Topic: tech innovation
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Africa Tech Festival 2025: Cape Town Hosts Top Digital Innovators
Cape Town will host the 28th annual Africa Tech Festival from November 11-13, 2025, featuring discussions on telecommunications, cybersecurity, and sustainable ICT, and expecting over 15,000 attendees. The city is a leading African tech hub with over 60% of South Africa's startups, supported by s...
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The 5 CES Products Everyone Is Talking About
LG's ventless washer-dryer combo stood out for solving a practical pain point, completing a full load in under 90 minutes to save significant time and space. Lovense's Emily, a life-size companion robot, sparked cultural debate by framing AI intimacy as an adaptive ecosystem, raising ethical ques...
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CES 2026 Day 3: Top 11 Gadgets, From IKEA Lights to Motorola Fold
CES 2026's third day showcased a wide range of cutting-edge consumer technology, including foldable devices, smart home gadgets, and advanced robotics. Key product reveals included Motorola's stylus-equipped Razr Fold, Lenovo's expandable Legion Pro Rollable gaming laptop, and Roborock's stair-cl...
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Sam Altman at GITEX 2025: Building AI-Native Societies
GITEX GLOBAL 2025 is the world's premier technology and AI event, hosting thousands of exhibitors, startups, and global leaders in Dubai to explore AI-native societies and foster high-level policy and technology discussions. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, will make his first appearance at the event i...
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Weird Phones at CES 2026: The Search Was Worth It
At CES, the Clicks Communicator phone emerged as a focused companion device, featuring a full physical keyboard and a design that appeals to professionals for tasks like typing emails. The Ikko MindOne Pro is a compact, square Android phone with a unique rotating camera, offering a pocket-friendl...
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Lockin's Vein-Scanning Smart Lock Adds Video Doorbell & Wireless Charging
The Lockin V7 Max smart lock introduces wireless optical charging via a transmitter to eliminate battery anxiety, while also offering several hours of backup power if the charger is unplugged. It features a unique, curved design by a former Apple designer and provides advanced biometric entry thr...
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Unlock the Future of Deep Tech at StrictlyVC Palo Alto
The final StrictlyVC event of the year in Palo Alto will feature founders and investors at the forefront of deep technology, offering early insights into groundbreaking innovations. Key speakers include Nicholas Kelez, who is developing next-generation semiconductor equipment; Mina Fahmi, present...
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Finger Maus: The Wearable Mouse That Works Anywhere, Uses 80% Less Plastic
Finger Maus is a wearable, finger-based computer mouse developed by Mausware, offering portability and accessibility, especially for elderly or mobility-challenged users. It features two models, Ultra and Classico, with lightweight, ergonomic designs and functions like clicking and scrolling, and...
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Meet Your Laptop's Auto-Adjusting Stand: Lift, Tilt & Turn
Lenovo's Smart Motion Concept is an innovative laptop stand that automatically adjusts its position to maintain an optimal ergonomic viewing angle by tracking the user's movements. The stand includes practical features such as built-in cooling fans, a USB hub for connectivity, and is powered exte...
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Top Announcements from IFA You Can't Miss
Anker's Eufy MarsWalker robotic accessory enables robot vacuums to navigate stairs, simplifying multi-story home cleaning with its planned 2026 release. Philips Hue expanded its smart home ecosystem with a video doorbell, an upgraded Hue Bridge Pro supporting more devices, and affordable Matter-c...
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Elon Musk Predicts the Future of AI Gadgets: 'Devices Will Just Be...'
Elon Musk envisions a future where AI processing shifts to edge computing, with devices handling tasks locally rather than relying on distant servers, potentially making traditional operating systems obsolete. He predicts that everyday electronics like smartphones and laptops will become "edge no...
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Robot Flies Drone in Startling Ease-of-Use Demo
The Antigravity A1 drone, with its dual cameras and intuitive Motion Controller, is designed for ease of use, creating an immersive 8K, 360-degree flying experience. Unitree's G1 humanoid robot was shown piloting the drone via VR goggles and a controller, but it was remotely controlled by a human...
