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Waymo has received a Testing and Operations Pilot Permit to start using autonomous vehicles at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). City leaders say the effort is aimed at improving transportation access for travelers and helping support the city's economic recovery.
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Apple has officially rolled out visionOS 26. The new version includes floating widgets that persist across sessions, upgraded Personas with enhanced realism, and depth-rich photo viewing through spatial scenes.
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Figure has raised over $1 billion in Series C funding, putting its valuation at $39 billion. The round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, with participation from NVIDIA, Brookfield Asset Management, Intel Capital, and others.
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Zero Latency VR has announced the global launch of HAUNTED, its first dedicated horror experience. The company calls it its most atmospheric title to date, aiming to deliver a high-intensity group VR experience that blends fear, immersion, and storytelling.
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Luminary Cloud has raised $72 million in Series B funding to grow its Physics AI platform. The round was led by N47, previously known as Next47, with participation from Sutter Hill Ventures and NVentures, the investment arm of NVIDIA.
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Qualcomm and HARMAN are working together on an in-car system that uses AI to improve safety and user experience. The system combines Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Cockpit Elite platform with HARMAN’s Ready product line for intelligent in-cabin experiences.
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Sandbox VR is bringing its virtual reality experiences to Italy. Vito Scavo and Alessandro Bergamo have secured exclusive rights to launch the brand through their company, Immexia Srl. The first location will open in Treviso, backed by a €1.5 million investment.
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Intuitive, a robotic surgery company, has added new real-time software features to its da Vinci 5 system. The update includes Force Gauge, In-Console Video Replay, and Network CCM, designed to give surgeons more feedback during operations and help hospitals manage updates more easily.
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Nintendo is reviving the Virtual Boy system through its Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. The update includes a new Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics library and introduces two optional accessories that enable 3D gameplay on both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 systems.
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RoboSense has entered full-scale production of its digital LiDAR platform called the EM platform. This move makes high-resolution sensors available to major global automakers. The move signals a shift from development to mass delivery for both driver assistance and autonomous vehicle systems.
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Alterego has revealed a new wearable that lets people talk to AI without saying anything out loud. The device, which the company says is "the first near-telepathic interface", picks up signals the brain sends to the speech system before words are spoken.
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Lyft and May Mobility have launched their first autonomous vehicle service together, starting with a pilot in Midtown Atlanta. Riders using the Lyft app can now be matched with one of May Mobility’s hybrid-electric Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS vehicles.