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FCC chair defends new U.S. ban on foreign-made humanoid robots, a market China dominates

The Trump administration will ban foreign-made humanoid robots in the U.S. as China seeks to dominate the emerging high-tech market. Speaking to NBC News, the FCC chair Brendan Carr defends the move. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports.

NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 7:36pm EDT

The Chinese robot army transforming the UK's retail industry

Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.

BBC News - Jul 29, 2026 6:40pm EDT

Anthony Fauci vs. Rand Paul

The clash between the retired infectious disease expert and the Republican senator from Kentucky is back on.

NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 6:11pm EDT

Man convicted in federal terrorism trial over stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

Hadi Matar is already serving a 25-year prison sentence on an attempted murder conviction in the 2022 attack. The federal conviction carries a potential life sentence.

NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 5:25pm EDT

Florida's Surgeon General Blames a Debunked Abortion Vaccine Claim to Explain Measles Surge

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 5:25pm EDT

NASA Map Reveals Record Blob of Vacation-Wrecking Seaweed

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 4:40pm EDT

Microsoft beats Q4 cloud expectations as full-year Azure revenue tops $100 billion

Microsoft's backlog sat 8% taller than the previous quarter, mainly thanks to contributions from customers other than large artificial intelligence companies.

CNBC - Jul 29, 2026 4:22pm EDT

US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security

ABC News - Jul 29, 2026 4:18pm EDT

'Batman: Caped Crusader' Season 2 Ups the Ante in All the Right Ways

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 3:39pm EDT

Hugging Face Breach By OpenAi Raises Questions About Sandboxing Frontier AI Models

An OpenAI model managed to exit a sandbox environment and breach into Hugging Face.

International Business Times - Jul 29, 2026 3:23pm EDT

A rogue OpenAI model hacked a startup, and some experts worry that’s just the start

One veteran technologist called it a “sci-fi scenario,” while others said it’s an example of what happens when humans underestimate what cutting-edge AI can do.

NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 3:20pm EDT

Queer venues locked out as Meta suspensions hit Melbourne and Sydney

One venue promoted itself as “100 per cent gay-owned and operated”. A day later, its accounts were gone.

Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 29, 2026 3:07pm EDT

Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over its first-in-the-nation law banning ‘nudification’ technology

Toronto Star - Jul 29, 2026 2:36pm EDT

Spacecraft Sent to Rescue NASA Telescope Is Having Its Own Issues

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 1:22pm EDT

Russia accuses Telegram founder of aiding terrorism in its latest online crackdown

Guardian UK - Jul 29, 2026 1:22pm EDT

Elon Musk Says Technological Advances Will Produce Mass Abundance In the Future. Then, Treasury Should Send Americans Checks

Musk's latest comments mark a notable shift from his tenure leading the Department of Government Efficiency, where he championed cutting federal spending before later advocating direct Treasury payments in an AI-driven economy.

International Business Times - Jul 29, 2026 1:18pm EDT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims AI singularity has arrived

ABC News - Jul 29, 2026 1:02pm EDT

Techie Tonic: Why laptops, CCTV cameras and servers are getting more expensive

Techie Tonic: Why laptops, CCTV cameras and servers are getting more expensive

Gulf News - Jul 29, 2026 12:52pm EDT

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Raises the Bar for What a Spider-Man Movie Can Be

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 12:40pm EDT

Perplexity's tokenmaxxing Model Council gives you multiple bot perspectives

Up to 8 AI models running in the cloud weighing in on ambiguous business issues? Sounds affordable

Register UK - Jul 29, 2026 12:01pm EDT

Russia accuses Telegram CEO Pavel Durov of aiding terrorism in its latest digital crackdown

Russian authorities said they had charged Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, the latest step by the Kremlin to bring the internet and digital communications under its control.

One America News Network - Jul 29, 2026 11:54am EDT

Some tech shares are plunging - what does that mean for the AI revolution?

Sharp falls in the value of chip makers have stoked investor concerns that the euphoria around AI related companies is fading.

BBC News - Jul 29, 2026 11:48am EDT

Dancing dots: The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings

A buried iPhone setting is turning heads and saving stomachs. But does relief just mean more time staring at your screen?

BBC News - Jul 29, 2026 11:25am EDT

NASA Swift rescue mission spins into trouble during commissioning

Two reaction wheels are out and comms sporadic as controllers work to stabilize LINK

Register UK - Jul 29, 2026 11:21am EDT