​Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor.  

​Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman has a message for AI leaders spreading doomsday warnings: Maybe stop talking? At TechCrunch Disrupt, he argued that the industry’s focus on AI’s risks is drowning out its potential benefits.  

​The steel industry is a big polluter, but Helix Carbon can upcycle pollution from blast furnaces to drive down emissions and improve margins.  

​It’s not clear exactly for what purpose the recording device was used, but FBI director Kash Patel said the scheme was to “capture sensitive communications about the company’s super intelligence technology.”   

​A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI’s interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages and testimony from key figures in the case.  

​Fusion power startup Cambridge Heavy Industries is building a small, laser-powered fusion device to fuel the coming wave of fusion power plants.  

​Fusion power plants will need a lot of lithium, and Licube is preparing to be a key supplier.  

​The San Francisco startup aims to help battery and chip manufacturers identify defects on production lines, reducing downtime and costly mistakes.  

​Field also worked on Apple’s secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.  

​Flox’s edge devices can identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure.