Pornhub owner pays U.S. government $1.8M to resolve sex trafficking probe

Pornhub’s parent company Aylo Holdings will pay $1.8 million to the U.S. government to resolve a charge of profiting off of sex trafficking. The company, formerly known as MindGeek, will enter a deferred prosecution agreement, which means that a monitor will be appointed to oversee Aylo and its compliance efforts for three years. Pornhub and … Read more

New research leads the way to creating cheaper, more practical high-density optical storage

In a groundbreaking study, researchers from Wuhan University and the State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science have demonstrated the potential of Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR)-based two-dimensional nanostructures for optical storage.  The study, published in Optics Communications, provides another possibility for ultra-high density and high-resolution optical storage. Optical storage technology has … Read more

Fulfillment is still hot, as GreyOrange closes $135M round

Over the last few years, I’ve asked countless people in the robotics space “what comes next after warehouse/fulfillment?” The already popular category got red hot during the pandemic, as online shopping turned from convenience to necessity. Amazon has been leading the space for more than a decade with in-house systems, while companies like Locus, 6 … Read more