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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Top 10 robotics stories of May 2026

The Robot Report·Jun 1, 2026

May 2026 was a busy month full of robotics news, and it was topped off by the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston. The post Top 10 roboti…

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Key hearing for accused Charlie Kirk killer will be public

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 1, 2026

Reporters and the public will be allowed to attend a key coming hearing for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, after a Utah judge on…

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Robotics in culture

EU Robotics·Jun 1, 2026

Robot… A Graphic Novel (Lem, Klimowski, Schejbal, SelfMadeHero Publishing, 2011, London) In the realm of science fiction as it relates to r…

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Robotics and automation 2026 at the MTC

EU Robotics·Jun 1, 2026

In the next newsletter we’ll be reporting on this month’s Robotics and Automation 2026 showcase, which will take place at Manufacturing &#3…

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