The Supreme Court will not help Verizon recover $47mn over location data
The Supreme Court will not help Verizon recover $47mn over location data

The US Supreme Court has refused Verizon’s request to amend a June ruling so it could pursue a refund of the $47mn it paid over selling access to customer location data. AT&T, whose case is procedurally different, can still seek reimbursement of it…

Alphabet takes its AI debt spree Down Under with a first Australian dollar bond
Alphabet takes its AI debt spree Down Under with a first Australian dollar bond

Alphabet is preparing to sell its first bond denominated in Australian dollars, a modest-sounding piece of financial housekeeping that says a good deal about how the AI build-out is now being paid for. According to bookrunner messages reported by Reute…

Excavators, Meet AI: Gravis Nabs $200 Million From SoftBank To Give Construction Equipment Brains

Hello, largest series-A in construction equipment ever. Gravis Robotics is putting AI brains in heavy construction equipment.

Unitree, China’s humanoid robot champion, lists in Shanghai on 19 August after record demand
Unitree, China’s humanoid robot champion, lists in Shanghai on 19 August after record demand

Unitree Robotics, the Hangzhou company that has done more than anyone else to turn Chinese humanoid robots into a spectator sport, is due to begin trading on Shanghai’s STAR Market on 19 August, according to Reuters. The listing makes it the first gene…

Why Meta Smart Glasses Recordings Continue To Grow On Social Media

Smart glasses and cell phones are turning ordinary people into viral content without consent. The law offers little recourse. But an outraged comment section might.

Uber is partnering with drone-delivery firm Zipline and targets a million drone deliveries a day
Uber is partnering with drone-delivery firm Zipline and targets a million drone deliveries a day

Uber, the ride-hailing giant said on Monday that it is teaming up with Zipline, the autonomous drone-delivery firm, to fly Uber Eats orders to customers across the United States, sweetened by an undisclosed strategic investment. It is a striking vote o…

An Update On ‘The Terminal List’ Season 2, Plus Its Release Date

There’s a new update on ‘The Terminal List’ season 2, finally returning to Amazon Prime after four years. It also has a release date.

Nvidia is not backing OpenAI’s rent. It is backing the buildings
Nvidia is not backing OpenAI’s rent. It is backing the buildings

A residual value guarantee is a promise about an object, not about a tenant. Someone builds a thing. Someone else rents it. A third party promises the thing itself will still be worth a set amount. If the renter walks, the owner relets or sells. The gu…

Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries
Uber partners with Zipline on Eats drone deliveries

Uber is teaming up with drone company Zipline to start airborne takeout deliveries later this year, with the goal of reaching one million daily drone deliveries by 2029. Uber also said it was making a strategic investment in Zipline, a California-based company that has been orchestrating drone deliveries in Texas since 2025. The news comes […]

Marvel’s Pre-‘Avengers Doomsday’ MCU Watch List May Reveal Secrets

Marvel has published a list of MCU movies you should watch before ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ and some feature characters not in the film, yet.