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Amazon brings its home robot to businesses

In an acknowledgement that cracking the home robotics market is hard, Amazon is bringing its Astro robot to a decidedly more corporate audience. The company today announced Astro for Business, which repurposes Astro as a security robot for small- and medium-sized business customers. Astro for Business adds several new capabilities to Astro, including the ability […]

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Courtesy of AI: Weather forecasts for the hour, the week, and the century

Machine learning models are taking over in the field of weather forecasting, from a quick “how long will this rain last” to a 10-day outlook, all the way out to century-level predictions. The technology is increasingly important to climate scientists as well as apps and local news stations — and yet it doesn’t “understand” the

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Threads now lets users opt out of having their posts appear on Facebook and Instagram

In response to user feedback, Instagram’s Threads will now let users turn off automatic sharing of their Threads posts to other apps, including Instagram and Facebook — a move that had not gone down well with Threads users. Hoping to gain more traction and interest in its Twitter/X rival, Meta in late August began displaying

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You can use jargon in your startup pitch

Mani Doraisamy Contributor Share on X Mani Doraisamy is the founder of Neartail. He is a developer-turned-founder and still writes code for a living. Additionally, he serves as a mentor for Google for Startups Accelerator, offering guidance to developers transitioning into founders. Pitch determines your positioning and positioning determines your startup’s success. Naturally, there is

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10 subscription boxes we recommend gifting this holiday season

It’s that time of year again when we feel pressured to come up with new and exciting ways to surprise our friends and family with gifts they’ll appreciate. If you’re reading this and are already starting to panic — don’t worry. We’ve compiled a list of ideas that should help alleviate the stress. Subscription boxes

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May Mobility rides the AV wave while Cruise and Waymo feel the heat

May Mobility has raised hundreds of millions from some of the biggest names in the auto industry, but if you haven’t heard of the autonomous vehicle startup yet, that’s apparently by design. The Toyota- and BMW-backed company builds autonomous vehicle systems like Cruise and Waymo. Yet, it’s dodging the fire those companies are under by

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