Topic: company background
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AI Model Identifies Plants with Precision
Carbon Robotics has developed a Large Plant Model (LPM), an AI trained on over 150 million images that can instantly identify plant species, eliminating the need for lengthy manual retraining of its robotic weeders. The system allows farmers to instruct robots in real-time to target new weeds wit...
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Apple's New AirTag: Longer Range, Easier to Find
Apple's new AirTag features an expanded Bluetooth range and a louder speaker, improving item findability through enhanced Precision Finding powered by a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip. It introduces a secure Share Item Location feature for temporary sharing with trusted parties, which has ...
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Telycam's Mix One: The All-in-One PTZ Switcher for Streamlined Production
The Telycam Mix One is an all-in-one video production hub that integrates an encoder, switcher, monitor, and PTZ controller into a single device, simplifying setups for creators and small studios. It offers flexible connectivity with support for up to six inputs, including IP streams (NDI, SRT) a...
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Clicks Communicator: The Phone Built for Texting
The Clicks Communicator is a purpose-built Android phone designed to minimize digital distraction by focusing on messaging and email, consolidating communications onto a single home screen. It features a physical QWERTY keyboard and a customizable notification light to enable efficient, tactile c...
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Hands-On: Clicks Communicator Prototype, a New BlackBerry-Style Phone
The Clicks Communicator is a new Android smartphone that revives a physical keyboard, featuring a modern design with a slide-out accessory and running the latest software. It includes notable hardware such as a 4.03-inch AMOLED display, a 4nm MediaTek 5G processor, 256GB of storage, and a unique ...
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Intel Spinout Articul8 Secures Over $35M in $70M Funding Round
Articul8, an AI firm spun out from Intel, has raised over $35 million in a Series B round, achieving a $500 million pre-money valuation as demand grows for specialized, secure AI solutions in regulated industries. The company, which is already revenue-positive, has secured $90 million in total co...
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Clicks Launches BlackBerry-Inspired Smartphone With Snap-On Keyboard
Clicks Technology is launching the Clicks Communicator, a $499 secondary smartphone with a physical keyboard designed for professionals to enhance productivity in communication tasks like email and messaging. The device features a unique customizable Signal Light for visual alerts, a streamlined ...
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Lemon Slice Raises $10.5M to Advance Digital Avatar Tech
Lemon Slice, a startup, has secured $10.5 million in seed funding to develop realistic, interactive video avatars for applications like customer service and education, moving beyond static text chatbots. The company's core technology is a proprietary 20-billion-parameter diffusion model that can ...
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Save 21% on Meta Quest 3S: Just £229 for Christmas
Amazon has slashed the price of the Meta Quest 3S to a record low of £229.99 in the UK, making it an exceptionally affordable entry point into standalone VR and mixed reality. The headset is a complete, self-contained system requiring no PC, and the deal includes a three-month subscription to Met...
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August Founders Launch a Smart Front Door
Doma Home has launched the Doma Intelligent Door, a motorized smart door that automatically opens and closes for authorized users, integrating a video doorbell, keypad, and smart lock into a single unit. The door uses ultra-wideband and local facial recognition for secure, private access, with sa...
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Apple's App of the Year: A Surprising Tool for Everyone
Apple named Tiimo, an AI-powered visual planning app designed for neurodivergent users, as its 2025 iPhone App of the Year, highlighting a focus on organization and clarity. The app combines a digital planner with an interactive AI chatbot, offering a clean interface for managing tasks and sc...
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Honeywell Smart Thermostat Now Answers Your Ring Doorbell
The Honeywell Home X8S is a premium smart thermostat priced at $219.99, featuring a 5-inch touchscreen, broad Matter support, and comprehensive indoor air quality monitoring. It uniquely integrates with compatible video doorbells for live video and intercom functions, while also tracking environm...
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Create Fun Stickers with AI-Powered Stickerbox for Kids
Stickerbox is a $99.99 voice-activated AI device that transforms children's spoken ideas into printed, colorable stickers, blending digital creativity with hands-on play. Designed for safety, it uses proprietary AI models to block inappropriate content and encourages imaginative, child-friendly r...
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A Ride in a UK Self-Driving Car - Here’s What Happened
Wayve, in partnership with Uber, plans to launch Level 4 autonomous robotaxi trials in London by 2026, with wider deployment targeted for late 2027, while Waymo also aims to introduce its driverless service in the city around the same time. London presents unique challenges for self-driving cars,...
