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-- Thales has actually reached a contract with Boreal, a subsidiary of the multidisciplinary aerospace and defence Group MISTRAL, specialising in UAV innovations and understood in specific for its high-performance long-range Boreal Aerial Vehicle.The cooperation will further strengthen France's defence industrial and technological base through the d.
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Growth-stage fundraising is picking up speed again, however it's not the same game it used to be. At A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025on July 15 in Boston, we're bringing in someone who understands how the rules have changed and how to win in today's market: Cathy Gao, partner at Sapphire Ventures.Gao has actually backed breakout start-ups like Culture Amp, Gem,...Growth-stage fundraising is picking up speed again, however its not the exact same video game it utilized to be. At A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025on July 15 in Boston, were bringing in somebody who understands how the rules have actually altered and how to win in todays market: Cathy Gao, partner at Sapphire Ventures.Gao has backed breakout start-ups like Culture Amp, Gem, Sword Health, and EliseAI. Shes rested on both sides of the table as a financier and operator. At Gusto, she helped scale postSeries B. Now, shes helping creators cut through the noise and land handle a progressively competitive environment.Dont miss out on Cathys insights. Register before June 23 to save up to$210. This isn't theory. This is whats working now.In her session The New Rules of Growth-Stage Fundraising: How to Win at Raising a Series C & Beyond, Gao will unload how GenAI is driving a revival in later-stage funding and why most founders still fizzle. Shell break down - what top-tier financiers are actually looking for in todays offers, how to hone your pitch, and where to focus if youre raising in the $30M+ range.If youre scaling a breakout AI company or just trying to stay relevant in this high-stakes landscape, this is the tactical session you do not wish to miss.TC All Stage is one day. What you learn will power your scaling.A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025 kicks off July 15 at Bostons SoWa Power Station, powered by Fidelity Private Shares. Its a complete day of founder how-to, hard-won lessons, and high-impact conversations with the people actually composing the checks at every stage of scaling.Bring your cofounder. Your head of finance. Your future term sheet. Simply don't miss Cathy. Register now to conserve approximately$210 before the June 22 deadline at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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Five days until costs rise! Are you ready to scale or stall?Time's ticking. Ticket prices for A Technology NewsRoom All Stage go up after June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Creators save $210, and financiers conserve $200. Register here to fuel your growth with a discount.Join 1,000 founders and investors on July 15 at Boston's SoWa Power Station for the f.
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Singapore-based Volarious has launched the V-Line Pro, a tethered drone power system tailor-made for the new DJI Matrice 400 (M400), extending flight times and boosting operational uptime for enterprise users. Developed in close collaboration with DJI, the V-Line Pro integrates tightly with the drone’s systems and interface.

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At the pre-seed stage, there's not much for a VC to evaluate-- no revenue curve, no retention metrics, no CAC. That does not indicate they're thinking. It implies they're enjoying whatever else. At A Technology NewsRoom All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Charles Hudson, managing partner and founder of Precursor Ventures, will walk creators through the ...
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Grifin, an investment app that simplifies investing by immediately buying stocks in brand names where users frequently store, announced on Wednesday that it has protected an $11 million Series A financing round, bringing the overall amount raised to around $22 million. Alongside the announcement, Grifin also exposed it has actually gone beyond 500,000 registered ...
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It seems like DJI is having a little fire sale on its purchases of Raw Licenses for its Ronin 4D cinema camera but now apparently also for its Inspire 3 drone. You can now get either for just $1. But why? And why do you even need to purchase this license, and should you?

Noticed by a Reddit poster, it’s unknown exactly how long the Inspire 3’s Raw L...
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If you’re serious about traction, scale, and funding, you have 4 days left to secure your pass to A Technology NewsRoom All Stage — and save up to $210 while you’re at it. Prices rise after June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

This is not just another startup event. It’s your tactical launchpad and the fuel to scale to the next level. On July 15 in Boston, j...

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Why one man is archiving human-made content from before the AI explosionWhy one man is archiving human-made content from before the AI explosion

Graham-Cumming is no stranger to tech preservation efforts. ....

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Percepto, a company known for its autonomous inspection tech, has launched an AI-powered emission detector that allows remote, drone-based methane surveying at scale. Already being used in major oil-producing regions across the US, this new system could make emissions tracking faster, easier, and more cost-effective for energy operators.

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No company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed since the introduction of ChatGPT over two years ago — and the many competitive generative AI services that have launched since. And its stock price soared. 

During that period, the world’s leading h...

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All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.&s &destabilizing decisions&All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”

The members highlighted their medical and scientific expertise, lengthy vetting, transparent processes, and evidence-based approach to helping set federal immunization programs, which affect insurance coverage. ....

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Illustration of Reservoir Farms.

Reservoir Farms provides office space, shop space, storage containers and workable crop testing areas for resident companies. | Credit: Reservoir Farms

Reservoir Farms, an agricultural technology incubator based in California&s Salinas Valley, has opened applications for its inaugural cohort of 12 startups. The initiative is designed to...

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When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Payments in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full salary. So he negotiated for stock to make up the difference. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the company, and that equity converted into Stripe shares, enough to let Kinvi leave his job, bootstrap a side project, and eventually...

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Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive orderCybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order

The departments of Commerce, Treasury, Homeland Security and the National Institutes of Health were all compromised. ....

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All3 has tested construction robotics.

All3 tested its construction robotics in Belgrade, Serbia. Credit: Jason Alden

Increasing demand for housing in Europe and North America has coincided with worsening shortages of skilled labor. All3 today emerged from stealth and unveiled its building system, which integrates artificial intelligence and robotics.

