $899
Apple unveiled a new Mac Mini running its M6 chip, with a $899 base model available for preorder now and shipping after September 22.
Pixel 11 Pro XL review: snappier cameras, iterative upgrade
Google's Pixel 11 Pro XL brings snappier cameras, a new AI dictation tool called Rambler, and Gemini upgrades, but remains a mostly iterative update from last year's model.
The $225 Pebble Time 2 revives the smartwatch as a hacker's toy, not a mini-computer
Core Devices, founded by original Pebble creator Eric Migicovsky, has sold more than 25,000 units of its $225 Pebble Time 2 smartwatch across 93 countries.
Tesla's solar roof is dead — here's why
Tesla has quietly killed its nearly decade-old solar roof, scrubbing it from its website after installs never grew beyond a few dozen a week.
Oura sued over sleep-tracking accuracy claims
A proposed class action accuses Oura of overstating its smart ring's sleep-tracking accuracy, alleging its estimates are little better than a coin flip.
Tesla recalls nearly 3M cars in China over hidden door handles
Tesla is recalling just shy of 3 million vehicles in China, joining 10 other automakers in a nationwide push to flag hidden emergency door releases.
Linkdaze's smart calendar is built to run a household
Linkdaze's touchscreen tablet syncs multiple family calendars, adds an AI meal planner, and skips the monthly subscription fee competitors charge.
Inertia Enterprises cuts its fusion fuel-pellet time from days to minutes
Fusion startup Inertia Enterprises says it has cut the time to make its fuel pellets from several days to just minutes.
Apollo Atomics shrinks the steam generator to cut nuclear power costs
Startup Apollo Atomics closed a $26 million seed round, including $5 million in debt, to build a compact steam generator it says can make a reactor 40 times smaller than conventional designs.
Waymo opens its cheaper next-gen robotaxi to all riders in three cities
Waymo has opened its next-generation Ojai robotaxi, built with Chinese automaker Zeekr, to all riders in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco, with about 300 Ojais now in its commercial fleet.
Home batteries get cheap as Tesla, Base Power race for share
A wave of competition — led by upstart Base Power, which has raised $2 billion in less than a year — is driving down the price of home battery systems as virtual power plants make them commercially viable.
Etched's valuation doubles to $21B on Jane Street-led round
AI chip startup Etched raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by quant fund Jane Street, doubling its value in a month.
Comcast adds motion sensing to routers — with a privacy catch
Comcast's new opt-in Wi-Fi Motion feature turns newer Xfinity routers into home motion sensors, but Comcast may share the data with third parties.