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* Our computing experts are at Computex 2026 in Taipei for the next week * Matthew Hanson and Josephine Watson are available to answer questions * Ask them anything about the show, from which gadgets they're seeing to what it's like being there Want an inside track on the
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* Nvidia, Unitree, and Sharpa have a new robotics deal * The companies will produce a cutting-edge humanoid robot blueprint * These robots are going to be better equipped for 'real work' There are some very impressive humanoid robot demos out there, but questions remain about just how capable these bots
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TL;DR LG Electronics shares quadrupled in 2026, hitting 30% daily limits twice. LG Group’s chair will meet Nvidia’s Huang on June 5 to discuss physical AI. LG Electronics shares have quadrupled this year. The stock hit its 30% daily limit for a second consecutive session on Monday
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The first robot in Nvidia’s new research line is a collaboration with three flags on it. The body comes from China’s Unitree, the hands from Singapore-headquartered Sharpa, and the computing brain from Nvidia.After Jensen Huang’s keynote in Taipei on Monday, ahead of the Computex trade show,
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It uses a nearly 6-foot tall humanoid chassis and tactile five finger hands. As part of his AI-palooza Computex keynote, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang dove into the most relatable form of artificial intelligence: robots. The company announced the new Isaac Gr00t reference design humanoid robot platform that combines a
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The Nvidia-backed AI video firm joins Anthropic and OpenAI in betting on London, citing customers including the BBC, Fremantle and WPP. Runway is making London its European headquarters and has pledged to put more than $200m into the UK’s AI ecosystem by the end of 2028, the company told
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A new class of AI agents is emerging that operates directly across applications, documents, workflows, and decision environments. The appeal is obvious: why maintain layers of business software and human oversight when AI agents can reorder inventory, reroute shipments, and optimize procurement autonomously? In supply chains, that temptation is especially
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As AI (artificial intelligence), advanced manufacturing, and biotechnology continue to evolve, universities and industry leaders are forming major partnerships to accelerate the future of medicine discovery and pharmaceutical production. Across the country, organizations are investing in AI-driven research environments to strengthen innovation and workforce development. As one example, Purdue University
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Box founder Aaron Levie got us talking this week with a social media post suggesting that tech CEOs are “uniquely prone to AI psychosis.” On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I did our best to unpack Levie’s comment. For one
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And into that post-Challenger disillusioned summer of 1986, Hollywood brought us SpaceCamp. It had all the right ingredients: A stacked cast with a solid leading duo (Kate Capshaw and Tom Skerritt), tons of real NASA location footage, and a big, brassy score by none other than John Williams. The film
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TL;DR SoftBank will invest up to €75B ($87B) for 5 GW of AI data centres in France. The first phase delivers 3.1 GW by 2031 for €45B. SoftBank plans to invest as much as €75 billion ($87 billion) to build 5 gigawatts of AI data centre capacity in
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One of the most practical benefits of a smart home is how easy it is to manage when you're away, especially on vacation. With any kind of internet connection you can monitor conditions from afar, make changes and customize alerts so you only get important security updates (or
