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As some entities identify new (or at least overlooked) sources to meet the growing demand for rare earth materials, others are looking toward new tools. UK deep-tech company Materials Nexus announced on Tuesday that it has designed a new rare-earth-free…

What you need to know Dave Burke announces that he’s moving away from his role leading Android engineering, but will continue as an advisor. Burke is seeking new “AI/bio projects” within Google, although details on his successor have not yet…

Most coverage of humanoid robotics has understandably focused on hardware design. Given the frequency with which their developers toss around the phrase “general purpose humanoids,” more attention ought to be paid to the first bit. After decades of single-purpose systems,…

When Jordan Nathan launched his DTC nontoxic cookware company, Caraway, in 2019, he knew he was not the only founder trying to sell a new brand of pots and pans to millennials scrolling through Instagram. But he found that launching…

Spotify has once again drawn the ire of the music industry. The National Music Publishers’ Association has called on the Federal Trade Commission to examine the streaming service’s addition of audiobook content into all of its paid subscription plans. According…

Oppo’s Reno12 and Reno12 Pro got official in China last month, and now it’s almost time for the global models to be unveiled as well. The grand event will take place in Ibiza, Spain, on June 18, and Oppo is…

As venture capitalist and Netscape founder Marc Andreessen famously said, “Software is eating the world.” Now, software is coming for call center agents. Thoughtly, a New York-based startup, announced today on LinkedIn their seed funding initiative with participation from various…

Enlarge / The rocket for SpaceX’s fourth full-scale Starship test flight awaits liftoff from Starbase, the company’s private launch base in South Texas. SpaceX Few people were happier with the successful outcome of last week’s test flight of SpaceX’s Starship…

Hitting certain crystals with lasers makes them produce quantum light Jaka Korenjak Creating quantum light just became easier thanks to liquid crystals like the ones found in television screens. Light with quantum properties is crucial for many future technologies. Entangled…

We don’t know if OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is actually making any money so far. But thanks to a Wednesday report in The Information, what we do know is that the company doubled its annualized revenue — a measure…