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Meta bought some help in its quest for humanoid robots

Meta is making another push to expand its humanoid efforts with the acquisition of a small robotics intelligence startup.Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesMeta acquired Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI) on Friday, a startup developing AI for humanoids.The move is another step for Meta toward building out its robotics efforts.Several startups are working on the brains for …

Elon Musk’s security bill keeps on rising

Tesla CEO Elon Musk travels with a security entourage.Josh Edelson/Getty ImagesTesla's security spending for Elon Musk rose to $4.8 million in 2025, up from $2.8 million in 2024.The costs for Musk's protection rose amid growing threats to high-profile executives.Musk wrote in a post on X in September that he "definitely" needs to "enhance security."Tesla's bill …

Disney is slashing stock-based compensation for some tech employees

Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro has been in the top job since mid-March.Aurore Marechal/Getty ImagesDisney is reducing stock-based compensation for some tech employees.These employees' maximum stock award will drop to 25% of their base salary, from 35%. One Disney manager said the move helps Disney align with "the broader technology marketplace."Disney is reducing the amount of …

Disruptive passengers are such a nuisance that one airline wants to build a database of the worst offenders

A Jet2 airplane.Domenic Aquilina/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesA Jet2 flight from Turkey to London diverted to Bulgaria due to a disruptive passenger.The airline said it wants a national database to ban disruptive passengers from all UK airlines.Such incidents have become more common since the pandemic, causing a headache for carriers.A British airline is calling for a …

Google says it’s open to putting ads in Gemini

Google CEO Sundar Pichai.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesGoogle has not yet put ads in its Gemini AI app. That could change.Chief business officer Philipp Schindler said on Wednesday that Google was open to the idea."If done well, ads can be really valuable," he said.Google has so far not put ads in its Gemini AI app, but it's not …