23 Jun 2026
Robotics: Engineering the future of intelligent machines
A robot is a machine that can carry out complex tasks automatically, helping people with work that is repetitive, detailed or potentially hazardous. From factory floors and hospitals to disaster zones and space exploration, robotics improves productivity, precision and safety across industries, while driving discovery, innovation, new markets and global competitiveness. The U.S. National Science…
23 Jun 2026
Video: Chinese humanoid robots go live on factory production line
Agibot’s G2 robots inspect, handle and sort tablets autonomously at Longcheer’s Nanchang factory. Autonomous robot operations in a live factory environment, not a simulation or staged demonstration.
23 Jun 2026
Here's what smart people are saying about the latest global stock sell-off
A bruising stock sell-off roiled global markets on Tuesday, led by sharp declines in some of the hottest chip stocks in the US and Asia. The chip sector tumbled as investors took stock of semiconductors' monster gains in the past month and rushed to take profits.
23 Jun 2026
Tesla admits FSD was on in fatal Texas crash, blames driver for ‘overriding’ it
Tesla now confirms that its self-driving system was engaged when a Model 3 left a residential road in Katy, Texas, and killed a 76-year-old woman inside her home — but the company says the driver overrode it by pressing the accelerator to 100%. Everything points to a pedal misapplication while the car was under “Full Self-Driving.” Does that mean Tesla is not at fault?
23 Jun 2026
A company outside Boston just craned the second 48-ton half of a steel donut into Tokamak Hall and pushed its compact fusion reactor to 75% built, a machine ch…
For decades the recipe for a fusion reactor barely changed: build it enormous. A tokamak traps a cloud of gas hotter than the Sun inside a magnetic field, and for most of fusion’s history the only way to make that field strong enough was to make the machine huge. That is why ITER, the giant international reactor going up in southern France, is the size of a cathedral and has been under…
23 Jun 2026
Mamdani, AI industry flex political power in New York and what else to watch in Tuesday's primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two opposing factions in the artificial intelligence industry square off in a Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tests his political clout by backing fellow democratic socialists. And President Donald Trump, after two of his chosen candidates for governor lost Republican primaries this month, ensured it won't happen again — by endorsing…
23 Jun 2026
Global Tech Selloff Weighs On Markets—Here’s Why Nvidia, Tesla And More Are Down
Topline Some of the largest chip and memory stocks fueled a selloff across global markets, as analysts pointed to “anxiety” ahead of Micron’s earnings amid investors pricing in a steeper path for interest rates. One analyst pointed to “nervousness” on the memory chip trade.
23 Jun 2026
SpaceX plans another June rocket launch. Where to watch in California
SpaceX's Falcon 9 workhorse rocket has gotten off the ground six times so far in June in California. Now, the company is planning yet another Starlink mission.
