Rivian spin-out Mind Robotics raises $500M for industrial AI-powered robots Mind Robotics, an industrial robotics lab spun out of the electric vehicle maker Rivian, has raised $500 million in a Series A funding round co-led by venture firms Accel and Andreessen Horowitz. The financing, announced Wednesday, follows a $115 million seed round that was led by Eclipse in late 2025, bringing Mind...

PlayStation Plus Subscribers Can Play Tomb Raider and More All April LongPlayStation Plus, which is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, offers a large, constantly expanding library of games. Subscribers can choose from the Essential, Extra and Premium tiers, each with unique perks and benefits. Starting at $10 a month, the plans give subscribers access to games and rewards, and each month, all...

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World launches tool to verify humans behind AI shopping agents World, co-founded by Sam Altman, is dedicated to creating what it calls “proof of human” tech—ID verification tools for an internet increasingly overrun by AI-generated content of dubious quality. The connection isn’t lost that Altman’s other company, OpenAI, has been widely blamed for creating a whole lot of that slop (though one...

Iran-backed Houthis join war with attack against IsraelEPAHouthis say they will continue attacks until war against their allies stopsThe Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen say they have launched a barrage of missiles against Israel - the first since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran.The group said in a statement that it had targeted "sensitive Israeli military sites" and vowed to continue such...