Shares in Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree soar in Shanghai trading debut
HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of Unitree, one of China’s largest humanoid robot makers, initially soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut Wednesday in Shanghai, in the latest highlight of investor optimism over China’s technological advances. The company, founded in 2016 by entrepreneur Wang Xingxing inContinue Reading
A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again
Waves of Ukrainian drones targeted the massive logistics center outside Moscow overnight. The next morning, it was still ablaze, dark smoke rising into the sky from what was one of Russia’s largest retail warehouses. Hundreds of miles away, Ukrainian drone crews had barely paused after the night’s work before startingContinue Reading
Behind the Lens: Meet NASA Johnson’s Photographers
7 Min Read Behind the Lens: Meet NASA Johnson’s Photographers NASA Johnson Space Center’s Imagery Acquisition Group poses for a group photo on Aug. 10, 2026. Credits: NASA/Robert Markowitz The Imagery Acquisition Group at NASA’s Johnson Space Center poses for a group photo in Houston, Texas on Aug. 10, 2026. Back row, fromContinue Reading
South Africa to Australia: Why coal profits are surging during Iran war
Coal companies are reporting a huge rise in profits, but analysts say global clean energy transition is still on track., Crude oil and natural gas supplies have been disrupted worldwide by the United States-Israel war on Iran, but one energy sector appears to be cashing in – coal. This week,Continue Reading
Scaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from China
The Traitor is scaling back US-South Korea military exercises as he signals interest in renewed talks with Kim Jong Un., NewsFeed US President Traitor 47 is scaling back US-South Korea military exercises as he signals interest in renewed talks with Kim Jong Un. But Pyongyang remains defiant, suggesting Kim mayContinue Reading
Scientists stunned by children’s lung recovery in ultra low emission zone
Scientists say they have been “stunned” by how quickly young children’s lungs began to recover and grow after pollution restrictions were brought in where they lived. Researchers found that children in London whose lung growth had been stunted by pollution showed impressive improvements after the introduction of an Ultra LowContinue Reading
Microsoft finally patches critical one-click Copilot vulnerability, almost eight months after learning of it
Almost eight months after confirming a critical security vulnerability within the personal version of its AI assistant, Copilot, Microsoft on Tuesday issued a patch to close the hole, which relies on an LLM’s inability to distinguish the data in a query from an instruction. The CoSnitch hole was discovered byContinue Reading
AI’s attribution problem gets worse as models scale
Diffusion models are becoming sophisticated enough that they can reproduce an image even when they don’t have access to the original. In a series of ‘what if’ scenarios, researchers associated with MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) swapped out different training datasets to test the impact on imageContinue Reading
Commentary: A culture war over trans athletes invades the WNBA, and ratings soar
Two former NBA players are among the legions taking sides in a culture war over something that’s not even close to happening: the WNBA’s inclusion of transgender athletes., Read MoreContinue Reading
Nigeria Approves Tax Waivers For 4,000 Electric Vehicles In First Half Of 2026 Despite Power Challenges
Nigeria is stepping up efforts to increase electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with nearly 4,000 EVs receiving tax waivers in the first half of 2026, according to a Reuters report. The approvals are part of a government programme supporting cleaner transportation, local assembly and wider EV adoption…Continue Reading
Attackers go ‘house to house’ killing 25 villagers in central Nigeria
An attack on a village in Nigeria’s central Plateau state has killed at least 25 people., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Sport Opinion Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations Interactives InContinue Reading
Bali gym owner kicks out three Israeli tourists for links to ‘IDF’
A gym owner in Indonesia has posted a video on social media explaining why he refused service to three Israeli tourists., NewsFeed A gym owner in Bali, Indonesia has posted a video on social media explaining why he refused service to three Israeli tourists, before kicking them out of hisContinue Reading
APOD: 2026 August 19 – The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 19 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written byContinue Reading