AI & RoboticsNews

Anthropic, Apple, OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump

January 29, 2026
On a Monday night NBC News segment, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei expressed concern over “some of the things we’ve seen in the last few days,” referring to the violence of Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Amodei focused on the importance of preserving democracy at home, both on NBC and in a post on X that specifically called out “the horror we’re seeing in…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber

January 29, 2026
Autonomous vehicle startup Waabi has raised $1 billion and struck a partnership with Uber to deploy self-driving cars on the ride-hailing platform – the company’s first expansion beyond autonomous trucking. The funding consists of an oversubscribed $750 million…
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I bought a daguerreotype at a flea market. This mirror-like photograph is a reminder that not all retro photographs were grainy and soft

January 29, 2026
I’ve had a longtime obsession with old cameras – but among my collection of analog photo gear is a much smaller treasure: a daguerreotype. Encased in a leather-wrapped hinged case, the mirrored finish reminds me of what a true “retro” photograph looks like, a definition that surprisingly doesn’t include grain or soft focus. The daguerreotype was not the first photograph in existence, but…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Tesla fared worse than any automaker in EU in 2025, even as EVs outsold petrol

January 29, 2026
Sales of electric cars outnumbered petrol-powered ones in Europe in December for the first time, even as Europe loosened rules to allow automakers lenience to pollute more. But the huge increase in EV sales, led by BYD, was not accompanied by a similar boost in Tesla sales, with the company still seeing huge year-over-year declines in its global sales performance. December and full-year sales…
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DefenseNews

Ukraine says more than 80% of enemy targets now destroyed by drones

January 29, 2026
PARIS — Ukraine says drones now account for more than 80% of enemy targets destroyed as the country’s fight against Russia’s invasion approaches the five-year mark, with most of the drones manufactured locally. Ukrainian forces recorded 819,737 video-confirmed drone hits in 2025, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday, at an event to award the most effective drone units. Almost a third of…
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