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The rebooted version of Digg’s News Aggregator will take part in testing and you’ll be able to see what Reddit competitors, built in the AI era, are in store for the first time. At its height in 2008, Digg’s site was valued at $175 million, but was split up after 10 years and sold for parts. In March, former Digg founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian teamed up to regain the brand and reinvent the site for a new generation of internet users. The founders believe the internet is full of bots and AI agents, creating a demand…
Zoox, an autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, has opened its first full-scale production facility. The facility plans to build 10,000 Robotaxis one day. The facility marks the latest steps in Zoox’s evolution from the development stage. The company is currently testing vehicles in several US cities and providing vehicles to early access participants in Las Vegas. Its early rider program will expand to San Francisco later this year, and Zoox will launch paid public vehicles in Las Vegas again this year. The 220,000-square-foot factory is located in Hayward, California, near Zoox’s Foster City headquarters. It is the company’s second…
June 17, 2025 Emerson News summary Booth visitors learn how businesses of all sizes can apply a cloud approach to their floors to promote sustainable growth and maximize performance quality. Emerson announces intelligent automation solutions at Automatica 2025 June 17, 2025 – Global Automation Leader Emerson demonstrates how to transform the future of industrial manufacturing and automation through a proven floor-based cloud approach and its comprehensive solution portfolio at the Automatica Trade Fair in Munich, Germany, June 24-27, 2025.Visitors to Emerson Booth learn how businesses of all…
Consumers are changing them Buying habits Due to concerns about rising grocery prices.Based on insights from over 6,000 consumers in the US, UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. Report from Blue Yonder It turns out that 49% have condemned the new tariffs by increasing prices. Shoppers are looking for ways to offset costs by buying less groceries, with a third saying they cut back on alcohol. Shoppers are also reducing spending in other categories, with 56% of respondents saying they don’t buy much clothing or footwear. To reduce costs, 42% of respondents said they would shop…
The Airbus A350-1000 passenger aircraft will perform at the International Paris Air Show (Salon International de Aronattic Air Espers – Ciaè) at Paris Burgette Airport in Paris Burgette, north of Paris, France on June 18, 2025. Anadoru | Anadoru | Getty ImagesAirbus Orders and new models filmed Center Stage as US rivals at this year’s Paris Air Show Boeing They spend yet another major industry event to keep them unobtrusive due to business disruption.Airlines and manufacturers use air shows as an opportunity to buy flashy aircraft after months of negotiation. Some of them will be surrounded by events. Airbus had…
Shell PLC, one of the biggest traders in oil and natural gas, has created a contingency plan if Israeli-Iran conflicts flow from the region, warning that potential interference in the Strait of Hormuz could be a significant shock. “If for any reason, that artery is blocked, it has a major impact on global trade,” CEO Wael Sawan said at the Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition in Tokyo. “We have a plan that it’s essential that things get worse.” The global energy market is being locked down by the conflict between Israel and Iran, including the possibility that the US may…
Researchers have developed a new manufacturing process that integrates high-performance gallium transistors into standard silicon CMOS chips in a low-cost, scalable way. Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology The advanced semiconductor material, gallium nitride, can be key to the power electronics needed for next-generation high-speed communication systems and cutting-edge data centers. Unfortunately, the high cost of gallium nitride (GAN) and the specialization required to incorporate this semiconductor material into traditional electronic devices limit its use in commercial applications. Currently, researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed a new manufacturing process that integrates high-performance GAN transistors into standard silicon CMOS chips, low…
Openai CEO Sam Altman says that humanity is only a few years away from the development of artificial general information that can automate most human labor. If that’s true, humanity also deserves to understand and speak out to the people and mechanics behind such incredibly unstable forces. This is the guide behind the archive project for the MIDAS project and the archive project “The Openai Files,” for the Tech Surveillance Project of two non-profit technology watchdog organizations. The file is “a collection of documented concerns about open-rye governance practices, leadership integrity, and organizational culture.” Apart from raising awareness, the goal…
Waymo said Wednesday it applied for permission to test self-driving cars in New York City. This is the first step in the Alphabet Company’s stickiness regulation process, bringing Robotaxis to the largest city in the United States. Waymo has applied for a permit with the New York City Department of Transportation to operate an autonomous Jaguar I-Pace vehicle with a human safety operator behind the wheels of Manhattan. Human drivers can take over the demonstration or testing permit for autonomous vehicles in New York. A $5 million insurance contract. Additionally, all test vehicle operators must train properly in the safe…
The Pepsi bottle will be on display at a store in New York City on March 17th, 2025.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission voted to dismiss the lawsuit filed on the last day of the Biden administration that it accused of PepsiCo Providing lover prices to major retailers.FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson opposed the lawsuit when filed in January when he was one of the regulatory commissioners. Ferguson, the now-in-a-guided the incident on Thursday as “a naked political effort to commit a largely pursuit of Pepsi’s pursuit of pursuing more than a prophecy that violated the law.””FTC’s excellent staff…