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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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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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The Download: AI can run your admin department now

MIT Technology Review·Jun 2, 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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Rehumanizing global health care with agentic AI

MIT Technology Review·Jun 2, 2026

The global health care sector is under increasing strain.  Decades of chronic underinvestment and constraints in recruitment have coin…

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Consumer

The next tech war? Why biotech may become a new US-China battleground

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 2, 2026

The wide-ranging geopolitical rivalry between Beijing and Washington could soon expand into biotechnology, raising the prospect of fresh te…

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Research

RoboChem Flex: democratisation of the autonomous synthesis robot

Robohub·Jun 2, 2026

Image credit: HIMS / Nature Synthesis. In a paper published in Nature Synthesis, researchers led by Professor Timothy Noël of the Universit…

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NEWS RELEASE – EUROPE MUST SET ITS OWN ROBOTICS AGENDA

EU Robotics·Jun 2, 2026

Vienna Statement urges recognition of essential role of robotics in meeting major challenges Tuesday 2nd June 2026 Europe’s citizens,…

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How small businesses can leverage AI

MIT Technology Review·Jun 2, 2026

This article is from Making AI Work, MIT Technology Review’s limited-run newsletter examining how to apply LLMs across industries. To recei…

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Nine dead, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across Ukraine

Japan Times Technology·Jun 2, 2026

Moscow warned last week that it intended to launch "systematic strikes" on targets in Kyiv and urged foreign nationals to leave.

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WHO chief ends DR Congo visit as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 2, 2026

The head of the World Health Organization on Monday concluded his visit to Democratic Republic of Congo by briefing the president on the re…

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Salesforce Japan to focus on helping firms deploy AI effectively

Japan Times Technology·Jun 2, 2026

Salesforce Japan's CEO said firms often have fragmented systems in which data is scattered across departments, making it difficult for AI t…

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NVIDIA releases new and updated tools for physical AI developers

The Robot Report·Jun 1, 2026

NVIDIA has released open-source physical AI agent skills and tools, as well as an Isaac GR00T humanoid reference robot. The post NVIDIA rel…

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ANSCER Robotics closes Series A round for industrial material handling

The Robot Report·Jun 1, 2026

ANSCER Robotics has raised $5.4 million to scale its hybrid industrial automation robots in North America and globally. The post ANSCER Rob…

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