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Weekly output: Most Innovative Companies, Serve Robotics, Android 17, United Airlines’ ambitions, Polymarket’s pop-up bar

CHICAGO–This is one of my favorite cities in the U.S., but it doesn’t show up in my work travel as often as I’d like. So I’m delighted that the Online News Association decided to move its annual conference from late summer to early spring and then stage this year’s event here–in a hotel that should be familiar to everybody who’s seen The Fugitive.

Patreon readers got a bonus post that I’d meant to have written weeks earlier: a recap of MWC Barcelona in which I also gave away a global eSIM to the first reader to ask for it.

3/24/2026: The most innovative robotics and engineering companies of 2026, Fast Company

This list, the product of months of research and editorial back-and-forth, finally emerged online this week. And then we had to run a quick correction after one of the companies honored said that we’d mentioned an achievement that they did not want disclosed.

3/25/2026: Delivery Robots Have a Mapping Problem, PCMag

I sat down in a hotel lobby in Austin during SXSW with MJ Burk Chun, co-founder and vice president of product and design at Serve Robotics, to talk about the issues that company is working to address as it tries to scale up having four-wheeled robots cart food deliveries to customers.

3/27/2026: Google Ships Latest Android 17 Beta. Here’s What’s New, PCMag

In between having so many longer stories to write, I was happy to get one that I could bang out in an hour or so.

3/28/2026: United’s New Upgrades Aim to Keep You Online and Fully Charged at 35,000 Feet, PCMag

My week started with me flying to another one of United’s hubs–with the airline covering my airfare and lodging–for its United Elevated event at LAX. In addition to looping me into UA’s ambitions for its onboard product, this event doubled as a reunion with some of the avgeek journalists I met at Cranky Dorkfest in September and with my former Washington Post colleague Lori Aratani, who interviewed United CEO Scott Kirby onstage Tuesday morning.

3/29/2026: Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC, Ars Technica

I thought I saw an opportunity to write for this occasional client for the first time since the summer of 2023; fortunately, my editor then and now agreed.

Weekly output: Most Innovative Companies, Serve Robotics, Android 17, United Airlines’ ambitions, Polymarket’s pop-up bar

CHICAGO–This is one of my favorite cities in the U.S., but it doesn’t show up in my work travel as often as I’d like. So I’m delighted that the Online News Association decided to move its annual conference from late summer to early spring and then stage this year’s event here–in a hotel that should be familiar to everybody who’s seen The Fugitive.

Patreon readers got a bonus post that I’d meant to have written weeks earlier: a recap of MWC Barcelona in which I also gave away a global eSIM to the first reader to ask for it.

3/24/2026: The most innovative robotics and engineering companies of 2026, Fast Company

This list, the product of months of research and editorial back-and-forth, finally emerged online this week. And then we had to run a quick correction after one of the companies honored said that we’d mentioned an achievement that they did not want disclosed.

3/25/2026: Delivery Robots Have a Mapping Problem, PCMag

I sat down in a hotel lobby in Austin during SXSW with MJ Burk Chun, co-founder and vice president of product and design at Serve Robotics, to talk about the issues that company is working to address as it tries to scale up having four-wheeled robots cart food deliveries to customers.

3/27/2026: Google Ships Latest Android 17 Beta. Here’s What’s New, PCMag

In between having so many longer stories to write, I was happy to get one that I could bang out in an hour or so.

3/28/2026: United’s New Upgrades Aim to Keep You Online and Fully Charged at 35,000 Feet, PCMag

My week started with me flying to another one of United’s hubs–with the airline covering my airfare and lodging–for its United Elevated event at LAX. In addition to looping me into UA’s ambitions for its onboard product, this event doubled as a reunion with some of the avgeek journalists I met at Cranky Dorkfest in September and with my former Washington Post colleague Lori Aratani, who interviewed United CEO Scott Kirby onstage Tuesday morning.

3/29/2026: Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC, Ars Technica

I thought I saw an opportunity to write for this occasional client for the first time since the summer of 2023; fortunately, my editor then and now agreed.

