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After raising $26 million, Hyme Energy signs global deal to scale thermal storage– BC

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With lithium battery storage too weak for many industries, companies are desperately looking for energy storage elsewhere. Molten salt batteries offer high energy and power density and can operate for long periods. Now, Denmark Hyme Energy – which has raised $26 million to date – has signed a deal that could see its technology scale […]

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Meta updates its smart glasses with real-time AI video– BC

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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses from Meta are getting several new AI-powered updatesincluding the ability to have a continuous conversation and translate between languages. Ray-Ban Meta owners in the Meta Early Access program for the US and Canada can now download firmware v11, which adds “Live AI.” First introduced this fall, Live AI allows users to

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Apple’s Vision Pro could add support for PlayStation VR controllers– BC

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Apple is looking to make its Vision Pro mixed reality device more attractive to gamers and game developers, according to a new report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The Vision Pro has been pitched more as a productivity and media consumption device than something aimed at gamers, due in part to its reliance on eye and

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MDC is building a surgical robot that operates inside an MRI– BC

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MRIs are an indispensable tool for surgeons, although the technology certainly has its limitations. Take, for example, surgeons who use machines to guide their procedures. The current process involves placing the patient in a machine to obtain an image, before removing it to advance a needle one centimeter at a time. It’s a time-consuming and

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Embattled startup Humane cuts AI Pin price by $200– BC

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Humane on Wednesday announced a $200 price cut for its flagship product, the AI Pin. The Bay Area startup, founded by two former Apple executives, has reportedly had trouble selling the product, which launched in April for $700. In a message sent to its email list, Humane highlights its return policy in the new pitch.

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All cell phones must be hearing aid compatible under new FCC rules– BC

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The FCC on Thursday issued rules require all mobile phones, including smartphones, sold in the U.S. to be hearing aid compatible. The news comes two years after the FDA made hearing aids available to all Americans without a prescription. The FCC has not yet issued a specific timeline for compliance, only noting that the rules

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Justice Department sentences pair over Apple repair scheme involving 6,000 knockoff iPhones– Brit Commerce

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The US Department of Justice on Thursday announced which has convicted a pair of Chinese citizens residing in Maryland after a massive attempt to defraud Apple. According to officials, the plan involved shipping more than 6,000 knockoff iPhones from Hong Kong to the company for repair. With the help of fake IMEI and serial numbers,

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Meta previews Orion, ‘the most advanced glasses the world has ever seen’– Brit Commerce

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At Wednesday’s Meta Connect event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced what he described as Meta introduces Orion, “the most advanced glasses the world has ever seen.” The glasses, which are noticeably smaller than Snap’s recently announced Spectacles 5, are true augmented reality. Orion uses tiny protrusions built into the temples of the glasses to create a

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Qualcomm may be trying to buy Intel– Brit Commerce

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Chipmaker Qualcomm is reportedly trying to buy rival Intel. The Wall Street Journal He broke the news late on Friday that Qualcomm had approached Intel with a proposal for an acquisition. The New York Times after corroborated the storyadding that no official offer has been made. Even if there were an offer, it’s unclear whether

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Londoners will soon see drones transporting blood between hospitals– Brit Commerce

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As part of a new joint pilot programme with a UK startup Of beeAlphabet’s drone company To theand the UK’s National Health Service will soon use drones to transport urgent blood samples between two London hospitals. As part of the six-month pilot programme, drones will deliver urgently needed blood samples for surgical patients (at high

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