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Gibraltar and Spain end border checks in historic UK-EU treaty

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 15, 2026

A new era began between Spain and the tiny British territory of Gibraltar on Wednesday, as border checks that have long been a source of te…

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Kyiv struck by Russian missiles hours after Paris summit

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 13, 2026

Russia launched a barrage of drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv early on Tuesday, the fifth such attack on the Ukrainian capital so far…

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Research

Ground Robots Inherit the Kill Zone

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 10, 2026

Borys Drozhak has a vision: a frontline almost free of humans, patrolled by flying drones and ground robots, and continuously monitored by…

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Farage vs Count Binface: how UK hard-right leader’s poll gambit could backfire

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 8, 2026

British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage faces the embarrassing prospect of going head-to-head with perennial joke candidate Count Bi…

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Manipulation

IEEE Honors Robotics Pioneer Toshio Fukuda

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 7, 2026

Toshio Fukuda has been blazing trails for most of his career. He is considered to be one of the most prolific scholars in robotics, writing…

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The Download: a smoking “endgame” and a new Elizabeth Bear story

MIT Technology Review·Jul 3, 2026

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 t…

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The UK’s generational tobacco ban might not work. I’m supporting it anyway.

MIT Technology Review·Jul 3, 2026

As the parent of two little girls, I often think about how their childhood is different from mine. The seven-year-old is learning about AI…

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Russian envoy to skip Hiroshima peace ceremony

Japan Times Technology·Jul 3, 2026

The annual peace ceremony will have had no Russian representative for five years in a row since the country's invasion of Ukraine began in…

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‘Night of horror’: Russian missile and drone barrage kills 21 in Ukraine capital

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 2, 2026

Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine’s capital Kyiv in the early hours on Thursday, killing at least 21 peo…

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Central Asia’s republics are no longer the chess pieces of empires

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 1, 2026

When people speak of the Great Game, they usually mean the 19th-century rivalry between the British and Russian empires for influence over…

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UK may intervene in Paramount’s US$110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 30, 2026

Britain said on Tuesday it could intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, potentially holding up the U…

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Switzerland returns 18 historic Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 29, 2026

Swiss authorities on Monday returned 18 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria in a ceremony at the National Museum in Lagos, the latest addition to the…

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Prosecutors seek life sentence over 2013 Ohsho president murder

Japan Times Technology·Jun 29, 2026

The defendant, Yukio Tanaka, is accused of shooting Takayuki Ohigashi, the Ohsho president who was 72 at the time, to death in Kyoto.

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Manipulation

Europe wants a new Plaza Accord for China – seriously?

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 26, 2026

Leaders of the G7 rich nations might have gone into this month’s summit in France hoping for a united front against China. But, overshadowe…

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The Download: brain-melting heatwaves and unprecedented OpenAI restrictions

MIT Technology Review·Jun 26, 2026

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 t…

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Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why.

MIT Technology Review·Jun 26, 2026

It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A dangerous heat wave has hit Western Europe. Yesterday, the UK recorded its highest ever Ju…

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What Europe’s heat wave means for the power grid

MIT Technology Review·Jun 25, 2026

It’s been hard to look away from headlines about the European heat wave this week. Temperatures are breaking records across the continent,…

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Startup

Race for robotaxi market arrives in London

Japan Times Technology·Jun 24, 2026

British startup Wayve, in partnership with Uber, is racing to beat U.S. rival Waymo, owned by Google-parent Alphabet.

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Research

Russia considers fuel imports amid Ukraine’s strikes on refineries: newspaper

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 23, 2026

Russia is considering fuel imports ‌and corresponding subsidies to cap prices as ways to mitigate supply disruptions of petrol and diesel c…

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Heatwave scorches Europe: at least 18 dead in France, including children in hot car

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 22, 2026

At ⁠least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heatwave hung over Europe, smashing temperature records…

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UK charges Indian captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker seized in Channel

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 15, 2026

British prosecutors have charged with sanctions contravention offences the Indian captain of an interdicted alleged Russian shadow fleet ve…

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China’s EV giants are breathing new life into Europe’s ailing car industry

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 9, 2026

From Sunderland to Spain, Chinese manufacturers are revitalising idle factories and investing where traditional European carmakers are pull…

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Five things you need to know about AI

MIT Technology Review·Jun 9, 2026

At SXSW London last week I gave a talk called “Five things you need to know about AI,” in which I shared what I think are the biggest theme…

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Research

Are AI chatbots making us lose control of our brains?

MIT Technology Review·Jun 5, 2026

This week I’ve been at SXSW London. There’s been music, film, and a lot—and I mean a lot—of talk about AI. I also had the opportunity to si…

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