Upside Robotics builds autonomous solar-powered robots that can help farmers reduce their fertilizer use by 70%.
Amazon Pharmacy to expand same-day delivery to nearly 4,500 US cities
The expansion will cover customers in newly served states such as Idaho and Massachusetts.
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TikTok launches an opt-in Local Feed in the U.S. leveraging users’ precise location
TikTok’s new Local Feed will show you nearby shopping, dining, events, news, and more.
Integrate raises $17M to move defense project management into the 21st century
The round was led by FPV Ventures co-founder and managing partner Wesley Chan.
Complyance raises $20M to help companies manage risk and compliance
Complyance raised a $20 million Series A led by GV for its AI-native compliance platform.
Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation
Apptronik has sold another $520 million in a Series A extension to existing and new investors like Google and Mercedes-Benz.
Meridian raises $17 million to remake the agentic spreadsheet
A new company called Meridian.AI has emerged from stealth with an IDE-based approach to agentic financial modeling.
Celebrating women in STEM
[[{“value”:” Celebrating women in STEM “Although science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields are widely regarded as critical to national economies, so far most countries, no matter their level of development, have not achieved gender equality in STEM.” – United Nations The International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11th February) celebrates the many achievements women have made in STEM and…
Staying on track: how do teenage athletes choose what to eat?
[[{“value”:” Staying on track: how do teenage athletes choose what to eat? Published: In Canadian high schools, around 30% of teenagers participate in school sports. However, there are limited resources available to help these teen athletes decide what they should be eating to keep themselves healthy and improve their performance. At the University of British Columbia in Canada, Dr Tamara…