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Africa suffering in ‘strongmen’ era, says governance watchdog

South China Morning Post Tech·Oct 31, 2026

Democracy and rights are declining in Africa as leaders take their cues from the rise of strongmen in other parts of the world, the head of…

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Russia-occupied Oleshky evacuees arrive in Belarus, Ukraine next

South China Morning Post Tech·Oct 31, 2026

Three ⁠planes ⁠carrying residents evacuated ⁠from the Russian-controlled frontline Ukrainian city of Oleshky landed at Gomel airport ‌in Be…

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Policy

The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping

The Verge AI·Oct 30, 2026

{"#text":"OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic say they will adopt a new standard that publishers can use to opt out of being scraped b…

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Percepto launches Axion AI platform to unify inspection data analysis

The Robot Report·Oct 30, 2026

Percepto has launched Axion, a hardware-agnostic physical AI platform delivering visibility across mission-critical infrastructure. The pos…

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Humanoid

Video Friday: Spot Plays to Show Its Whole-Body Manipulation

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Oct 30, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Humanoid

Humanoid developer Agility now expects to raise $465M in SPAC deal

The Robot Report·Oct 30, 2026

Agility said it expects to raise $465 million in its combination with Churchill Capital Corp XI, $155 million less than it had estimated. T…

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Manipulation

Robot Talk Episode 168 – Advancing robotics with novel electronics, with Zlatka Stoeva

Robohub·Oct 30, 2026

Claire chatted to Zlatka Stoeva from DZP Technologies about flexible, stretchable and soft printed electronics for dexterous robots. Zlatka…

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Consumer

Chinese telecoms giants in Washington’s crosshairs as FCC weighs fresh curbs

South China Morning Post Tech·Oct 30, 2026

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing a ban on Chinese telecommunications companies obtaining American telephone numb…

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RoboBusiness 2026 recap

The Robot Report·Oct 30, 2026

The Robot Report editorial team sits down for a recap of noteworthy sessions and networking around the 2026 RoboBusiness event. The post Ro…

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The Download: GLP-1s and eating disorders, self-aware cities, and forever chemicals

MIT Technology Review·Oct 30, 2026

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of t…

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Eating disorders are on the rise. GLP-1s could make things worse.

MIT Technology Review·Oct 30, 2026

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are one of the biggest biotech breakthroughs of the last decade. But to some clinical psychologists, they can repre…

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Lula’s win aids China ties; Hong Kong official quits over Tai Po fire: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post Tech·Oct 30, 2026

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with…

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Medical

Dressing as a nurse this Halloween? Adding a red cross breaks the law.

Japan Times Technology·Oct 30, 2026

Often mistaken for a general symbol of medical care, the red cross is protected under the law and reserved for specific humanitarian purpos…

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Indonesia rain set to ease toxic haze in Singapore and Malaysia

Japan Times Technology·Oct 30, 2026

The choking haze from Indonesia's worst fire season in years has cloaked local towns and drifted across neighboring countries for weeks.

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White House makes Section 232 determination regarding foreign-made robots

The Robot Report·Oct 29, 2026

The U.S. secretary of commerce's Section 232 investigation concluded that dependence on robotics imports poses a national security risk. Th…

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Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek and X-Men fame, dies at 86

South China Morning Post Tech·Oct 29, 2026

Patrick Stewart, who rose from poverty in England to become an accomplished Shakespearean stage actor and then achieved global stardom as t…

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Humanoid

2026 Robotics Handbook looks at humanoids, AI, and design choices

The Robot Report·Oct 29, 2026

The 2026 Robotics Handbook examines design choices behind dexterous manipulation, humanoid robots, and construction automation. The post 20…

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General

Microsoft’s AI future has fewer jobs

The Verge AI·Oct 29, 2026

{"#text":"To anyone listening closely to what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been saying over the past couple of years, this week felt lik…

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Consumer

US economy grows faster than expected 3.4%, driven by consumers, AI investment

South China Morning Post Tech·Oct 29, 2026

The US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as resilient consumer spending and AI-driven business investment more than of…

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General

The Download: AI agent tracking and climate feedback loops

MIT Technology Review·Oct 29, 2026

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of t…

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Kyoto prosecutors appeal acquittal over 2013 murder of Ohsho president

Japan Times Technology·Oct 29, 2026

In its Oct. 16 ruling, Kyoto District Court found that reasonable doubt remained over whether Yukio Tanaka was the shooter.

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General

We urgently need to monitor AI agents’ actions in real time

MIT Technology Review·Oct 29, 2026

This summer, hundreds of OpenAI agents tried to cheat on a cybersecurity test. They broke out of their test environment and successfully ha…

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General

Our climate models have a big, dangerous blind spot

MIT Technology Review·Oct 29, 2026

Climate change itself is increasingly fueling climate change. Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases are driving up global temperatures,…

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Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank buys stake in Indian PE firm

Japan Times Technology·Oct 29, 2026

The investment underscores Japanese institutional investor interest in Indian companies across financial services, manufacturing and real e…

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