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Hand, foot and mouth disease cases surge across Japan

Japan Times Technology·Jul 15, 2026

The number of patients has exceeded the nationwide warning threshold for the first time in two years as Japan enters summer, when cases typ…

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Gibraltar and Spain end border checks in historic UK-EU treaty

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 15, 2026

A new era began between Spain and the tiny British territory of Gibraltar on Wednesday, as border checks that have long been a source of te…

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Key to Humanoid Progress: Managing the Power Behind the Robots

The Robot Report·Jul 14, 2026

Murata Power Solutions' John Quinlan on how advanced robotics converts, distributes and controls on-board power from battery to actuator. T…

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NVIDIA shares how to evaluate general-purpose robot policies for real-world deployment

The Robot Report·Jul 14, 2026

RoboLab research powers NVIDIA Isaac Lab-Arena, an open-source simulation framework for large-scale policy setup and evaluation. The post N…

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Warren Buffett cuts off donations to Bill Gates’ charity after Epstein revelations

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 14, 2026

Warren Buffett has stopped donating to the Gates Foundation, ending a two-decade philanthropic partnership following revelations about inte…

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Spotify is now an AI chatbot, too

The Verge AI·Jul 14, 2026

{"#text":"Spotify is experimenting with a new AI feature that allows Premium subscribers to play and explore music, audiobooks, and podcast…

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The Download: Claude’s inner workings, and the future of world models

MIT Technology Review·Jul 14, 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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PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light

MIT Technology Review·Jul 14, 2026

The machine that could change the world will be housed in a room that looks like a data center crossed with an ice cream factory. Inside wi…

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Kyiv struck by Russian missiles hours after Paris summit

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 13, 2026

Russia launched a barrage of drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv early on Tuesday, the fifth such attack on the Ukrainian capital so far…

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Ondas acquires DZYNE for $875.8M, expanding its defense capabilities

The Robot Report·Jul 13, 2026

DZYNE Technologies specializes in long-endurance autonomous aircraft, counter-drone systems, and autonomous effects. The post Ondas acquire…

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Trump administration turns over withheld evidence in Good, Pretti killings by agents

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 13, 2026

US President Donald Trump’s administration has turned over to ⁠Minneapolis prosecutors evidence it had withheld on immigration agents’ kill…

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Yaskawa America gets information security certification

The Robot Report·Jul 13, 2026

Yaskawa America said that independent ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification shows its focus on protecting customer information. The post Yaskawa…

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Wildfires scorch historic forest near Paris as suspected arsonists arrested

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 13, 2026

France on Monday battled two fires that scorched over 1,300 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people su…

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What Anthropic’s latest AI discovery does—and doesn’t—show

MIT Technology Review·Jul 13, 2026

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. A…

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The Download: a donor conception cap and world models for AI

MIT Technology Review·Jul 13, 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 Robot Report parent company, WTWH Media, rebrands as Arrowfly

The Robot Report·Jul 13, 2026

The Arrowfly name unifies more than 40 brands under a new identity built for the future of B2B content and events. The post The Robot Repor…

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EU eyes social media curbs for children

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 13, 2026

The European ⁠Union will move to limit young ⁠children’s access to social media across the 27-member bloc, European Commission President Ur…

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Building a Foundation Stack for General-Purpose Robots

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Jul 13, 2026

This article is brought to you by X Square Robot.Large language models gave artificial intelligence a working recipe. Pretrain a large mode…

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Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements

Robohub·Jul 13, 2026

By moving their hands and fingers, users can direct a robot to play piano or shoot a basketball, or they can manipulate objects in a virtua…

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Filipino helpers as surrogates, Chinese scientist’s death in US: 5 weekend reads you missed

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 13, 2026

We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like…

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Typhoon Bavi weakens as heavy rain spreads across China

Japan Times Technology·Jul 13, 2026

The storm is expected to turn northeast before moving into the northern Yellow Sea and gradually transitioning into an extra-tropical cyclo…

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US and Iran trade more attacks as battle over Hormuz intensifies

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 12, 2026

The United States and Iran each asserted on Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wi…

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STEM education in the classroom, introducing BotBall

The Robot Report·Jul 12, 2026

Botball addresses STEM education with autonomous robotics, real coding, and a level playing field driven entirely by students. The post STE…

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Modi courts Indo-Pacific partners as China, U.S. reshape region

Japan Times Technology·Jul 12, 2026

Modi has stepped up engagement across the Indo-Pacific, signing a flurry of agreements and underscoring New Delhi's ambition to play a bigg…

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