Dad who drove family off California cliff has charges dropped after mental health treatment
All charges against a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family in 2023 by driving his car off a cliff along the Northern California coast have been…
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Your family’s $300 stake in OpenAI
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. OpenAI CEO Sam…
Noted scientists leave US for China, America turns 250: 5 weekend reads you missed
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of…
Boston Dynamics brings its legged robots to the FIFA World Cup
Around the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Hyundai and Boston Dynamics have taught footwork to the Atlas humanoid, while the Spot robot is on patrol. The post Boston…
Fires ravage France, Spain, Portugal forests as Europe’s temperatures rise again
Hundreds of firefighters battled forest infernos in France, Spain and Portugal on Sunday as temperatures rose again in heatwave-scarred Europe. The latest…
‘We won’t tolerate this’: thousands in Germany protest against far-right AfD
Thousands of opponents of Germany’s far-right AfD took to the streets of Erfurt on Saturday and blocked roads to the party’s annual conference ahead of…
Pope visits Africa-Europe crossing as anti-migrant policies rise in US, EU
Pope Leo on Saturday visited Italy’s Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a stark message to US…
Japan Pioneered Humanoid Robots—Can It Now Catch China?
“In the future, the relationship between humans and robots will deepen, and the distinction between them will probably disappear.” This prediction, from one…
Heatwave upends Fourth of July events across US, strains power grids
A dangerous heatwave upended Fourth of July celebrations across swathes of the central and eastern United States on Friday, forcing officials in the…
As US turns 250, Trump warns American identity under ‘renewed attack’
America turns 250 on Saturday – a landmark birthday that coincides with a time of deep national division and a president determined to seize the festive…
Washington prepares for world-record fireworks, but will it end in a smoke show?
An “unforgettable” tribute to America, or a health hazard that will terrorise animals and pollute the environment? That is the question as Washington…
Video Friday: An Earthbound Mars Rover for the Moon
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of…
Quarterhill discusses transport modernization as U.S. marks 70 years of federal highways
At the U.S. celebrates 250 years of independence and 70 years of its highway system, an expert looks at the future of autonomous transport. The post…
Why California’s carbon manure math doesn’t add up
Something stinks in California’s climate policies. Years ago, the state set up a system that pays cattle farmers across the country to turn the methane…
‘Night of horror’: Russian missile and drone barrage kills 21 in Ukraine capital
Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine’s capital Kyiv in the early hours on Thursday, killing at least 21 people, wounding…
Apple seeks to buy Chinese-made memory chips by lobbying U.S.
The iPhone maker wants to reduce the impact of a global memory shortage that's forced it to raise prices across its product line.
The Download: Anthropic launches Claude Science, and California’s carbon manure math
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Claude…
Apptronik unveils Apollo 2 and a flagship data collection and training facility
Built as a data collection and training platform, Apollo 2 enables continuous learning through deployment, Apptronik said. The post Apptronik unveils Apollo…
Passenger jet reports striking drone approaching JFK airport to land
A passenger jet reported striking a drone while approaching JFK International Airport on Monday, and just hours later, a helicopter pilot alerted a close…
Building tech in the world’s secret R&D hub
Apple. Anthropic. Disney Research. Google. Meta. Microsoft. NVIDIA. OpenAI. Few places outside Silicon Valley can claim R&D hubs from all of these…
Agriculture is ready for AI, but its data isn’t
Artificial intelligence is transforming what is possible in agriculture, but industry leaders should be wary of investing in AI without first laying the…
MBody AI expands service robotics operations to eleven states and Canada
MBody AI has deployed its hardware-agnostic Orchestrator platform to Florida and California, with a pilot in Ontario. The post MBody AI expands service…
We know how to build smarter robots. Now, we need to learn smarter ways to test them
Atharv Kolhar, a staff test automation engineer at Figure AI, says the robotics industry needs a testing philosophy that scales alongside autonomy. The post…
Iran survived 3 months of war. Can it survive the aftermath?
Three months of war with the United States and Israel may not have broken Iran’s resistance, but its economy has been brought to its knees. Forty days of…