If you’re vacationing near the Jersey Shore and notice a swarm of drones overhead, don’t panic — it’s all part of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) experiment. From April 14 to 25, the FAA is conducting a large-scale drone detection test near New Jersey’s Cape May Ferry Terminal, aiming to enhance airspace safety.
Startups attracted $91.5 billion in venture capital funding in Q1, according to the latest report from data provider PitchBook. This figure not only exceeds the previous quarter’s allocation by 18.5% but also represents the second-highest quarterly investment in the last decade.
Despite this seemingly positive news, Kyle Stanford, lead U.S. venture...
Insta360 has just dropped a mysterious teaser for a brand-new camera launching April 22, and from the looks of it, we’re in for an all-terrain, all-lighting, all-action kind of upgrade.
The teaser — titled All Day. All Night. All Angles. — shows clips of adrenaline-fueled activities like water sports, skiing, scuba diving, and urban exploring. W...
Deck, a startup that declares to be developing the Plaid for the remainder of the web, has actually raised $12 million in a Series A funding round-- about nine months after closing its seed funding, it informs A Technology NewsRoom exclusively.The brand-new raise, led by Infinity Ventures, brings Montreal-based Deck's overall raised because its January 2024 creation t.
Infamous Internet imageboard and wretched hive of scum and villainy 4chan was apparently hacked at some point Monday evening and remains mostly unreachable as of this writing. ....
DJI is lighting up the night and cranking up the volume — literally. The company just launched Zenmuse S1, its first-ever spotlight, and Zenmuse V1, its first drone-mounted speaker — two fresh payloads designed for DJI’s powerful Matrice 350 RTK and 300 RTK drones. These new tools are built for action-packed missions like emergency response, publi...
The ultimate creator summit returns-- now larger than ever! Formerly A Technology NewsRoom Early Stage, TC All Stage is bringing together creators and VCs from every phase, not simply early stage.We're enjoyed reveal the full breakout session lineup at TC All Stage. Packed with scaling leaders and top-tier VCs, these sessions are created for ...
Netflix doesn’t plan to disclose subscriber counts anymore, but one of WSJ’s anonymous sources said that the streaming leader wants to have 410 million subscribers by 2030. at would require Netflix to add 108.4 million more subscribers than it reported at the end of 2024, or about 21.7 million per year, and expand its global reach....
Sony has announced the AS-DT1, a brand-new miniature LiDAR depth sensor that’s packed with advanced tech and designed to make your drone missions smarter, faster, and more precise.
Let’s break it down — this little box is just about 1.14 inches wide and weighs only 1.76 ounces. That’s less than a slice of bread. But don’t let the size fool you. The...
A Technology NewsRoom Sessions: AIis right around the corner-- and the due date to schedule your exhibit table is almost gone. If you've got an AI development worth yelling about, now's your minute. Don't sit on the sidelines while others take the spotlight. Put your item where it belongs-- in front of the leaders and innovators forming the futur ...
The ULTRA autonomous tactical vehicle, integrates and deploys multiple modular payloads, including UAS for reconnaissance and breaching operations. | Credit: Overland AI
Overland AI today announced the launch of its ULTRA uncrewed tactical platform. The Seattle-based company said ULTRA is a new generation of ground system, designed to be fully...
Milford, N.H. &Cirtronics, a leading contract manufacturer specializing in complex robotics builds, will host a must-attend panel discussion at the Robotics Summit - Expo, April 30th & May 1st at the Boston Convention - Exhibition Center. The event will also feature Cirtronics& exhibition showcasing its expertise in...
While the founder of one-click checkout company Bolt re-assumed its helm as CEO in March, Breslow is unveiling Wednesday a new “superapp” that he hopes will formally mark his return as the fintech’s leader. He describes the new product as “one-click crypto and everyday payments” in a single platform, in an exclusive...
Reachy is a modular humanoid platform designed for research. | Credit: Pollen Robotics
In a decision signaling its move into the physical world, artificial intelligence leader Hugging Face has acquired French robotics firm Pollen Robotics. The companies yesterday announced the acquisition for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition underscores...
While J-J has kept its Ottava robot under wraps, it said the system offers surgical teams the ability to adapt to clinical workflows and individual patient needs. | Source: Johnson - Johnson
Johnson - Johnson MedTech this week announced that it has completed the first cases in the clinical trial for its OTTAVA Robotic Surgical System....
Pill is upgrading its AI-powered video modifying assistant for marketing, sales, and media groups following the close of a $12 million round of Series A funding, the company announced on Wednesday.The upgraded editor will consist of brand-new functions like AI recommendations and support for real-time partnership. The brand-new version of its studio software will ...
Design software startup Figma announced Tuesday it has filed its confidential paperwork for an IPO. We won’t know more until that paperwork becomes public, which, best-case scenario would be in about a month.
However, with the stock market in groundhog mode — seeing its shadow with every new gyration of the Trump administration’s trade policies and...
The Cosmic 1A robot autonomously lifts and places each panel in a row of solar fixtures. | Credit: Cosmic Roboticss
Cosmic Robotics has secured $4 million in funding to develop artificial intelligence-driven robots aimed at expediting the construction of essential infrastructure, with an initial focus on large-scale solar energy installations. The...
StrictlyVC, the store brand name powered by A Technology NewsRoom and understood for night events that welcome headliners into smaller sized spaces to connect with live audiences, is headed back to London on May 13-- and its latest speaker lineup is one of its greatest yet.Joining the stage is TS Anil, CEO of Monzo Bank, the digital banking powerhouse that ...
