Chinese medical device firm VFLO Medical has secured $80 million in a Series B funding round, roping in its existing shareholder US-domiciled fund 6 Dimensions Capital and its successor fund 120 Capital among other investors, according to an announcement. Go to Source
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The musical at the end of the world
Joshua Oppenheimer’s The End is a musical about wicked people. But it’s very different from Wicked. Share this story Tilda Swinton and Michael ShannonNeon Mother (Tilda Swinton) is having a bad dream. Sleeping beside her is the sweet and affable Father (Michael Shannon). She wrestles herself out of a nightmare and is comforted by her… Continue reading The musical at the end of the world
HDMI 2.2 could make its debut at CES next month
We may see the next HDMI standard, HDMI 2.2, in only a matter of weeks. According to an email from the HDMI Forum sent around to press including Engadget this weekend, a new HDMI specification will be announced on Monday, January 6 in Las Vegas ahead of the official start to CES 2025. The details… Continue reading HDMI 2.2 could make its debut at CES next month
Trump’s team reportedly wants to end NHTSA reporting requirement for car crashes involving automated systems
According to a report from Reuters, president-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is trying to kill a rule set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that requires automakers to report crashes if advanced driver assistance technology or automated driving systems were in use within 30 seconds of the crash. The NHTSA issued the Standing… Continue reading Trump’s team reportedly wants to end NHTSA reporting requirement for car crashes involving automated systems
CES 2025 preview: The new technology we’re expecting and hoping to see in Las Vegas
The holiday season has barely begun, but some of us are already getting ready for CES 2025. Shortly after New Year’s Day, many from the Engadget team will be packing our bags to fly to Las Vegas, where we’ll be covering tech’s biggest annual conference. As usual, our inboxes are already flooded with pitches from… Continue reading CES 2025 preview: The new technology we’re expecting and hoping to see in Las Vegas
Now Meta is trying to stop OpenAI’s for-profit conversion too
Meta sent a letter to California’s attorney general on Thursday urging him to stop OpenAI from converting to a for-profit company, a move that Meta says would be “wrong” and “could lead to a proliferation of similar start-up ventures that are notionally charitable until they are potentially profitable.” The letter from Meta Platforms to Attorney… Continue reading Now Meta is trying to stop OpenAI’s for-profit conversion too
Tesla is buffing Foundation Series badges off Cybertrucks to sell them as regular trucks
Tesla is turning some of its Foundation Series Cybertrucks into regular Cybertrucks to sell them and sending hundreds of US Cybertrucks to be homologated in Canada as it is having issues selling them in the US. There have been several signs lately that Tesla has worked through its Cybertruck reservation backlog and it is now… Continue reading Tesla is buffing Foundation Series badges off Cybertrucks to sell them as regular trucks
Mexico Is Getting So Hot That Even Young People Are Dropping Dead
This doesn’t bode well. Killer Heat Scientists have found that it’s not just older adults succumbing to dangerous temperatures driven by climate change — even younger people may be more susceptible to extreme heat as well. As detailed in a new study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers found that three-fourths of heat-related deaths… Continue reading Mexico Is Getting So Hot That Even Young People Are Dropping Dead
Schools Using AI to Send Police to Students’ Homes
“It was one of the worst experiences of her life.” Worst Experience Schools are employing dubious AI-powered software to accuse teenagers of wanting to harm themselves and sending the cops to their homes as a result — with often chaotic and traumatic results. As the New York Times reports, software being installed on high school… Continue reading Schools Using AI to Send Police to Students’ Homes
Fusion Startup Conducts Strange Ceremony Involving Woman With Wires Coming Out of Her Back
That’s one way to get investors. Spectacular Oracular Earlier this year in a Silicon Valley warehouse, a nuclear fusion startup held a strange secret ceremony that featured, among other things, a bunch of giant capacitors and a woman with wires attached to her back playing piano alongside a robotic arm. As Wired reports, attendees at the… Continue reading Fusion Startup Conducts Strange Ceremony Involving Woman With Wires Coming Out of Her Back