Hugging Face is selling a $399 robot duck with open-source software
Pollen Robotics has unveiled a bipedal robot called Microduck, at an introductory price of $399 before taxes and shipping. The Bordeaux company is owned by
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Reform UK wants to scrap the UK GDPR and copy New Zealand’s privacy law
Reform UK wants to abolish the UK GDPR. It would replace the regime with a lighter privacy law modelled on New Zealand’s. Nigel Farage and
With new leadership, Apple will re-define success
Apple CEO Tim Cook becomes chairman of the company board tomorrow, with John Ternus taking over the top job in Cupertino. Both men followed in the footsteps of
Copilot Pages: Work side by side with AI
When you’re working with Microsoft Copilot to create a business document, you might find yourself torn between two opposing instincts. Part of you is itching
Trump says Iran is ‘dead’, vows to respond after renewed clashes
US president promises to hit Iran and calls for the country’s leaders to be prosecuted for killing protesters.
Is Trump testing the limits of US power?
With weeks to go before US midterm elections, are Tweety McTreason’s policies helping or hurting his Republican Party?
Why has Greece signed a $3.5bn missile deal with Israel?
Analysts say Greece is concerned about threats posed by the US-Israel war on Iran and Turkiye’s growing capabilities.
John Galliano exhibition at New York Met cancelled after backlash
The exhibition faced criticism over the British fashion designer’s conviction for making antisemitic remarks in 2011.
Messi retires from international football
Argentina great Lionel Messi announces his retirement from international football, saying it was a decision that “hurt” but he understands “the time has come”.
Trump pushes Apple to change ‘Lake Ontario’ to ‘Lake America’ on its maps
The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend. MapQuest, another US map provider, said it will not change the
‘She slipped out of my hand’ – children missing after ferry sinks off northern Cyprus
Ayten and Hayri Bicer’s two young children are among 20 missing in an incident that killed eight people.
The scale told a similar story across three diets. The liver told a different one
In a randomized controlled trial of people with metabolically unhealthy obesity, approximately 10% weight loss improved insulin sensitivity and several cardiometabolic measures across ketogenic, Mediterranean
Does a psychedelic need an awake brain to have lasting effects? This mouse study offers a clue
A single dose of psilocybin produced a lasting increase in sociability for at least two weeks in Cntnap2-knockout mice with social deficits, while it did
Scientists build tiny robots without motors that can fly using sound waves alone
If you blow across the top of an empty bottle you’ll hear a clear, steady note. Now, engineers have used that same concept to power