DHS explores AI-powered mobile surveillance trucks for enhanced border monitoring

The US Department of Homeland Security is testing a novel concept: converting standard 4x4 trucks into AI-driven mobile watchtowers. With integrated radar, cameras, and autonomous features, this initiative seeks to bolster border security, though some may wonder if AI on wheels is the most innovative way to keep an eye on things.

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AWS says faulty automation caused major internet outage

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - Downdetector recorded more than 11m user reports over Monday’s AWS-linked outage.Read more: AWS says faulty automation caused major internet outage

Back to Top / Friday, October 24, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 15375 / 6 stories in 4 months

EA Teams Up with Stability AI to Revolutionize Game Development

Electronic Arts has entered a strategic partnership with Stability AI to infuse its game development process with cutting‐edge artificial intelligence. The collaboration aims to transform creative workflows and drive innovation, though industry critics question whether automation may undermine the creative spark behind game design.

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‘Corporate Terrorists’ May Stand in the Way of Elon Musk’s Trillionaire Status, He Claims

Ece Yildirim / gizmodo - Musk says he's not "comfortable" creating a "robot army" without an unprecedented pay package.

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Amazon claims the headline isn’t robots taking jobs as it reveals new cost-cutting robots

Richard Lawler / theverge - A New York Times report on Tuesday cited internal Amazon documents touting how its shift into automation could help it sell more products without hiring more people, but today the company has issued a PR blast about robotics and delivery tech that is much…

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Here are Amazon’s smart delivery glasses that guide drivers and scan packages

Sean Hollister / theverge - Remember when word got out that Amazon was building smart glasses for its delivery drivers before possibly launching a version for consumers as well? Amazon has just revealed those “Amelia” glasses to the world — with a built-in display and an always-on c…

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Volta Raises €5M To Transform B2B Commerce With AI

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Volta, a French–Italian startup, has raised €5 million in a round led by RTP Global. Pascal Houillon, former CEO of Cegid and Sage, joined the round alongside existing investors Emblem, Robin Capital and Founders Future. Coming less than a year after an i…

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Roclub Raises $11.7M To Tackle Medtech Staffing And Access Challenges

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Munich-based roclub, a teleoperation platform for medical technology, has raised $11.7 million in a Series A round led by Smedvig Ventures and YZR Capital, with participation from Speedinvest and angel investors. roclub offers a vendor-agnostic, cloud- an…

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Amazon aiming to replace over 600,000 workers with robots: report

Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Amazon is planning to replace hundreds of thousands of jobs with robot workers, according to The New York Times. Citing internal documents and interviews with sources, the publication reports that Amazon is hoping to have robots replace more than 600,000 …

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Certificall raises €1M seed to strengthen its position in the European market

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Toulouse-based Certificall, a trusttech company, has closed a €1 millionseed round led by TomCat, Groupama, and InsurAngels.Founded in 2022 by insurtech specialists Guillaume Laurent and Nicolas Chaba...

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Anthropic launches "Skills" so Claude can automatically pick prompts for specialized tasks

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Anthropic is bringing a new module system, called Skills, to Claude.The article Anthropic launches "Skills" so Claude can automatically pick prompts for specialized tasks appeared first on THE DECODER.

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DoorDash and Waymo launch autonomous delivery service in Phoenix

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Google Launches New Veo 3.1 AI Video Model And Improved Editing Capabilities In Flow

bgr - Google's new Veo 3.1 AI video generation model supports enhanced realism, more narrative control, better audio, and powers new editing features in Flow.

Back to Top / Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 15152 / 9 stories in 4 months

Microsoft updates Copilot on Windows with Google and Office integrations

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Microsoft’s development of Copilot on Windows 11 continues, and the company has just released significant updates to Insiders which are likely to win it more fans. New connection cap abilities mean that it is possible to use Copilot in conjunction with va…

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Hyped AI business automation startup n8n raises $180M, valuing it at $2.5BN

John Reynolds / tech - N8n, the Berlin-based hyped AI startup which helps businesses automate tasks, has confirmed that it has raised $180m, valuing it at $2.5bn.Leading the Series C funding round was US VC firm Accel, with...

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SoftBank to buy ABB robotics unit for $5.4 billion as it boosts its AI play

cnbc - SoftBank Group on Monday said it had agreed to buy the robotics division of Swiss engineering firm ABB for $5.4 billion.

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EV software unicorn Einride raises $100m to accelerate global expansion

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DoorDash introduces a cute delivery robot named Dot

Mariella Moon / engadget - At the Dash Forward keynote, DoorDash has unveiled a cute electric delivery robot named Dot that was designed specifically for quick neighborhood trips. Dot is around one-tenth the size of a car, can move up to 20 mph and can navigate not just roads, but …

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OpenAI Teams Up With Etsy And Shopify For New Instant Checkout Feature in ChatGPT

Laurent Giret / thurrott - OpenAI is launching a new Instant Checkout feature in ChatGPT that makes it possible to purchase items directly from a chat conversation.The post OpenAI Teams Up With Etsy And Shopify For New Instant Checkout Feature in ChatGPT appeared first on Thurrott.…

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