02 Jul 2026
Kraken Robotics Announces Closing of Covelya Group Acquisition
Kraken Robotics Inc. announced the closing of its previously announced acquisition of Covelya Group Limited for approximately $615 million, subject to closing adjustments. Unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts in this release are denominated in Canadian dollars.
02 Jul 2026
Bipolar man accuses ChatGPT of fueling delusions he was Jesus, driving him to attempt suicide
A 34-year-old California man with bipolar disorder is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging dangerous ChatGPT updates fueled his delusions that he was Jesus Christ and drove him to attempt suicide.
02 Jul 2026
China Is Deploying Humanoid Robots To Control Crowds At Vietnam Border
Arrive at the Fangchenggang border terminal and you might get queue directions from a 5-foot-7 robot speaking your language. That’s not a trade show demo — it’s an active deployment.
02 Jul 2026
Trump bought Apple, Nvidia and other tech giants before tariff reversal fueled rebound
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 5, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images While investors and businesses spent the early days of April 2025 fretting over the future of global trade and the economy, President Donald Trump was busy buying into the stock market sell-off he created.
02 Jul 2026
iPhone 18 Pro Could Use Qualcomm Modem in the US and C2 Elsewhere
Stolen data from Apple manufacturing partner Tata Electronics appears to reveal that the iPhone 18 Pro will use different modem chips depending on the market it is sold in, with U.S. models retaining Qualcomm hardware while international models will feature Apple's in-house C2 modem.
02 Jul 2026
AI deals and embodied robotics push factory automation into a new era
Major companies like Fanuc, Google, Kawasaki, and Stellantis are leading new industrial AI collaborations. These partnerships are transforming the way robots are built, trained, and implemented in factories. This shift represents a significant advancement in factory automation.
02 Jul 2026
OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake, FT reports
OpenAI has discussed giving the U.S. government a 5% stake, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, as AI firms face scrutiny in Washington over the likely misuse of advanced models and whether Americans would benefit from the industry's massive valuations.
02 Jul 2026
Researchers detail attack chain escaping Anthropic’s Claude Cowork sandbox
As reported by Silicon Angle, security researchers at Armadin Inc. have detailed an attack chain that allows arbitrary command execution as root within the sandbox environment of Anthropic PBC’s Claude Cowork.
02 Jul 2026
Report reveals iPhone 18 Pro Max’s ‘exact’ battery capacity—and it’s huge
Macworld reports on leaked iPhone 18 Pro Max battery specifications showing 5,235 mAh for Nano SIM models and 5,425 mAh for eSIM-only variants.
