The article explores how China is rapidly advancing in the field of robotics. It discusses the growth of robot manufacturing and the increasing use of robots in factories across China.
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China is becoming a leading country in robot production and use.
Robots are widely used in Chinese factories to improve work efficiency.
The article is supported by a grant from the Tarbell Center.
China News Service and Getty Images provided photographs accompanying the article.
The podcast and article explore how China's robotics development affects industry and the economy.
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Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming the company broke its promise to stay a nonprofit organization. The case goes to trial in California, with Musk saying OpenAI shifted to a for-profit model and misled him. OpenAI denies this and says Musk wants control and money, not to protect the nonprofit mission.
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Elon Musk sued OpenAI for abandoning its original nonprofit mission.
The trial began in California with jury selection.
Musk was an early backer of OpenAI but now runs xAI, a competing AI company.
OpenAI created a commercial branch because it needed large funding for AI technology.
Microsoft has invested billions in OpenAI; its CEO is expected to testify.
Musk’s lawsuit asks for OpenAI to return to a pure nonprofit and to remove top leaders.
Musk no longer seeks personal money from the lawsuit and said any award would go to the nonprofit.
OpenAI says Musk left due to wanting total control, not because of changes to their nonprofit status.
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Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, a company he once helped start, claiming it broke its promise to stay a nonprofit. The lawsuit has reached trial in California as Musk and OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, prepare to testify.
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Elon Musk invested millions in OpenAI when it was created as a nonprofit lab in 2015.
Musk alleges OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission by creating a commercial subsidiary.
OpenAI says Musk left because he wanted full control, not because of its nonprofit status.
Microsoft has invested billions in OpenAI and its CEO is expected to testify in the trial.
Musk’s AI company, xAI, competes directly with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Musk originally sought up to $134 billion in damages but now says he won't keep any award.
The trial judge will decide if OpenAI must return to nonprofit status or take other actions.
OpenAI now operates under a hybrid model with a nonprofit controlling a for-profit business.
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Paramount+ revealed a new teaser for the fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, showing a more serious storyline. The new season premieres on July 23, 2026, and the series will end with a shorter fifth season.
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A new teaser for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 was shown at CCXP in Mexico City.
Season 3 had mixed reactions, especially after the loss of Pike’s love interest, Marie Batel.
Season 4 includes a serious storyline and a space storm scene where the crew must find iridium to fix their ship.
The show will have a puppet episode, a Wild West-like setting, and even dinosaurs.
The series premieres July 23, 2026, on Paramount+.
The final fifth season will have six episodes and introduces new characters Bones and Sulu.
The Starfleet Academy series will end after its second season next year, marking an end to current Star Trek streaming shows.
Plans for a new series, Star Trek: Year One, seem unlikely since the Enterprise sets have been dismantled.
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Prime Video released the full trailer for Spider-Noir, a new live-action series set in 1930s New York featuring a noir-style Spider-Man character named Ben Reilly. The series premieres on MGM+ on May 25, 2026, with all episodes available on Prime Video on May 27, 2026, and offers both black-and-white and color viewing options.
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Spider-Noir is set in 1930s New York and features a private investigator named Ben Reilly as the Spider-Man character.
Nicolas Cage voices Ben Reilly/The Spider.
The show has two viewing formats: black and white (classic style) and “True Hue” color.
The character Spider-Noir is based on Marvel’s noir universe, which reimagines Marvel heroes in a 1930s setting.
The show’s tone mixes classic detective stories with superhero action.
The main cast includes Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, and Brendan Gleeson, among others.
The series will premiere May 25, 2026, on MGM+, with all episodes available on Prime Video on May 27.
Viewers can choose to watch in black and white or color, or both to compare the styles.
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AI technology is becoming a regular tool in workplaces, rather than the revolutionary force many predicted. While AI has the potential to change many jobs, its current use is limited and often requires human judgment to complete tasks effectively.
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AI is used in offices like architecture firms to support work, such as generating images or design ideas.
Research suggests AI could do over 80% of tasks in architecture and engineering but is only used for a small part now.
Studies show AI tools do not consistently improve work efficiency and sometimes create new challenges.
AI’s ability to understand complex tasks, like identifying doors in floor plans, can be imperfect (only 32% accuracy in one test).
Experts say AI tools can produce helpful or harmful results depending on the day and how they are used.
AI adoption is lower than theoretical potential, even in fields heavily involved with technology.
Past technology advances (like trains and electricity) also caused big hopes and fears before becoming ordinary.
