Florida is banning Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers across state highways, as reported earlier by NBC News and local news outlet WUSF. In a memo on Monday, Florida’s Department of Transportation says it’s revoking permits for all license plate readers, adding that they must be removed from state highways within 30 days.…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions.…
America’s AI data center boom has produced a staggering new number: more than 700 gigawatts of electricity requests across parts of the United States, roughly enough to supply every home in the country. There’s just one problem. Nobody knows how […] The post AI data centers request 700 GW of U.S. power, but much of…
JBL is well known for its portable bluetooth and party speakers, but now it’s also stepping into the world of connected whole-home audio. The JBL Cove series of speakers introduced today can work independently, as a stereo pair, or linked together to form a multi-room sound system, placing the range in competition with Sonos and…
Nvidia is putting $3.5 billion behind Taiwan’s MediaTek, and the money comes with strings that reveal exactly how Jensen Huang wants to run the next phase of the AI buildout. The chipmaker confirmed on August 31, 2026, that it bought $3.5 billion worth of convertible bonds issued by MediaTek, according to Nvidia’s official announcement. The…
Nvidia’s newest AI accelerator is no longer a slide in a keynote deck. The GB300 “Blackwell Ultra” platform is shipping in volume to Microsoft, Oracle Cloud, CoreWeave and other hyperscalers, and the numbers behind that ramp landed on August 27, 2026, when Nvidia reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $96.2 billion, according to the company’s own…
A $446 million AI financing in China, a $26 million bet on overloaded electricity grids, and fresh capital for counter-drone aircraft set the tone for startup funding on September 1. Today’s 10 selected rounds span generative 3D models and AI agents, […] The post Startup Funding News Today, September 1, 2026: VAST, Gridsight, Airbility, Kepler Aerospace…
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