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At the finale, 27-year-old Wu performed with Unitree humanoid robots, blending robotics, ink-wash art and modern dance At the finale, 27-year-old Wu, from Sichuan Province in southwestern China, shared the stage with humanoid robots made by Unitree. PHOTO: XINHUA A jade pendant bearing a small golden Sanxingdui mask rested against dancer Wu Yufei’s chest as … Read more
HyPrSpace has opened its first mass production factory in France, it said on Thursday, targeting 100 rocket engines a year as the French space startup gears up for a planned test flight next year. HyPrSpace is one of several European space startups seeking to capitalise on growing demand and falling costs of space launches, with … Read more
Five humans convened for a weekend to create new music from scratch. Could they do better than A.I.? Could you even tell the difference?
Economists see little evidence yet of productivity gains as spending on AI dwarfs railway, internet sums A screen reads ‘AI’ in reference to artificial intelligence as attendees gather during Rivian’s first Autonomy and AI Day, showcasing developments in self-driving technology, in Palo Alto, California, US, December 11, 2025. REUTERS Never has so much cash flowed … Read more
First payloads will fly aboard reusable Lihong-2, testing drug crystallization and space pharma equipment A Lijian-1 Y15 carrier rocket carrying five satellites blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, on July 24, 2026.PHOTO: XINHUA China’s commercial rocket company CAS Space announced that it joined hands with the Guangzhou Laboratory … Read more
Meta and New Mexico clashed over penalties, with Meta saying the state’s demands exceed conduct proven at trial People are seen behind a logo of Meta Platforms, during a conference in Mumbai, India, September 20, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS The state of New Mexico asked a judge on Thursday to order Meta Platforms to pay between … Read more
“It’s going to be gnarly for a little while.”
The internet giant is the latest technology company trying to address increasingly hostile local sentiment toward data center projects.
Asymmetric Security finds data collection from 55 websites, including US government agencies OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) agents obscured hacking activity targeting government websites, according to findings by digital forensics firm Asymmetric Security a day earlier. The investigation found that the agents pulled data from 55 websites belonging to government agencies, businesses and nonprofits, including the … Read more
The tech giant will refund $7.25 million in Prime membership fees to affected customers and pay an additional $1 million to settle the suit brought by the District of Columbia.