Watch Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot takes an embarrassing tumble

digitaltrends - Tesla chief Elon Musk claimed in January that he believes its Optimus humanoid robot business will be worth “north of $10 trillion in revenue,” but a recent video suggests there’s still plenty of work to do on the contraption. In an embarrassing turn of e…

#ai #robotics #automation #innovation #aiethics #tesla #technology #durability #elonmusk

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Tesla Optimus's fall in Miami demo sparks remote operation debate

2 months / reddit / /u/fernleon

Tesla Optimus robot falls over, goes viral

2 months / mashable

Australia's Bold Move: No Social Media Access for Those Under 16

Alex Valdes / cnet - Countries around the world will be watching to see how well the new ban works ... or doesn't.

#techpolicy #apple #apps #reddit #australia #law #technology #litigation #regulation

Australia's social media ban leaves a 15-year-old worried about losing touch with friends

2 months / go

Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth social media ban

2 months / politico / Lisa Kashinsky

Australias banning social media for kids this week. Heres how its being enforced.

2 months / mashable

Reddit Limits Personalized Ads, Chat Access for Minors Worldwide

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Reddit Adds Global Teen Safety Features Ahead of Australia Ban

2 months / bloomberg / Newley Purnell

Australia is banning social media for children. Will it work?

2 months / ft

Reddit readying High Court challenge to u16s ban

2 months / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Apple Details Developer Requirements for Australia's New Under-16 Social Media Ban

2 months / iclarified

Australia's Bold Move: No Social Media Access for Those Under 16

2 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

Report: Nvidia and SoftBank to invest $1B in robotic brains startup Skild AI

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Nvidia Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp. are reportedly holding talks with the robotic artificial intelligence startup Skild AI over a $1 billion investment. The proposed round would bring the startup’s valuation to more than $14 billion. Skild AI was last v…

#ai #startups #vc #robotics #ml #nvidia #aiethics #investment #technology #softbank

Nvidia, SoftBank chase robotics brain Skild AI with $1B bet at $14B valuation

2 months / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

SoftBank and Nvidia eye $1B+ Skild AI investment

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Report: Nvidia and SoftBank to invest $1B in robotic brains startup Skild AI

2 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

SoftBank and Nvidia reportedly in talks to fund SkildAI at $14B, nearly tripling its value

2 months / techcrunch / Marina Temkin

SoftBank and Nvidia Consider Joining Funding Round for Robotics Firm Skild AI

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Nvidia and SoftBank in Talks to Invest $1 Billion in Robot AI Startup Skild AI

2 months / parameter / Trader Edge

Lenovo's Next Gaming Laptop May Have a Rollable OLED Screen That Stretches Ultrawide

msmash / slashdot - Lenovo may be preparing to unveil a gaming laptop that uses rollable OLED technology to expand horizontally into an ultrawide 21:9 display, according to a Windows Latest report suggesting the device could appear at CES 2026 in January. The Lenovo Legion P…

#hardware #gaming #gadget #technology #oled #foldable #lenovo

Lenovo's Next Gaming Laptop May Have a Rollable OLED Screen That Stretches Ultrawide

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Lenovo’s next gaming laptop may have a rollable OLED screen that stretches ultrawide

2 months / theverge / Cameron Faulkner

Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable Laptop Comes with Ultrawide Expandable Display

2 months / techpowerup

Google and Apple partner on better Android-iPhone switching

Anna Washenko / engadget - Google and Apple have long existed as polar opposites, each ruling over their tech kingdoms with little interest in cooperation. But the latest build of Android's Canary operating system hints at an unusual instance of collaboration between the brands, wi…

#mobiletech #apple #google #android #iphone #ux #technology #smartphone #updates #operatingsystems

Google and Apple are working on easier phone switching – yes, really

2 months / techspot

Leak reveals native Android-to-iOS transfer tool

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Apple and Google are working together to simplify moving between iOS and Android

2 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Android’s latest Canary release lays the groundwork to help you seamlessly switch to iPhone

2 months / digitaltrends

A new build of Android has been released that will make it easier for Android and iPhone switching to take place in the future.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Switching between Android and iOS is about to get easier

2 months / mashable

Google and Apple partner on better Android-iPhone switching

2 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

Switching From iPhone to Android Is About to Get Shockingly Easy

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Apple and Google's iPhone-Android switching update starts to roll out

2 months / appleinsider

Switching Between iPhone and Android Will Get Easier With New Apple and Google Collaboration

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Apple Releases iOS 26.2 RC 2 [Download]

iclarified - Apple has seeded a second Release Candidate (RC 2) for iOS 26.2 to developers, arriving less than a week after the initial RC build. The release suggests that Apple discovered a specific issue requiring a fix before the software is cleared for the general…

#software #mobiletech #apple #ios #technology #smartphone #updates #operatingsystems #developertools #timcook

iOS 26.2 delayed: Apple issues second Release Candidate to testers

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Following the initial release candidates, Apple has supplied a second build of iOS 26.2, as it prepares for a formal release of its operating system updates ahead of the holidays.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.2 Release Candidate to Developers and Public Beta Testers

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Second release candidate of iOS 26.2 surfaces ahead of public release

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Releases iOS 26.2 RC 2 [Download]

2 months / iclarified

Apple Seeds iOS 26.2 RC 2 Ahead Of Official Release

2 months / bgr

Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.2 Release Candidate to Developers and Public Beta Testers

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Apple Fitness+ Expands to 28 New Markets, Adds Digital Dubbing and K-Pop

iclarified - Apple is bringing its Fitness+ service to 28 new markets this month, marking the platform's largest expansion since its debut five years ago. The rollout starts December 15 in regions including Chile, Hong Kong, India, the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, …

#ai #voice #mobile #apple #aiethics #health #fitness #wellness #asia #technology

Apple Fitness+ Gets Major Market Expansion And Dubbed Workout Programs

2 months / bgr

Apple Fitness+ Isn’t Dying — It’s Doubling

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Apple Expands Its Fitness Plus Service with AI-Dubbed Translations and K-Pop Tunes

2 months / cnet / Vanessa Hand Orellana

Apple Fitness+ Rolling Out to 28 More Countries This Month

2 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Apple Fitness+ Expands to 28 New Markets, Adds Digital Dubbing and K-Pop

2 months / iclarified

Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new countries with AI dubbing

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Fitness+ Coming to 28 New Regions With Digital Voice Dubbing

2 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Adobe Premiere Mobile now has a YouTube Shorts space for easier and faster editing

Adam Vjestica / theshortcut - Create, edit and upload YouTube Shorts directly from Adobe Premiere Mobile

#software #mobile #digitalmarketing #streaming #youtube #apps #technology #contentmoderation #adobe

Adobe Premiere Mobile now has a YouTube Shorts space for easier and faster editing

2 months / theshortcut / Adam Vjestica

New Adobe Premiere space offers exclusive templates for YouTube Shorts

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Adobe Premiere Mobile Adds a YouTube Shorts Creation Space

2 months / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Adobe launches content creation hub in Premiere mobile for YouTube Shorts creators

2 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Tesla is adding a new alert to stop you from leaving your phone behind

digitaltrends - Tesla has confirmed that its upcoming 2025 Holiday Update will introduce a new feature that will alert drivers when they leave their phone in the car.The post Tesla is adding a new alert to stop you from leaving your phone behind appeared first on Digital…

#software #aiethics #tesla #gadget #ux #technology #elonmusk #grokai #updates #automotive

Tesla’s Holiday Update Lets You Put Grok in Charge of Mapping Out Directions

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Tesla is adding a new alert to stop you from leaving your phone behind

2 months / digitaltrends

Teslas 2025 holiday update brings Grok navigation, Santa Mode, and more

2 months / mashable

Grok navigation, Photobooth, and helpful utility features arrives with Tesla 2025 Holiday Update

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18

digitaltrends - If the under-display solution lives up to expectations, it could reshape how iPhones look and feel, and push the smartphone world further toward full-screen design.The post Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18 appeared f…

#mobiletech #innovation #apple #iphone #technology #oled #smartphone

New iPhone 18 Pro Leak Reveals Under-Display Face ID

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

New iPhone 18 rumor says Face ID is disappearing under the screen

2 months / theshortcut / Max Buondonno

iPhone 18 Pro's Under-Display Face ID Tech Reportedly In Testing

2 months / bgr

Apple Begins Testing Under-Display Face ID for iPhone 18 [Rumor]

