Search results for Last mile
Games & Commerce
Naver Map upgrades pedestrian directions with earphone audio guidance
Naver is launching a real-time walking directions service that lets users reach destinations through voice guidance without looking at their smartphone screens. The company also upgraded its in-car navigation by adding alerts for rear speed enforcement cameras and a feature for reporting unexpected road conditions. The updates expand integration with public transport route guidance and support seamless switching to indoor AR navigation zones. The walking service is first available on Android, with iOS to follow.
AI & Enterprise
Anthropic\'s Claude Fable 5 hit by U.S. export controls, adding uncertainty to global AI landscape
Anthropic faced U.S. export controls over insufficient safety measures soon after releasing its new Mythos-based AI model Claude Fable 5. The curbs block overseas access to Mythos 5 and Fable 5 except for U.S. nationals, triggering a strong backlash and potentially complicating Anthropic’s IPO push if prolonged. The move has heightened interest in sovereign and open-source AI models and intensified discussion of AI and geopolitics, while drawing attention to how Washington will respond to OpenAI’s next model.
AI & Enterprise
AI to automate last mile of labor, Real World aims for human-level robot dexterity
Physical AI company Real World (RLWRLD) unveiled its in-house robotics foundation model, RLDX-1, and said it is accelerating efforts to expand in the South Korean market. At an event in Seoul, Chief Executive Ryu Jung-hee said even highly automated factories still rely on humans for 25 percent of work and that the company aims to automate such tasks with AI. The firm also outlined its data pipeline, synthetic data approach and hardware partnerships.
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Telecommunications & Media
One-third of global Wi-Fi networks still on Wi-Fi 4, limiting speeds of latest phones
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Mobility
China speeds up commercial rollout of Level 4 autonomous logistics for urban delivery and long-haul freight
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Games & Commerce
Kakao posts record first-quarter operating profit, signals shift to agentic AI
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Games & Commerce
Coupang posts operating loss of 354.5 billion won in Q1, first single-digit revenue growth since IPO
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Crypto
Kulipa raises $6.2 million seed to pursue U.S. expansion
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Mobility
Rivian spinoff Also to develop autonomous delivery vehicle with DoorDash
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AI & Enterprise
Foundation model verticalisation accelerates, raising pressure on vertical AI
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Crypto
Vitalik Buterin says 2026 should be year to reclaim digital self-sovereignty
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Mobility
FedEx rolls out electric delivery trucks in Japan, eyes 62 tonnes a year carbon cut
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Crypto
Meld raises $7 million to build Visa-like crypto network