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China’s Unitree Robotics is reportedly preparing to take its most affordable humanoid robot global. Industry sources suggest an international rollout may be on the horizon, with a potential US launch also on the cards.What does the Unitree R1 offer?Launched...

Is Poke an OpenClaw for the rest of us? That’s the idea coming from a new startup offering an AI agent that you can access via iMessage, SMS, Telegram, and, in some markets, WhatsApp.The AI agent Poke launched publicly...

As the world held its breath on Tuesday night, news of a ceasefire and the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz brought a collective sigh of relief. But with shipments stalled in the strait for over a month,...

Buoy measurements show the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which moderates Europe’s climate, is weakening at four different latitudes, the...

Beyond InheritanceRoxanne Khamsi, Riverhead Books (21 April) There are around 30 trillion cells in your body and about 1 per...

The US Army is developing AI models trained on data from real missions, with the goal of deploying a chatbot specifically for soldiers.“We have all of these lessons learned from missions like the Ukraine-Russia War and Operation Epic Fury,”...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A group of Russian government hackers have hijacked thousands of home and small business routers around the world as part of an ongoing campaign aimed at redirecting victim's internet traffic...

Artificial intelligence will dramatically change the nature of work, but stop short of replacing most employees, according to a recent analysis.Over the next three years, AI will "reshape" between 50% and 55% of U.S. jobs, Boston...

Kyle McGinley graduated from high school in 2018 and, like many teenagers, he was unsure what career he wanted to pursue. Recuperating from a sports injury led him to consider becoming a physical therapist for athletes. But he was...

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we dive into fascinating ideas from around the...