Actian unveils cloud data warehouse, offers complete integration capabilities built into the product
Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal
Warehouse robotics startup Maven Robotics emerges from stealth with $100 million to build 250 third-generation palletizing robots.
Maven Robotics, founded in 2024 by former Apple special projects engineer Hamza Derbas and his brother Khalid, emerged from stealth after raising $100 million from RoboStrategy, LocalGlobe, Vine Ventures, and XTX Markets Ventures. Its wheeled dual-arm robots, moving 10 mph and lifting up to 30 kg, perform mixed palletizing in distribution centers, with up to eight units reportedly running 16 hours a day at 99%+ uptime. The company plans to build 250 third-generation robots, start design on a fourth-generation platform, and expand toward material handling and fabrication, positioning itself against rivals like Agility, which is going public via a $2.4 billion SPAC deal.
The 12 Best Mobile Device Management (MDM) Solutions, Compared and Priced
A comparison of 12 MDM platforms ranks Microsoft Intune as best value for Microsoft 365 estates and Jamf, Kandji, and Mosyle for Apple fleets.
The buyer's guide compares 12 mobile device management (MDM) products, naming Microsoft Intune best value since it is included in Microsoft 365 E3/E5, and Jamf, Kandji, and Mosyle as Apple specialists with day-one OS support and automated compliance remediation. Eight of the twelve publish rates; per-device pricing punishes multi-device users, while Microsoft, Omnissa, and IBM offer per-user options. Free tiers from Mosyle, Miradore, and ManageEngine support genuine small deployments.