AI robots could play future role as companions in care homes
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Nadine, a social robot powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human-like gestures and expressions,…
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Dish’s Charlie Ergen looks to merge Dish and EchoStar – Semafor
(Reuters) – Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen is considering merging the two halves of his telecom empire, Dish and EchoStar,…
Meta to launch Twitter challenger app Threads
By Martin Coulter (Reuters) -Meta Platforms plans to launch a Twitter-rivalling microblogging app called Threads, days after Twitter boss Elon…
Google delays release of fully custom phone chip until 2025 – The Information
(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has delayed the release of a fully custom chip for its Pixel smartphones until 2025,…
What is Threads? Is Twitter in danger?
LONDON (Reuters) – Meta, the company behind social media giants Facebook and Instagram, has launched its new microblogging platform Threads….
Pentagon has strategic germanium stockpile but no gallium reserves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon holds a strategic U.S. stockpile for germanium but currently has no inventory reserves for gallium,…
US layoffs halve in June as tech job cuts ease – report
(Reuters) – Layoffs in the United States nearly halved in June from a month earlier as job cuts in the…
Volkswagen to launch self-driving vehicles in Texas by 2026
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Volkswagen said on Thursday that it plans to launch autonomous, or self-driving, vehicles…
CATL touts breakthrough in cold-weather EV charging
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese battery maker CATL said on Thursday it has developed new materials for lithium-ion batteries that would…
Metaverse has set off no alarms or need for controls yet – EU’s Vestager
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The metaverse, shared virtual worlds accessible through the internet, has not triggered any concerns…