(Photo: Rethink Robotics) The robotics industry’s much-anticipated crossover moment–from the RD lab to everyday life–wasn’t supposed to happen until later this year, but it appears Rethink Robotics couldn’t wait to share the good news. Today, the Boston-based startup introduced the world to Baxter: a friendly-eyed, two-armed robot encased in Iron Man-red plastic and designed...
After crashing down to $17.73 at the start of the month, Facebook has quietly stage a comeback, closing today at $23.30. That’s a 31% gain. Ever since Mark Zuckerberg spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt the stock has had some life. Investors were probably excited by the fact that Zuckerberg said he wants to build a...
Adobe Systems reported third quarter earnings, missing analyst expectations. Adobe’s revenue came in at $1.08 billion, up 7 percent from the same quarter last year (analysts expected sales of $1.1 billion). Earnings were $0.58 on a non-GAAP basis ($0.40 on a GAAP-basis), which is inline with what Wall Street expected. Operating income was $278.3...
3D printing is moving closer to the mainstream. Makerbot Industries, the Brooklyn startup that makes 3D home printers, is opening up its first retail location in downtown Manhattan. At a Wednesday press conference, CEO Bre Pettis said that in describing Makerbots to those unfamiliar with 3D printing, he has to say, “You have to...
Amid all the anticipation of iPhone 5 and just-launched iOS 6, Apple’s Mac desktop team did some housekeeping on Wednesday as well. A new update for OS X Mountain Lion is available now and while it squashes a few bugs in the system, it also adds promised Facebook integration. The Facebook integration announced in...
“Facebook hacking” usually doesn’t mean a remote attacker actually broke into your account to wreak havoc left, right, and center. Among the users of the social network, the term really just means you forgot to logout of your Facebook account, and your friends took advantage by posting (usually embarrassing) status updates. If this is...
Flickr/Wired Photostream Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Yesterday, Facebook announced it was testing a new mobile ad network in which Facebook users will be shown ads on their mobile devices even when the user is not on Facebook. The obvious question is, why would Facebook build this network when its current mobile offering — Sponsored Stories...
Today Microsoft took the wraps off of a new keyboard that it has designed for Windows 8. Dubbed the ‘Sculpt Comfort’ keyboard, it adds itself to a growing mix of hardware that Microsoft is prepping to support its new operating system. Microsoft has made peripheral hardware for ages; its current foray into OEM status...
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AP Before Facebook launched, Mark Zuckerberg knew his startup would have to overcome one very big obstacle. It’d need to achieve critical mass if it was going to survive. “I wish good ideas would just market themselves,” he allegedly wrote to Harvard classmate Aaron Greenspan. “That way you could just devote energy to making...