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Africa confirms fatal Ebola outbreak in Congo, urgent cross-border meeting called

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbre…

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The world is on track to miss its health targets

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 2026

Every year the World Health Organization publishes a global health statistics report. It features the numbers behind world health trends an…

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Video highlights – ERL2026 Day 2

EU Robotics·May 15, 2026

Day 2 at ERL 2026 ☀️📍 Scheveningen, The Hague 📅 May 13–15, 2026www.erl2026.eu After the first day’s focus on indoor adaptability, t…

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Humanoid Robots Open a Future Where AI & Automation Merge

Design News Robotics·May 15, 2026

Humanoid robots have advanced beyond demos to autonomous real-world characters programmed to help.

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Establishing AI and data sovereignty in the age of autonomous systems

MIT Technology Review·May 14, 2026

When generative AI first moved from research labs into real-world business applications, enterprises made a tacit bargain: “Capability now,…

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Data readiness for agentic AI in financial services

MIT Technology Review·May 14, 2026

Financial services companies have unique needs when it comes to business AI. They operate in one of the most highly regulated sectors while…

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The Download: deepfake porn’s stolen bodies and AI sharing private numbers

MIT Technology Review·May 14, 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 Tesla Semi could be a big deal for electric trucking

MIT Technology Review·May 14, 2026

The Tesla Semi has officially arrived. The company recently released a photo of the first vehicle rolling off its new full-scale production…

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The shock of seeing your body used in deepfake porn

MIT Technology Review·May 14, 2026

When Jennifer got a job doing research for a nonprofit in 2023, she ran her new professional headshot through a facial recognition program.…

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Video highlights – Day 1 at ERL 2026 🤖🌧️☀️

EU Robotics·May 14, 2026

Day 1 at ERL 2026 Scheveningen, The Hague May 13–15, 2026 Real-world environments are unpredictable, and yesterday’s kickoff of the Europea…

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Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs

The Verge AI·May 13, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft Edge is adding a new feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to gather information from all of your open tabs. W…

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Walmart Expands EV Charging Network With ABB Fast Chargers Across US Stores

Design News Robotics·May 13, 2026

Walmart launches its own EV fast-charging network with ABB chargers, promising affordable rates and integration with its app.

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AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers

MIT Technology Review·May 13, 2026

People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI—and there’s apparently no easy way to prevent it.  A Redditor…

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Microsoft doesn’t want any of this

The Verge AI·May 13, 2026

{"#text":"Maybe I'm just punch-drunk in my third week attending Musk v. Altman, but I have become very, very fond of Microsoft during the c…

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Bridging the gap: Profitability meets sustainability through physical AI

The Robot Report·May 13, 2026

Join Ranpak’s Omar Asali at the Robotics Summit to learn how physical AI scales sustainable, profitable warehouse operations. The post Brid…

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Alva Industries to bring its frameless motor technology to the Robotics Summit

The Robot Report·May 13, 2026

At the show, Alva will show SlimTorq, one of the thinnest and lightest frameless motors on the market. The post Alva Industries to bring it…

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Architecting Reliability: How GMSL Diagnostics Enable Robust Vision

The Robot Report·May 13, 2026

Autonomous and robotic systems rely on highbandwidth, lowlatency sensor data to perceive and navigate the world. The post Architecting Reli…

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The Evolution of Vision Connectivity in Robotics: From USB and Ethernet to GMSL

The Robot Report·May 13, 2026

As robotic systems evolve toward higher autonomy, richer perception, and greater scalability, the connectivity technologies used to transpo…

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GMSL and the growing ecosystem around robotic vision systems

The Robot Report·May 13, 2026

Seeing clearly is important. So is everything that comes next. The post GMSL and the growing ecosystem around robotic vision systems appear…

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How humanoids learn to read the room

The Robot Report·May 13, 2026

The closer robots get to people, the more vital it is for them to see, hear and react without missing a beat. The post How humanoids learn…

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The Convergence in Perception Systems from Cars to Robots

The Robot Report·May 13, 2026

Humanoid robots are beginning to work in close proximity to people, navigating shared spaces and responding to unstructured behavior in rea…

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The Download: making drugs in orbit and NASA’s nuclear-powered spacecraft

MIT Technology Review·May 13, 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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Startup

A plan to make drugs in orbit is going commercial

MIT Technology Review·May 13, 2026

Varda Space Industries, a startup that’s been pitching its ability to perform drug experiments in space, says it has signed up the pharmace…

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Research

Developing active and flexible microrobots

Robohub·May 13, 2026

By C Huygelen Leiden researchers Professor Daniela Kraft and Mengshi Wei have created microscopic robots that move without sensors, softwar…

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