Weekly output: Most Innovative Companies, Serve Robotics, Android 17, United Airlines’ ambitions, Polymarket’s pop-up bar

CHICAGO–This is one of my favorite cities in the U.S., but it doesn’t show up in my work travel as often as I’d like. So I’m delighted that the Online News Association decided to move its annual conference from late summer to early spring and then stage this year’s event here–in a hotel that should be familiar to everybody who’s seen The Fugitive.

Patreon readers got a bonus post that I’d meant to have written weeks earlier: a recap of MWC Barcelona in which I also gave away a global eSIM to the first reader to ask for it.

3/24/2026: The most innovative robotics and engineering companies of 2026, Fast Company

This list, the product of months of research and editorial back-and-forth, finally emerged online this week. And then we had to run a quick correction after one of the companies honored said that we’d mentioned an achievement that they did not want disclosed.

3/25/2026: Delivery Robots Have a Mapping Problem, PCMag

I sat down in a hotel lobby in Austin during SXSW with MJ Burk Chun, co-founder and vice president of product and design at Serve Robotics, to talk about the issues that company is working to address as it tries to scale up having four-wheeled robots cart food deliveries to customers.

3/27/2026: Google Ships Latest Android 17 Beta. Here’s What’s New, PCMag

In between having so many longer stories to write, I was happy to get one that I could bang out in an hour or so.

3/28/2026: United’s New Upgrades Aim to Keep You Online and Fully Charged at 35,000 Feet, PCMag

My week started with me flying to another one of United’s hubs–with the airline covering my airfare and lodging–for its United Elevated event at LAX. In addition to looping me into UA’s ambitions for its onboard product, this event doubled as a reunion with some of the avgeek journalists I met at Cranky Dorkfest in September and with my former Washington Post colleague Lori Aratani, who interviewed United CEO Scott Kirby onstage Tuesday morning.

3/29/2026: Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC, Ars Technica

I thought I saw an opportunity to write for this occasional client for the first time since the summer of 2023; fortunately, my editor then and now agreed.

Weekly output: Most Innovative Companies, Serve Robotics, Android 17, United Airlines’ ambitions, Polymarket’s pop-up bar

CHICAGO–This is one of my favorite cities in the U.S., but it doesn’t show up in my work travel as often as I’d like. So I’m delighted that the Online News Association decided to move its annual conference from late summer to early spring and then stage this year’s event here–in a hotel that should be familiar to everybody who’s seen The Fugitive.

Patreon readers got a bonus post that I’d meant to have written weeks earlier: a recap of MWC Barcelona in which I also gave away a global eSIM to the first reader to ask for it.

3/24/2026: The most innovative robotics and engineering companies of 2026, Fast Company

This list, the product of months of research and editorial back-and-forth, finally emerged online this week. And then we had to run a quick correction after one of the companies honored said that we’d mentioned an achievement that they did not want disclosed.

3/25/2026: Delivery Robots Have a Mapping Problem, PCMag

I sat down in a hotel lobby in Austin during SXSW with MJ Burk Chun, co-founder and vice president of product and design at Serve Robotics, to talk about the issues that company is working to address as it tries to scale up having four-wheeled robots cart food deliveries to customers.

3/27/2026: Google Ships Latest Android 17 Beta. Here’s What’s New, PCMag

In between having so many longer stories to write, I was happy to get one that I could bang out in an hour or so.

3/28/2026: United’s New Upgrades Aim to Keep You Online and Fully Charged at 35,000 Feet, PCMag

My week started with me flying to another one of United’s hubs–with the airline covering my airfare and lodging–for its United Elevated event at LAX. In addition to looping me into UA’s ambitions for its onboard product, this event doubled as a reunion with some of the avgeek journalists I met at Cranky Dorkfest in September and with my former Washington Post colleague Lori Aratani, who interviewed United CEO Scott Kirby onstage Tuesday morning.

3/29/2026: Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC, Ars Technica

I thought I saw an opportunity to write for this occasional client for the first time since the summer of 2023; fortunately, my editor then and now agreed.

