The Robot Report

Queue raises funding to build fully autonomous pharmacy

Queue is developing automated pharmacies to expand access to prescriptions in hospitals, retail sites, and underserved ...

Queue raises $12.6M to launch ‘fully robotic pharmacy’ kiosk to make picking up meds more convenient

Queue raises $12.6M to launch ‘fully robotic pharmacy’ kiosk to make picking up meds more convenient - SiliconANGLE ...
InfoQ

Million PDFs: Building a Modern Document Infrastructure with Rust and Typst

Erik Steiger discusses the operational pain of legacy PDF generation in regulated banking and manufacturing. He explains how ...
InfoQ

Hardwood Promises High-Speed JVM Apache Parquet Processing with Zero Mandatory Dependencies

Hardwood, the project Gunnar Morling kick-started handling of Parquet files in Java, reached version 1. Its multi-threaded approach and zero mandatory external dependencies promise a simpler, more ...

Claude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music Festival

A researcher found that using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7, he could break into the website of Front Gate—used by every ...
Consumer Reports

How to Use an Immersion Blender

Crushing ice for a frozen cocktail? Reach for a full-sized blender. Need a quick smoothie for your morning commute? Break out your personal-sized blender, then hit the road with its on-the-go jar. But ...

What Is The 'Twins At The Carousel Trend'? The Massive Animation Meme Set To Kikuo's Song Explained

Over the last few weeks, an animation meme and trend using the song "Twins At The Carousel" has spread like wildfire across ...

To Stay Cool, Wear Flowing Robes and Throw Water Around? Yes, Says Science.

But, really — wear dark, billowing robes? And drink tea? The science can be surprising. As big chunks of the United States and Canada roast through the weekend, some of these ideas might be worth a ...