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beehiiv expands with AI website builder and creator tools
beehiiv has expanded its platform to include AI-powered website building, enabling creators to design sites without coding through conversational AI or drag-and-drop tools. The platform now supports selling digital products like ebooks with zero commission, podcast hosting, and offers real-time a...
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Matic Robot Vacuum Review: Smarter, Quieter Cleaning
The Matic robot vacuum and mop, developed by former Google Nest engineers, promises a smarter, quieter, and more dependable cleaning experience with robust navigation and practical intelligence. It features exceptional camera-based navigation that avoids obstacles and transitions smoothly between...
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Organize Your Thoughts by Whispering to This AI Smart Ring
The Stream Ring is an AI-powered smart ring from Sandbar that allows users to discreetly record thoughts and ideas by whispering into their hand, transcribing speech into text without storing audio. It features intuitive controls like a capacitive sensor for immediate recording and silencing, is ...
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Toys "R" Us Canada Data Breach Exposes Customer Information
Toys "R" Us Canada experienced a data breach where unauthorized individuals accessed and distributed customer information, discovered on July 30, 2025, via a dark web posting. The compromised data includes personal details like names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers, but sensitive financial ...
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Aura's $499 Cordless E-Ink Frame for Wireless Photo Display
Aura's new $499 Ink frame features a 13-inch color e-paper display that operates cordlessly, using a six-color ink system and Spectra 6 technology for vibrant hues, making it ideal for decor-sensitive areas like living rooms. The frame includes a front light for subtle contrast, motion and ambien...
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MANGO Data Breach Exposes Customer Information
MANGO alerted customers to a data breach caused by a third-party marketing partner, exposing personal information like names, email addresses, and phone numbers, but not sensitive financial or password data. The company confirmed its own systems were not compromised, operations continued uninterr...
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Microwave Ion Control Unlocks Quantum Computing
eleQtron has developed a novel quantum computer using microwave radiation instead of lasers to control trapped ion qubits, simplifying the design and reducing power and cooling requirements. The system employs Arbitrary Waveform Generators from Spectrum Instrumentation, which generate precise mul...
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Plaud Note Pro: World's Most Advanced AI Note-Taker Launches in UAE
The Plaud Note Pro, an AI-powered note-taking device, has launched in the UAE, converting spoken conversations into organized insights and aligning with the UAE's National AI Strategy 2031. It features a 'Press-to-highlight' function for human-AI collaboration, professional voice capture, long ba...
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Canon Launches New Colorado XL-Series 3.4m Printer for Large Format Graphics
Canon has launched the Colorado XL-series, a modular line of 3.4-meter large format printers using UVgel technology, available in hybrid and roll-to-roll configurations for versatile applications like signage and packaging. The printers support a wide range of media, from flexible to rigid materi...
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Global Autonomous Leader Places $1.8M Order for Guardian BdMS Expansion
A North American autonomous vehicle developer placed a $1.8 million order for Guardian Backup-driver Monitoring System units from Seeing Machines to support the expansion of its autonomous test fleet in the U.S. The Guardian BdMS ensures safety by monitoring the backup driver's alertness and read...
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AI SSD Subscription Fights Ransomware at Hardware Level
Flexxon has launched the X-Phy Guard Solution, an AI-integrated SSD designed as a final defense against cyberattacks like ransomware, targeting high-security sectors with a subscription starting at $249 annually. The drive's AI engine monitors for threats such as encryption patterns and physical ...
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Loc8 Wins Namibia 5G Licence, Plans 2026 Launch
Loc8 has officially entered Namibia's telecom market as the third licensed 5G operator, with plans to launch services in the first quarter of 2026, expanding from its origins as a geo-location software company. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has granted Loc8 spectrum in...
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Jaguar Land Rover Confirms Data Breach After Cyberattack
Jaguar Land Rover confirmed a significant data breach and system disruption from a recent cyberattack, leading to temporary shutdowns and affecting its global operations. The company is working with cybersecurity experts to restore systems and has acknowledged that some data was stolen, though sp...
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MATLAB Developer Hit by Ransomware, 10,000 Users' Data Stolen
MathWorks experienced a ransomware attack in April that compromised the personal data of over 10,000 individuals, including sensitive information like names, addresses, and Social Security Numbers. The breach caused significant service disruptions, affecting multi-factor authentication, the onlin...
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Nvidia Rival Groq Eyes $6B Valuation in New Funding Round
Groq, an AI chip startup, is nearing a $600 million funding round that could raise its valuation to $6 billion, marking a significant increase from its $2.8 billion valuation in August 2024. The investment is led by Austin-based Disruptive, with past backers including BlackRock and Samsung Cataly...
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