The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2020

New features include precision cleaning zones. iRobot is announcing what it’s calling the biggest software upgrade to its robot vacuum cleaners since the company’s inception 30 years ago: a new AI-powered platform known as iRobot Genius Home Intelligence. You couldn’t tell them when to show up and where to clean. Image: iRobot.

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GeekWire

MARCH 29, 2024

Winning teams brought home prizes of $2,500 to $15,000. Matt Hagen / UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship Photo) SuperSurya (UW), $5,000 UW Clean Energy Institute Clean Energy Prize SuperSurya is working on a technology for residential solar power that boosts the energy efficiency of photo voltaic panels.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

An upgrade to iRobot’s Genius software offers new cleaning modes and features. This was initially launched in August last year for compatible Roombas, and it not only maps users’ homes to allow for more granular cleaning instructions, but uses built-in machine vision to identify furniture and specific “clean zones.”.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

CIOs are going to have to find ways to help people working from home assert more control over how that transformation is reshaping their lives and careers. If workers are going to continue to work from home they have to address the frictions that they are encountering.

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The Verge

APRIL 24, 2022

This $1,550 robot can mop, vacuum, clean itself, and find you in your home There are robot vacuums and then there are home robots. This bot can sweep and mop your floors, empty its own dustbin, refill its mopping reservoir, and clean and dry its mop. Come clean here,” I commanded. said the bot.

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GeekWire

MAY 6, 2021

Amazon Web Services is announcing the creation of a 5-week accelerator to support clean technology startups. Applications to the AWS Clean Energy Accelerator are being accepted starting today until June 4. The exact value of the Clean Energy Accelerator’s perks are a little fuzzy. GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Among them were buildings with integrated cleaning technology that can kill viruses and bacteria, the ability to work on classified material somewhere closer to home rather than in. Ng Eng Hen made his tech wishes at the city-state's 2021 Defense Technology Prize, reports The Register.

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Vox

JULY 27, 2022

For years, tech companies have teased a Jetsons -like future where robots clean our counters and mop the floor. Dyson, a company known for its fancy vacuums, revealed in May that it’s been building out a team to develop robots that can sort through dishes and even clean under couch cushions.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 4, 2022

You can be as diligent as possible about scrubbing your hardware floors, but if you don’t regularly clean your mop, you’re really just spreading dirt and germs all over your home. And if you don’t clean your mop, you’re probably even less likely to clean your robot vacuum.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC, will use a pair of drones to disinfect fan seating and other areas after upcoming events. The drones will debut after the Falcons’ upcoming October 11th home game against the Carolina Panthers.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

These days, a relatively clean and uncomplicated Windows 10 or 11 system disk might be home to more than 250,000 files and 90,000 folders. A more complex, application-heavy system disk might contain between half a million and a million files. My Windows 11 production PC has over 970K files and 275K folders, for example.

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GeekWire

MAY 10, 2023

Some in the clean energy industry are skeptical it will ever work. However, if Helion is successful — and serious hurdles remain — it could have massive benefits long term as clean energy’s “Holy Grail” is finally achieved. “Fusion energy has incredible potential to empower people all over the world.”

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Gizmodo

MAY 15, 2020

It’s staggering to think that Matthew Scott Hunter came up with a way to combine his love of clean floors and Star Wars before the marketing teams at Disney, Lucasfilm, and iRobot did. Using random household items he turned his functional robot vacuum into an Artoo unit that roams and cleans his home. Read more.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 8, 2021

If you’re ashamed to take your earbuds out of your ears in public because of what might be caked inside them and yet too disgusted to clean them at home, you better believe there’s a Kickstarter product to solve that. Imagine a washing machine miniaturized to sit on a desk that cleans earbuds instead of clothing.… Read more.

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JANUARY 9, 2021

Homgeek Water Flosser | $28 | Amazon | Clip coupon + Promo KINJA0010 Read more.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One user described their robot cleaner as acting “drunk” after the update : spinning itself around and bumping into furniture , cleaning in strange patterns, getting stuck in an empty area, and not being able to make it home to the dock. Time lapse video of i7+ attempting to return to clean base after 3.12.8 from roomba.

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Gizmodo

JULY 24, 2021

The last season of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead really went as far as possible to wipe the slate clean: it literally ended with multiple nuclear blasts going off. But thankfully, the cast and crew of the show showed up to San Diego Comic-Con @ Home 2021 to… Read more. Because of that, where things are going now is anyone’s guess.

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MAY 11, 2023

Modern Hydrogen Photo) The news: Clean energy startup Modern Electron is going all in on hydrogen — so much so that it’s changing its name to Modern Hydrogen and has stopped work on heat-to-electricity technology, its original focus, and shifted to making hydrogen fuel. The Modern Hydrogen team. The Bothell, Wash.-based

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2021

The LIFX Clean is a smart bulb that can kill bacteria. These things take time The Lifx Clean is a new smart lightbulb with an intriguing twist. Lifx Clean is now shipping to preorder customers in the US, with wide availability planned this spring. But can the lightbulb work as well in the average home as it did in the lab?

