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Uber Eats will use Starship sidewalk robots to deliver food in the UK

Uber Eats is partnering with sidewalk delivery robot company Starship Technologies to deliver food in the U.K. starting later this year. The companies will start the service in the Leeds and Sheffield areas “from select merchants” in December and expand from there. Uber said the service will expand to “additional European markets in 2026” and… Continue reading Uber Eats will use Starship sidewalk robots to deliver food in the UK

The DoorDash Problem: How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon

Amazon’s lawsuit against Perplexity has blown the doors open on the great AI browser fight. by Nilay Patel Nov 20, 2025, 3:30 PM UTC Let’s talk about AI and what I’ve been calling the “DoorDash problem.” This is about to define the next battle in AI, and it might completely transform not only how you… Continue reading The DoorDash Problem: How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon

Report Finds That Leading Chatbots Are a Disaster for Teens Facing Mental Health Struggles

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images A new report from Stanford Medicine’s Brainstorm Lab and the tech safety-focused nonprofit Common Sense Media found that leading AI chatbots can’t be trusted to provide safe support for teens wrestling with their mental health. The risk assessment focuses on prominent general-use chatbots: OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s… Continue reading Report Finds That Leading Chatbots Are a Disaster for Teens Facing Mental Health Struggles

A New Axial-Flux Motor Becomes a Supercar Staple

Tesla was first to patent a primitive axial-flux electric motor—Nikola Tesla, that is, way back in 1889. It would be 126 years before the concept found its way to a car, the 1,500-horsepower (1,103 kilowatt), US $1.9 million, Koenigsegg Regera hybrid, in 2015. Even today, nearly all the world’s EVs and hybrids rely on relatively… Continue reading A New Axial-Flux Motor Becomes a Supercar Staple

Iron ore retreats from two-week high with supply glut concerns in focus

Iron ore futures declined on Thursday, reversing recent gains as concerns over a fourth-quarter supply glut resurfaced. Iron ore futures prices snapped a three-session winning streak on Thursday, with focus back to concerns over a supply glut in the fourth quarter amid robust shipment and weakening demand in top consumer China. The most-traded January iron… Continue reading Iron ore retreats from two-week high with supply glut concerns in focus

Employment in German auto sector at lowest level in over a decade

Nevertheless, the car industry remains Germany’s second-largest manufacturing sector in terms of employment. Employment in Germany’s struggling automotive sector is at its lowest level in more than a decade following the elimination of tens of thousands of jobs, said the federal statistics office. The automotive industry, including parts makers, recorded 721,400 employees at the end… Continue reading Employment in German auto sector at lowest level in over a decade

Indonesian state-run firm to buy 320,000 vehicles for its cooperative programme, CEO says

Indonesia’s state-led Agrinas Pangan Nusantara is set to purchase 160,000 trucks and motorbikes as part of a $12 billion initiative to establish 80,000 cooperative markets. Indonesia’s state-led Agrinas Pangan Nusantara is negotiating the purchase of 160,000 trucks and as many motorbikes to kick off a $12 billion programme to build cooperative markets across the archipelago,… Continue reading Indonesian state-run firm to buy 320,000 vehicles for its cooperative programme, CEO says

EV boom, modular manufacturing spark surge in cold-roll-formed metal demand

Manufacturers said that these advantages are becoming essential as industries seek lighter, stronger and more modular components. A shift toward modular infrastructure, growing electric vehicle (EV) production, and rising expectations around precision manufacturing are accelerating the adoption of sheet-metal cold-roll forming across Indian industries, sector experts told PTI. Cold-roll forming is a continuous, high-speed process… Continue reading EV boom, modular manufacturing spark surge in cold-roll-formed metal demand

Road accidents in Maharashtra be declared public health crisis

He said that, in road accidents, children are more likely to fall on their heads, unlike adults, who instinctively use their hands to break the fall. Against the backdrop of the rising road accident fatalities in Maharashtra and vulnerability of children, experts have called for declaring road crashes a public health crisis and bringing stakeholders… Continue reading Road accidents in Maharashtra be declared public health crisis