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Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead

Japan Times Technology·Aug 14, 2026

Emergency warnings have been downgraded but unstable atmospheric conditions are forecast to persist across Kanto, Nagano and Yamanashi thro…

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China tests canal link to Southeast Asia; rocket failure concerns: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 14, 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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What Nolan’s Odysseus tells us about Western elite’s existential angst

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 14, 2026

In every civilisation, certain stories capture the psyche so profoundly that they are retold across centuries. In the West, Homer’s Odyssey…

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Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in US CEO killing

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 13, 2026

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty on Friday to resolve federal charges relating to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group execut…

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Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot

The Verge AI·Aug 13, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob, Mico, when you use the chatbot's voice mode. In a support page, Mi…

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Research

Roundtables: Inside the “Censorship-Industrial Complex” Idea Shaping US Policy

MIT Technology Review·Aug 13, 2026

Listen to the session or watch below The “censorship-industrial complex” is an idea that a network of government, tech, and research groups…

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Building a practical path to post-quantum cryptography

MIT Technology Review·Aug 13, 2026

Quantum computing has alternated between breakthrough darling and overhyped promise in technology circles. Its powerful new capabilities co…

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Humanoid

Mobile manipulators and humanoids: The future of robotics

The Robot Report·Aug 13, 2026

A free download looks at the state of humanoids, including a rundown of current robotics developers and interviews with industry experts. T…

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Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash

MIT Technology Review·Aug 13, 2026

The police-tech giant Flock is announcing today that it will change officers’ access to its nationwide network of license plate readers, in…

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Consumer

Microsoft is combining its Copilot apps ahead of a ‘super app’

The Verge AI·Aug 13, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft is finally beginning to combine its consumer and commercial Copilot AI assistants into a single \"super app\" interface…

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ARM Institute calls for defense manufacturing technology projects

The Robot Report·Aug 13, 2026

The ARM Institute and the U.S. Department of War are seeking technology project submissions to help rapid U.S. production. The post ARM Ins…

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Humanoid

Experts to discuss the state of humanoid robots at RoboBusiness

The Robot Report·Aug 13, 2026

The RoboBusiness panel will include insights on humanoid robots from Agility, Apptronik, Persona AI, and PSYONIC experts. The post Experts…

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Manipulation

BioflexBot robot hand aims to replicate key human hand motions

The Robot Report·Aug 13, 2026

Researchers created the BioflexBot, a novel robot that mimics and even exceeds core motions of the hand with a simple design. The post Biof…

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The Download: kids’ thoughts on AI, and female clones of male mice

MIT Technology Review·Aug 13, 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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Suspicious object on rail tracks in Germany did not contain explosives: police

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 13, 2026

German police said on Thursday that a suspicious object found on rail tracks in a Bavarian ‌town did not contain explosives, as initially f…

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What’s behind this summer’s heat, and why 2027 could be worse

MIT Technology Review·Aug 13, 2026

This summer has been a scorcher for much of the Northern Hemisphere. June and July marked the hottest two-month stretch in Europe since rec…

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How kids feel about AI, in their own words

MIT Technology Review·Aug 13, 2026

When we set out to talk to kids about artificial intelligence, we thought we knew what we’d hear. We expected some to tell us they were usi…

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Pentagon watchdog warns of severe decay at US military bases across Pacific region

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 13, 2026

US military facilities across the Pacific are in a worrying state of decay, the Pentagon inspector general warned, raising concerns about b…

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Consumer

Pork, chicken prices in Japan hit record highs in August

Japan Times Technology·Aug 13, 2026

Prices of imported products rose due chiefly to the yen's weakening, leading to a rise in demand for domestic products and subsequently pus…

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Producer price gains maintain pressure on businesses as BOJ mulls rate path

Japan Times Technology·Aug 13, 2026

The measure of input prices rose 7.2% in July from a year earlier, slightly slower than the revised 7.3% in June, the Bank of Japan reporte…

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Russia warns of ‘chaos’ in global food market after Ukraine pummels grain terminals

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 13, 2026

Three of Russia’s largest grain terminals in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk have halted operations after being damaged in a massive ove…

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Solar eclipse turns day to night in Spain, wows crowds across Europe

South China Morning Post Tech·Aug 12, 2026

Day briefly turned to night in Spain on Wednesday, as the country witnessed its first total solar eclipse in more than a century, plunging…

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Research

Scientists just created female clones of male mice

MIT Technology Review·Aug 12, 2026

Scientists have deliberately turned male mouse embryos into females for the first time. A team based in Japan used a CRISPR-based approach…

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General

Scaling AI agents with trustworthy data

MIT Technology Review·Aug 12, 2026

Business and technology leaders need no convincing that the time of agentic AI is here. Organizations are rapidly adopting agents, and few…

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