Business & Economy

The Honest Robot Cell Cost Stack: Every Line Item, Real Dollar Ranges & a Worked Payback Example

Robot Cell Total Cost of Ownership: The Complete Framework with Real Cost Breakdowns and Formulas

Meta has a new app called Pocket that is absolutely nothing like the old Pocket

Mozilla shut down the well-loved read-it-later Pocket app last year, and now Meta is launching an app called Pocket with an entirely different, AI-foc…

Google loses long-running appeal of record EU fine, will have to cough up $4.7 billion

The EU went after Google for the practice of bundling its search engine and browser with Android.…

Sony is closing the PS3 and Vita digital stores

It's the end of an era for the PlayStation store on PS3 and PS Vita, with Sony now planning to shut down its digital distribution service on both cons…

Motorola Phones Now Have a Built-In Travel eSIM for Mobile Data Outside the US

Available in select markets thanks to a partnership with Gigs, Motorola phone owners have one less hurdle to clear when signing up for a data-only eSI…

Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together 10,000+ founders, startup operators, and investors for practical convers…

A good little EV you won't be able to buy soon: The Volvo EX30 Cross Country

Tariffs and anti-China policies killed this little Volvo in the United States.…

Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller

The actor and investor is joining forces with Morgan Beller, who was previously a GP at NFX, to invest in early-stage startups.…

SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish

SpaceX reportedly showed investors a "handset-like" AI device before going public. It could be another signal SpaceX wants to expand into wireless.…

Elon Musk denies a report about SpaceX’s AI phone prototype

Elon Musk says a report about a SpaceX AI phone prototype is "utterly false." The report, published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal, says Spac…

Xbox’s ‘reset’: all the news about Microsoft’s looming layoffs and studio closures

Xbox is making some big changes — again. On June 10th, a few months after Asha Sharma took over as CEO, she and newly-promoted chief content officer M…

Mexico’s Victory Over Ecuador Made the Ground Shake. Was It an Artificial Earthquake?

Fans’ euphoric reactions to the Mexican national team’s recent victory in the 2026 World Cup caused a series of unusual vibrations that were detected …

The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun

Cody Spencer, the co-owner of the small games retail chain Pink Gorilla Games, put it well when I asked about the impact of Sony's recent announcement…

Methodology: How We Estimate Robot-Cell Cost and Payback

How Robot Cell ROI builds its cost stacks and payback models — sources, the payback formula, and what we will not do.…

Chinese vs Western Robot Pricing: What the Gap Is Really Made Of

The China-vs-West robot price gap, bridged line by line: sticker, freight, duty, and spares lead-time. Why the landed-and-supported gap is smaller tha…

Cobot vs Six-Axis Industrial Robot: Total Cost of Ownership Compared

A side-by-side total-cost-of-ownership comparison of collaborative robots and six-axis industrial arms — guarding, integration, throughput, and where …