2 months / iclarified

Continuing the back and forth of rumors over under-display Face ID, a new leak claims that Apple plans to introduce it in the iPhone 18 Pro in 2026.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

iPhone 18 Pro Leak Adds New Evidence for Under-Display Face ID

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18

2 months / digitaltrends

New leak revives claim of under-display Face ID for iPhone 18 Pro

2 months / appleinsider

iPhone 18 Pro Leak Adds New Evidence for Under-Display Face ID

2 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix

Emma Roth / theverge - Paramount has launched a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, calling Netflix’s $83 billion arrangement to purchase the entertainment giant’s studios and streaming service “inferior.” The Paramount proposal, unlike Netflix’s, wo…

#streaming #entertainment #netflix #antitrust #business #finance #acquisitions #media #technology

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Investor market reactions (3)
Political, regulatory and financing angles (7)
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Hostile bidding battle details

Paramount mounts $108b hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros

2 months / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Paramount Puts Warner Bros. Back in Play with $108 Billion Hostile Bid

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Paramount makes $108B hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros Discovery

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Paramount Skydance throws down $18B gauntlet in Netflix-WBD battle

2 months / techspot

How the Battle Over Warner Bros. Turned Into a Blockbuster

2 months / bloomberg / Christopher Palmeri

All you need to know about the increasingly complex sale of Warner Bros. Discovery

2 months / fastcompany / Chris Morris

Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion offer by Netflix

2 months / techxplore

Paramount challenges Netflix with hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.

2 months / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Paramount tries to swipe Warner Bros. from Netflix with a hostile takeover

2 months / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Paramount Just Pulled a Power Move to Steal Warner Bros. From Netflix

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Paramount Announces $108.4 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid to Acquire All of Warner Bros

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Warner Bros (WBD) Stock: Paramount Launches $108B Hostile Takeover Bid After Netflix Deal

2 months / parameter / Trader Edge

Paramount triggers bidding war for Warner Bros., as it offers $18 billion more than Netflix trib.al/DW0cH5Y

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Paramount bids to stop Netflix buying Warner Bros

2 months / appleinsider

Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid

2 months / ft

Paramount makes a $108 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

2 months / engadget / Kris Holt

Paramount goes to war with Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery with hostile $108.4B bid

2 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Paramount Isn’t Letting Netflix Get Warner Bros. Without a Fight

2 months / gizmodo / James Whitbrook

Paramount reignites Warner Bros. bidding war with bigger offer than Netflix’s trib.al/UtKD1zG

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Netflix gets outbid by Paramount as the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery goes hostile

2 months / qz / Chris Morris

Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix

2 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Paramount Skydance Launches Hostile Bid For WBD After Netflix Wins Bidding War

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Paramount gatecrashes Netflix, WBD deal

2 months / advanced-television / Editor

Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

2 months / ycombinator

Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. at $30 a Share

2 months / bloomberg / Christopher Palmeri

Paramount Goes Hostile, Launches $30 Per Share Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery in Attempt to Thwart Netflix

2 months / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Investor market reactions

CNBC Daily Open: The Warner Bros. Discovery deal — a cliffhanger in the making?

2 months / cnbc

CNBC Daily Open: Investors are loving the Paramount-Warner Bros-Netflix drama

2 months / cnbc

Paramount Skydance launches a hostile takeover bid in last-ditch effort to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery

2 months / fastcompany / Grace Snelling

Political, regulatory and financing angles

Tencent quits Paramount’s Warner Bros bid amid US regulatory concerns

2 months / scmp

Paramount’s Mideast financing doomed Warner Bros. Discovery auction bid - https-//www.semafor.com

2 months / google

Cravath, Latham plot antitrust path for Paramount with hostile Warner bid

2 months / globalcompetitionreview / Ben Remaly

Paramount (With Jared Kushner And Saudi Help) Launches $108 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Brothers

2 months / techdirt / Karl Bode

Kushner, Gulf money and desperate texts: inside Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros

2 months / ft

Finger-pointing in Washington as Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros. - https-//www.semafor.com

2 months / google

Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery

2 months / reddit / /u/abrownn

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Paramount (With Jared Kushner And Saudi Help) Launches $108 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Brothers Last week Netflix announced a $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers, elbowing out rival acquisition bids (for now) by Comcast/NBC and Para

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Paramount doet nieuwe poging Warner Bros. alsnog binnen te halen: biedt $108 mrd voor het hele bedrijf. Netflix bood $82 mrd voor alleen studio en streamingdienst. www.ft.com/content/7981...

