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Japanese investing conglomerate SoftBank Group is buying a robotics company as the financial behemoth says physical AI is its next frontier. SoftBank announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB Group’s robotics business unit for more than five billio ... Show More

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement paid eight hundred twenty five thousand dollars earlier this year to a company that manufactures vehicles equipped with various technologies for law enforcement, including fake cellphone towers known as “cell-site simulators,” which can be ... Show More

Deloitte is rolling out Claude to its nearly 500,000 employees after issuing a refund for a report that contained AI hallucinations. Plus, Taylor Swift fans love a good puzzle, but some were rubbed the wrong way by a promotional scavenger hunt which appeared to use AI-generated v ... Show More

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NVIDIA's new AI model Fugatto can create audio from text prompts', Sony is reportedly developing a new portable console, and Spotify will now save your listening history for up to 90 days. It's Tuesday, November 26th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi ... Show More

Adele got Spotify to remove the shuffle button from album pages; 'Hey, Disney' voice assistant comes to Disneyland in 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The company is also releasing a desktop app for ChatGPT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Airbuds, a music social app aimed at Gen Z, raises $5M as the app reaches 5 million monthly users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

YouTube Music contractors vote overwhelmingly to unionize;  Microsoft starts rolling out iOS support for Phone Link syncing to all Windows 11 users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Plus - Amazon takes on Temu and Shein with discount ‘Amazon Haul’ store; Spotify will start paying video podcast hosts based on how well their videos perform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

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Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, and producer Wyclef Jean says the music industry is broken, which is why he’s now involved with a startup, OpenWav, that’s looking to give the power back to the artists. Through the OpenWav app, launched over the summer, artists can drop n ... Show More