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Research

Defining Autonomy for Wellness Robots in Senior Care

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 11, 2026

An examination of how socially assistive wellness robots could support the seven dimensions of senior wellness, and how a framework can mea…

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General

Why China is betting on big nuclear reactors

MIT Technology Review·Jun 11, 2026

It’s a tale of two nuclear industries. In China, large reactors are coming together at a stunning pace. The country has nearly doubled its…

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General

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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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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Startup

China’s factory price jump contrasts with muted consumer inflation

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 10, 2026

China’s factory gate prices rose by the most since 2022, surpassing expectations, as higher oil costs stemming from the war in Iran help ma…

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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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Policy

EU threat of trade war against China is a strategic farce

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 10, 2026

The European Commission has declared its trade and economic relationship with China “unsustainable”, pointing to a daily trade deficit of €…

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General

Japan’s producer prices jump again on elevated energy costs

Japan Times Technology·Jun 10, 2026

The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 0.9% in May from a month earlier, and April's increase was revised higher, the Bank of…

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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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Policy

Effort to establish a National Commission on Robotics advances in Congress

The Robot Report·Jun 9, 2026

As the proposed National Commission on Robotics advances, industry leaders continue to call for more unified U.S. policy. The post Effort t…

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General

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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Standard Bots raises $200M to expand U.S. manufacturing footprint

The Robot Report·Jun 9, 2026

Standard Bots asserted that investments in robotics are key to making U.S. manufacturing competitive on the global stage. The post Standard…

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Manipulation

Beyond Dexterity: Why Contact May Define the Next Era of Robotics

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 9, 2026

This article is brought to you by AGILINK.Throughout the exhibition hall at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics (ICRA), in V…

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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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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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Research

How JPL Keeps the 13-Year-Old Curiosity Rover Doing Science

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 9, 2026

Thirteen years ago last August, I was camped out in the Jet Propulsion Lab press room in Pasadena, Calif., waiting to see whether the Curio…

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