Could robots help tackle loneliness? BBC's Ann Droid raises questions about the future of care
New BBC sitcom Ann Droid imagines a near future in which robots provide care and companionship to older people at home.
Aug 19, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
New BBC sitcom Ann Droid imagines a near future in which robots provide care and companionship to older people at home.
Aug 19, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
European users of ChatGPT's free and low-cost artificial intelligence agents will start seeing ads Aug. 24 as its creator, OpenAI, expands its plan to extract more revenue from its models.
Aug 19, 2026
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Automotive
As Florida enters the peak of hurricane season, Sarasota County transportation engineer Wafa Mahmoud is prepared for a worst-case scenario. For the past decade, she has joined teams driving county roads after hurricanes, ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
In China's hilly Guizhou province, a cluster of European-style buildings complete with a clock tower and a multi-arched bridge emits a low, permanent hum—a clue to its unexpected identity as tech giant Huawei's largest data ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Robotics
A horde of schoolchildren watched excitedly as a diminutive humanoid tour guide named Wuji welcomed them to a robot school in eastern China, gesticulating theatrically as it described the institute's aspiration to train the ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
ChatGPT creator OpenAI said Tuesday that it was tapping the brakes on development of its most advanced AI model and tightening internal controls, a month after revealing that one of its AI tools carried out an autonomous ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Robotics
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 ...
Aug 19, 2026
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Business
Artificial intelligence has created new jobs in more than half of UK firms, according to a study by British bank Lloyds released Tuesday, even as fears about its impact on employment grow.
Aug 18, 2026
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Business
Baidu posted a fifth straight drop in quarterly revenue on Tuesday as the Chinese tech giant expressed confidence in its transition to artificial intelligence services to drive long-term growth.
Aug 18, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers—the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence—who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship.
Aug 18, 2026
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