2026-07-03
Weave’s $7,999 Isaac 1 bets home robots don’t need legs or fingers
The robot butler has been five years away for about twenty years. Weave Robotics thinks the trick is to aim lower. Its new home robot, Isaac 1, does not walk, has no fingers, and mostly just wants to do your laundry. It also costs a fraction of its humanoid rivals. The Y Combinator-backed startup unveiled […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-03
SAP freezes hiring and travel to shovel cash into AI
Europe’s biggest software company is tightening its belt to chase artificial intelligence. SAP is freezing most hiring and pausing non-essential travel, all to free up cash for its AI push. The plan landed in an internal email to staff on Wednesday evening. Bloomberg saw the memo, and SAP confirmed the move to The Register. Going […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-03
India weighs stricter VPN regulations to stop users from bypassing internet blocks
As major VPN providers refused to comply with existing data retention directives, the Indian government is working on a new legal framework that could force companies to establish a local office in the country. Here's everything we know. [...]
2026-07-03
End of an era — the historic PlayStation factory that manufactured 24 billion gaming discs is already being turned into a micro-optics lab, just days after Sony announced its digital push
Sony is losing no time in figuring out what's next for its massive disc-making plant in Thalgau, Austria. [...]
2026-07-03
How to watch Australia vs Egypt: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time for FIFA World Cup 2026 as Mo Salah races to be fit
Here's how to watch Australia vs Egypt for free online and from anywhere as two group runners-up battle it out in the last 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026. [...]
2026-07-03
The chip industry has a warning for Trump: hands off the memory market
The memory shortage has become a political problem in Washington. Now the chip industry has a message for the Trump administration: leave the market alone, or the squeeze gets worse. The warning came in a letter from SEMI, a semiconductor industry group, to senior US officials. Any attempt to fix the shortage by steering prices […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-07-03
Europe is coming for loot boxes, and the games industry is bracing
The video-game industry is bracing for a wave of European rules. They could limit what children play, and cost the sector billions in lost sales. A cluster of European regulations is taking aim at how games are sold to minors. Loot boxes are the main target. The shift could crimp sales worldwide, Bloomberg reported. Regulators […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]