It could take many years to fully understand how AI will impact workplaces and society.
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Dutch artist Theo Jansen creates Strandbeests, which are moving sculptures that walk on the beach using wind power. These art pieces are unique because they function like machines but are powered only by the wind.
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Strandbeests are walking sculptures made by Theo Jansen from the Netherlands.
They move across the beach using wind energy as their power source.
The sculptures are designed to walk on their own without motors or engines.
Theo Jansen calls these creations "ambulatory contraptions."
The story about Strandbeests aired on CBS News on December 2, 2012.
The article is a feature from CBS News archives.
The sculptures combine art and engineering to create wind-powered movement.
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Companies are spending more money on artificial intelligence (AI) than on paying human workers. This higher cost comes from using AI technology, such as cloud services and software, which could change how businesses decide to invest in workers or AI.
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Some companies spend more on AI computing costs than on employee salaries.
Uber's AI budget for 2026 was used up early because of expensive token costs (tokens are units used for AI processing).
AI-related IT spending worldwide is expected to reach $6.31 trillion by 2026, growing 13.5% from 2025.
The rise in IT spending is driven by AI infrastructure, software, and cloud services.
Companies must show that AI spending leads to better productivity or financial returns.
Experts are considering the value of human workers versus AI systems.
AI companies like Anthropic are adjusting their prices due to increased demand.
The overall impact of rising AI costs on businesses and AI labs is still uncertain.
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Researchers at the Swiss École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) created a system called Kinematic Intelligence that helps robots learn tasks from humans and safely transfer those skills to different robot models. This system prevents robots from getting stuck or making unsafe moves by understanding their physical limits without using artificial intelligence.
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Switching robot arms usually requires setting up and teaching the new robot from scratch.
Kinematic Intelligence allows one demonstration to work on various robots with different shapes and joint arrangements.
Robots can fail when hitting "singularities," positions where joints align and movement becomes unstable.
EPFL’s system helps a robot recognize and avoid these dangerous positions automatically.
Traditional methods use complex math models and safety fixes, whereas this new method works without AI.
The system was described in a recent scientific paper published in Science Robotics.
This technology can improve how robots learn and work safely across different designs.
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The article's title suggests there is a serious disagreement between Elon Musk and Sam Altman about OpenAI that will be revealed in court. However, the full details of the story are not available because the website requires JavaScript, which is not enabled in the browser.
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman have a dispute related to OpenAI.
This conflict is expected to be discussed in a legal case.
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JavaScript is a technology that websites use to show interactive content.
The user may need to enable JavaScript, disable ad blockers, or use a different browser to read the full article.
OpenAI is a company involved in artificial intelligence development.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are important figures connected to OpenAI.
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Hospitals in the U.S. are using new AI chatbots to help patients ask health questions and schedule appointments faster. Some doctors support this technology for improving patient care, while others warn about the need for strict safety rules.
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Hartford HealthCare, Sutter Health, and Reid Health have launched AI chatbots called Patient GPT and Emmie to assist patients.
These chatbots can access patients’ medical records to give personalized health information.
AI chatbot responses are protected by HIPAA, a law that keeps medical data private and secure.
About 25% of Americans have used AI tools for health advice, with high usage in rural communities.
Patients in the U.S. currently face an average wait of one month to see a doctor, up 19% from 2022.
Emmie helps patients understand lab results, follow-up questions, and general health advice but should not replace doctor treatment decisions.
Patient GPT allows patients to create profiles and book doctor appointments online, sometimes with very short wait times.
OpenAI is also developing its own health chatbot called ChatGPT Health to meet growing demand for quick medical guidance.
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The first World AI Film Festival (WAIFF) took place in Cannes, showcasing movies created with artificial intelligence (AI) that look very different from traditional films. Hollywood is increasingly investing in AI film technology, although some works raised questions about copyright and the emotional depth of AI-generated movies.
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The Cannes Film Festival recently banned AI films from its main competition, saying AI cannot show real emotions.
WAIFF featured films with unusual and sometimes disturbing AI-generated images and stories.
One AI film resembled the characters Wallace and Gromit, raising copyright concerns and leading the festival to exclude it from awards.
AI films use models trained on vast amounts of existing human-created work, raising questions about fair use and permission.
Big Hollywood figures like Ron Howard, James Cameron, and Matthew McConaughey are investing in AI film technology.
AI allows studios to create multiple mid-budget films instead of one expensive traditional movie.
