ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees
Hundreds of employees at the US robotics firm Boston Dynamics signed a petition calling for executives to halt a sale of the company’s robot dogs
Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
This is the first time European leaders have had direct communication with Russia’s president in more than a year.
Mbappé sorry for ‘ill-judged’ Mao remark after backlash in China
The France star had referred to the former Chinese leader as a “dictator” during an interview about memes.
Nanotyrannus skeleton goes to auction in New York with £4.5m price tag
The auction of the rare skeleton comes amid debate in the scientific community about whether dinosaur remains should end up in private hands or public
Remote’s Job van der Voort says AI companies now pay PhDs to label data
Remote chief executive Job van der Voort wants his staff to be 10 times more effective a year from now, because their AI tools will
Alibaba wins injunction against Pentagon rule
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked a Pentagon rule that could cost companies their defence contracts if they share lobbyists with Alibaba, Reuters reported.
Abhishek Sharma hits ton as India beat New Zealand by 6 wickets in 3rd T20
The opening pair put on 133-run partnership as India chased down 199 to wrap up the five-match T20 series.
Robert F Kennedy Jr. says Arabs don’t produce science or literature
US Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr. has said that Arabs don’t produce science, literature, or win Nobel prizes.
Media groups challenge India’s privacy law at top court
News organisations are challenging the law, arguing it could hamper investigative journalism and endanger sources.
More than third of deaths of ex-prisoners on probation drug related, says report
Politicians are being urged to tackle “systematic failures” in the criminal justice system.
In the A.I. ‘Robogym,’ Machines Train to Be More Like Humans
Germany’s Neura is one of the companies at the forefront of efforts to use artificial intelligence in robotics, and crucial to whether Europe can close
Turnout so far highest in decades as Israelis vote in pivotal election
The elections – the first since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the wars which followed – are widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin
Mbappé dropped by major Chinese brands as backlash grows over Mao joke
He allegedly said the funniest “meme” about him is the one where they put his face on “a Chinese dictator”.