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Inside soccer’s data renaissance

MIT Technology Review·Jun 11, 2026

Imagine tuning in to the opening kickoff of a World Cup match and seeing a player intentionally send the ball all the way down the pitch an…

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General

Job titles of the future: Nature’s drug designer

MIT Technology Review·Jun 11, 2026

In 2018, after nearly two decades working in Big Pharma, chemist Tim Cernak was ready to put his skills to a new use.  For Merck, he’d…

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Microsoft, like, totally gets why students are booing AI-pilled graduation speakers

The Verge AI·Jun 10, 2026

{"#text":"New college graduates around the country have been booing and heckling commencement speakers who hype up AI. Microsoft would like…

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Microsoft restricts Claude Fable for employees over data retention concerns

The Verge AI·Jun 10, 2026

{"#text":"Anthropic released Claude Fable, its first Mythos-class AI model, yesterday and it's already causing concerns inside Microsoft. S…

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Humanoid

NEURA Robotics to raise up to $1.4B in Series C funding for physical AI

The Robot Report·Jun 10, 2026

NEURA Robotics plans to expand its platforms for robot learning and global production of humanoids and other systems. The post NEURA Roboti…

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Consumer

‘I love the inflation’: Trump embraces 3-year price high as Iran war hits home

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 10, 2026

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday brushed off concerns about consumer inflation surging to a fresh three-year high in May, on the back…

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Policy

Robotics will not have a clean Llama moment

The Robot Report·Jun 10, 2026

The Llama moment in robotics will not be the day a policy becomes downloadable. It will be the day another team can take that policy, adapt…

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The Download: the “steroid olympics” and a safer Mythos

MIT Technology Review·Jun 10, 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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General

The “steroid olympics” were a circus—and a window into our culture

MIT Technology Review·Jun 10, 2026

Testosterone. Methenolone. Nandrolone. Human growth hormone and EPO. Meldonium, modafinil, and mixed amphetamine salts. Clomiphene, anastro…

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Protesters torch buildings and vehicles, block roads over Belfast stabbing

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 10, 2026

Anti-immigration protesters torched buildings and vehicles in Belfast on Tuesday evening and blocked roads, a day after a stabbing allegedl…

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Microsoft AI head calls out Anthropic for acting like Claude is conscious

The Verge AI·Jun 9, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says it's \"really, really dangerous\" for Anthropic to speculate about Claude's consciousness…

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Walmart, Wing add 7 markets in drone delivery expansion

The Robot Report·Jun 9, 2026

Wing plans to bring drone deliveries to Memphis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City. The post…

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Microsoft AI chief walks back comments about AI taking over white-collar work

The Verge AI·Jun 9, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman is walking back his statement about AI automating jobs done by white-collar workers, including…

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The Download: whole-body rejuvenation drugs and five things to know about AI

MIT Technology Review·Jun 9, 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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General

Learning to lead in a hybrid human-AI enterprise

MIT Technology Review·Jun 9, 2026

As adoption of AI agents looks set to surge by as much as 300% in the next two years, leadership teams are carefully considering the implic…

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David Sinclair plans to test whole-body rejuvenation drugs in the XPrize competition

MIT Technology Review·Jun 9, 2026

The outspoken longevity scientist David Sinclair has been predicting that one day, you’ll go to the doctor and get a prescription that will…

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Research

Former Giants manager Abe referred to prosecutors over alleged assault

Japan Times Technology·Jun 9, 2026

The Metropolitan Police Department is believed to have attached a recommendation for leniency to the papers they sent to prosecutors.

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Prosecutors seek 27-year sentence for suspect in murder of Hokkaido girl

Japan Times Technology·Jun 9, 2026

Public prosecutors have alleged that Riko Uchida and others "applied some physical force" to the high school girl, who was embroiled in a d…

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General

Trump taps Blanche as his attorney general, setting up confirmation fight

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 8, 2026

US President Donald Trump has nominated Todd Blanche, acting US attorney general, to fill the position on a permanent basis, rewarding a lo…

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Days before rape verdict, court grants release of Norway crown princess’ son

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 8, 2026

A Norway court on Monday ordered the release of ailing Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son Marius Borg Hoiby, who faces a multitude of charges…

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Startup

ACS raises $200M to scale autonomous counter-drone system

The Robot Report·Jun 8, 2026

Allen Control Systems will use the funding to scale manufacturing and accelerate deployment of its autonomous weapon station, Bullfrog. The…

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NotebookLM’s Gemini 3.5 upgrade adds a cloud computer and help finding sources

The Verge AI·Jun 8, 2026

{"#text":"Google is rolling out \"across the board\" updates to NotebookLM. The AI-powered note-taking app now uses Google's upgraded Gemin…

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Manipulation

Daimon Robotics and Galbot jointly launches RobOmni for benchmarking tactile perception and dexterous manipulation

The Robot Report·Jun 8, 2026

Embodied AI is evolving from vision-centric perception toward Physical AI. The post Daimon Robotics and Galbot jointly launches RobOmni for…

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Microsoft’s AI chief says superintelligence is near, but won’t take your job

The Verge AI·Jun 8, 2026

{"#text":"Today I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. And I’m actually going to keep today’s intro short — I’m workin…

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