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A look at Toyota's robotics expansion, including its Walden spinoff

A look at Toyota's robotics expansion, including its Walden spinoff and a $6.4B annual plan to deploy 400K factory robots, as it competes with Tesla and China

TL;DRToyota plans to deploy 400,000 factory robots annually with $6.4B investment to compete globally.

Why it matters: Automation at this scale could reshape manufacturing labor dynamics and Toyota's competitive position versus Tesla and Chinese rivals.

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Elon Musk says SpaceX closed $40B in GPU debt, debt markets have shut

AI data center startups are losing access to debt funding; SpaceX avoided this by diversifying revenue.

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Report: SK Hynix gained ~$15B from selling down its Kioxia stake

SK Hynix selling Kioxia stake, returning $12B to shareholders via dividend.

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Amazon Bee Frontier review: a simple $75 AI wearable

Amazon's $75 wearable listens and summarizes conversations with practical follow-ups.

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SK Hynix Leveraged Funds to Be Delisted in US

SK Hynix leveraged ETFs shutting down as AI hype fades and investors lose interest.

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Japan’s Takaichi to Hold Cybersecurity Meeting

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Sources detail how Ramp investors Joe Lonsdale and Keith Rabois pushed

Ramp investors allegedly lobbied US lawmakers to investigate competitor Airwallex over China ties after a deal collapsed.

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IBM CEO says open weight models are now good and cheap on-prem

Open-source AI models now deliver comparable performance at a fraction of the cost on-premises.

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The best apps for tracking your reading and discovering new books

Roundup of top reading apps to track books and find new titles.

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iPhone Duo teardown: 5/10 repairability, a foldable record, but some

Apple's foldable iPhone is moderately repairable but has hinge flaws causing screen cracks.

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After threatening AI export bans , China allows DeepSeek to keep selling

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