2 months / bsky / @nandokasteleijn.bsky.social / nandokasteleijn.bsky.social

Reckoning with backing from Trump, Paramount has launched a $108bn hostile bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, in an attempt to outmanoeuvre Netflix after the streaming giant won an auction for the prized media company last week. The all-cash offer for the

2 months / bsky / @robertscotthorton.bsky.social / robertscotthorton.bsky.social

If Paramount succeeds in buying Warner Bros....then Netflix will end up buying Paramount-WB in 2035.

2 months / bsky / @stephenkb.bsky.social / stephenkb.bsky.social

Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile, $108.4 billion bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, days after Warner Bros. agreed to be acquired by Netflix for $82.7 billion.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

getting the feeling I might end up using a lot of locutus top art over the next 18 months

2 months / bsky / @jwhitbrook.bsky.social / jwhitbrook.bsky.social

New York Times Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Trademark Tarnishment’

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The New York Times has sued Perplexity AI, alleging its "answer engine" infringes copyright and tarnishes the brand with AI hallucinations.The post New York Times Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Trademark Tarnishment’ appeared first on …

#ai #aiethics #law #media #technology #litigation #intellectualproperty #regulation #copyright #perplexity

New York Times Sues Perplexity AI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Trademark Tarnishment’

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

NYT Sues Perplexity AI in Copyright Conflict

2 months / datamation / Datamation Staff

New York Times Sues Perplexity AI For Copyright Infringement And False Attribution

2 months / medianama / Rohit Singh

Helsinki’s Freepress Secures €1 Million To Expand AI-Powered News Platform

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Helsinki-based news service Freepress has raised €1 million in seed funding to advance its AI-powered platform and support upcoming international expansion. As part of its strategy, the company aims to enter global markets through partnerships with local …

#ai #startups #innovation #analytics #aiethics #investment #business #europe #technology

Freepress raises €1M to make global news more accessible through AI

2 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Helsinki’s Freepress Secures €1 Million To Expand AI-Powered News Platform

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Helsinki-based Freepress raises €1 million aiming to expand its AI-powered news service

2 months / eu-startups / Antonio L. Escárzaga

LG Energy Solution breaks deeper into Mercedes mass-market EV lineup

Jang Hae-rin / co - LG Energy Solution has secured an additional 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) battery supply contract with Mercedes-Benz — likely targeting midpriced electric vehi

#cars #business #finance #supplychain #asia #batteries #manufacturing #technology #automotive #ev

LG Energy Solution breaks deeper into Mercedes mass-market EV lineup

2 months / co / Jang Hae-rin

(2nd LD) LG Energy Solution inks 2 tln-won supply deal with Mercedes-Benz

2 months / co / Kang Yoon-seung

Airwallex raises US$30M in Series G led by Addition to power US expansion

Anisa Menur / e27 - Global fintech company Airwallex has raised US$330 million in a Series G funding round, lifting its valuation to US$8 billion. The round was led by Addition, with contributions from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures. …

#startups #vc #fintech #investment #business #us #technology

Airwallex Secures $330M Series G at $8B Valuation, Expands to San Francisco and Accelerates AI Finance

2 months / ventureburn / Clinton

Airwallex Eyes ‘Borderless’ Banking as Valuation Hits $8 Billion

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Airwallex Raises $330M in Series G Round at $8B Valuation

2 months / finsmes / FinSMEs

Stripe, Adyen rival Airwallex nabs $330M at $8B valuation

2 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Payments Startup Airwallex Raises Money at $8 Billion Valuation

2 months / bloomberg / Suvashree Ghosh

Airwallex raises US$30M in Series G led by Addition to power US expansion