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Build a Bold AI Startup: Embrace Risk, Defy Norms
The AI startup landscape is intensely crowded and competitive, with thousands of new companies emerging and securing significant funding, yet facing brutal challenges from tech giants and market saturation. Bindwell, founded by teenagers like Navvye Anand, exemplifies how AI is accelerating innov...
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I Tried Xreal's Unreleased ROG R1 Gaming Glasses at CES 2026
Xreal unveiled two new smart glasses at CES 2026: the upgraded, more affordable Xreal 1S and the futuristic ROG R1, which features a groundbreaking 240Hz micro-LED display and is positioned as a premium gaming accessory. A key software innovation, Real 3D conversion, was introduced, instantly tra...
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Realme GT8 Pro's Interchangeable Camera: A Game-Changer Brands Should Copy
The Realme GT8 Pro introduces a novel interchangeable camera housing, allowing users to quickly swap between different aesthetic designs for significant visual personalization. Modular smartphone concepts have a history, from Fairphone's repairable design to shelved projects like Google's Ara, bu...
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Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Invests in PowerLattice's Power-Saving Chiplet
The surging demand for AI is straining global compute capacity and energy resources, making power consumption a critical industry bottleneck and driving the need for more efficient semiconductor solutions. PowerLattice, a startup founded in 2023, has developed a power delivery chiplet that positi...
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Top 9 Must-Have Gadgets from IFA Berlin 2025
The 2025 IFA Berlin showcased innovative non-AI tech, including Philips' Hue Bridge Pro with MotionAware for smart lighting and Rokid's lightweight AR glasses for real-time translation and navigation. Eco-friendly and automated home solutions were highlighted, such as the Ecovacs X11 Omnicyclone ...
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Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Face New Rivals as Samsung, HTC Tease Smart Eyewear
The smart eyewear market is expanding with new competitors like HTC and Samsung challenging Meta's early dominance, signaling a shift in wearable technology. These AI-powered glasses blend fashion with advanced functionality, offering features such as hands-free media capture, translation, and re...
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From OpenAI to Eli Lilly: The Rise of Chai Discovery in AI Drug Development
AI is transforming drug discovery by replacing slow, expensive traditional methods, with startups like Chai Discovery using algorithms to design antibodies and accelerate development. Chai Discovery achieved a $1.3 billion valuation and a major partnership with Eli Lilly, signaling strong industr...
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China's 996 vs Korea's 52-Hour Work Week: Tech Sector Clash
The global tech race intensifies the conflict between the need for rapid innovation and the push for regulated work hours, exemplified by China's "996" culture versus South Korea's 52-hour workweek mandate. South Korea's 52-hour workweek, with limited special overtime allowances, faces criticism ...
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Upgrade Your CarPlay & Android Auto With This Fast Charger
The PDFriender 2Pad is a new 65W car charger prototype that solves the slow-charging problem for Android Auto and CarPlay by providing full-speed charging while maintaining a stable, wired data connection to the car's infotainment system. It works by using two dedicated USB-C ports to simultaneou...
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Gizmodo's 2025 Best Tech: The Readers' Choice Winners
The inaugural Readers’ Choice Awards gathered over 1,100 community votes across 18 categories to highlight standout tech of 2025, revealing a mix of expected winners and surprises. Key winning products included Apple's iPhone 17 Pro for its top-tier performance, Samsung's foldable Galaxy Z Flip 7...
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Users Are Paying to 'Drug' Their AI Chatbots
Emerging platforms like Pharmaicy offer downloadable modules that make AI chatbots simulate responses as if under the influence of psychoactive substances, aiming to unlock creative potential by disrupting their standard logic. Early users report that these modules produce more emotional, human-l...
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Never Lose Your Place: Spotify's AI Recaps Your Audiobook
Spotify has launched an AI-powered feature called Recaps that generates summaries of audiobook content, helping listeners resume their place and encouraging book completion. The feature is currently available on iOS for select English audiobooks, requiring 15-20 minutes of listening to activate, ...
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Nothing raises $200M for its first AI-native devices
Nothing has secured $200 million in funding, valuing the company at $1.3 billion, to develop AI-native devices with a new operating system aimed at breaking current standards. The company plans to launch an "AI OS" for a hyper-personalized experience across a range of hardware, from smartphones a...
