Topic: Alphabet

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DeepSeek releases ChatGPT-like AI model, U.S. tech stocks tumble

January 27, 2025 · DeepSeek, a China-based artificial intelligence startup, released its R1 AI model in late January 2025, sending tech stocks tumbling in the U.S. thanks to its similarities to ChatGPT.

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CleanRobotics Adds Educational Feature to Trashbot Robotic Recyling Bin

February 23, 2023 · CleanRobotics has added a new feature to its Trashbot that allows customers to gain deeper insights into the materials they are recycling.

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Alphabet-Owned Intrinsic Lays Off 20% of Workforce

January 13, 2023 · Alphabet-owned Intrinsic, which was commercializing Open Robotics' work, is the latest technology company to announce a reduction in staff in the past few months.

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Alphabet’s X Launches Intrinsic to Make Robot Programming Easier

July 23, 2021 · A team at X, the innovation unit of Alphabet, has spent five and a half years developing tools to make it easier for robots to sense and be used in more applications.

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Wing Drone Deliveries Get Good Marks From First Virginia Town Testing the Service

April 26, 2021 · After being the first town in the U.S. to test Wing's drone delivery, Christiansburg, Va., residents reported favorable attitudes toward the service.

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