Alpha School, a private network, is spreading into public education. While its students’ test scores are high, some parents ...

Uncle Murray” was transformed from a store-bought holiday prop into a character with a website that improvises jokes and ...

When I arrived at The Hoxton, a hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, there were two placards on the reception desk advertising what I was there for: an Aescape robot massage. As no stranger to back pain, ...

We've watched humanoid robots play soccer, run races and even fight other robots. Now, content creator Frankie LaPenna has taken things in a much wilder direction by stepping into a cage to fight them ...

A humanoid robot that costs under $4,000 sounds too good to be true. But that’s the price that Flourish Robots, a humanoid robot startup, has announced for its ready-to-ship Flourish 1 unit. At $3,555 ...

I just received mail from a company called ‘Ready to Register, Inc’. It claimed that I recently moved and my voter registration didn’t move with me. I’ve been at my home for 26 years and one month. So ...

Chronicling the Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup scene. SEE MORE by Alan Boyle on Oct 5, 2026 at 6:00 am October 5, 2026 at 7:04 am An illustration shows an Astrobee free-flying robot equipped ...

Friction has centered on James Blair, chief of Trump's super PAC MAGA Inc., and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. "What's really happening is a circular firing squad," a source said. Reuters, ...

Apple will let customers set up their iPhone Duo pre-order starting October 12, four days before orders open on October 16. Pre-orders for iPhone Duo start at 8 AM ET on Friday, October 16, but Apple ...

What if the prevailing investment thesis on the humanoid robot sector got turned on its head? The question is relevant because of an interesting development in the humanoid robot industry, as many of ...

Major wildfires are a significant danger to firefighters. Drones can already be used for local fires, but that helps less and less as fires grow. Up until recently, robots were clumsy. That has ...

Humanoid robots have come a long way from clunky and monotone machines. Today's models can hold conversations, dance (well, sort-of) and even mimic human facial expressions with unsettling accuracy.