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Axon invests $1.2 billion in Skydio and becomes its exclusive police drone seller
Axon's largest investment ever lifts its stake in drone maker Skydio to 37% and makes Axon the only seller of Skydio drones to police in the US and Canada.
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Boston Dynamics unveils Stretch Gen 2, a tougher truck-unloading robot
The second Stretch unloads up to 1,000 boxes an hour and is built to break less. Boston Dynamics cut 81% of its internal cables and made repairs take hours, not days.
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Protesters break into Microsoft's Amsterdam data center site
About 100 people got onto the construction site of a new Microsoft data center on Friday. It was the first of many planned protests across Europe.
Technology
Fox completes its $22 billion purchase of Roku, months early
The streaming TV maker now belongs to Fox. The deal closed in November 2026, long before the first half of 2027 that both companies had planned for.
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Zipline raises $1.5 billion as Walmart signs up 300 more drone sites
The drone delivery company is now valued at $21.5 billion, and Uber is aiming for one million Zipline deliveries a day by 2029.
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WhatsApp lets you invite friends to events, even without the app
WhatsApp Events now sends invites to people who have no WhatsApp account, and a new Events Home in Settings keeps every event and RSVP in one list.
