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Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2. 5 B bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (573+ words) A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is aiming to go public on Wall Street in a test of whether there is a market for putting AI-powered humanoid machines to work. Agility Robotics, based in Salem, Oregon,…...
Save on gas with these five Edmunds-recommended used plug-in hybrid vehicles
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (148+ words) Christian Wardlaw Of Edmunds Small car: 2023-2024 Toyota Prius Prime 2023 Prius Prime estimated price: $30, 000 Compact SUV: 2022-2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid Average 2022 Tucson Plug-in Hybrid estimated price: $29, 000 Three-row SUV: 2022-2025 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid 2022 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid estimated price: $30, 000 Luxury SUV: 2021-2025 BMW…...
From rockets to brain implants, here's a look at Elon Musk's vast empire
1+ week, 4+ day ago (53+ words) WSLS Open AI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO looms A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide Thousands march in Rome in anti- and pro-migration rallies...
What Elon Musk's trillion means in real terms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (598+ words) NEW YORK " Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company Space X, Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire. That level of wealth, all owned by just one person, was once unfathomable. Before Friday, the trillion dollar mark…...
Puerto Rico governor promises to alleviate power and water shortages
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (529+ words) SAN JUAN " Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer Gonz'lez pledged Thursday during her annual address to boost the amount of electric energy available to power the U. S. territory as chronic outages persist, angering and frustrating many across the island. She said a bidding…...
Musk, Cook and other prominent US executives invited to join Trump on trip to China
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) Prominent U. S. executives from Big Tech to agriculture have been invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, according to a White House official. Trumpleaves on Tuesday for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping. Aside…...
Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by Ethiopia
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (942+ words) NAIROBI " Use of electric vehicles in Africa is surging, led by Ethiopia, as soaring prices and fuel shortages compel countries to opt for cleaner and cheaper transport. Africa imported 44, 358 electric vehicles from China in 2025, according to data from China's Commerce…...
Tesla recalls some Cybertrucks for wheel issue and more than 200, 000 other cars for camera failure
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (228+ words) Tesla is recalling 173 Cybertrucks because cracking in the rotor could cause the wheel stud to separate from the wheel hub, increasing the risk of a crash and injury. The recall includes model year 2024-2026 Cybertrucks with 18-inch steel wheels. In its…...
Africa's cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (972+ words) NAIROBI " Rising diesel prices linked to the Iran war are adding urgency to a shift already underway across Africa to move cellphone towers off fossil fuels and onto solar power. Diesel, which powers the majority of Africa's roughly 500, 000 telecommunications towers,…...
Robot dogs with Musk and Zuckerberg heads roam around Berlin gallery in Beeple's new exhibit
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (568+ words) By Fanny Brodersen And Claudia Ciobanu BERLIN " Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after world-renowned figures " including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso " can be seen roaming around a Berlin gallery, occasionally "pooing" printed…...