A Berkeley-founded startup says its compound TOFA helped obese mice burn up to 18% more energy without losing muscle.

The FCC is blocking new foreign-made humanoid robots and connected power inverters, with China taking the biggest hit. Bay Area robotics companies now face a sharper supply-chain divide.

Anthro Energy's Proteus electrolyte could make batteries safer and denser. The Alameda startup has DOE and CEC backing as it prepares to scale.