Humane’s AI Pin is dead, as HP buys startup’s assets for $116M
Humane announced on Tuesday that most of its assets have been acquired by HP for $116 million. The hardware startup is immediately discontinuing sales of its $499 AI Pins. Humane alerted customers who have already purchased the Pin that their devices will stop functioning before the end of the month — at 12 p.m…
Trump admin reverses hydropower layoffs that sparked grid stability fears
The layoffs slashed between 13% to 20% of the four Power Marketing Administrations’ workforces. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Elon Musk staffer created a DOGE AI assistant for making government ‘less dumb’
A senior Elon Musk staffer created a custom AI chatbot that’s supposed to help DOGE “eliminate” government waste. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
HP acquires Humane AI assets and the AI pin will suffer a humane death
HP acquires Humane assets and the Humane AI pin won’t be around much longer…
Judge finds RCMP breached charter rights during arrests at Wet’suwet’en pipeline blockade
A B.C. judge says police breached the charter rights of three people arrested for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline, and they will receive a reduction in their sentences because of that…
Pain Clinics Made Millions From ‘Unnecessary’ Injections Into ‘Human Pin Cushions’
Pain MD, which once ran as many as 20 clinics across three states, gave chronic-pain patients about 700,000 total injections near their spines, according to court documents. Last year, federal prosecutors proved at trial that the shots were medically unnecessary and part of an extensive fraud scheme…Hamas is acting as if Israel is no longer what it used to be
Hamas feels it has support internationally and also in various places such as among human rights NGOs that do not condemn its treatment of the hostages…
Strategy Announces $2 Billion Note Offering to Fund Bitcoin Purchases
TLDR: Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announces $2 billion convertible senior notes offering due 2030, with potential $300 million additional notes Notes will be zero-interest, unsecured obligations with conversion rights to cash or company stock Proceeds intended for Bitcoin purchases and general corporate purposes Offering limited to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A...
China-made humanoid robot moves gracefully in complex environments
From climbing 134 stairs to running across snowy landscapes without a stumble, the China-made humanoid robot “Tiangong” has showcased its excellence in tackling complex movement challenges! #robot #humanoid #movements…