This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News

This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News

This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News

This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News

This week's startup funding highlights by https://Pirates.BZ: #KleinerPerkins raised 3.5B USD across new funds, #ShieldAI raised 1.5B USD at 12.7B USD valuation, #Granola raised 125M USD at 1.5B USD valuation, #TypeOneEnergy raised 82M USD for fusion power, #Doss raised 55M USD for AI inventory, #Littlebird raised 11M USD for AI context capture, #LucidBots raised 20M USD for window-washing drones. #Tech #Startup #News

Charlotte-based Lucid Bots has raised 20M USD in Series B funding to scale its window-washing drones. The robotics company designs and manufactures its drones in the US after taking five years to ship its first 100 units. Unlike the humanoid robots grabbing headlines, Lucid Bots' practical drones are already deployed on commercial job sites, making window cleaning safer and more efficient. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ #Tech #Startup #News #Robotics #LucidBots

Charlotte-based Lucid Bots has raised 20M USD in Series B funding to scale its window-washing drones. The robotics company designs and manufactures its drones in the US after taking five years to ship its first 100 units. Unlike the humanoid robots grabbing headlines, Lucid Bots' practical drones are already deployed on commercial job sites, making window cleaning safer and more efficient. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ #Tech #Startup #News #Robotics #LucidBots

Charlotte-based Lucid Bots has raised 20M USD in Series B funding to scale its window-washing drones. The robotics company designs and manufactures its drones in the US after taking five years to ship its first 100 units. Unlike the humanoid robots grabbing headlines, Lucid Bots' practical drones are already deployed on commercial job sites, making window cleaning safer and more efficient. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ #Tech #Startup #News #Robotics #LucidBots

Charlotte-based Lucid Bots has raised 20M USD in Series B funding to scale its window-washing drones. The robotics company designs and manufactures its drones in the US after taking five years to ship its first 100 units. Unlike the humanoid robots grabbing headlines, Lucid Bots' practical drones are already deployed on commercial job sites, making window cleaning safer and more efficient. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ #Tech #Startup #News #Robotics #LucidBots

Charlotte-based Lucid Bots has raised 20M USD in Series B funding to scale its window-washing drones. The robotics company designs and manufactures its drones in the US after taking five years to ship its first 100 units. Unlike the humanoid robots grabbing headlines, Lucid Bots' practical drones are already deployed on commercial job sites, making window cleaning safer and more efficient. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ #Tech #Startup #News #Robotics #LucidBots

Lucid Bots raises 20M USD for window-washing drones. The Charlotte-based robotics startup secured Series B funding to scale production of its Sherpa drones and Lavo robots for commercial cleaning, differentiating itself from humanoid robot companies by focusing on practical real-world applications. The company has raised 34M USD total. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #Robotics #LucidBots

Lucid Bots raises 20M USD for window-washing drones. The Charlotte-based robotics startup secured Series B funding to scale production of its Sherpa drones and Lavo robots for commercial cleaning, differentiating itself from humanoid robot companies by focusing on practical real-world applications. The company has raised 34M USD total. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #Robotics #LucidBots

Lucid Bots raises 20M USD for window-washing drones. The Charlotte-based robotics startup secured Series B funding to scale production of its Sherpa drones and Lavo robots for commercial cleaning, differentiating itself from humanoid robot companies by focusing on practical real-world applications. The company has raised 34M USD total. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #Robotics #LucidBots

Lucid Bots raises 20M USD for window-washing drones. The Charlotte-based robotics startup secured Series B funding to scale production of its Sherpa drones and Lavo robots for commercial cleaning, differentiating itself from humanoid robot companies by focusing on practical real-world applications. The company has raised 34M USD total. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #Robotics #LucidBots

Lucid Bots raises 20M USD for window-washing drones. The Charlotte-based robotics startup secured Series B funding to scale production of its Sherpa drones and Lavo robots for commercial cleaning, differentiating itself from humanoid robot companies by focusing on practical real-world applications. The company has raised 34M USD total. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/25/lucid-bots-raises-20m-to-keep-up-with-demand-for-its-window-washing-drones/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #Robotics #LucidBots

Speedy ‘drone painter’ covers 200 sqft per minute with ease

Robotics company Lucid Bots, this week, unveiled a new module that lets its Sherpa drone paint buildings. The…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/218606/

Speedy ‘drone painter’ covers 200 sqft per minute with ease

Robotics company Lucid Bots, this week, unveiled a new module that lets its Sherpa drone paint buildings. The…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artificialintelligence #AI #AIdrones #ArtificialIntelligence #drone #LucidBots #painting #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/218606/