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EchoStar Sells $17B Satellite Spectrum to SpaceX in Landmark Deal
EchoStar has sold $17 billion in wireless spectrum licenses to SpaceX to enhance satellite-based cellular connectivity, including next-generation Starlink services. The sale, along with a previous $23 billion transaction, is expected to resolve an FCC inquiry into EchoStar's spectrum usage, promp...
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Google Unveils New AI Infrastructure Academy Cohort
Google has launched its second cohort for the AI Infrastructure Academy, a specialized program aimed at helping startups leverage artificial intelligence to solve critical challenges in sectors like cybersecurity, education, and transportation. The initiative offers four months of equity-free...
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Apple Acquires Q.ai to Advance Facial Recognition Tech
Apple has acquired AI startup Q.ai for nearly $2 billion, signaling a major strategic shift toward technology that interprets non-verbal cues like facial micro-movements for a more intuitive, private user experience. This acquisition highlights Apple's distinct AI roadmap, focusing on silent, per...
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Top Phone Accessories at CES 2026: Practical to Weird
The 2026 CES showcased innovative smartphone accessories, including Loona Deskmate, a MagSafe stand that transforms an iPhone into an interactive AI desktop robot with a personality-driven screen. Notable accessories featured modular customization, like the GameSir x Hyperkin X5 Alteron controlle...
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BRKZ Fuels KSA Construction Boom with $30M Finance Boost
BRKZ secured up to $30 million in growth debt from Stride Ventures to expand its B2B building materials marketplace and flexible payment solutions, supporting Saudi Arabia's construction sector amid major upcoming events and giga-projects. The company has demonstrated strong growth with a fourfol...
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AI Leaders Unite in Cairo to Shape Middle East & Africa's Tech Future
A landmark AI event in Cairo brought together global leaders to outline a collaborative vision for digital innovation in the Middle East and Africa. Egypt aims to capture $42.7 billion in annual AI value by 2030, supported by its National AI Strategy and advancements in the global AI Readiness In...
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Sodium-Ion Batteries Power China's Tech Future
The global tech sector is shifting from lithium-ion to sodium-ion batteries due to lithium's scarcity, supply chain risks, and cost, with sodium being abundant and offering a more stable alternative. Sodium-ion batteries, recognized as a major breakthrough, operate similarly to lithium-ion but us...
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Save $30 on Anker's New AeroFit Pro 2 Earbuds
Anker's AeroFit Pro 2 earbuds feature a dual-mode design, functioning as both traditional in-ear buds for immersive audio and open-ear headphones for situational awareness. They offer active noise cancellation for focused listening and an open-ear setting to safely hear surroundings, ideal for ac...
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CES 2026 Robot Vacuum Finds Lost Items and Alerts You
The Narwal Flow 2 is a flagship robot vacuum and mop that features powerful 30,000Pa suction, AI-driven object recognition to avoid and log items, and a heated mopping system for deep cleaning. Its advanced technology includes on-device visual data processing for privacy and speed, precise obstac...
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Even Realities' Smart Glasses: Camera-Free, Speaker-Free
Even Realities' new G2 Display Smart Glasses omit outward-facing cameras and speakers to address privacy concerns and reduce social friction, focusing on a personal rather than intrusive experience. The glasses feature a 3D floating spatial display using micro-LED projectors and waveguides to ove...
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Amazon's Sept 2025 Event: All New Products Revealed
Amazon is hosting its September 2025 hardware event, featuring real-time updates on announcements and product reveals. The event will introduce new Echo smart speakers, a Kindle with a fresh color, and television-related home entertainment hardware. A major focus will be on Alexa Plus, with updat...
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Therapists Secretly Use AI, AirPods Could Be Hearing Aids
A therapy client discovered his therapist was using AI to generate real-time advice during sessions without disclosure, raising ethical concerns about trust and confidentiality in mental health care. Apple AirPods Pro are now FDA-approved as hearing aids, offering an affordable and accessible alt...
