Manufacturing
4 articles

Consumer Hardware
Ford Rehires Hundreds of Veteran Engineers After AI Setbacks
Ford has brought back over 350 veteran engineers, including former employees, not just to improve product quality but explicitly to retrain its AI systems using their decades of experience, according
David Yazzie·June 29, 2026

The Gaming Frontier
Jeff Bezos's Prometheus Announces $12 Billion for Physical World AI
Jeff Bezos's AI startup, Prometheus, just announced a staggering $12 billion funding round, catapulting its valuation to $41 billion for developing tools to design physical products, according to Tech
David Yazzie·June 12, 2026

The Gaming Frontier
Theker raises $85M for its non-specialized factory robots
Theker, an AI-powered robotics startup, just secured $85 million—the largest Series A in European robotics history.
David Yazzie·June 12, 2026

Future of Work
GM Invests $900M in EV Battery Development Infrastructure
General Motors is pouring $900 million into a new 500,000-square-foot battery development center in Michigan, aiming to slash electric vehicle (EV) costs by nearly 10% and extend range to over 400 mil
Sofia Rodriguez·June 8, 2026