Japan Is Launching a Probe to Collect the First-Ever Samples From a Martian Moon
The mission to Phobos, Japan’s first Mars probe launch in 28 years, may reveal new information about our closest planetary neighbor.
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iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo
The original robot vacuum company showed off a concept robot at the IFA tech show in Berlin today. The Roomba Duo combines a heavy-duty floor-washing machine with a smaller, slimmer Roomba. The two floor cleaners can move around your home together, with the main unit mopping and sweeping larger floor areas and the smaller unit…
Catch Raises $5 Million for AI Executive Assistant With Guardrails
Catch promises the capabilities of a trusted executive assistant, with built-in controls governing what data and systems it can access. The post Catch Raises $5 Million for AI Executive Assistant With Guardrails appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Tesla-Challenging EV Truck Startup Windrose Loses Most of Chinese Staff
About 100 Chinese employees at the Chinese-European electric trucking startup have departed after it fell behind on wages.
How to Build Data Centers People Won’t Hate
The companies racing to build AI factories are rethinking their plans in order to win back the trust of Americans.
We spent the week testing IFA’s best (and weirdest) gadgets, ask us anything
Europe’s biggest tech trade show, IFA, has taken over Berlin this week – and we’ve been on the ground all week checking it out in person. We figure you have questions, so we’re hosting an AMA that’s exclusive to Verge subscribers at 12PM ET today. That’s when we’ll start dropping answers, but you can ask…
Bluetti launches ‘e-generator’ to take on noisy, stinky, polluting gas generators
Bluetti doesn’t want you to call the Pioneer 5000 a solar generator (SoGen) even though that’s what it is. What makes it slightly different from other large power stations that can be charged off solar – aka, a SoGen – is the dolly cart and up to 18KW of instant surge power available to start…
The Best Dyson Vacuums (2026) to Buy—and Some to Avoid
Feeling the pull of a new clean machine? I’ll help you make sense of Dyson’s whirlwind vacuum lineup.
The Best Automatic Litter Box of 2026: Petkit and Litter-Robot
With these high-tech automatic litter boxes, gone are the days of scooping and smells. Welcome to the future.
How a Secret Orangutan Breeding Program Is Creating a Baby Boom
The success of a program linking zoos across the US has created social media stars and generated a wave of interest in how to protect the endangered great apes in the wild.