India’s market regulator launched a probe Tuesday into Gensol Engineering after finding alleged misuse of electric vehicle loans. BluSmart, a ride-hailing startup connected to Gensol that was once seen as an emerging Uber rival in the South Asian market, has also been swept up into the investigation.
Beijing, China – April 15, 2025 – In a strategic move that underscores its technological prowess and global ambitions, potentially paving the way for a future IPO, Chinese AI company Zhipu.AI has announced the comprehensive open-sourcing of its next-generation General Language Models (GLM). This release includes the advanced GLM-4 series and the g...
We may be witnessing the makings of a new tech industry feud between competitors. Figma has sent a cease-and-desist letter to popular no-code AI startup Lovable, Figma confirmed to A Technology NewsRoom.
The letter tells Lovable to stop using the term “Dev Mode” for a new product feature. Figma, which also has a feature called Dev Mode, suc...
Aura, a digital photo frames business founded by early Twitter workers, is presenting its newest model, Aspen, which includes new innovation to the gadget and its accompanying mobile app. In addition to hosting your digital images in its 12-inch HD screen, the gadget now also allows you to include captions to your photos when they appear on the frame ... Aura, a digital image frames company founded by early Twitter workers, is introducing its latest design, Aspen, which includes new innovation to the device and its accompanying mobile app. In addition to hosting your digital photos in its 12-inch HD screen, the device now also allows you to include captions to your photos when they appear on the frame. The mobile app added a people search function that makes it easier to find the images you want to display.Aura was established by former Twitter workers Abdur Chowdhury and Eric Jensen, and its vision has actually been to offer more sophisticated and updated digital frames for displaying individuals digital photos in their home, combined with a well-designed software application platform for managing the frames content.Ahead of the Aspens launch, Aura provided other frames in different sizes and designs, like the Carver and the wall-mounted Walden. Its mobile app has over 6 million users, providing you a sense of the scale of its user base.The company today draws in clients who want to enjoy their digital pictures in their homes and share them with friends and family through a personal social media network where members can contribute their photos to your frames. This may appeal to those who are searching for ways to connect with people near to them beyond standard social media, while likewise looping in older family members by permitting more youthful, more tech-savvy people to handle their elders frames on their behalf. Last year, Aura says clients shared 784 million pictures to their frames, an increase of 55% year-over-year. In addition, the personal socials media developed by sharing photos amongst families, buddies, and other welcomed members helped to drive 50% of Auras annual sales in 2024. Image Credits: AuraOn any provided day, Aura frames display a cumulative 5 billion pictures and videos, the business also noted. Its most recent addition, the $229 Aspen frame, is now the companys thinnest at 0.5 inch on the edge. Its 1,6001,200 HD anti-glare screen and 4:3 element ratio also assist to showcase peoples smart phone images in the very best light, calibrated for brightness, contrast, and color.However, among the other big draws for Auras devices is that its software application for frame management isn't an afterthought. The accompanying Aura photo-sharing app strolls users through getting linked to their homes Wi-Fi network and quickly including pictures to their frames, in just a few steps. The app itself is as sturdy as any social app you might already use, our tests discovered, supplying access to your various frames within its left-side navigation along with a two-tabbed user interface on the apps primary page for including new pictures and managing the existing pictures on your devices. Usually, when you include images to an Aura frame, you would search your Camera Roll or other photo albums to discover your favorites and choose them. However the apps new People Search function now lets you merely tap on a picture of an individual whose photos you wish to focus on. These recommended individuals are now discovered in a row at the top of the add photos screen. (Unfortunately, if youve made AI images of yourself when experimenting with other picture apps, those aren't left out youll requirement to do so manually.) This new search feature runs locally on users devices to safeguard their personal privacy, Aura notes. Image Credits: AuraIn addition, users can now include more context to their pictures by entering in captions that might consist of info like the date, area, or other individual notes, which then appear on the frame itself. The Aspen frame comes in two colors, Ink or Clay, and consists of a metal stand, paper-textured matting, ornamental trim, and a fabric-wrapped cord that provides the gadget more of a high end feel. Like other Aura frames, it consists of other technical functions, like an ambient light sensing unit that turns your frame off during the night when your space darkens, and a hidden touch bar on top of the frame that lets you scroll through your pictures and adjust your settings without leaving finger prints on the frames display. The business, which is backed by $60 million in development capital from LAGO Innovation Fund, was profitable in 2024 and is still growing.
Context.ai, a startup building evaluations and analytics for AI models, announced Tuesday that its co-founders will join OpenAI.
Context.ai plans to wind down its products following the acqui-hire, per a message on the company’s website. When reached for comment, OpenAI declined to reveal the terms of the deal.
“We are in a period of what I’ll call fintech maximalism,” says Chemistry founder and GP Mark Goldberg. “By that, I mean the companies that grew up in the last five to ten years in fintech, those that quietly executed through the winter of the 2021 to 2024 period, have emerged as compounders in a way that has really taken my breath away.”
Reshma Saujani, founder of the nonprofit Girls Who Code, got directly to the point. If I had actually applied to be the CEO of Girls Who Code, I would not have actually gotten the job, she informed Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on the current episode of the duchess' podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder. I didn't code, Saujani continued. I majored in polyscience, sp ...
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