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Bulgaria’s Dara wins Eurovision contest, beating out Israel for top spot

South China Morning Post Tech·May 16, 2026

Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time on Saturday in a final overshadowed by five countries’ boycott over Gaza, claim…

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Ebola’s Africa spread tests global response after aid cuts

Japan Times Technology·May 16, 2026

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo linked to 80 deaths and hundreds of suspected infections has spread across the border…

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Sci-fi or battlefield reality? Ukraine's bet on drone swarms.

Japan Times Technology·May 16, 2026

The prospect of groups of drones that can act together and fulfill set tasks without human intervention has triggered both anxiety and exci…

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U.S. may ask Israel to put Palestinian tax money toward Trump's Gaza plan

Japan Times Technology·May 16, 2026

The prospect of the Palestinians' own tax money being repurposed toward Trump's Gaza rebuilding plan could further sideline the Palestinian…

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U.S. plans to unveil criminal charges against ex-Cuban leader Raul Castro

Japan Times Technology·May 16, 2026

Federal prosecutors expect to unseal an indictment against the 94-year-old Raul Castro in ​Miami on May 20.

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Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 2026

In the final week of the Musk v. Altman trial, lawyers traded blows over Elon Musk’s and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s credibility. Altman was gr…

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Startup

Trump and his CEOs want China’s business – but has Asia moved on?

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

US President Donald Trump’s landmark visit to China comes as the US-Iran war disrupts global energy supplies, fuels economic uncertainty an…

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Humanoid

Video Friday: Heavy Robotic Machinery Operates Itself

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·May 15, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Video highlights – Day 3 at ERL 2026 ☀️

EU Robotics·May 15, 2026

Day 3 at ERL 2026 ☀️ 📍 Scheveningen, The Hague 📅 May 13–15, 2026 www.erl2026.eu That is a wrap on the European Robotics League (ERL) 2026…

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Ukraine war: 36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over invasion

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

Thirty-four European states plus Australia, Costa Rica and the EU said on Friday they would join a future special tribunal for Ukraine to p…

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The Download: China’s AI drama factory and the WHO’s missing health targets

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 2026

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of t…

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Humanoid

Robot Talk Episode 156 – Rugged robots for dangerous missions, with Gavin Kenneally

Robohub·May 15, 2026

Claire chatted to Gavin Kenneally from Ghost Robotics about robot dogs for defence, security, and public safety. Gavin Kenneally is the Co-…

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Africa confirms fatal Ebola outbreak in Congo, urgent cross-border meeting called

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the continent’s top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbre…

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Tokyo man arrested for luring girl into prostitution

Japan Times Technology·May 15, 2026

The Tokyo resident has admitted to the charges and says he knew the girl was 15 years old at the time.

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Manipulation

How Chinese short dramas became AI content machines

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 2026

In a dimly lit bedroom, a frightened young woman is thrown onto a bed by a tall, muscular man. He grabs her hand, and flame-like vines craw…

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The world is on track to miss its health targets

MIT Technology Review·May 15, 2026

Every year the World Health Organization publishes a global health statistics report. It features the numbers behind world health trends an…

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Cabinet approves revision of controversial retrial system

Japan Times Technology·May 15, 2026

Critics of Japan's retrial system have said prosecutors' right to appeal is prolonging the court procedures needed for those seeking a retr…

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Xi-Trump summit aside, 2 meetings in Asia matter for global trade

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

Most readers of foreign news pages this weekend will be assuming that US President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping…

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Video highlights – ERL2026 Day 2

EU Robotics·May 15, 2026

Day 2 at ERL 2026 ☀️📍 Scheveningen, The Hague 📅 May 13–15, 2026www.erl2026.eu After the first day’s focus on indoor adaptability, t…

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Japanese producer prices jump by the most since 2014, backing case for rate hike

Japan Times Technology·May 15, 2026

The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 2.3% in April from a month earlier, a full point above the highest estimate in a survey…

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China hosts Trump at Temple of Heaven; Hong Kong sushi parasite video: SCMP’s 7 highlights

South China Morning Post Tech·May 15, 2026

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with…

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Humanoid

Humanoid Robots Open a Future Where AI & Automation Merge

Design News Robotics·May 15, 2026

Humanoid robots have advanced beyond demos to autonomous real-world characters programmed to help.

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US tourist arrested for allegedly throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian monk seal

South China Morning Post Tech·May 14, 2026

A tourist from Washington state is facing federal charges after a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him hurling a coconu…

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Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses

The Verge AI·May 14, 2026

{"#text":"Microsoft first started opening up access to Claude Code in December, inviting thousands of its own developers to use Anthropic's…

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