Welcome back to the week in review! Today, a lot of stores for you, including the latest acquisition of Vicks, new smart glass of meta, a look at the new Diggi, and more. Have a great weekend!
Smart Specs: Meta and Okle Has worked on a new pair of smart glasses This can record 3K videos, run music, handle call, and Meta AI can respond to signals. They start with $ 399 and double the battery of Meta’s Ray-Ban. A $ 499 limited-culture Okle Meta HSTA HSTA model will be available from July 11.
Unicorn Watch: Wicks Bought 6 months single startup base 44 For $ 80 million cash after obtaining quick traction as no-code AI tool for the manufacture of web apps. The rapid ridge of the base 44 made it unique by a single founder and already profitable by a single founder.
Sand for rescue: Finland Just Change the world’s largest sand battery – Yes, real sand – which stores heat to help in providing electricity to the small town of pornain’s heating system and cut its carbon emissions. The low-technique, low-cost system is designed from chimney soap, placed in a huge silo, and can store heat for weeks, which proves that you do not need fancy lithium to fight climate change. All you need is a pile of hot rocks.
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We are back, baby: Vanmoof S6 is back from the vergeIts first e-bike since bankruptcy-and it is glued to its signature custom design, despite what the company hit almost. Supported by McLaren Tech and a beef-up repair network, The New Vanmoff has promised smooth rides, smart features, and (expected) lowly trapped bicycles.
Space laser: Beju Bhatt, known for co-founder Robinhood, is Now construction of lasers in spaceHis new startup, Atherflux, has raised $ 60 million to prove that solar energy beaming is not a fantasy, a demo satellite set to launch next year and quick support from the Defense Department.
Oh no: One of one SpaceX’s starship rockets explode during a test In Texas, possibly the next launch of the vehicle is likely to be pushed back, which was temporarily set for 29 June. SpaceX says that the explosion caused by the failure of a pressure tank did not injure anyone, but it is another blow in a rocky year for the company’s ambitious mega-rocket program.
That blameless feeling: Spotify’s long -awaited defective audio tier has still not been launched, but Fresh signal buried in latest app code Suggest that it is subject to active development and may be closer than ever. But with the delay of years and no official timeline, the fans want to get angry their enthusiasm until the Spotify does not confirm the rollout.
I can dig it: Dig’s reboot Alpha test recorded with a fresh iOS app With the aim of becoming AI-C. Reddit option. The app offers a clean, simple design, AI-operated article summary with curated communities, and “gemstone” and gameified features such as the daily leaderboard.
we want you: The US Navy is intensifying how it works with a startupCutting red tapes and zero on real win -like acts like saved time and better morale. The department of Navy CTO Justin Fanley says it is leading with problems, hunting for game-changing tech in AI, GPS and System upgrade. And Silicon Valley finally noticed, the Navy became a Go-Two partner for innovators ready to shake things.
Cash is not the king: Mark Zuckerberg is throwing cash on a large scale – up to $ 100 million – To woo the top AI talent from openi and deepmindBut Sam Altman of Openai says that none of his prominent people have cut off their team’s mission on money. Meanwhile, Openai continues to move forward with the new AI model and even indicates the launch of an AI-operated social app that may beat its unstable efforts of the meta.
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San Francisco’s latest startup saga? For YC’s AI Startup School, Cluely’s party blown up 2,000 party crashers on Twitter, but it “became”The most famous party that has never happened“After the closure of the same drink before the spread of the same drink. Founder Roy Lee’s viral marketing may have promised chaos, but waiting for the real party. Perhaps the weather gets hot once?