The London-based company claimed...

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There’s a lot of talk in the startup world about how AI makes individuals so productive that it could give rise to a generation of “solo unicorns” — one-person companies worth over $1 billion.

While an actual solo unicorn remains a mythical creature, Israeli developer Maor Shlomo provided compelling evidence Wednesday that the concept might not be...

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X sues to block copycat NY content moderation law after California winX sues to block copycat NY content moderation law after California win

"It is our sincere belief that the current social media landscape makes it far too easy for bad actors to promote false claims, hatred and dangerous conspiracies online, and some large social media companies are not able or willing to regulate this hate speech themselves," the letter said. ....

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Simbe's Tally robot in a grocery store.

The Tally robot can autonomously navigate stores and scan shelves to track inventory. | Source: Simbe Robotics

Simbe Robotics Inc. and Coresight Research yesterday released the &State of In-Store Retailing 2025& report. The companies said the report highlights the retail industry&s urgent need to digitize stores using artificial...

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In late 2022, Noah Pepper, a former Stripe business lead for the Asia Pacific region, founded Multiplier, a startup that aimed to sell software to tax accountants. But soon after ChatGPT was released, it occurred to him that AI can change how professional service firms use technology.

“I realized I was barking up the wrong tree by trying to build a...

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Trump&s EPA to &reconsider& ban on cancer-causing asbestosTrump’s EPA to “reconsider” ban on cancer-causing asbestos

Despite touting ambitious goals of making America healthier, the Trump administration on Monday revealed in court documents that it is backpedaling on a ban on cancer-causing asbestos. ....

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The Robot Report Podcast & middot; Celebrating 200 Episodes; Evolution of robotics in space explorationIn Episode 200 of The Robot Report Podcast, our guest is Dr. Robert Ambrose, chairman of robotics and artificial intelligence at Alliant; associate director of the Texas A-M Space Institute; and previous chief of software application, robotics, and ...
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Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video generation model, V1.

V1 is an image-to-video model, in which users can upload an image — or take an image generated by one of Midjourney’s other models — and V1 will produce a set of four five-second videos based on i...

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Prepare to bid farewell to The Sandman with S2 trailerPrepare to bid farewell to The Sandman with S2 trailer

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PrismaX launches with $11M to scale virtual datasets for robotics foundation models

PrismaX is a platform designed to address physical AI and robotics industry challenges of data, models, and scaling. | Source: PrismaX

Robotics developers need reliable data to build artificial intelligence models for training robots. PrismaX, which is building a robotics teleoperations platform, this week launched after completing an $11 million...

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Shared micromobility startup Voi is on the hunt for acquisitions. And on CEO Fredrik Hjelm’s wishlist is Bolt, the European mobility super-app best known for ride-hailing.

Not that Bolt’s micromobility business is necessarily for sale — despite talk of Voi buying the company’s scooter and bike arm. Bolt declined to comment when A Technology...

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Toy-maker Mattel accused of planning &reckless& AI social experiment on kidsToy-maker Mattel accused of planning “reckless” AI social experiment on kids

Most obviously, AI models are still prone to hallucination, Kaur noted. ....

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Start-ups do not construct themselves. The Builders Stage at A Technology NewsRoom Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-- 29 at San Francisco's Moscone West, is where investors, operators, and creators come to talk strategies-- the basics of getting something off the ground and making it work. This year, we're bringing a few of the sharpest minds in the ...
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AI investments hit $110 billion in 2024, and the funding landscape in 2025 is more competitive than ever. For early-stage startups, that means more money in the market, but also more pressure to stand out.

At A Technology NewsRoom Sessions: AI, Rebecca Bellan sat down with three experienced investors: Jill Chase, partner at CapitalG; Kanu Gulati,...

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Google has announced a big expansion of its Gemini AI design family today. ... Google has announced a huge growth of its Gemini AI model family today. After months of tweaking and tuning, the high-power Gemini 2.5 Pro is leaving preview and is ready for designers to construct on. Google is using a peek at its upcoming high-efficiency model, known as Gemini 2.5 Pro Flash-Lite. Try as it might, Google can't get away from puzzling model names.Google's AI aspirations have actually been searching for in 2025 with the launching of Gemini 2.5. These models showed a marked enhancement over past variations, making Google more competitive with OpenAI and its popular GPT designs. Nevertheless, we've been swamped with previews and test develops as Google pursues general schedule, which implies a model is steady enough for long-term advancement work.The 2.5 Flash model left sneak peek at I/O, but Gemini 2.5 Pro dragged. Today, Flash is striking general schedule with the 04-17 build. Gemini 2.5 Pro is leaving sneak peek and likewise reaching general availability, and as predicted, the recently revamped 06-05 construct is the winner. This version aimed to address some problems that appeared in the Google I/O build of 2.5 Pro, and it appears to have worked. Google now has a Gemini model for each job. Credit: Google now has a Gemini model for each task. Credit: Google All Gemini 2.5 designs include adjustable believing budgets, making them interesting designers who want more control over expenses. For the most price-sensitive devs, Google is likewise introducing Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, which was previously experimental. This model is now in preview, using a way to run high-volume AI workloads without incurring considerable expenses. Compared to 2.5 Flash, it's one-third of the cost for text, image, and video inputs and less than one-sixth of the expense for output tokens. It's not likely this variant of Gemini will pertain to the app for routine users, due to the fact that it's less capable than 2.5 Flash and just makes sense when you're paying by the token.
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