AI-generated actors have appeared posthumously, such as Val Kilmer in a recent film trailer.
AI films tend to focus more on technical detail than on storytelling or humor, leading to a very different movie experience.
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Social media fan pages provide nonstop updates about celebrities like Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez. People running these pages work around the clock to share news, photos, and gossip with millions of followers.
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Buzzing Pop is a social media account with 250,000 followers that shares news about celebrities all day and night.
The team behind these pages sources information from trusted media outlets such as Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter.
Pages like Pop Crave and Deux Moi have millions of followers and post frequent celebrity updates.
Some accounts focus on one celebrity, such as a Taylor Swift updates page with nearly two million followers.
Running these accounts can require many hours of daily work, including during late nights or early mornings to cover events.
These fan pages share public information but sometimes receive anonymous tips they must verify carefully.
Experts say social media has made celebrity tracking more public and intense than in the past.
Fans are highly engaged, with posts reaching thousands or millions of views, likes, and comments.
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Voice notes, which let people send short recorded messages, are very popular in countries like India and Mexico but not in the UK. A recent survey found that most British people prefer text messages and are less likely to use voice notes regularly.
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WhatsApp introduced voice notes in 2013 to let users send voice clips to friends and family.
Voice notes are widely used in countries such as India, Mexico, Hong Kong, and the UAE.
In the UK, only 15% of adults use voice notes regularly, according to a YouGov survey.
In a survey of 17 mostly wealthy countries, the UK was the most voice note-averse with 83% preferring text messages.
Hearing a loved one’s voice can reduce stress hormones and increase bonding hormones, based on a 2011 US study.
Experts say voice notes convey emotions better than text but less so than live phone calls.
British people may be less comfortable with voice notes due to more reserved communication styles.
Dating apps like Bumble, Happn, and Grindr have added voice note features to improve emotional connection.
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Pam Cronrath used hologram technology to create a digital version of her late husband Bill for his funeral. The hologram spoke, told jokes, and answered questions, giving about 200 attendees a new way to remember him.
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Pam Cronrath’s husband Bill died after nearly 60 years of marriage.
Pam wanted a special funeral and decided to use hologram technology.
She contacted companies Proto Hologram and Hyperreal for help.
The project cost much more than Pam’s original $2,000 budget.
The hologram was life-size from the waist up and spoke directly to the audience.
Bill’s hologram performed a speech and took part in a question-and-answer session.
Because Bill had died, Pam wrote the script based on her knowledge of him.
Attendees were surprised and impressed by how realistic the hologram seemed.
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Many popular video games are already made using artificial intelligence (AI) to create code, artwork, and sounds. Major game companies like Capcom and Ubisoft are using AI tools during development, even if they don't always say so openly.
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Generative AI helps write game code, create art, and produce voice lines in some video games.
Industry experts say many popular games have shipped after being made with AI assistance.
Jack Buser from Google gave an example of Capcom using AI to add small details in the game "Resident Evil Requiem."
Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson said major studios such as Capcom and Ubisoft "are all doing it" with AI.
In early 2024, Capcom said it won't use AI-generated assets but will use AI to help make game development faster.
Capcom was surprised to learn its game "Requiem" was featured during Nvidia's announcement of a new AI rendering technology.
Nvidia's new AI technology, DLSS 5, will improve how games look by using AI during rendering.
AI use in game creation includes both behind-the-scenes work and some parts that players may not notice directly.
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Scott Muirhead, a content creator, pretended to be working on a Zoom call while he was actually paragliding near San Diego. This stunt was done as part of his content creation activities.
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Scott Muirhead is a content creator.
He created a video where he took a Zoom call while paragliding.
The event took place off the coast of San Diego.
The Zoom call was staged, meaning it was planned as part of the video.
This activity blends remote work and outdoor adventure.
The video was shared publicly in April 2026.
Paragliding is a recreational flying sport involving a parachute.
The use of video calls for remote work is common.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized to the community of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, for not catching harmful messages posted on ChatGPT by the person accused of killing eight people and injuring more than 25 others. Altman expressed sympathy for those affected by the tragic event.
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The incident happened in Tumbler Ridge, a small town in Canada.
Eight people were killed and over 25 were injured in the attack.
The suspected shooter posted controversial messages on OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform before the attack.
OpenAI did not identify or flag these messages in time.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, publicly apologized for this oversight.
Altman sent condolences to the victims and the community.
The event raised concerns about content monitoring on AI platforms.
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