The manufacturing industry has been riding the Industry 4.0 wave over the last decade, bringing various technologies to the plant floors. This fourth industrial revolution has been all about digital technologies and smart manufacturing systems. These technologies aim to improve productivity to a great extent by reducing unplanned downtime and simplifying processes. A central part
Read MoreBusinesses can be searched for like preexisting contacts. | Image: Meta WhatsApp is officially launching a new business directory feature across Brazil, the UK, Indonesia, Mexico, and Colombia. Meta says users will either be able to browse by business category (like travel or banking) or else search directly to find companies that are contactable on
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Spot AI, which offers a cloud-based analytics system to “read” security footage and offer insights, raised $40M, bringing its total funding to $63M — CCTV and other kinds of security cameras have a strong big brother vibe, but for many of us that may be because we don’t really understand …
Read MoreMeir Orbach / CTech: Sources: Palo Alto Networks to buy Cider Security, which helps enterprises identify security risks in DevOps pipelines, for $200M in cash and $100M in shares — The startup, which develops an AppSec operating system, will receive $200 million in cash and $100 million in Palo Alto stock
Read MoreMack DeGeurin / Gizmodo: A House Select Subcommittee investigation finds ID.me made “baseless claims” of rampant COVID-19 unemployment fraud “to increase demand” for its ID verification — A seven month-long investigation accuses the biometric firm of providing misleading figures …
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: WhatsApp rolls out a directory for companies on its Business Platform in Brazil, the UK, Indonesia, Mexico, and Colombia, following a pilot in São Paulo — WhatsApp is officially launching a new business directory feature across Brazil, the UK, Indonesia, Mexico, and Colombia.
Read MoreThe Pixel 7 Pro was a pretty good value for $899, but it’s much better at $749. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Whoa, Nellie! Early Black Friday deals from the likes of Walmart, Best Buy, and Target have been with us for a minute, but today, it feels like things are
Read MoreSam Goldfarb / Wall Street Journal: Coinbase’s stock has dropped 81% in 2022, taking its market cap down from $81B at its IPO to $11B, as the broader crypto market falters and investors lose faith — Prices of exchange’s bonds and stock reflect anxieties after collapse of rival FTX and sharp declines in bitcoin
Read MoreJabari Banks as Will Smith and Olly Sholotan as Carlton Banks. | Peacock Just in time to mark the anniversary of its season 1 debut on Peacock, Bel-Air is about to return to the streaming service for a second season of stories inspired by the original Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. After a season of focusing on
Read MoreSpaceX founder Elon Musk during an event on August 25th, 2022, in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. | Photo by Michael Gonzalez / Getty Images A group of former SpaceX employees has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board, The New York Times reports. The employees say they were fired illegally after
Read MoreA demo version of the Callisto technology payload on the Orion. The device includes Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant and an iPad running Webex. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge We sent our smart home reviewer to check out an Alexa designed for space travel before it launched on its journey to the Moon. Continue reading…
Read MoreIs this the ideal reusable cup? We think so. A clever lid, drinking straw, sensible size, and insulation make for a heady caffeine-fueled combo.
Read More(Photo: Julien’s Auctions)In what world would someone pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a used pair of sandals? This world—when the user in question is one of the most famous tech founders of all time, that is. A pair of Steve Jobs’ Birkenstocks and an NFT “digital representation” of them have officially auctioned to
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In an email early Wednesday morning, billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk gave the remaining employees at the company an ultimatum. They can stay and sign on to a “hardcore” culture of “long hours at high intensity” or leave. Employees have until 5PM ET today to fill out an
Read MoreWhen you’re looking for portable gaming, Nintendo Switch is probably the first thing you think of. However, Logitech G Cloud Gaming Handheld also provides a means to stream games from a well-designed device. But which is the better choice?
Read MoreApple has confirmed the last date you need to order all of its products by if you want them to arrive before Christmas.
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta allegedly fired or disciplined over two dozen employees for misusing — and, in some cases, taking bribes for using — an account recovery tool over the past year. The Wall Street Journal reported the news this morning, describing a “cottage industry” of people abusing a tool called
Read MoreMike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Astera Labs, a fabless semiconductor company that offers system-aware integrated circuits, boards, and services, raised a $150M Series D at a $3.15B valuation — Semiconductor design firm Astera Labs Inc. claims to have hit a number of key milestones after closing on a bumper $150 million late-stage round …
Read MoreJon Victor / The Information: Sources: in May, Google asked managers to categorize 6% of employees, or ~10,000 people, as low performers under its new review system, up from 2% previously — As layoffs spread across Silicon Valley, Google has stood out by not cutting employees so far. But as outside pressure builds …
Read MoreWe aren’t sure what made him think of it, but [Proper Printing] decided to make an FDM printer lay down resin instead of filament. Why? We still aren’t sure, but we admire the effort nonetheless. In principle, extruding resin shouldn’t be much different than other liquid things you print like icing or concrete. Then you’d
Read MoreSamar Haddad / The Verge When it launched in 2008, Evernote became the go-to application for many for taking notes, tracking documents, organizing projects, and generally being the place to put anything you might want to find later. However, in the last few years, Evernote’s reputation has suffered due to an aging interface, privacy missteps,
Read MoreDifferent climates and seasons call for different solutions. Here’s what you need to know about pollutants and particulates, and the gear that might help.
Read MoreCredit: Qualcomm 2022 might go down as the year of the tech pre-announcement. First, Google pre-teased its Pixel 7 and Pixel Tablet at I/O. Following its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 announcement, Qualcomm has shared the name of its next-gen CPU product well ahead of an actual product launch. Oryon is the name (spellchecker be damned)
Read MoreI don’t think there was ever a correspondence school called the “Close Cover Before Striking School” but since book matches — which used to be a thing when most people smoked — always had that text on them anyway perhaps there should have been. There was a time when electronic magazines, billboards, and even book
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Meta fired or disciplined more than 24 employees and contractors over the past year for allegedly taking over user accounts, sometimes for bribes — Some workers allegedly accepted thousands of dollars in bribes — Meta Platforms Inc. META -2.31%decrease; red down pointing triangle …
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