Technology

Jeff Bezos emerges from stealth with Prometheus, a $41 billion AI startup building AI for engineering and manufacturing

What happens when one of the world's most successful technology founders decides that AI's next frontier isn't text, images, or chatbots, but the physical world? Five years after stepping down as Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos is back at the helm of a company. This time, he's betting that artificial intelligence can help engineers build everything

TechStartups.com ·

Iran-born engineer wins bail ahead of U.S. trial tied to deadly drone strike

By Nate RaymondBOSTON, June 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday allowed an Iranian-born engineer to be released on bail just days before his trial on charges linked to a deadly drone attack on a U.S. military base in Jordan carried out by Iran-backed militants in 2024.U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston had previously declined to release Mahdi Sadeghi, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, from custody, citing the risk he might flee to avoid trial. He is charged with conspiracy to illegally procure technology used in a navigation system for Iran's military drones.

Al-Monitor ·

Amazon opens less-than-truckload network to shippers

Amazon Freight said Wednesday its less-than-truckload "is officially open for all businesses to any type of destination, bringing the network, technology and reliability of Amazon’s supply chain to palletized shipments."

Winston-Salem Journal ·

Need for speed (and whale protection) drives new boat tech

Viking Yacht demonstrated its whale collision-preventing technology in Atlantic City this week, at a time when NOAA is considering whether it should change regulations to favor technology rather than speed

Press of Atlantic City ·