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Interrogation footage to be shown at trial over prosecutor questioning

Japan Times Technology·Jul 2, 2026

According to the complaint, prosecutors interrogated a man for 41 days in a row between May 2021 and July 2021, totaling roughly 205 hours.

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France’s far right pledges 40 million air conditioners as heat turns political

Japan Times Technology·Jul 2, 2026

Across Europe air conditioning is a new battleground as officials grapple with how to adapt aging infrastructure to debilitating heat as th…

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Apple seeks to buy Chinese-made memory chips by lobbying U.S.

Japan Times Technology·Jul 2, 2026

The iPhone maker wants to reduce the impact of a global memory shortage that's forced it to raise prices across its product line.

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Central Asia’s republics are no longer the chess pieces of empires

South China Morning Post Tech·Jul 1, 2026

When people speak of the Great Game, they usually mean the 19th-century rivalry between the British and Russian empires for influence over…

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In Robotics, Ruggedization Is No Longer Optional

The Robot Report·Jul 1, 2026

As autonomy moves beyond controlled environments, ruggedized design is becoming a prerequisite for reliable robotic operations. The post In…

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Autonomous vehicle hype is back, and Humble Robotics is bringing it to freight

TechCrunch Robotics·Jul 1, 2026

The autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle. Travis Kalanick is back building a robotics company,…

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Humble Robotics’ CEO says the tech finally caught up to the vision for autonomous vehicles

TechCrunch Robotics·Jul 1, 2026

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: the autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a…

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Top 10 robotics developments of June 2026

The Robot Report·Jul 1, 2026

Humanoid robots made many headlines in June 2026, whether it be for companies going public, new deployments, or hitting production mileston…

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Startup

LLMs are stuck in a groupthink groove. This startup is trying to get them out.

MIT Technology Review·Jul 1, 2026

Let’s start with a game. Open up your chatbot of choice—Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini—and type “Give me a random number between 1 and 10.” You’re…

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Apptronik unveils Apollo 2 and a flagship data collection and training facility

The Robot Report·Jul 1, 2026

Built as a data collection and training platform, Apollo 2 enables continuous learning through deployment, Apptronik said. The post Apptron…

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Research

The Download: Anthropic launches Claude Science, and California’s carbon manure math

MIT Technology Review·Jul 1, 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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Japan plans sovereign AI model and 10 million AI robots

Japan Times Technology·Jul 1, 2026

The country will reportedly invest around $6 billion in the homemade AI model, which will be developed by Noetra, a consortium of firms inc…

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Roadside land prices rise in popular Japanese tourist sites

Japan Times Technology·Jul 1, 2026

Across the board, the prices of land facing major roads in Japan as of Jan. 1 went up by 2.9%, marking a fifth consecutive year of increase…

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Anthropic’s long-sidelined Fable 5 is greenlit to return

The Verge AI·Jul 1, 2026

{"#text":"After weeks of negotiating with the Trump administration, Anthropic is finally going to be able to bring Claude Fable 5 back onli…

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Research

Claude Science is Anthropic’s newest flagship product

MIT Technology Review·Jun 30, 2026

At an event for pharmaceutical executives, biotech founders, and researchers on Tuesday, Anthropic announced Claude Science, a major new pr…

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Startup

X Square Robot brings its valuation to $2.8B with four consecutive funding rounds

The Robot Report·Jun 30, 2026

X Square Robots' system combines foundation models, robotics hardware, a data pipeline system, and real-world deployments. The post X Squar…

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Roundtables: Longevity’s Next Frontier: “Reprogramming” Your Body

MIT Technology Review·Jun 30, 2026

Listen to the session or watch below Billions of dollars are flooding into efforts to reverse aging as scientists explore ways to return ce…

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UK may intervene in Paramount’s US$110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

South China Morning Post Tech·Jun 30, 2026

Britain said on Tuesday it could intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, potentially holding up the U…

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Startup

Queue raises funding to build fully autonomous pharmacy

The Robot Report·Jun 30, 2026

Queue is developing automated pharmacies to expand access to prescriptions in hospitals, retail sites, and underserved communities. The pos…

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Soft, robotic cells from morph embed physical AI into hardware

The Robot Report·Jun 30, 2026

morph launched a physically intelligent soft robotics platform that designs and manufactures what it calls “soft robotic cells.” The post S…

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The Download: AI “coworkers” and stratospheric internet

MIT Technology Review·Jun 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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Research

Agriculture is ready for AI, but its data isn’t

MIT Technology Review·Jun 30, 2026

Artificial intelligence is transforming what is possible in agriculture, but industry leaders should be wary of investing in AI without fir…

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Research

Building tech in the world’s secret R&D hub

MIT Technology Review·Jun 30, 2026

Apple. Anthropic. Disney Research. Google. Meta. Microsoft. NVIDIA. OpenAI. Few places outside Silicon Valley can claim R&D hubs from a…

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Sonair ADAR One 3D ultrasonic sensor is now safety-certified

The Robot Report·Jun 30, 2026

Sonair says ADAR One was assessed as a human detection sensor according to the IEC 61496 standard for electrosensitive protection devices.…

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