How people with prosthetic arms are teaching robots to ‘feel’ like a human
Data from real-life humans will help to improve robot grip and dexterity. (Credit: ABB Robotics and PSYONIC/Cover Media) People with prosthetic arms are teaching robots
Spacecraft launches to rescue NASA telescope before it crashes back to Earth
A spacecraft has blasted into orbit on a mission to rescue a NASA telescope that is at risk of crashing back to Earth.
The chip industry has a warning for Trump: hands off the memory market
The memory shortage has become a political problem in Washington. Now the chip industry has a message for the Trump administration: leave the market alone
Europe is coming for loot boxes, and the games industry is bracing
The video-game industry is bracing for a wave of European rules. They could limit what children play, and cost the sector billions in lost sales.
Germany’s Merz defends NATO spending after Trump calls it ‘ridiculous’
Back and forth over defence spending comes as NATO leaders set to meet in Ankara next week.
Hottest June on record in France as heatwave deaths rise to alarming levels
The average temperatures on June 24 and 25 this year were the highest ever recorded in the country.
Yemen’s Houthis threaten Saudi Arabia after alleged airspace intrusion
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Zuma showing South Africa ‘middle finger’ by meeting Gupta brother – minister
Former President Zuma’s trip to India reignites anger over a decade-old corruption scandal.
Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was ‘disguised as a man’
Officials believe the suspect may not have acted alone and spent days casing out scene of the attack.
German row over plan for workers to need sick note on first day of illness
A doctors’ group says it “borders on madness” that patients will have to obtain the note in person.
US withdraws troops from Nigeria after Islamic State mission
The US said the joint operation, which began in December last year, was a success.
Billionaire Trump ally melts down in spat with pope: ‘Working for Chinese communists”
Right-wing tech billionaire Peter Thiel is accusing Pope Leo XIV of doing the work of the Chinese Communist Party with his criticisms of artificial intelligence.
Trump risks being ‘genuinely prosecuted’ for ‘dangerous’ Freedom 250 mishap: journalist
A close call involving performers at the Great American State Fair could land President Tweety McTreason behind bars, one journalist cautioned on Thursday. Performers narrowly
Microsoft 365 users fall victim to one-in-a-million password spray attack
Microsoft users have been hit by a massive, automated password spray attack. Among those targeted by the attack were clients of security company Huntress. It