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Video highlights – Day 3 at ERL 2026 ☀️

EU Robotics·May 15, 2026

Day 3 at ERL 2026 ☀️ 📍 Scheveningen, The Hague 📅 May 13–15, 2026 www.erl2026.eu That is a wrap on the European Robotics League (ERL) 2026…

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Ukraine war: 36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over invasion

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

Thirty-four European states plus Australia, Costa Rica and the EU said on Friday they would join a future special tribunal for Ukraine to p…

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The Download: China’s AI drama factory and the WHO’s missing health targets

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 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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Africa confirms fatal Ebola outbreak in Congo, urgent cross-border meeting called

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbre…

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Tokyo man arrested for luring girl into prostitution

Japan Times Technology·May 15, 2026

The Tokyo resident has admitted to the charges and says he knew the girl was 15 years old at the time.

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The world is on track to miss its health targets

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 2026

Every year the World Health Organization publishes a global health statistics report. It features the numbers behind world health trends an…

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Cabinet approves revision of controversial retrial system

Japan Times Technology·May 15, 2026

Critics of Japan's retrial system have said prosecutors' right to appeal is prolonging the court procedures needed for those seeking a retr…

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Xi-Trump summit aside, 2 meetings in Asia matter for global trade

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

Most readers of foreign news pages this weekend will be assuming that US President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping…

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Video highlights – ERL2026 Day 2

EU Robotics·May 15, 2026

Day 2 at ERL 2026 ☀️📍 Scheveningen, The Hague 📅 May 13–15, 2026www.erl2026.eu After the first day’s focus on indoor adaptability, t…

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Japanese producer prices jump by the most since 2014, backing case for rate hike

Japan Times Technology·May 15, 2026

The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 2.3% in April from a month earlier, a full point above the highest estimate in a survey…

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China hosts Trump at Temple of Heaven; Hong Kong sushi parasite video: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with…

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US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian monk seal

South China Morning Post Tech·May 14, 2026

A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconu…

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Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses

The Verge AI·May 14, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft first started opening up access to Claude Code in December, inviting thousands of its own developers to use Anthropic's…

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Data readiness for agentic AI in financial services

MIT Technology Review·May 14, 2026

Financial services companies have unique needs when it comes to business AI. They operate in one of the most highly regulated sectors while…

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Emerson Expands Nigel AI Tool Across Software Suite

Design News Robotics·May 14, 2026

Company expects to evolve its AI tool for testing from an advisor role to eventually an agentic role.

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The Tesla Semi could be a big deal for electric trucking

MIT Technology Review·May 14, 2026

The Tesla Semi has officially arrived. The company recently released a photo of the first vehicle rolling off its new full-scale production…

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Russia unleashes 1,500 attack drones on Ukraine, shattering prospects for peace

South China Morning Post Tech·May 14, 2026

Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine, pounding the capital Kyiv and oth…

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Video highlights – Day 1 at ERL 2026 🤖🌧️☀️

EU Robotics·May 14, 2026

Day 1 at ERL 2026 Scheveningen, The Hague May 13–15, 2026 Real-world environments are unpredictable, and yesterday’s kickoff of the Europea…

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Japan's top court seeks judge's dismissal over his suspected online gambling

Japan Times Technology·May 14, 2026

The Akita District Public Prosecutors Office indicted the judge on suspicion of accessing an online casino site more than 60,000 times and…

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Trump’s trillion-dollar business delegation arrives in China, eager for deals

South China Morning Post Tech·May 14, 2026

The business executives accompanying US President Donald Trump on his state visit to Beijing this week are the wealthiest such delegation t…

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Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs

The Verge AI·May 13, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft Edge is adding a new feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to gather information from all of your open tabs. W…

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Walmart Expands EV Charging Network With ABB Fast Chargers Across US Stores

Design News Robotics·May 13, 2026

Walmart launches its own EV fast-charging network with ABB chargers, promising affordable rates and integration with its app.

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AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers

MIT Technology Review·May 13, 2026

People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI—and there’s apparently no easy way to prevent it.  A Redditor…

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Microsoft doesn’t want any of this

The Verge AI·May 13, 2026

{"#text":"Maybe I'm just punch-drunk in my third week attending Musk v. Altman, but I have become very, very fond of Microsoft during the c…

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