AI & RoboticsNews

Onton raises $7.5M to expand its AI-powered shopping site beyond furniture

Major tech companies aren’t just using AI to help you generate or summarize content – they also want you to use it for shopping. OpenAI, Google, and Amazon have heavily invested in AI assistants that research new product categories for you and suggest the right ones to buy. Startups like Perplexity, Daydream, and Cherry have also built businesses around AI for product discovery. All…
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NewsPhotography

Michael Kenna's snow photography shows how 10-hour exposures can reveal what both our eyes and sensors miss

In an era where cameras fire off 30 frames per second and computational photography happens in milliseconds, Michael Kenna still works the way he did in 1987: one frame, one night, sometimes ten hours of exposure. Which means his new exhibition at London’s Photographers’ Gallery, Shin Shin – arriving just as winter settles – offers something increasingly rare in photography. Work…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Volkswagen can now build EVs in China, claiming it can cut costs by up to 50%

For the first time, Volkswagen can now fully develop new vehicles outside of Germany. Volkswagen claims it can cut development costs by up to 50% by building EVs in China. Volkswagen will build EVs in China for export As the saying goes, if you can’t beat them, join them. After opening its first Test Workshop in Hefei, China, on Tuesday, Volkswagen said for the first time that it can now…
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DefenseNews

US Navy nixes Constellation frigate program after two ships half-built

ROME — The US Navy is cancelling its Constellation frigate program following months of cost overruns and delays but plans to keep two vessels that are already being built in Wisconsin. “We’re reshaping how we build and field the Fleet, working with industry to deliver warfighting advantage, beginning with a strategic shift away from the Constellation-class frigate program,” Navy Secretary…
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