iRobot announces eight new robot vacuums

iRobot announces eight new robot vacuums

Source: The Verge After a tumultuous 2024, in which iRobot lost its founder and CEO, Colin Angle, Amazon abandoned its acquisition plans, and the company laid off a large portion of its staff, iRobot is back with a major shake-up of its robotic vacuum line. This week, the company that invented the robot vacuum over…

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Sony testing AI to drive PlayStation characters

Sony testing AI to drive PlayStation characters

Source: Venture Beat As a company and first-party platform, PlayStation and Sony have not shied away from using AI as part of their value proposal to consumers. While competitor Microsoft has made a big show about using it for game ideation and prototyping, Sony has instead focused on using AI and machine-learning for frame generation…

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CFPB official testifies to agency confusion after DOGE

CFPB official testifies to agency confusion after DOGE

Source: The Verge “Big time” confusion has wracked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) staff since last month, the agency’s chief operating officer, Adam Martinez, testified before a federal judge in Washington, DC, on Monday. Martinez’s testimony — which will continue on Tuesday afternoon — is meant to address questions around what’s happening at the…

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