Amazon has been a major player in the smart home market for years, but fresh competition from Apple may have lit a fire under it. The company has just unveiled a new lineup of Alexa devices, including Echo speakers, a smart alarm clock, a photo frame, …

Tesla’s new rocket-shaped Robotaxi service area in Houston includes parts of downtown where the service won’t actually pick you up, according to Ethan McKanna, the creator of Robotaxi Tracker and former Tesla employee.
McKanna rode the service after…
The UK chancellor today unveiled a raft of measures to encourage entrepreneurs to build in Britain, including a “Founders’ Relief” for entrepreneurs, measures to encourage female founders, as well as …

Anthropic’s IPO filing leaves Ben Mann, who co-leads its Labs team, out of the founder group that will control the company after it lists. A footnote on page 248 of the S-1 prospectus, filed on 26 October, says Mann is “often referred to as a co-founde…

Amazon has published new engineering guidelines warning developers and managers against ‘tokenmaxxing,’ arguing that AI usage metrics are ‘deeply flawed’ unless tied to long-term outcomes. The move follows similar spending concerns at Uber and Accenture.

CATL hit another milestone in its solid-state battery development, advancing to 20 Ah cells. The world’s leading battery maker aims to begin small-scale production in 2027.
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Advanced audio features are great, but ecosystem integration is better. Here’s how Samsung’s newest clip-on Buds compare to its rivals.
TP-Link just can’t seem to catch a break with the FCC, as it’s not under fire for exceeding power limits on its routers

Ninja’s latest multicooker combines food flexibility with a small footprint and easy organising.