I wanted less complexity, more flexibility, and maximum value for money.
GM — on the latest Decoder — used the word “cobot” in a transparent bid to assuage workers concerned that the robots operating alongside them will soon replace them. As we learned this week from Amazon’s proposed usage of the friendlier term: human replacement is definitely the plan.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is weirdly confident he’ll get regulatory approval to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, unlike other suitors. Why? Because big daddy Larry is good friends with Donald Trump, who’s making it known that “US antitrust concerns and personal gripes will be a major stumbling block for rival bidders.”
Welcome to the era of gangster regulation, as Liz wrote on the day DJT came into office.
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Add a 15.6-inch 4K display to your workflow via a single USB-C cable.
No reason was given for Strava’s voluntary dismissal, three weeks after it attempted to block sales of Garmin devices due to alleged patent infringement.
[DC Rainmaker]
It’s due to be announced tomorrow by the company’s micromobility spinoff Also, with an initial focus on US and European audiences. You can read more over at Electrek.
As part of its explosive reporting on Amazon’s plan to curtail US employment through automation, the NYT published a companion piece on Sparrow, Cardinal, and Proteus — “the robots that, step by step, are replacing human workers in the company’s warehouses.”
[nytimes.com]
It’s a universal truth that companies like EcoFlow, Jackery, Bluetti, and others produce the most ridiculous product renders for their big-ass batteries, making me wonder if they actually use them in the wild. Here’s a gallery of images I’ve collected so far.
