Topic: hardware development
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Jony Ive's OpenAI Goal: Devices That Make Us Happy
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple design chief Jony Ive are collaborating on multiple AI-powered consumer hardware devices aimed at reshaping human-technology interaction. The project focuses on improving users' well-being by designing devices that foster happiness, fulfillment, and connecti...
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Extropic's Plan to Revolutionize Data Centers
Extropic has launched its first functional hardware, featuring thermodynamic sampling units (TSUs) that use probabilistic bits, promising thousands of times greater energy efficiency for AI and scientific workloads compared to traditional CPUs and GPUs. The processors utilize thermodynamic electr...
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IQM Quantum Computers Expands Global Ambitions Beyond Europe
IQM Quantum Computers has reached unicorn status after raising $300 million in a Series B round led by Ten Eleven Ventures, fueling its global expansion and focus on the U.S. and Asia-Pacific markets. The funding will accelerate R&D in chip fabrication, software development, and error correction ...
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Nick Turley: Making ChatGPT Your Operating System
Nick Turley aims to transform ChatGPT into an operating system-like platform, integrating third-party apps for tasks like writing, shopping, and coding to create a seamless user experience. OpenAI's strategy involves embedding apps from major services such as Expedia and Uber to turn ChatGPT into...
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Google Confirms Android and ChromeOS Merger for Next Year
Google has officially confirmed that its Android and ChromeOS platforms will merge into a single operating system, with the first results expected to launch next year. The goal is to create a seamless experience across devices by using Android as the underlying foundation while retaining the Chro...
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Exclusive: Road to VR's Ben Lang on the Future of Virtual Reality
Ben Lang founded Road to VR in 2011 to document the resurgence of consumer virtual reality, which had been limited to niche applications, and his work coincided with the industry's growth following the Oculus Rift Kickstarter. Lang emphasizes honest, objective journalism in his reviews to help re...
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The Smart Glasses Race Is Officially Heating Up
A new wave of smart glasses is emerging, blending fashion with digital capabilities to deliver notifications, media, and navigation directly into the user's field of view, creating a seamless physical-digital bridge. Apple is accelerating its smart glasses initiatives, potentially offering both d...
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Google's Smart Glasses: I Almost Forgot My Phone
Google is launching new AI-powered smart glasses next year, aiming to provide seamless, hands-free access to information and positioning them as a strategic move in a competitive market with players like Meta. Learning from the privacy and design failures of its earlier Google Glass, the new prot...
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Pebble Founder Unveils $75 AI Smart Ring for Voice Notes
Eric Migicovsky's new company, Core Devices, has launched the Index 01, a $75 AI smart ring designed solely for capturing voice notes with a button press, processing audio locally on a smartphone for privacy. The ring only records when its button is actively held, emphasizing user control, and it...
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Samsung's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Rival Could Launch Soon
Meta has accelerated the smart eyewear competition by launching three new models, including screen-equipped Ray-Ban Display, prompting rivals like Apple to reallocate resources and fast-track their own smart glasses development. Samsung is rumored to be entering the market as early as next year w...
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This $30M Startup's Dog Crate-Sized Robot Factory Learns by Watching Humans
MicroFactory has developed a compact, tabletop manufacturing system with dual robotic arms that learn from human demonstrations for precision tasks like circuit board assembly. The startup, founded by Igor Kulakov and Viktor Petrenko, was inspired by their manufacturing challenges and uses a non-...
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Jony Ive and Sam Altman Unveil First AI Hardware Prototype
Sam Altman and Jony Ive are collaborating on a new AI hardware device, with a potential market release expected within two years, aiming to revolutionize human-AI interaction. The device is rumored to be screen-free and smartphone-sized, emphasizing simplicity, beauty, and intuitive use to create...
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Google TV Remotes May Soon Be Solar-Powered
Google TV remotes may soon be solar-powered through a partnership between Epishine and Ohsung Electronics, eliminating disposable batteries by using rechargeable ones and solar cells that work under indoor lighting. The G32 reference remote, produced by Ohsung, allows hardware makers to adopt thi...
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Meet the Home Robot That Clears Tables and Loads Dishwashers
Memo, developed by Sunday Robotics, is a home robot designed to perform household chores, demonstrated by autonomously making an espresso in a kitchen setting. The robot features a wheeled base and height-adjustable column for mobility, with two articulated arms and AI-driven capabilities to hand...
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Reggie Fils-Aimé on Nintendo Switch 2, Leadership, and the Console War
Reggie Fils-Aimé believes the Nintendo Switch 2 has potential to host major third-party AAA games but emphasizes that Nintendo will not directly compete with PlayStation, instead focusing on empowering developers for optimization. He is surprised by the lack of Xbox games on the Switch 2 and note...
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Samsung's Moohan Headset Launching Next Week
Samsung will unveil its Project Moohan mixed reality headset on October 21st, marking a major step into immersive technology. The headset runs on Android XR, a platform developed with Google and Qualcomm, focusing on AI-driven experiences across various devices. This launch occurs as Apple is rum...
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Google Seeks 15 Pixel Superfans to Test Secret Phones
Google is launching an exclusive program for 15 Pixel Superfans to test and provide feedback on unreleased Pixel phones, marking a shift from its previous internal-only testing policy. The initiative involves a contest within the Superfans community to select participants who must demonstrate dee...
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Sesame AI, from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta
Sesame has raised $250 million in Series B funding and is launching a limited beta program for its AI-powered smart glasses, led by former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe. The company's AI assistant generates natural, expressive speech directly, as demonstrated in early demos that attracted over a milli...
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Rivian's AI Assistant Arrives in EVs Early 2026
Rivian will release its proprietary AI assistant in early 2026 for all existing and future vehicles, following a two-year development effort. The voice-activated assistant will control cabin functions and integrate with third-party apps, starting with Google Calendar, using Google's AI platforms ...
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OpenAI Reportedly Developing Smart Speaker, Glasses, and AI Pin
OpenAI is developing AI hardware devices like a smart speaker, smart glasses, and a wearable pin, with a planned launch in late 2026 or early 2027, in collaboration with former Apple design chief Jony Ive. The company is focusing on a screen-free smart speaker and has engaged Apple's supply chain...
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Nokia, NestAI Secure €100M to Build AI for Defense
NestAI secured €100 million in funding led by Tesi and Nokia to develop AI products for defense applications, including unmanned vehicles and autonomous systems. The startup is partnering with Nokia to advance "physical AI," focusing on applying large language models to control robotics and manag...
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