LG has acquired a majority stake in Bear Robotics — an AI-powered service robot startup — to integrate with its own “CLOi” commercial robotics business. LG invested $60 million into the startup for a 21 percent stake last March, but the value of the new deal hasn’t been disclosed.
LG’s Lee Sam-soo says the investment reflects the company’s belief that robots have an “inevitable role in the future.”
The $250 million deal — announced after Samsung’s extended reality headset made its public debut yesterday — includes parts of HTC’s XR headsets and glasses unit, with some of the VIVE engineering team relocating to Google.
Google had previously purchased most of HTC’s smartphone business for $1.1 billion in 2017. HTC Vice President Lu Chia-te says the XR deal isn’t “a buyout nor an exclusive license.”
There are repair guides and replacement parts available for more than 20 Logitech devices, including keyboards, headsets, and MX / G series mice, on the iFixit-hosted Logitech Repair Hub — and now you can get them in 62 countries.
That includes the UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, and across the EU, following Logitech’s iFixit partnership initially launching in the US. Repair guides are also available in multiple languages.
TechCrunch says that the US edtech giant declined to answer outstanding questions about the hack it reported this month, and several schools that were impacted have yet to receive an incident report.
Both the scale of the breach and who was behind it are still unknown. PowerSchool did notify customers that “sensitive personal information” on students and teachers was stolen, however.
The Microsoft Excel World Championship is a reminder that anything can be competitive (and fun) if you’re skilled enough. At the HyperX Esports Arena in Las Vegas last month, 12 finalists faced off by solving puzzles with spreadsheets in an effort to be named the world’s best spreadsheeter.
You can check out the highlights below.
