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Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for &unbank yourself& scamCelsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for “unbank yourself” scam

As the case dragged on, Mashinsky and his family appeared unremorseful, victims said, even while facing threats of violence and significant public shaming. ....

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– DZYNE Technologies, an innovator in autonomous defense solutions, announced the delivery of multiple “Grasshopper” expendable aerial cargo glider vehicles to the U.S. Air Force. This delivery is part of a broader ongoing program to enhance contested logistics capabilities.

Designed for precision aerial logistics, Grasshopper offers a...

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For the first time, the FDA has just approved a device that lets people screen for cervical cancer from home.

Known as the Teal Wand, from the company Teal Health, the prescription device lets patients self-collect samples and mail them to a lab to receive the same testing as would be done at a doctor’s office. 

Teal Health announced a $10 million...

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Don&t look now, but a confirmed gamer is leading the Catholic ChurchDon’t look now, but a confirmed gamer is leading the Catholic Church

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A up-close look at L3Harris’ Sky Warden variant of the famed AT-802 Air Tractor that is serving as the test aircraft for Air Force Special Operation Command’s OA-1K Skyraider II program. The War Zone met up with L3Harris at this year’s Special Operations Forces Week conference in Tampa, Florida.

The Air Tractor L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II (company...

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Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here.

This week was busy for startups: While there were no IPOs of note, there were other exits and even unusual liquidity events, as well as a significant number of funding rounds of various sizes and...

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Trump cuts tariff on UK cars; American carmakers not happy about itTrump cuts tariff on UK cars; American carmakers not happy about it

, car imports from the UK have increased by 39 percent since 2022, and it's quite possible that those imports will exceed the new quota this year. ....

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The Robot Report Podcast · Safety and Efficiency in Robotics Design

In Episode 195 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Giovanni Campanella, the Industrial Automation and Robotics General Manager at Texas Instruments (TI).

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  • 6:30 & Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the 2025 Robotics Summit and Expo live from the...
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HR tech startup Rippling has raised a $450 million Series G round at a $16.8 billion valuation, the company confirmed to A Technology NewsRoom. It is also conducting a $200 million tender offer to give current and former employees some liquidity.

The equity raise marks a big jump in valuation from a year ago. In April 2024, Rippling was valued at...

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ABB upgrades Flexley Mover AMR with visual SLAM capabilities

The P604 robot is designed to handle containers, pallets, and racks in highly dynamic environments. | Source: ABB

ABB this week said it is extending its portfolio of fully autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, by equipping its Flexley Mover P604 with 3D visual simultaneous localization and mapping, or vSLAM, navigation and user-friendly AMR Studio...

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At Stripe’s Sessions conference this week, Mark Zuckerberg pitched what he calls the “ultimate business machine”: a fully automated, end-to-end AI ad engine promising to replace agencies, creatives, and media buyers with a single black box. You just need to connect your bank account first. 

Zuckerberg claims this could be one of the most valuable...

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Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the USEurope launches program to lure scientists away from the US

At the same time, international interest in working in the United States has declined significantly. ....

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The Northeastern team that won the MassRobotics Form - Function Challenge.

The Northeastern team developed a new type of compliant robot arm that can apply over 1 Nm of torque. | Source: MassRobotics

MassRobotics announced the winners of its 3rd Form - Function University Robotics Challenge at the Robotics Summit - Expo in Boston last week. Fifteen teams from around the globe showcased their projects at the show....

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New RSV vaccine, treatment linked to dramatic fall in baby hospitalizationsNew RSV vaccine, treatment linked to dramatic fall in baby hospitalizations

For the new study, CDC researchers looked at RSV hospitalization rates across two different RSV surveillance networks of hospitals and medical centers (called RSV-NET and NVSN). ....

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A star has been destroyed by a wandering supermassive black holeA star has been destroyed by a wandering supermassive black hole

But note the phrasing there: "in most cases" and "eventually." Even in the cases where a merger takes place, the process is slow, potentially taking millions or even billions of years. ....

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close up of the Sonair ADAR sensor mounted on an AMR.

Sonair ADAR is scheduled to be ready for shipment in July 2025. | Credit: Sonair

Sonair, a sensor technology company in Oslo, Norway, is set to debut its ADAR (Acoustic Detection and Ranging) sensor to North American audiences at Automate 2025 next week in Detroit. Designed to boost safety in collaborative human-robot workspaces, ADAR aims to...

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A Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth insteadA Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth instead

Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft shrouded in Cold War secrecy, will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in the next few days after misfiring on a journey to Venus more than 50 years ago. ....

