2026-07-08
Irish drone delivery startup Manna is building a 1,000-person US factory in Tulsa to take on Zipline and Wing
Manna Aero, the Ireland-based autonomous drone delivery startup, is setting up a US operations and manufacturing centre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that will employ about 1,000 people over the next several years. Construction is underway, with manufacturing expected to begin in about a year. The expansion is fuelled by the $50 million in venture capital Manna […]<br /> This story continues at The [...]
2026-07-08
Google’s SynthID watermark just debunked its first high-profile deepfake: a hoax image of Mitch McConnell
Google’s SynthID watermarking system scored its first high-profile real-world win this week after Snopes used it to debunk an AI-generated image of Senator Mitch McConnell that had gone viral on Reddit and X. The image, which appeared to show McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in extreme distress, was confirmed as AI-generated after […]<br /> This story continues at The Next We [...]
2026-07-08
Quote of the day by former Nintendo President Satoru Iawata: 'It will require many years and months for the majority of video game purchases to become digital' — correctly predicting dominance of digital games today back in 2009
The then Nintendo President was on the money [...]