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General

2 dead after boat runs aground in France in failed crossing to UK

South China Morning Post Tech·May 3, 2026

A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel ran aground on a beach in northern France, leaving two dead and 16 peopl…

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General

18 governors in Japan see need for constitutional revision

Japan Times Technology·May 3, 2026

The governor of Okinawa disagreed, while 24 others, including leaders from Nagano, Hyogo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, gave noncommittal answers.

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General

Nvidia’s push into physical AI sparks rally in Asian partners

Japan Times Technology·May 3, 2026

Nvidia-induced demand is shaping stock performance across Asia's technology supply chain.

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AMR

Phase stability regulator based on two dynamic parameters for autonomous mobile robots

The Robot Report·May 2, 2026

Autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, can benefit from a phase regulator with two real-time signals, according to a researcher. The post Phase…

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General

FAULHABER designs DualGear for autonomous logistics systems

The Robot Report·May 2, 2026

FAULHABER has designed DualGear to offer high performance in space-constrained autonomous logistics applications. The post FAULHABER design…

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Startup

Mini-crises sparked by the Iran war may add up to a big collapse

South China Morning Post Tech·May 2, 2026

Not a sudden, major crash but a series of mini-crises. That, according to some, is the prospect facing the global economy and financial sys…

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Manipulation

Trump's attacks on Europe's leaders worsen transatlantic frost

Japan Times Technology·May 2, 2026

The latest U.S. broadsides, fired over disagreements about the Iran war, have raised fresh questions about the best way to handle a mercuri…

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Startup

The art of crossing the chasm: When is a startup ready for enterprise adoption?

The Robot Report·May 1, 2026

Silicon Foundry bridges the chasm between startups and enterprises, focusing on innovation, strategic partnerships, and navigating macroeco…

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General

Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models

MIT Technology Review·May 1, 2026

In the first week of the landmark trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, Musk took the stand in a crisp black suit and tie and argued that Ope…

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Startup

Top 10 robotics stories of April 2026

The Robot Report·May 1, 2026

In April 2026, prominent robotics companies hit technical milestones, raised large funding rounds, and took part in patent disputes. The po…

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Humanoid

Video Friday: Figure, 1X Ramp Up Humanoid Robot Production

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 1, 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

Cyber-Insecurity in the AI Era

MIT Technology Review·May 1, 2026

Cybersecurity was already under strain before AI entered the stack. Now, as AI expands the attack surface and adds new complexity, the limi…

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Research

Operationalizing AI for Scale and Sovereignty

MIT Technology Review·May 1, 2026

Companies are taking control of their own data to tailor AI for their needs. The challenge lies in balancing ownership with the safe, trust…

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General

Wall Street rises towards more records as oil prices slip

South China Morning Post Tech·May 1, 2026

The US stock market is rising towards more records on Friday after Apple, Estee Lauder and other big companies became the latest to deliver…

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Startup

Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic

The Verge AI·May 1, 2026

{"#text":"The Pentagon has struck deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Elon Musk's xAI, and the startup Reflection, allowi…

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Research

Robot Talk Episode 154 – Visual navigation in insects and robots, with Andrew Philippides

Robohub·May 1, 2026

Claire chatted to Andrew Philippides from the University of Sussex about what we can learn from ants and bees to improve robot navigation.…

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General

Why deformable materials are physical AI’s real manufacturing test

The Robot Report·May 1, 2026

Physical AI can tackle assembly of deformable materials in apparel and beyond -- with the right approach and software, says Createme's CEO.…

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General

The Download: a new Christian phone network, and debugging LLMs

MIT Technology Review·May 1, 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

Microsoft wants lawyers to trust its new AI agent in Word documents

The Verge AI·May 1, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft is launching a new AI agent inside Word that's specifically designed for legal teams. Legal Agent handles document edit…

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Research

Inexpensive seafloor-hopping submersibles could stoke deep-sea science—and mining

MIT Technology Review·May 1, 2026

Smack dab between Australia and South America, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel Rainier is cur…

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General

A new US phone network for Christians aims to block porn and gender-related content

MIT Technology Review·May 1, 2026

A new US-wide cell phone network marketed to Christians is set to launch next week. It blocks porn, which experts in network security say m…

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Research

Trump’s mass firing just dealt another blow to American science

MIT Technology Review·May 1, 2026

This past week delivered another gut punch for science in the US. This time, the target was the National Science Foundation—a federal agenc…

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Research

China’s manufacturing rise is here to stay. The West must recalibrate

South China Morning Post Tech·May 1, 2026

If the “China shock” of the early 2000s was about China catching up, then “China shock 2.0” is about the country redefining the boundaries…

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Consumer

Taiwan blows past forecasts with economic growth at 39-year high

Japan Times Technology·May 1, 2026

Gross domestic product expanded almost 13.7% in the first quarter from a year earlier, compared with about 12.7% in the previous three mont…

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