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Can Iran fiasco help China edge out US in key arena of Southeast Asia?

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 19, 2026

Since America launched its “major combat operation” against Iran, several Nato allies have distanced themselves from Washington. Now Americ…

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No one else will do: What a pair of figure skaters can teach us about familiarity in Japanese

Japan Times Technology·Apr 18, 2026

An Olympic duo illustrates how honorifics and in-group dynamics can signal closeness across different contexts.

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Canadian man Kenneth Law to plead guilty in suicide kit case to avoid murder trial

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 18, 2026

A Canadian man accused of helping 14 ⁠people in the province ⁠of Ontario kill themselves by selling a ⁠legal but deadly substance online wi…

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Former death row inmate's sister slams Japan's retrial review plan

Japan Times Technology·Apr 18, 2026

Iwao Hakamata's elder sister called for public prosecutors to be barred from appealing court decisions granting retrials.

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MODEX 2026 recap

The Robot Report·Apr 17, 2026

Missed MODEX? Hear what you missed through the eyes of editors Gene Demaitre and Sarah Wynn. The post MODEX 2026 recap appeared first on Th…

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Dairy Queen is putting an AI chatbot in its drive-thrus

The Verge AI·Apr 17, 2026

{"#text":"Dairy Queen is becoming the latest fast food chain to get in on AI, as it's bringing a chatbot to dozens of its drive-thrus acros…

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Scores of Chinese women smuggled into Germany for massive prostitution ring: prosecutors

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 17, 2026

Scores of Chinese women were brought to Germany without valid residency permits for sex work across the country, prosecutors in Frankfurt a…

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Pie Day 2026

MIT Technology Review·Apr 17, 2026

Ellie’s Pi Day post: https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/pi-day-2026-food-institute/ How Ellie orchestrated the baking of 30 pies: https:…

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The Download: bad news for inner Neanderthals, and AI warfare’s human illusion

MIT Technology Review·Apr 17, 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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Chef Robotics completes 100M meal servings milestone

The Robot Report·Apr 17, 2026

Chef Robotics hits 100 million servings, using real-world physical AI to automate high-volume meal production across the globe. The post Ch…

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Skild acquires Fetch Robotics assets from Zebra

The Robot Report·Apr 16, 2026

Skild AI acquires Zebra Technologies’ robotics arm to deploy its hardware-agnostic "brain" and automate end-to-end warehouse fulfillment. T…

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Treating enterprise AI as an operating layer

MIT Technology Review·Apr 16, 2026

There’s a fault line running through enterprise AI, and it’s not the one getting the most attention. The public conversation still tracks f…

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Making AI operational in constrained public sector environments

MIT Technology Review·Apr 16, 2026

The AI boom has hit across industries, and public sector organizations are facing pressure to accelerate adoption. At the same time, govern…

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The Download: cyberscammers’ banking bypasses, and carbon removal troubles

MIT Technology Review·Apr 16, 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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Why having “humans in the loop” in an AI war is an illusion

MIT Technology Review·Apr 16, 2026

The availability of artificial intelligence for use in warfare is at the center of a legal battle between Anthropic and the Pentagon. This…

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The quest to measure our relationship with nature

MIT Technology Review·Apr 16, 2026

As a movement, environmentalism has been pretty misanthropic. Understandably so—we humans have done some destructive things to the ecosyste…

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The noise we make is hurting animals. Can we learn to shut up?

MIT Technology Review·Apr 16, 2026

When the covid-19 pandemic started, Jennifer Phillips thought about the songs of the sparrows. They were easier to hear, because the world…

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Russian missiles and drones kill at least 17 across Ukraine in worst attack this year

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 16, 2026

Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing 17 people, includi…

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Ukraine robot combat unit says it launched over 100 attacks on Russia’s forces

South China Morning Post Tech·Apr 15, 2026

A Ukrainian unit said on Wednesday that it has carried out more than 100 attacks on the front using ground robots, after President Volodymy…

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Stereotaxis to acquire Robocath for up to $45M

The Robot Report·Apr 15, 2026

Stereotaxis says the acquisition strengthens its position as “a leading platform for the full spectrum of endovascular procedures.” The pos…

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Boston Dynamics and Google Deepmind are using Gemini to make Spot smarter

The Robot Report·Apr 14, 2026

Boston Dynamics said Google DeepMind's Gemini will bring better reasoning and adaptability to AIVI-Learning. The post Boston Dynamics and G…

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MD&M South Unveils Industry Partners

Design News Robotics·Apr 14, 2026

MD&M South strengthens innovation across various sectors with key association partnerships.

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Ouster releases Stereolabs ZED X Nano wrist-mounted camera

The Robot Report·Apr 14, 2026

Ouster's ED X Nano camera mounts directly onto robotic wrists and end-of-arm tooling, where every millimeter matters. The post Ouster relea…

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AGIBOT launches Genie Studio Agent zero-code application platform for robots

The Robot Report·Apr 13, 2026

AGIBOT said it designed Genie Studio Agent to provide a full lifecycle software infrastructure, from development to deployment. The post AG…

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