Fred Moll, the cofounder of $200 billion Intuitive Surgical, has invested in some 15 companies building robots that could help make both complex and common surgeries more accessible to everyone.Dr. Fred Moll left the practice of medicine more than four decades ago. But he’s responsible for some 3 million surgeries a year, done by robots that he helped invent as the cofounder of Intuitive Surgical, the leader in robotic surgeries with more than 10,000 machines deployed and $8.4 billion in 2024 revenue.Now, three decades after its founding and nearly 25 years since he departed Intuitive to start more companies, Moll…
The older I get, the more I appreciate listening to music through headphones. There is something about putting on a pair of headphones that brings you closer to the music without the disturbance of others. I particularly enjoy using wired headphones. I know wireless headphones have come a long way,…
One year ago, the FBI raided Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan’s apartment. Now, the college dropout is a billionaire at age 27. In July, Jeffrey Sprecher, the 70-year-old billionaire CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, sat at Manhatta, an upscale restaurant in the financial…
Only urgent and radical action can prevent systemic breakdown affecting our economy, food supply and national security. This was the stark message from the U.K.’s first national emergency briefing on climate and nature to policymakers this week.The briefing’s central message was unequivocal. The foundations of Britain’s economy, security and governance…
A NASA astronaut is on his way to the International Space Station after a Russian rocket launched flawlessly on Thanksgiving from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.Chris Williams, 42, went skyward at 4:27 a.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 27, from the site 31 launch pad atop a Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft. After orbiting…
Once upon a time, facial recognition and automatic license plate recognition were the preserve of big government and intelligence agencies. Bow advances in AI and mass production techniques are making surveillance equipment available to a much wider range of users. Networking brand EnGenius has announced the development of its ECC500…
For those in precarious situations, standard advice like “use a burner phone” or encrypted apps only goes so far. The vulnerability often lies deeper, embedded in the same cellular architecture that connects every device. Earlier this month, privacy-focused U.S. carrier Cape, in partnership with the digital rights group Electronic Frontier…
It’s now certain 2026 will begin with two of the most intense privacy debates we have seen in years. Should encrypted messages be scanned for illicit content. And should VPNs be restricted or banned, killing the anonymity they bring. Both are being pushed under the guide of online child safety.…
A new feature called Point-in-time Restore is coming to Microsoft PCs, and will be available to Windows 11 and Windows 10 users. It means that you’ll be able to turn back time to the state your PC was in previously. This could be a godsend if you deleted just the…
Updated Nov. 22 with a new study into app tracking and a “do not tap” warning. You are being tracked — and not in an open and transparent way you can stop. Your smartphone has a unique fingerprint you can’t fully hide, and this can be secretly harvested without you…
Google announced an update to its QuickShare feature and it’s one that hadn’t been predicted. Google has found a way for iPhone users to share files to Android phones as simply as AirDrop. But will Apple shut it down?AirDrop, as you’ll know, is the breathtakingly easy way to share files…
Baseus has unveiled one of the most unusual tech gadgets I’ve seen this year. The EnerGeek GX11 4G MiFi Power Bank is a 20,000mAh power bank offering an output of 67W, combined with a 4G Wi-Fi hotspot. Most people know how handy a power bank can be for charging or…
Audio brand Edifier seems to go under many people’s radars despite continuously refining and innovating its range of powered speakers and headphones. The company has recently announced the launch of its new powered subwoofer designed as an introduction to subwoofers and aimed at anyone looking for a bit more bottom…
In A World Of Claims And Counterclaims, The Real Battleground Is Data, Verification and ScaleFor two decades, the carbon market has been seen as one of the most promising ways to fight climate change; a global mechanism to funnel corporate money into protecting forests, restoring ecosystems, and pulling carbon out…
A $2.6 billion licensing and joint research deal with Eli Lilly boosted shares of South Korean biotech company ABL Bio by about 80% over the past week. The stock surge has made Lee Sang-hoon, the company’s founder and CEO, South Korea’s newest billionaire.Lee, a 62-year-old U.S. citizen, is the largest…
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