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From cybersecurity and aerospace to generative 3D, startup leaders are scaling ambitious companies from European soil and taking on global markets. In this conversation at the StrictlyVC event in Athens, we talked to three founders about what it takes to go from idea to impact while navigating the continent’s unique challenges — and why building in...

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Utilizing AI can be a double-edged sword, according to new research study from Duke University. ... Using AI can be a double-edged sword, according to brand-new research from Duke University. While generative AI tools may boost performance for some, they may likewise covertly damage your professional reputation.On Thursday, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a study revealing that employees who use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini at work face unfavorable judgments about their proficiency and motivation from associates and managers. Our findings reveal an issue for individuals considering embracing AI tools: Although AI can enhance efficiency, its usage carries social expenses, write researchers Jessica A. Reif, Richard P. Larrick, and Jack B. Soll of Duke's Fuqua School of Business.The Duke group conducted 4 explores over 4,400 participants to analyze both expected and real evaluations of AI tool users. Their findings, provided in a paper titled Evidence of a social examination charge for using AI, expose a consistent pattern of bias against those who receive help from AI.What made this penalty particularly concerning for the researchers was its consistency across demographics. They found that the social preconception versus AI usage wasn't restricted to specific groups. Fig. 1 from the paper Evidence of a social evaluation penalty for using AI. Credit: Reif et al. Testing a broad series of stimuli enabled us to examine whether the target's age, gender, or profession certifies the result of receiving help from Al on these evaluations, the authors wrote in the paper. We discovered that none of these target market characteristics affects the result of getting Al assist on perceptions of laziness, diligence, proficiency, self-reliance, or self-assuredness. This suggests that the social stigmatization of AI use is not limited to its usage among particular market groups. The result appears to be a general one. In the very first experiment conducted by the team from Duke, participants envisioned utilizing either an AI tool or a dashboard development tool at work. It revealed that those in the AI group anticipated to be judged as lazier, less skilled, less diligent, and more changeable than those utilizing conventional technology. They also reported less determination to reveal their AI use to coworkers and managers.The second experiment verified these worries were justified. When assessing descriptions of staff members, individuals consistently ranked those getting AI aid as lazier, less skilled, less persistent, less independent, and less fearless than those receiving comparable help from non-AI sources or no help at all.
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UK Certifies Protector as First of its Kind Remotely Piloted Aircraft

The UK’s Military Aviation Authority has issued a Military Type Certificate to the Royal Air Force’s Protector RG Mk1 unmanned aircraft, also designated the MQ-9B, certifying that it has passed a rigorous airworthiness assessment and verifying it’s safe to operate without geographic restrictions, including over populous areas.

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John Tsioris sold Instashop to Delivery Hero for $360 million. Nate Clarke took Tyme from startup to global digital bank. In this candid conversation at the StrictlyVC event in Athens, the two entrepreneurs open up about what drives them, how they’re choosing their next bets, and why they’re investing in ecosystems that others overlook....

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Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of ApplicationsFidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of Applications

of Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati in September. ....

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DSTA and MBDA Deepen Partnership to Advance C-UAS Capabilities

Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and European defence group MBDA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will pave the way for joint efforts to explore innovative and low-cost solutions for countering drone threats. The announcement was made on the sidelines of IMDEX Asia.

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Manus AI is one of the hottest AI agent startups around, recently raising $75 million at a half-billion-dollar valuation in a round led by Benchmark.

But two unnamed sources told Semafor that the investment is now under review by the U.S. Treasury Department over its compliance with 2023 restrictions on investing in Chinese companies.

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DOGE software engineer&s computer infected by info-stealing malwareDOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware

Login credentials belonging to an employee at both the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Department of Government Efficiency have appeared in multiple public leaks from info-stealer malware, a strong indication that devices belonging to him have been hacked in recent years. ....

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Latvian Defence tech start-up Origin Robotics has actually introduced BLAZE, an autonomous counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) interceptor designed to neutralize fast-moving aerial hazards with precision and speed. As drones become a significantly dominant force on the modern-day battlefield, BLAZE uses a cost-efficient solution to counter them, filling the ...
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The U.S. Department of Labor has dropped its investigation into Scale AI’s compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according to a source directly familiar with the matter. 

The FLSA is a federal law that regulates misclassification of employees as independent contractors and unpaid wages. A Technology NewsRoom first reported that Scale...

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Trump just made it much harder to track the nation&s worst weather disastersTrump just made it much harder to track the nation’s worst weather disasters

The Trump administration's steep staff cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) triggered shutdowns of several climate-related programs Thursday. ....

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