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Meta agrees to teen limits in settlement costing up to $17B

Meta’s settlement with 47 states could cost up to $17 billion and includes plans to verify users’ ages, limit teen access, restrict nighttime service and remove like counts.

AIHardwareNVIDIALiveAug 31, 12:31 AM

Trump calls Jensen Huang during Nvidia all-hands

Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during an all-hands meeting after Nvidia announced an employee-funded political action committee earlier that day.

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Roborock’s Qrevo 2 Pro pairs vacuuming and mopping in the midrange

Roborock’s Qrevo 2 Pro combines vacuuming, mopping and dock-based pad washing, while floor-cord avoidance remains a limitation for this midrange robot.

AIBig TechOpenAI2 days ago

OpenAI will put ads on ChatGPT’s Free and Go tiers in India

OpenAI is bringing ads to ChatGPT’s Free and Go tiers in India, with 50 brands initially and an ad manager planned for next month.

RoboticsSoftware2 days ago

Pollen Robotics opens preorders for its $399 Microduck

Pollen Robotics' $399 Microduck is a one-eyed biped just under 10 inches tall with open-source software and shipping planned before Christmas 2026.

HardwareNVIDIA6 days ago

Taiwan indicts nine in Nvidia chip diversion case

Taiwan has indicted nine people over alleged diversion of restricted Nvidia chips to China, highlighting the difficulty of enforcing detailed export controls.

RoboticsAug 24

Tiangong Ultra beats Bolt’s 100-meter record at Beijing robot games

Tiangong Ultra beat Usain Bolt’s 100-meter mark as Honor-developed Lightning posted 9.47 seconds at a Beijing event showcasing bipedal robot technology.

Big TechAug 19

SEC brings case over $74M in pre-IPO sales to more than 800 investors

An SEC case alleges a pre-IPO firm raised more than $74 million from over 800 investors, who paid markups averaging 46%.

RoboticsAIAug 17

Persona AI picks shipyard welding for its humanoid robot

Persona AI is focusing its humanoid robot on shipyard welding, where linear welds, skilled-worker shortages and labor-constrained partnerships shape the economic case.

AIAug 16

Geoffrey Hinton predicts AI-driven mass unemployment

Geoffrey Hinton warns that selling AI to do workers’ jobs more cheaply could leave millions behind during a sweeping economic reshuffling.

RoboticsBig TechUnitreeAug 15

Hyperliquid traders price Unitree near $38B against a $9B IPO valuation

Unitree’s $9 billion IPO sits far below Hyperliquid’s synthetic price, leaving leveraged traders exposed when the company’s shares begin trading.

SoftwareEVsSpaceAug 15

Chery buys Nissan’s Rosslyn factory to make EVs

Chery bought Nissan’s Rosslyn factory near Pretoria to produce fully electric, plug-in hybrid and Jetour models as some Chinese automakers have started building or buying factories outside China.

AIBig TechAnthropicAug 14

Anthropic’s secondary valuation reaches as high as $1.5T with few sellers

Anthropic’s private-market valuation has reached as much as $1.5 trillion, while few sellers are offering shares ahead of the expected IPO.

RoboticsEVsBig TechUberAug 13

Uber exits Serve Robotics as companies diverge on scaling

Uber has sold its entire stake in Serve Robotics as the companies have started to diverge over how to scale their shared autonomous fleet.

SpaceBig TechGoogleAug 12

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro teaser shows a notification light

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro teaser shows a notification light as the company turns its phone launch toward celebrities and broader audiences.

AIHardwareNVIDIAAug 11

Nvidia joins $500B push to finance AI data centers

Nvidia and six financial firms are targeting more than $500 billion for AI data centers, but aging hardware could challenge infrastructure-style financing.

RoboticsAgilityAug 11

Agility Robotics' Digit v5 targets work beside humans without safety fencing

Digit v5 is designed to work beside people without safety fencing, with 20-hour working days and an ISO connector for existing end effectors.

AIOpenAIAug 9

ChatGPT blocks direct requests to mimic famous authors

ChatGPT now refuses direct requests to mimic famous authors and offers text based on broad qualities while keeping a distinct voice instead.

RoboticsEVsAug 7

Zoox will start charging Las Vegas robotaxi passengers next week

Zoox will begin charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas after approval to deploy up to 5,000 robotaxis over two years.

AISoftwareEVsSpaceTeslaAug 6

White House finalizes AI cyber framework but keeps details private

The White House has finalized a framework for voluntary AI model submissions, but undisclosed testing criteria and model coverage leave smaller AI startups and researchers without key information.

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