AI & RoboticsNews

Empromptu raises $2M pre-seed to help enterprises build AI apps

Shanea Leven says she learned two important lessons when building her first company, CodeSee. The first lesson was knowing the difference between what businesses need versus what sounds visionary; the second was that the fundamentals always apply, even with new technologies such as AI. “Security, compliance, reliability, quality, those things don’t just go away for enterprise…
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An adventure photographer planned this amazing shot for eight months. A surprise aurora made the image even more epic. Ice caves, a pilot’s view, and more top the best Northern Lights photos of 2025

When glacier guide and photographer Tori Harp first spotted the circular ice cave, she spent eight months monitoring the ice as it formed, envisioning a shot of an ice climber framed by the cave with the New Zealand stars in the background. But when the photographer finally…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

The Mercedes GLB is back as an electric SUV and it's better in just about every way [Images]

Mercedes revealed the new GLB, now a fully electric SUV, with more space, luxury, and plenty of other upgrades. Meet the new Mercedes GLB electric SUV The new GLB might look the same as its predecessor, but it’s launching with an all-electric powertrain for the first time. Initially, the new Mercedes GLB will be available in two variants: the GLB 250+ with EQ Technology and GLB 350 4MATIC with…
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DefenseNews

Pentagon taps Google Gemini, launches new site to boost AI use

The Defense Department on Tuesday launched a major push to get military personnel, civilian employees and contractors to use generative artificial intelligence capabilities, located on its own website. Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government is the first AI capability to be launched on GenAI.mil, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a video posted on social media Tuesday. “The future of…
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ComputersNews

Addlink P50 review: A versatile USB flash drive hiding SSD might

I’ve seen quite a few USB thumb drives lately sporting dual Type-A/Type-C connectors on either end — it’s become a popular way to assure connectivity across the largest number of devices. The Addlink P50 reviewed here is another such tiny, lightweight beastie that performs around the 10Gbps median — with normal amounts of data. However, write speed drops drastically (an understatement)…
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