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As retail robotics heats up, Berkshire Grey raises $263M
In recent years, the retail category has become one of the biggest and best-funded robotics categories — particularly when coupled with connected verticals like warehouse fulfillment and logistics. Berkshire Grey has flown mostly under the under the radar, but is kicking 2020 off with some pretty sizable funding news. The…
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Boom Supersonic partners with Flight Research to test its XB-1 supersonic aircraft
Supersonic aviation startup Boom is making progress on its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft, the airplane that will prove out its tech and pave the way for construction of its future production commercial supersonic passenger jets. The Denver-based startup has partnered with Flight Research, Inc., a company that specializes in flight testing…
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Philips new 4K LED TVs get premium Bowers and Wilkins sound systems
Remember the ace Bowers and Wilkins-tuned soundbar that came integrated with the top-notch Philips OLED+984 TV? As with all good things in tech, from 2020 you’ll see that kind of dedication to built-in audio trickle down into Philips more affordable TV sets. Continuing its partnership with Bowers and Wilkins, Philips’…
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Lego releases new International Space Station set, sends it into the stratosphere
Lego is back with another new amazing spacecraft build set. This time, it’s a fairly realistic replica of the International Space Station, the orbiting laboratory helmed by NASA and more than a dozen countries all over the world. To celebrate the new creation, the Lego team sent the tiny ISS…
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Buy two Blu-ray movies or video games, get one free from Amazon
This story is part of a group of stories called Only the best deals on Verge-approved gadgets get the Good Deals stamp of approval, so if you’re looking for a deal on your next gadget or gift from major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and more, this is…
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Disney’s Myth: A Frozen Tale should be a case study for anyone filmmaking in VR
This week, on my way to check out a little ride debuting at Disneyland in California, I stopped by Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank to check out Myth: A Frozen Tale. Myth is a new VR experience created by a team working at the studio that debuted with the…
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