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Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones : Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window cleaning drones and power washing robots. Read More

Meta turns to AI to make shopping easier on Instagram and Facebook: Meta is using generative AI to provide more product and brand information to consumers when they're shopping in its apps. Read More

After pivoting, Y Combinator grad Glimpse raises $35M led by a16z: Glimpse announced on Wednesday a $35 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from 8VC and YC. Read More

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Sony and Honda give up on their joint EV project: The Sony-Honda joint venture has killed plans for its Afeela sedan and SUV electric vehicles. The news comes shortly after Honda reversed its plans to launch more electric vehicles in the U.S. Read More

Elon Musk pauses changes to X's creator revenue-sharing program after backlash: Hours after announcement of the new policy Elon Musk said X is pausing the rollout. Read More

New Mexico just handed Meta its first courtroom defeat over child safety, and the rest of the country is watching: The dollar amount isn't as important as the fact that this is the first jury verdict of its kind against Meta over harm to young people. Read More

Harbinger's next product will be hybrid emergency vehicles: The young California startup is already building RVs, FedEx vans, and box trucks. Now its hybrid powertrain will underpin ambulances and mobile healthcare units. Read More

Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots: The acquisition of Fauna Robotics is the second robotics startup Amazon has purchased this month. Read More

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Last but Not Least

With Sift Stack, two ex-SpaceX engineers are bringing the software that helped launch rockets to the factory floor: Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing. Read More