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Wonder Dynamics Co-Founder Nikola Todorovic to Speak at Disrupt 2025
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will take place in San Francisco from October 27-29, featuring over 10,000 attendees and speakers like Nikola Todorovic, who will discuss AI's impact on creative industries. Nikola Todorovic, co-founder of Wonder Dynamics, developed Autodesk Flow Studio, a plat...
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Prickly Pear Health to Reveal Women's Brain Health Breakthrough at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Prickly Pear Health is launching a voice-first AI companion at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to support women's brain health by addressing hormonal impacts on cognitive function, filling a gap in personalized healthcare. The platform was inspired by founder Iman Clark's realization that women face sign...
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Paris AI Startup Gradium Raises $70M in Seed Funding
Gradium, a new Paris-based AI startup, has launched with $70 million in seed funding to provide developers with realistic and responsive synthetic voices for applications. The company specializes in ultra-low latency audio models and launches with multilingual support, aiming to serve a global ma...
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Google CEO: Vibe Coding Makes Software Development 'Exciting Again'
Google CEO Sundar Pichai champions "vibe coding" as a transformative trend that enables non-programmers to create applications using conversational AI, comparing its impact to the rise of blogging and YouTube. This approach makes software development more accessible and enjoyable, allowing profes...
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SanDisk's 1TB USB-C SSD: So Compact, It Stays Connected
SanDisk has launched the Extreme Fit, the world's smallest 1TB USB-C flash drive, designed to be left permanently in laptops for convenient storage expansion without bulk. Its unique L-shaped design keeps it nearly flush with the laptop body, minimizing obstruction and damage risk, though USB-C c...
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Beta Technologies Soars on NYSE Debut, Raises $1 Billion
Beta Technologies successfully completed its IPO, raising $1 billion and achieving a $7.4 billion valuation, with shares closing at $36 after an initial dip. Founder Kyle Clark pursued an unconventional strategy, securing funding from major institutions like Fidelity and Amazon while avoiding Sil...
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Try On Shoes Virtually with Google's New AI
Google has introduced an AI feature enabling users to virtually try on shoes directly from search results, using a full-length photo to visualize footwear on their own feet. This technology digitally replaces the user's existing shoes in the image with new styles, eliminating the need for separat...
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Kuxiu X40 Turbo: The Ultimate 3-in-1 Travel Charger
The Kuxiu X40 Turbo is a compact, 3-in-1 wireless charger that supports Qi2.2, delivering up to 25W for phones while simultaneously charging an Apple Watch and earbuds via a single USB-C connection. Priced at $79.99, it includes a 45W adapter and carrying case, is 25% smaller than its predecessor...
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Google, Accel Partner to Find India's Top AI Startups
Google and Accel are partnering to invest up to $2 million each in early-stage Indian AI startups, focusing on AI-first products for the 2026 cohort of Indian entrepreneurs. The initiative aims to build AI solutions tailored for India's large population and support innovations that can compete gl...
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Aura's First Color E Ink Frame Is Cordless
Aura has launched the first cordless digital photo frame with a color E Ink display, offering months of battery life and a wire-free way to showcase photos, though it comes with a premium price of $499. The frame uses E Ink Spectra 6 technology to display six colors, conserves power with features...
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Grok's "Apology" for Non-Consensual Images Falls Short
The Grok AI incident demonstrates that large language models are not sentient; their contradictory outputs are merely pattern-matching responses to prompts, not genuine expressions of belief or corporate policy. Media coverage that treats AI outputs as authentic statements misplaces accountabilit...
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Elon Musk's Grok AI Imagines the Future of Love
Elon Musk shared AI-generated videos on his platform X, including one featuring a synthetic woman professing love and another of actress Sydney Sweeney delivering a critical line, both created using xAI's Grok Imagine tool. The posts sparked strong reactions from users, with some labeling them as...
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OpenAI's ChatGPT Browser Sparks Privacy Concerns
OpenAI's Atlas browser integrates ChatGPT to redefine web navigation, initially launching exclusively on Apple computers to challenge established browsers like Google Chrome. The browser features an "agentic mode" that autonomously performs tasks such as shopping and reservations, acting as a per...
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