If you thought turning academic research into robots is challenging, you’d be right. Turning academic AI research into products is brutal. If you want to 10x the challenge, though, it would be to take that research and the fun prototypes that come out of the lab and turn it into a commercially viable company. Robots…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Machine learning can provide companies with a competitive advantage by using the data they’re collecting — for example, purchasing patterns — to generate predictions that power revenue-generating products (e.g. e-commerce recommendations). But it’s difficult for any one employee to keep up with — much less manage — the massive volumes of data being created. That…
May Mobility, a Michigan-based autonomous ride-hail and shuttle startup, says its most recent round — a $111 million Series C — will help it get to driver-out operations in 2023. To advance its technology and scale its commercial efforts, the company intends to use the funding to triple corporate headcount, particularly in engineering. May will…
YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan confirmed today a new milestone for YouTube’s live TV streaming service, YouTube TV. Speaking on a panel at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference, the exec said the service has now surpassed 5 million paid subscribers and “trialers” in just five years, he said. This figure initially seems to position the…
The coolest phone for Americans to longingly stare at from across the pond is here. Nothing, the tech startup behind last year’s stylish Ear (1) earbuds, fully lifted the veil off its debut smartphone during a livestream on Tuesday. The Nothing Phone (1) follows a similar philosophy to the Ear (1): It bundles a low…
Amazon Prime Day is here, sales abound, and everyone wants in on the excitement. Best Buy is giving us just that with a restock on the Playstation 5 on July 12 at 12pm ET (in addition to its Black Friday in July sales event). The PS5 is notoriously difficult to get your hands on, so…
After nearly seven months since its launch back in December, the James Webb telescope finally has something to show us, and the images are incredible. Read More
Save $55: As of July 12, the Echo Show 8 (2nd gen, 2021 release) is on sale for $74.99 (42% off) for Prime members only. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen to date. We hope you take time to brew another pot of coffee, because Prime Day 2022 is just getting started. And the next…
If you’re a fan of cheap phones, then you’re really going to like what Motorola is offering right now, because for Amazon Prime Day it’s reduced the price of plenty of its already-affordable mobiles. These Prime Day deals cover loads of the best Motorola phones, particularly from its affordable G and mid-range Edge families. There…
This isn’t the most exciting or exotic deal out there, but we’ve all got a clock, or a game controller, or a thing that we just need to power – and that’s where having a big ol’ bag of batteries can really come in handy. Enter the Prime Day deals this year, where once again…