Google puts $1M into 3D design app Rooms after more than 1 million ‘rooms’ created
3D design app Rooms just landed more funding. Launched into beta in 2023, the app from ex-Google employees allows users to build and code interactive 3D rooms and mini-games using a library of more than 10,000 items, which can be further edited using the programming language Lua.
Now, Google itsel
US government set to launch its Cyber Trust Mark cybersecurity labeling program for internet-connected devices in 2025
The U.S. government announced Tuesday that its long-awaited cybersecurity labeling program for consumer internet-connected devices will launch in 2025.
The Biden administration first introduced the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark in June 2023, saying the voluntary labeling program would “raise the bar”
US government set to launch its Cyber Trust Mark cybersecurity labeling program for internet-connected devices in 2025
The U.S. government announced Tuesday that its long-awaited cybersecurity labeling program for consumer internet-connected devices will launch in 2025.
The Biden administration first introduced the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark in June 2023, saying the voluntary labeling program would “raise the bar”
RadioShack is back (kind of) at CES 2025
The 21st century has not been kind to RadioShack. The once-dominant electronics component retailer simply couldn't compete with big box stores like Best Buy and online retail juggernaut Amazon.
February 2015 saw the company delisted from the New York Stock Exchange before declaring bankruptcy
Trump announces $20B plan to build new data centers in the US
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Hussain Sajwani, an Emirati billionaire businessman who founded the property development giant DAMAC Properties, will invest $20 billion in new data centers across the United States.
The first phase of the multi-year investment will fund data centers
Peacock is experimenting with mini-games and short videos
As Peacock continues to trail behind major players in the entertainment industry like Netflix, TikTok, and YouTube, the streaming service is adopting strategies similar to its rivals with two new initiatives: mini-games and a short-form vertical video feed. The company announced these experiments a
Meta to phase back in political content on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
As part of a significant overhaul of its content moderation policies announced on Tuesday, Meta admitted that its approach to limiting political content across its platforms had been “pretty blunt” and would now be addressed. The company said it would once again phase in political conte
UK confirms plans to criminalize the creation of sexually explicit deepfake content
The U.K. is forging ahead with plans to make the act of creating sexually explicit “deepfake” images a specific criminal offence.
A deepfake refers to manipulated media, often video or audio, created using AI to make someone appear to say or do something they didn’t.
Ultrahuman stakes a claim to luxury smart rings with trio of 18K gold and pt950 platinum bands
Smart ring maker Ultrahuman took the wraps off a trio of extra shiny high-tech trinkets at CES 2025 on Tuesday, adding a premium jewelry collection to its range of wellness wearables. It’s given the Ring line the brand name Rare, a neat verbal echo of the company’s mainstream smart ring
Serve Robotics raises additional $80M as it scales sidewalk delivery robots
Nvidia and Uber-backed Serve Robotics has raised $80 million via a direct offering of 4.2 million shares of common stock. The fresh cash will help the company extend its runway through 2026 and scale its fleet from the 100 robots on the streets of Los Angeles today to the 2,000 Serve hopes to deplo
Alta Resource breaks down e-waste for rare earth metals that electronics need
Rare earth metals are largely unknown to the general public, but are used in a huge variety of products. The elements, including neodymium, praseodymium, and cerium, themselves aren't rare. But they're concentrated in certain parts of the globe and are very challenging to refine into anythi
Razer's concept gaming chair will heat your butt up before cooling it down
Razer is always a source for good, weird fun during CES week. The gaming peripheral giant kicked off CES 2025 with a handful of Monday morning announcements, including a new take on its mesh chair. Built around the company's well-received Razer Fujin Pro, Project Arielle adds heating and coolin
German Bionic’s new exoskeleton supports 80-pound lifts, revealed at CES 2025
At CES 2025, German Bionic announced the Apogee Ultra, a new robotic exoskeleton it claims is the “world's most powerful.” What did the system do to earn such a lofty title? It offers up to 80 pounds of dynamic lift assistance. That means a payload of 70 pounds feels more like nine to 11 po
Fermata uses computer vision to detect diseases and pests in plants
When Valeria Kogan started her PhD program in bioinformatics, the scientific field that uses computation and software to analyze biological data, in 2017, she imagined her career would always be within the fields of mathematics, medicine, or biology. But after the first AI boom in the late 2010s, s