IF CHINA’S RULING elites could decide the duration of President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, two months would be a popular choice. A short war would not hurt America enough, is the icy verdict of a policy adviser in Beijing. His calculus reflects a consensus in national-security circles: that Mr …

Micromobility company Also, which was created inside Rivian and spun out last year, will work with DoorDash to develop autonomous delivery vehicles, the companies announced Tuesday. As part of the deal, DoorDash took part in Also’s $200 million Series C funding round, which was led by previous investor Greenoaks Capital. …

Healthcare technology giant CareCloud has confirmed that hackers accessed one of its stores of patients’ electronic health records during a data breach earlier this month. The disclosure, filed with the U. Securities and Exchange Commission last Friday, said the company detected unauthorized access on March 16 to one of six …

To build the autonomous machines of the future, sometimes your model needs a model. Companies developing self-driving cars, robots manipulating the physical environment, or autonomous construction equipment collect thousands, if not millions, of hours of video data for evaluation and training. Organizing and cataloging that video is now a job …

Automation is coming to warehouses — fast. While some companies like Amazon are developing their own robotic fleets in-house, others have turned to outside players for their automation tech. FedEx has dabbled with both strategies. And the $84 billion company has landed on partnerships with robotics companies as the best …

A suspected North Korean hacker has hijacked and modified a popular open source software development tool to deliver malware that could put millions of developers at risk of being compromised. On Monday, a hacker pushed malicious versions of the widely used JavaScript library called Axios, which developers rely on to …

Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide have launched robotaxi operations without a human safety operator in Dubai as part of a broader expansion in the Middle East. Riders can now book the vehicles through Uber’s app, with operations in commercial and industrial districts like Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai Investment …

Whoop, the fitness and health tracking wearable company, has closed a $575 million Series G funding round at a $10. 1 billion valuation — nearly triple its last reported valuation of $3. 6 billion — in a deal that brings together sovereign wealth funds, major health institutions, and some of …

Amazon’s latest upgrade to Alexa+, its next-generation AI assistant, allows you to order food from popular delivery services Uber Eats and Grubhub in a conversational manner, just as if you were chatting with a waiter at a restaurant or placing an order at a drive-thru, according to Amazon. The aim …

Rec Room, once hailed as a promising giant in the social gaming world, announced Monday it would be shutting down its platform on June 1. If you’re a fan of the platform or have ever spent time creating or exploring in its virtual worlds, this news probably hits hard. Over …