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General

Prosecutors across Japan to be surveyed for harassment

Japan Times Technology·Jun 7, 2026

The supreme office issued related instructions to local prosecutor offices across the country last month and plans to compile a report by t…

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General

Pentagon sees growing espionage threat from Israel

Japan Times Technology·Jun 7, 2026

Israel and the U.S. have long known that each was spying on the other but recent Israeli efforts to learn about U.S. positions in talks wit…

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General

Robots can enhance manufacturing workers rather than replace them

The Robot Report·Jun 6, 2026

With the right AI, teleoperation, and safeguards, robotics can augment manufacturing opportunities, says one to ONE Holdings' president. Th…

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General

Trump has squeezed China in Cuba, Panama and Venezuela. Is Nicaragua next?

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 6, 2026

US President Donald Trump’s drive to reassert US supremacy in Latin America has already squeezed China’s interests in Cuba, Panama and Vene…

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General

Energy now a focus of US-China contest of the century

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 5, 2026

Given that control over energy reinforces superpower status, the contest of the century has morphed into an intense rivalry between China,…

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General

Why deterministic real-time systems are more critical than ever in robotics

The Robot Report·Jun 5, 2026

Winston Leung discusses the role of QNX role in robotics and AI, focusing on safety, innovation, and industry trends. The post Why determin…

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Startup

GENISOM AI debuts deployable robotics platforms at ICRA 2026

The Robot Report·Jun 5, 2026

At ICRA 2026, GENISOM AI may have been new to many international attendees — but it is not a concept-stage robotics startup. The post GENIS…

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Humanoid

Video Friday: Watch This Running Robot Not Fall Down Stairs

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jun 5, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Research

Norway crown princess awaits lung transplant

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 5, 2026

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a significant deterioration in her health…

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General

Do China-Russia trade payment frictions show limits of de-dollarisation?

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 5, 2026

China and Russia have largely moved away from the US dollar in bilateral trade settlement, with most transactions now settled in their own…

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General

Mitsubishi Electric opens Serendie Street Boston digital transformation hub

The Robot Report·Jun 5, 2026

Mitsubishi Electric opened Serendie Street Boston, its first Western digital transformation hub dedicated to collaboration and innovation.…

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General

The Download: AI hacking beyond Mythos, and chatbots’ impact on our brains

MIT Technology Review·Jun 5, 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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Manipulation

Robot Talk Episode 159 – Robot sensing and manipulation, with Maria Koskinopoulou

Robohub·Jun 5, 2026

Claire chatted to Maria Koskinopoulou from Heriot-Watt University about autonomous robotic manipulators for surgery, industry, and beyond.…

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General

The Meta hack shows there’s more to AI security than Mythos

MIT Technology Review·Jun 5, 2026

On June 5, 404 Media reported that attackers had been using Meta’s AI customer support agent to steal Instagram accounts. Their approach wa…

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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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General

Trump urged Xi to help end Ukraine war; China’s tech sanctions list: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 5, 2026

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with…

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General

China says US ‘invented’ terrorism charges to justify Cuba blockade

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 4, 2026

China accused the United States of using “invented allegations” to justify its terrorism case against Cuba, after Secretary of State Marco…

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Medical

Can surgical robots fly? SS Innovations discusses challenges, solutions

The Robot Report·Jun 4, 2026

The robotics developer is focusing on providing emergency care in active war zones and beyond. The post Can surgical robots fly? SS Innovat…

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General

Proteus gets natural-language ability as Amazon expands European robot deployments

The Robot Report·Jun 4, 2026

Amazon says Proteus needs no special commands as it plans to deploy the mobile robot, as well as STARK and Vulcan, across Europe. The post…

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General

Generalist raises $400M to scale its general-purpose AI models

The Robot Report·Jun 4, 2026

Generalist claims its system improves average success rates to 99% on tasks where previous models achieved 64%. The post Generalist raises…

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Research

EU trade chief swipes at China’s overcapacity, but seeks ‘meaningful’ talks with Beijing

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 4, 2026

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic has called for practical approaches and “meaningful discussion” to tackle the growing trade concerns between…

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AMR

Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire

The Verge AI·Jun 4, 2026

{"#text":"Today on Decoder, I’m talking to Ryan Mac, a technology reporter at The New York Times and coauthor of the excellent book Charact…

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General

Voyager Technologies acquires Astrobotic to advance lunar initiatives

The Robot Report·Jun 4, 2026

Voyager intends to accelerate investment to scale Astrobotic’s programs, including lunar and reusable rocket programs. The post Voyager Tec…

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General

The Download: AI-generated lawsuits and virtual power plants for data centers

MIT Technology Review·Jun 4, 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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