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SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish

SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish

SpaceX reportedly showed investors a "handset-like" AI device before going public. It could be another signal SpaceX wants to expand into wireless.…
Elon Musk denies a report about SpaceX’s AI phone prototype

Elon Musk denies a report about SpaceX’s AI phone prototype

Elon Musk says a report about a SpaceX AI phone prototype is "utterly false." The report, published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal, says Spac…
Xbox’s ‘reset’: all the news about Microsoft’s looming layoffs and studio closures

Xbox’s ‘reset’: all the news about Microsoft’s looming layoffs and studio closures

Xbox is making some big changes — again. On June 10th, a few months after Asha Sharma took over as CEO, she and newly-promoted chief content officer M…
Mexico’s Victory Over Ecuador Made the Ground Shake. Was It an Artificial Earthquake?

Mexico’s Victory Over Ecuador Made the Ground Shake. Was It an Artificial Earthquake?

Fans’ euphoric reactions to the Mexican national team’s recent victory in the 2026 World Cup caused a series of unusual vibrations that were detected …
The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun

The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun

Cody Spencer, the co-owner of the small games retail chain Pink Gorilla Games, put it well when I asked about the impact of Sony's recent announcement…
Methodology: How We Estimate Robot-Cell Cost and Payback

Methodology: How We Estimate Robot-Cell Cost and Payback

How Robot Cell ROI builds its cost stacks and payback models — sources, the payback formula, and what we will not do.…
Chinese vs Western Robot Pricing: What the Gap Is Really Made Of

Chinese vs Western Robot Pricing: What the Gap Is Really Made Of

The China-vs-West robot price gap, bridged line by line: sticker, freight, duty, and spares lead-time. Why the landed-and-supported gap is smaller tha…
Cobot vs Six-Axis Industrial Robot: Total Cost of Ownership Compared

Cobot vs Six-Axis Industrial Robot: Total Cost of Ownership Compared

A side-by-side total-cost-of-ownership comparison of collaborative robots and six-axis industrial arms — guarding, integration, throughput, and where …