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How courts are coping with a flood of AI-generated lawsuits

MIT Technology Review·Jun 4, 2026

Most days in her chambers, Judge Maritza Braswell, a federal magistrate judge in Colorado, sifts through stacks of documents written by peo…

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Amazon develops a warehouse robot that workers can speak to

The Verge AI·Jun 4, 2026

{"#text":"Amazon has announced a new version of its fully autonomous warehouse robot, Proteus, that will interact using language instead of…

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Nvidia CEO mounts charm push in South Korea with TV talk show and baseball appearances

Japan Times Technology·Jun 4, 2026

Jensen Huang is returning to South Korea with a charm offensive that reflects the country's rising importance in AI chips, robotics and the…

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China bans New Zealand lawmakers over Taiwan trip

Japan Times Technology·Jun 4, 2026

The four MPs hail from across the political spectrum and visited Taiwan as part of a cross-party delegation in May, national broadcaster RN…

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Israel, Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire, as Trump and Netanyahu play down heated call

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 3, 2026

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire but said it would require a “complete cessation” of fire by Iran-backed Hezbollah,…

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Autonomous defense manufacturer Mach Industries raises $300M

The Robot Report·Jun 3, 2026

Mach Industries will use the funding to accelerate executing government contracts, acquire talent, develop products, and expand its network…

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How virtual power plants could provide energy for data centers

MIT Technology Review·Jun 3, 2026

Would you take a payment to ramp down your electricity use? Would it change anything if you were doing so to help power a local data center…

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Research

Microsoft and OpenAI broke up — now they’re ready to fight

The Verge AI·Jun 3, 2026

{"#text":"At Microsoft's annual Build conference on Tuesday, the company announced a slew of new or expanded AI initiatives, including a su…

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Construction

RoboBusiness 2026 opens call for speakers

The Robot Report·Jun 3, 2026

RoboBusiness 2026, the premier event for developers of commercial robotics and those building robotics businesses, is seeking expert speake…

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Manipulation

Festo launches lightweight pneumatic gripper and tests GripperAI

The Robot Report·Jun 3, 2026

Festo has released a compact cobot gripper, and its robot-agnostic GripperAI enables grasping of objects without prior training. The post F…

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Research

Boston University team wins MassRobotics Form & Function Challenge at Robotics Summit

The Robot Report·Jun 3, 2026

MassRobotics awarded prizes to university teams and showcased healthcare innovators, physical AI developers, and startups. The post Boston…

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The Download: Trump’s new AI order, and smart glasses for warfare

MIT Technology Review·Jun 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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Global robotics technology roadmap

Robohub·Jun 3, 2026

Deborah Lupton / Pop Chips / Licenced by CC-BY 4.0. Henrik I Christensen, Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at University of…

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Merged Japanese insurer aiming for ¥280 billion profit in fiscal 2030

Japan Times Technology·Jun 3, 2026

The target for the year that ends in March 2031, excluding gains from sales of cross-shareholdings, would mark an increase of about ¥80 bil…

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Between restraint and red lines, Malaysia navigates China’s gray-zone pressure

Japan Times Technology·Jun 3, 2026

The Southeast Asian nation's defense chief has set a clear threshold in the South China Sea: any disruption to the country's offshore oil a…

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Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements

The Verge AI·Jun 2, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft just kicked off Build 2026 with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella and other company leaders. As expected, it was filled…

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2026 Robotics Summit & Expo Recap

The Robot Report·Jun 2, 2026

Listen to the podcast this week as The Robot Report editorial staff recaps the recent Robotics Summit & Expo from Boston. The post 202…

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Startup

Petal Surgical adds more funding for incisionless surgical robot

The Robot Report·Jun 2, 2026

Petal said its incisionless surgery method could create a new standard of care, making advanced treatments safer, more accessible and less…

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Microsoft’s first advanced reasoning AI is here

The Verge AI·Jun 2, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft announced a bunch of new in-house AI models at Build 2026, including a new \"flagship\" model: MAI-Thinking-1. It's an…

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Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw

The Verge AI·Jun 2, 2026

{"#text":"Much like Google, Microsoft is launching its own version of OpenClaw. Microsoft Scout is an always-on assistant that integrates i…

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FORT Robotics acquires Mapless AI to expand teleop capabilities

The Robot Report·Jun 2, 2026

While FORT has traditionally worked with technology in industrial environments, Mapless AI brings experience in more unstructured settings.…

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Microsoft’s Project Solara is an OS for AI agent gadgets

The Verge AI·Jun 2, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft just announced \"Project Solara,\" a new OS designed for gadgets that run AI agents, at Build 2026. The company is call…

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Microsoft created the mini Surface dev box that Qualcomm couldn’t

The Verge AI·Jun 2, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft only just announced a new Surface Laptop Ultra at the weekend, and it's now revealing a miniature Surface PC aimed at d…

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Microsoft Build 2026: All the news about Windows, AI, RTX Spark, and more

The Verge AI·Jun 2, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft Build 2026 kicked off with a keynote presentation that introduced some developer-focused Windows updates, an OpenClaw-b…

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