AI & RoboticsNews

Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger

October 9, 2026
Meet Interface, a new $99 smart ring from AI and hardware startup Natura that’s designed for the era of AI agents. With a press of your finger, you can ask an AI agent to complete a task, capture thoughts, and get things done without reaching for your phone. And while AI is at the heart of Interface, the ring also doubles as a health tracker, as it monitors metrics like heart rate, HRV…
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Headless chicken bags Event Photographer of the Year 2026 title… "The photograph tells it all: it was a very, very hot day and I felt so bad for this poor young girl"

October 9, 2026
It was a case of first time lucky several times over for Marc James at the Event Photography Awards 2026… the US-born photographer topped two categories, and bagged the Event Photographer of the Year crown. James’s ‘Headless Chicken’ photo (pictured above) won the Behind the Scenes category while ‘Old Friends’ was judged to be the best Conferences & Corporate…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Rivian R2 gets live Pet Cam in update, AI assistant, and more

October 9, 2026
Rivian is rolling out Pet Cam, a new feature in software update 2026.36 that lets R2 owners check on a pet left in the vehicle through a live video feed in the Rivian app. It’s exclusive to the R2. R1T and R1S owners get new remote Pet Mode controls instead, and the same update brings the Rivian Assistant to the R2, four months after the SUV launched. How Pet Cam works on the R2 Rivian…
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DefenseNews

German lawmakers approve funds for eight-ship fleet of sub-hunting frigates

October 9, 2026
VIENNA — German lawmakers on Thursday approved the acquisition of four additional MEKO A-200 DEU frigates from shipbuilder TKMS, bringing Berlin’s planned fleet to eight ships after the government abandoned its troubled F126 program. The Bundestag budget committee had approved the first four vessels July 8, alongside an option for four more. The Defense Ministry said the decision to exercise…
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