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‘China shock 3.0’ is coming. And it’ll be AI-powered robots

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 5, 2026

The world’s attention is fixed on frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models, but China’s robot-making factories deserve just as much att…

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Asian landlords are ready for a hawkish Fed

Japan Times Technology·Jul 5, 2026

The lesson across these markets is the same: Property owners who cleaned up their debt profiles ahead of time are well poised to navigate a…

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Trump seeks to put himself centre stage for US Independence Day

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 4, 2026

President Donald Trump will headline US Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a speech and a show that seek to place him at the ce…

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Sachiko Kazama’s art bites back at a cruel society

Japan Times Technology·Jul 4, 2026

Sachiko Kazama has made a name for herself as a sharp satirist. Her art from spanning a nearly four-decade long career is now on display in…

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Context is king: How Avride uses cloud VLMs as a safety net for delivery robots

The Robot Report·Jul 4, 2026

Avride uses vision-language models, or VLMs, to improve the environmental awareness of its delivery robots. The post Context is king: How A…

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The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself

The Verge AI·Jul 4, 2026

{"#text":"Over the past week, a new fanworks movement has kicked off, with the aim to root out authors using generative AI. But the detecti…

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Pope visits Africa-Europe crossing as anti-migrant policies rise in US, EU

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 4, 2026

Pope Leo on Saturday visited Italy’s Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a st…

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‘We won’t tolerate this’: thousands in Germany protest against far-right AfD

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 4, 2026

Thousands of opponents of Germany’s far-right AfD took to the streets of Erfurt on Saturday and blocked roads to the party’s annual confere…

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Micron breaks ground on $9 billion western Japan plant expansion

Japan Times Technology·Jul 4, 2026

The company is building the facility in Hiroshima to make high-bandwidth memory chips, with shipments to start around the summer of 2028.

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As US turns 250, Trump warns American identity under ‘renewed attack’

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 4, 2026

America turns 250 on Saturday – a landmark birthday that coincides with a time of deep national division and a president determined to seiz…

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Heatwave upends Fourth of July events across US, strains power grids

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 4, 2026

A dangerous heatwave upended Fourth of July celebrations across swathes of the central and eastern United States on Friday, forcing officia…

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Nasa launches robotic mission to save space telescope

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 3, 2026

Nasa launched a robotic mission on Friday to try to prevent one of its ageing telescopes from burning up in the atmosphere, a complicated o…

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#RoboCup2026 – humanoid league day 2

Robohub·Jul 3, 2026

The second day’s play at RoboCup 2026 has drawn to a close with another bumper set of matches. Teams have come from far and wide to take pa…

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Research

A device that revives eyeballs from dead donors could make eye transplants possible

MIT Technology Review·Jul 3, 2026

It’s not easy to transplant a whole human eye. The surgery is difficult. And the eyes themselves start to degenerate as soon as they’ve lef…

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Video Friday: An Earthbound Mars Rover for the Moon

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 3, 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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Quarterhill discusses transport modernization as U.S. marks 70 years of federal highways

The Robot Report·Jul 3, 2026

At the U.S. celebrates 250 years of independence and 70 years of its highway system, an expert looks at the future of autonomous transport.…

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The Download: a smoking “endgame” and a new Elizabeth Bear story

MIT Technology Review·Jul 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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The UK’s generational tobacco ban might not work. I’m supporting it anyway.

MIT Technology Review·Jul 3, 2026

As the parent of two little girls, I often think about how their childhood is different from mine. The seven-year-old is learning about AI…

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ERL2026 Photo & Video Galleries Now Online

EU Robotics·Jul 3, 2026

Congratulations to all participants! Thank you to all sponsors and partners! Check out the photo gallery of ERL2026, the aftermovie and the…

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Little hope for a declining yen amid structural pressures

Japan Times Technology·Jul 3, 2026

Ultimately, the value of the yen reflects faith in the Japanese economy's long-term prospects.

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Chinese tech cuts desalination cost; light plane crash dilemma: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 3, 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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Washington prepares for world-record fireworks, but will it end in a smoke show?

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 3, 2026

An “unforgettable” tribute to America, or a health hazard that will terrorise animals and pollute the environment? That is the question as…

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Russian envoy to skip Hiroshima peace ceremony

Japan Times Technology·Jul 3, 2026

The annual peace ceremony will have had no Russian representative for five years in a row since the country's invasion of Ukraine began in…

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Following petition, female lawmakers in Japan get two more toilets

Japan Times Technology·Jul 3, 2026

The cross-party petition, whose 58 signatories included Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, asked for more toilets for women in the parliament b…

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