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Robots that walk, talk, dance, and perform backflips make great videos. But can they close the blinds? Help someone eat? Scratch an itch? For people with severe mobility impairments, those everyday tasks can mean greater independence. And they’re exactly the kinds of jobs Hello R

Tim Westwood charged with two more sexual offences - Published Former BBC Radio 1 and Capital Xtra DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with two more offences, the Metropolitan Police have said. The charges are an alleged indecent assault against a teenage girl aged 16 to 17 in Hamme

Last week, The New York Times reported that an internal memo had been quietly distributed across US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) field offices, directing staff to radically reinterpret the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in a move that blindsided conservationists. Staffers were e

Student who accidentally overdosed on paracetamol learns to walk and talk again - Published The parents of a student who suffered organ failure and nearly died after accidentally overdosing on paracetamol have spoken of the distress it caused and said they have "no idea how it ha

To address market participants' concerns, Sebi floated a consultation paper earlier this month seeking public comments on the proposed changes to the methodology for determining expiry-day settlement prices of index and single-stock derivatives. The proposals include delinking de

Who will start for England at Euro 2028? BBC Sport's predictions - Published Here we go again. Less than two months after Spain were celebrating their World Cup triumph, the next major tournament cycle begins. From 9 June 2028, the European Championship will be hosted by England,

Listen to this article in summarized format Providing "ample" reserves to the financial system, alongside the Fed’s existing tools for managing short-term interest rates, "has proven to be highly effective at delivering interest rate control and supporting the smooth functioning

Exhibitor bookings are back open, but only through September 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. If you missed the first deadline, this is your last chance to get your startup on the Expo Hall floor. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 takes place October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, bringing to

AI - Frontier AI keeps racing despite calls to slow downAnthropic and OpenAI debut Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol and Luna - Windows CLOSEDQUORUM malware uses AI models to autonomo

The other day ServiceTitan shut off Podium’s integration for roughly 1,000 shared customers after a nine-year partnership. The coverage mostly framed it as a breakup. It works better as a case study in what owning the record can and can’t do for you. ServiceTitan delisted a partn

“Several hundred megawatts” of planned onshore wind farms in the US remain on indefinite hold because of opposition from the Trump administration, Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade, CEO of Portuguese developer EDP, told Semafor. Last month, a federal judge ordered the Department of Defen

Tim’s view Clean energy executives are an increasingly nervous bunch. I moderated a lunch discussion under Chatham House rules at New York Climate Week yesterday made up of leaders from large-scale renewables developers, equipment manufacturers, and tech companies, as well as ene

Four days. That’s how long you have left to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass before prices increase on September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here for your ticket savings, plus 50% off a second. We’re on to the second reason not to miss Disrupt, happening at

Eight months after it was spun out of TikTok, the social media platform’s U.S. unit, known as TikTok USDS Joint Venture, is joining Lantern, a cross-platform child safety program launched by the Tech Coalition with support from a large group of tech companies. Lantern, launched i

Tom's Hardware Verdict Great hardware combined with Bambu’s excellent software and smooth user interface puts this laser among the best. The 55W CO2 laser cutter and engraver makes quick work of wood, acrylic, glass, and more. Pros - +Easy to assemble - +Simple to calibrate - +Gr

AI is opening new possibilities for telecom, from optimizing investments to accelerating integration, debugging and validation. Yet the value of an AI system depends heavily on the data behind it. Standards and synthetic datasets can describe how a RAN should function, but they r

Listen to this article in summarized format The index was last up 0.3% at 27,212.68, surpassing its previous intraday high of 27,190.21, set on June 1. Oil prices fell to a two-week low as the prospect of increased supplies from the Gulf eased market concerns. Iran’s indication t

Pollock left money on table to stay at Saints - Hearn - Published Henry Pollock turned down rival offers worth hundreds of thousands of pounds more than his extension to stay at boyhood club Northampton, says Eddie Hearn. Hearn, whose Matchroom promotional empire is centred on bo

AI/ML VAST's DataEnclave protects private enterprise data and AI model builders' weights VAST Data has DataEnclave software providing a safe and secure enclosure in which enterprises can give AI models access to their data, and model developers can run their models without exposi

This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. Your old, origami-loving, news associate pal CJ is back to fill in for Alex this morning. To set the mood, I'm listening to a little Miles Davis as I write. But he's

There’s always a danger in over-complicating products. Simple is so often best. The apocryphal story of NASA spending millions crafting a space pen while Soviet cosmonauts used a pencil is often cited as a prime example, even if it’s actually not true. Perhaps it’s not surprising

AI - Frontier AI keeps racing despite calls to slow downAnthropic and OpenAI debut Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol and Luna - Windows CLOSEDQUORUM malware uses AI models to autonomo

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to pressure his Ukrainian counterpart to agree to an energy truce with Russia in a high-stakes meeting on Tuesday, saying that Moscow has "unfortunately lost control" of its diesel oil industry due to the war. Trump is set to meet Ukrainian

The concern arises from proceedings related to the enforcement of a Singapore arbitration award that Daiichi Sankyo holds against the Singh brothers, the former promoters of Fortis, in their personal capacity. The forensic audit was ordered on August 31, 2026. The matter is next

Listen to this article in summarized format The total settlement amount is Rs 1.51 crore. Adani Enterprises paid the highest amount at Rs 76.05 lakh, followed by Adani Green Energy at Rs 45.50 lakh. Adani Total Gas, AWL Agri Business and Adani Energy Solutions paid Rs 9.75 lakh e

For decades, chipmakers have sought to make semiconductors faster by shrinking silicon transistors and packing more of them on each chip. But shrinking transistors comes with its own problems: controlling electron flow becomes harder, which exacerbates problems such as leakage, p

AI/ML Nutanix buys Ryax in Agentic AI-focused tuck-in acquisition Nutanix is buying French software developer Ryax Technologies and its software to to build, run and govern agentic AI. The acquisition will boost Nutanix’s strategy to enable its customers to build, run and govern

America | Tech | Opinion | Culture | Charts To learn more about The Horowitz Andreessen Academy, watch the a16z Show episode with Gagan Biyani, Ben Horowitz, and Erik Torenberg here and check out the Academy’s website here. The internet made it possible to know anything. AI makes

AI - Frontier AI keeps racing despite calls to slow downAnthropic and OpenAI debut Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol and Luna - Windows CLOSEDQUORUM malware uses AI models to autonomo

Tom's Hardware Verdict The GMMK Eternal isn't the most exciting keyboard, but it sounds good and takes up very little space. Pros - +Compact size that's not overly cramped - +Excellent sound-damping - +$100 Cons - -OEM profile keycaps - -Generic-looking - -ABS keycaps in OEM prof

While the world is focused on the power demands of AI data centers, the folks at Breakthrough Energy are paying attention, but not for the reasons you might think. “Data centers are a 10% bump against basically flat demand for electricity over the last 30 years. So it looks like

NVIDIA DLSS 5 introduces DLSS 3D-Guided Neural Rendering and granular controls that help game developers add lifelike lighting and material detail while preserving their artistic intent. We also look at updates to NVIDIA ACE, RTX Mega Geometry 2.0, and RTX Kit across character AI