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The Verge

MARCH 10, 2022

Roomba i3 can now use smart maps to tell their robot exactly where to clean. Smart mapping, which is done without a camera, lets the vacuum learn your home’s floor plan, so you can direct it specifically where to clean using the iRobot Home app or a voice assistant, such as Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant.

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GeekWire

MARCH 27, 2023

The investment will help Ever.green work toward its mission of getting clean energy plugged into the grid — and fast. Buying green power Solar, wind and other clean energy facilities can sell renewable energy certificates (RECs) for each megawatt hour of electricity they produce. million seed round. Portland, Ore.,

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 7, 2023

Phoenix Phoenix is home to the “Silicon Desert,” and it’s quickly becoming a hot spot for the tech industry, with a focus on telecommunications, electronics manufacturing, and aerospace. Phoenix is home to tech companies such as ADP, Workiva, ServiceNow, Traffic Tech, BigTime Software, and General Motors. Portland, Ore.

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The Verge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Here’s the scenario: you managed to get your hands on Apple’s hottest product, its $19 polishing cloth meant for cleaning nano-texture screens and other Apple devices. Instead of hanging it up with the rest of your priceless artifacts, you accidentally used it to actually clean something, and now it’s dirty. Are you ready?

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Gizmodo

MAY 26, 2021

Dyson’s already made a name for itself with gadgets designed to clean a home, but the company has been slowly expanding into personal care devices too, and according to recent patent filings , a Dyson toothbrush might be in the works, with a design that both brushes and flosses. Read more.

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Gizmodo

MAY 29, 2020

With blue skies in Delhi and the Himalayas peeking out of Punjab’s smog, you’d be forgiven for thinking covid-19 has inadvertently cleaned up pollution-choked parts of India, the world’s third largest emitter and home to its most polluted cities. Instead, in the months leading up to India’s lockdown, Prime Minister… Read more.

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GeekWire

MARCH 28, 2023

The facility is planned for Snohomish County’s Paine Field — Boeing’s historic home and a hub for low-carbon aerospace startups including ZeroAvia and MagniX. Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers on Tuesday announced plans for the center, which would be built in partnership with Washington State University.

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The Verge

JANUARY 17, 2022

Home robots are getting smarter Robot vacuums have come a long way since the days I used to babysit my original Roomba (circa 2006), following it around to make sure it didn’t thrash around on a threshold or ignore the miniature lighthouses and trundle unseeingly into a no-go zone. Samsung offers this feature through SmartThings’ Automations.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

A patent filing from Dyson showing a robot that can climb and clean stairs | UK Intellectual Property Office. Premium vacuum company Dyson has patented designs for robots that look like they could climb and clean stairs, and open drawers, new filings show.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The Echo Show 8 is one of many smart speakers and displays on sale this smart home buying season. There is never a better time to dive into the smart home than Black Friday and its close cousin Cyber Monday. Here’s our roundup of the best deals on smart home gear you can buy right now. Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge.

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The Verge

MARCH 17, 2022

of its iRobot Genius Home Intelligence software, which was described by CEO Colin Angle at its launch in 2020 as “a lobotomy and replacement of the intelligence systems in all of our robots.”. Siri voice commands will initially be limited to start, stop, pause, resume, and send home. The update is part of iRobot’s version 4.0

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The manufacturing site marks the creation of yet another clean transportation facility in the state, which is home to next-generation battery materials, electric airplane startups, First Mode’s massive hydrogen-powered trucks, battery-powered pleasure and commercial boats and ships, and Rad Power’s e-bikes, among others.

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Gizmodo

JULY 6, 2021

Staying clean might not be as bad for your immune system as is sometimes believed, researchers in the UK say. In a new paper this week, the authors argue that claims about the so-called hygiene hypothesis are overblown and people do benefit overall from keeping their home environment relatively clear of germs. But we… Read more.

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GeekWire

MAY 28, 2020

Volunteering as a clean energy ambassador, UW PhD candidate Abbie Ganas led a virtual class via Google Meet with 25 middle school students enrolled in a south King County middle school. They want to know about renewable energy and clean energy solutions. Courtesy Abbie Ganas). “Maybe it’s the Seattle environment. CEI Photo).

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

Amazon is extending its corporate work-from-home policy through January of next year. Amazon’s decision aligns with those of Facebook and Google , both of which have announced work-from-home policies that extend through 2020. Amazon, Facebook, and Google have all extended work-from-home policies through 2020.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Google has announced several new features for its Nest thermostats centered around helping the smart home become a bigger partner in the battle against climate change. Users collect Nest’s green leaves to earn a vote in how Nest directs funds to clean energy nonprofits. It then adapts energy use to prioritize clean energy.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This allows the Roombas to map your house so you can tell them to clean specific rooms and even specific areas of specific rooms (like “under the kitchen table” or “under the sofa”). But the i3s do get all the features that came with the company’s recent AI-assisted update, which it refers to as iRobot Genius Home Intelligence.

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GeekWire

JULY 20, 2021

Smart-home device company Wyze Labs is suing Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi and robot vacuum maker Roborock in federal court Seattle, seeking to invalidate their 2019 patent for “an autonomous cleaning device.” The Wyze Robot Vacuum. Wyze Photo). Wyze, based in Kirkland, Wash.,

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