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Hirebotics cobots add line tracking and linear rails to reach moving and oversized parts

New Capabilities

A Hirebotics cobot can now paint parts as they move along a conveyor, and ride a modular rail to reach workpieces far longer than its own arm, all programmed through the company's no-code Beacon platform. The company demonstrated both additions at IMTS 2026 in Chicago.

A Hirebotics cobot can now paint parts as they move along a conveyor, and ride a modular rail to reach workpieces far longer than its own arm, all programmed through the company's no-code Beacon platform. The company demonstrated both additions at IMTS 2026 in Chicago.

Updated 3 hours ago

AppNava raises $2.3M to predict mobile game player lifetime value

Money Moves

Mobile game studios spend on user acquisition today but only learn a player's true value months later. AppNava's machine learning models predict that value from a player's first session, and the startup just raised $2.3 million to expand.

Mobile game studios spend on user acquisition today but only learn a player's true value months later. AppNava's machine learning models predict that value from a player's first session, and the startup just raised $2.3 million to expand.

Updated 3 hours ago

Four-week diet change shifts biological age markers in older adults

New Capabilities

A four-week diet change shifted estimated biological age in adults aged 65 to 75, a University of Sydney trial reported. Participants who ate an omnivorous diet with less fat and more whole-food carbohydrates showed biomarker changes equivalent to roughly 3.5 to 4 fewer years of biological age.

A four-week diet change shifted estimated biological age in adults aged 65 to 75, a University of Sydney trial reported. Participants who ate an omnivorous diet with less fat and more whole-food carbohydrates showed biomarker changes equivalent to roughly 3.5 to 4 fewer years of biological age.

Updated 3 hours ago

Judge orders Fox to hand over documents in shareholders' case

Rule Changes

A Nevada judge has ordered Fox Corporation to turn over hundreds of internal documents to shareholders. The records could show how founder Rupert Murdoch handled some of his media companies' biggest scandals.

A Nevada judge has ordered Fox Corporation to turn over hundreds of internal documents to shareholders. The records could show how founder Rupert Murdoch handled some of his media companies' biggest scandals.

Updated 3 hours ago

Spain blocks Archive.today and all its mirrors without a court order

Rule Changes

Spain has blocked Archive.today, the free web-archiving service that captures paywalled and deleted pages, across 98% of the country's broadband lines. The order came from an administrative copyright commission, not a court, and it covers all seven of the service's domains: archive.today, archive.is, archive.ph, archive.li, archive.md, archive.fo, and archive.vn.

Spain has blocked Archive.today, the free web-archiving service that captures paywalled and deleted pages, across 98% of the country's broadband lines. The order came from an administrative copyright commission, not a court, and it covers all seven of the service's domains: archive.today, archive.is, archive.ph, archive.li, archive.md, archive.fo, and archive.vn.

Updated 3 hours ago

Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

Rule Changes

President Trump said Friday he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. He posted the announcement on Truth Social, accusing the outlets of reporting 'FICTION and LIES,' and told reporters the ban would 'go as far as you can.'

President Trump said Friday he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. He posted the announcement on Truth Social, accusing the outlets of reporting 'FICTION and LIES,' and told reporters the ban would 'go as far as you can.'

Updated 3 hours ago

ARPA-H launches SPECTRA, an AI-driven initiative to transform autism diagnosis

New Capabilities

Autism diagnosis has relied for decades on behavioral observation by specialists. ARPA-H, the federal advanced research agency, launched SPECTRA on September 17 to replace that model with objective biological data and artificial intelligence.

Autism diagnosis has relied for decades on behavioral observation by specialists. ARPA-H, the federal advanced research agency, launched SPECTRA on September 17 to replace that model with objective biological data and artificial intelligence.

Updated 5 hours ago

80,000-year-old arrowheads found in Uzbekistan match French points from 25,000 years later

New Capabilities

Tiny triangular stone points recovered from a rock shelter in the Tian Shan mountains of Uzbekistan carry impact traces consistent with arrowheads, and the occupation layer dates to roughly 80,000 years ago. They are small enough that they could only have tipped arrow-like shafts, not heavier thrusting or throwing weapons.

Tiny triangular stone points recovered from a rock shelter in the Tian Shan mountains of Uzbekistan carry impact traces consistent with arrowheads, and the occupation layer dates to roughly 80,000 years ago. They are small enough that they could only have tipped arrow-like shafts, not heavier thrusting or throwing weapons.

Updated 5 hours ago

USCIS bars denied asylum seekers from refiling the same claim

Rule Changes

A person denied asylum in the United States can no longer file a new application on the same claim. The rule took effect immediately, covering every new and pending asylum application.

A person denied asylum in the United States can no longer file a new application on the same claim. The rule took effect immediately, covering every new and pending asylum application.

Updated 7 hours ago

Researchers identify new blood group MAL, ending 50-year search

New Capabilities

In 1972, blood taken from a pregnant woman showed red cells missing a surface marker every other person carried. No one could explain it. Fifty years later, researchers traced the cause to a gene called MAL, establishing a new human blood group system.

