Bizarre imagery flooded newsfeeds this week as word spread about a new “pregnancy robot” in development in China. The images featured plump human babies curled inside the bellies of chrome-plated robots complete with visible wiring and ample curves, despite their lack of mammary glands. Many outlets — including Newsweek, The Economic Times, and ChosunBiz —…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Robert Hill called in sick to work when he heard about what was happening in his Bethesda, Maryland. Every major cable news network was broadcasting from a house just a few streets away, but Hill had to see it for himself. When he got to the street where President Donald Trump’s…
TOKYO – Nearly 70 percent of popular Japanese smartphone games have introduced external payment systems for items and services to avoid hefty commission fees from U.S. tech giants Google LLC and Apple Inc., a Kyodo News tally showed. The move comes ahead of a new Japanese law tightening regulations on Google and Apple, which dominate…
Elon Musk announced he wants to “simulate” software companies like Microsoft using only artificial intelligence. He’s even got a name for the new venture: Macrohard. Musk said in a Friday X post that his AI startup, xAI, is building a “purely AI software company called Macrohard.” “It’s a tongue-in-cheek name, but the project is very…
The earnings release from Nvidia NVDA is the true highlight of this week’s earnings docket, though there are a few other bellwethers on deck to report results as well, including Best Buy BBY, Ulta Beauty ULTA, and others. We have more than 100 companies reporting results this week, including 15 S&P 500 members. It is…
Five people are dead after a tour bus with more than 50 passengers lost control and rolled over on a major highway in western New York on Friday, state police said. The bus was traveling back to New York City from Niagara Falls, police said. It was going eastbound on the New York State Thruway…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vietnam has significantly expanded island-building work in areas it claims in the Spratly Islands chain of the disputed South China Sea and will match and likely surpass the scale of such activity there by China, a U.S. think tank reported on Friday. Recent satellite imagery showed that since the start of this year,…
NEW YORK (PIX11) — While driverless vehicles may sound intriguing to some, the notion is sparking outrage among ride-share drivers and app workers. The Justice for App Workers coalition and the Independent Drivers Guild are speaking out after Mayor Eric Adams approved the testing of Waymo driverless vehicles on New York City streets. Waymo is…
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Hot temperatures. High temperatures 90 to 99 degrees for elevations below 3500 feet. High temperatures 80 to 89 degrees for elevations above 3500 feet. Limited overnight relief with low temperatures 57 to 65. * WHERE…Post Falls, Kamiah, Soldiers Meadow Road, Peola, Davenport,…
Jessica Biel has always maintained her kids’ privacy, but she has been sharing rare insight into her life as a mother. The 43-year-old revealed that she is sick, and her boys, Silas, 10, and Phineas, 5, made the sweetest gesture to make her feel better. © @jessicabiel On Thursday, the actress shared a photo of sunflowers…