In 1972, blood taken from a pregnant woman showed red cells missing a surface marker every other person carried. No one could explain it. Fifty years later, researchers traced the cause to a gene called MAL, establishing a new human blood group system.

Updated 7 hours ago

Congress moves to tariff the biggest buyers of Russian oil

Rule Changes

Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law on September 18, two days after the House passed it 262-159. The law lets him tariff the five largest buyers of Russian oil and natural gas up to 100% and sanctions Vladimir Putin.

Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law on September 18, two days after the House passed it 262-159. The law lets him tariff the five largest buyers of Russian oil and natural gas up to 100% and sanctions Vladimir Putin.

Updated 10 hours ago

Courts restore $5 billion EV charging program after Trump administration froze it

Built World

Three years after Congress approved $5 billion for highway EV chargers, the White House froze the money. Courts unfroze it in January, and states are building again — North Carolina added seven new charging locations on September 14.

Three years after Congress approved $5 billion for highway EV chargers, the White House froze the money. Courts unfroze it in January, and states are building again — North Carolina added seven new charging locations on September 14.

Updated Yesterday

Ukraine's long-range drones reach Russia's northern coast

Force in Play

Ukraine's long-range drones hit the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl on Sept. 17, forcing one of Russia's largest refineries to halt production. Rosneft's Syzran and Saratov refineries stopped processing days earlier. Three of the six refineries that make half of Russia's diesel are shut or running at a quarter capacity.

Ukraine's long-range drones hit the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl on Sept. 17, forcing one of Russia's largest refineries to halt production. Rosneft's Syzran and Saratov refineries stopped processing days earlier. Three of the six refineries that make half of Russia's diesel are shut or running at a quarter capacity.

Updated Yesterday

S&P Global acquires OpenZeppelin, the security standard for onchain finance

Money Moves

S&P Global agreed this week to buy OpenZeppelin, whose code libraries secure most of the world's largest stablecoins and tokenized funds. It's the first time the ratings agency has directly owned blockchain-native infrastructure.

S&P Global agreed this week to buy OpenZeppelin, whose code libraries secure most of the world's largest stablecoins and tokenized funds. It's the first time the ratings agency has directly owned blockchain-native infrastructure.

Updated Yesterday

Houthis strike Saudi Aramco's Jazan refinery, reopening a front held quiet since 2022

Force in Play

Air raid alerts sounded in Riyadh on September 19 for the first time in this escalation, and explosions were reported before the all-clear. Houthi forces now hold Mokha, Perim island, Dhubab and the Hanish islands on the Red Sea coast.

Air raid alerts sounded in Riyadh on September 19 for the first time in this escalation, and explosions were reported before the all-clear. Houthi forces now hold Mokha, Perim island, Dhubab and the Hanish islands on the Red Sea coast.

Updated Yesterday

US and Israel launch joint military campaign against Iran

Force in Play

The US-Israeli campaign against Iran, launched February 28, 2026, is now in its seventh month. An April 7 ceasefire collapsed in July, and US forces resumed daily strikes. The Pentagon's inspector general reported September 15 that 18 US troops died between February and July, 417 were wounded through June, and the war cost $33.4 billion, including $22.3 billion in munitions.

The US-Israeli campaign against Iran, launched February 28, 2026, is now in its seventh month. An April 7 ceasefire collapsed in July, and US forces resumed daily strikes. The Pentagon's inspector general reported September 15 that 18 US troops died between February and July, 417 were wounded through June, and the war cost $33.4 billion, including $22.3 billion in munitions.

Updated Yesterday

Visa, Circle, and Ripple back stablecoin treasury startup Velocity in $48M round

Money Moves

Visa, Circle, and Ripple each invested in Velocity, a London startup letting businesses use stablecoins without replacing their banking systems. The $10 million extension brings Velocity's Series A to $48 million at a $200 million valuation.

Visa, Circle, and Ripple each invested in Velocity, a London startup letting businesses use stablecoins without replacing their banking systems. The $10 million extension brings Velocity's Series A to $48 million at a $200 million valuation.

Updated Yesterday

Mesa approves $3B desert project with lake barred from municipal water

Built World

The Mesa city council on September 14 approved Legacy Park, a $3 billion mixed-use development anchored by a 20-acre public park with a 10-acre man-made lake. Arizona law bars using municipal tap water to fill a decorative lake, so the developer, Vestar, must buy private Type II groundwater rights from closed factories or mines and build a separate pipe system so the lake never connects to Mesa's drinking water.

The Mesa city council on September 14 approved Legacy Park, a $3 billion mixed-use development anchored by a 20-acre public park with a 10-acre man-made lake. Arizona law bars using municipal tap water to fill a decorative lake, so the developer, Vestar, must buy private Type II groundwater rights from closed factories or mines and build a separate pipe system so the lake never connects to Mesa's drinking water.

Updated 2 days ago