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PickNik Robotics says its MoveIt Pro 9.0 release adds stronger perception-to-motion and teleoperation capabilities, with a particular focus on commercial cleaning, sanitation, and vehicle-washing robots.

MIT Technology Review’s daily briefing flags plastics as a likely next pressure point from rising fossil-fuel prices, warning that supply-chain impacts from the war in Iran are beginning to build.

A new analysis from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and The Brattle Group says recent utility filings and approvals point to additional near-term retail electricity price increases.

A new genome study focused on urban Peruvians points to a larger problem in global health research: Latin American populations remain sparsely represented in genetic epidemiology.

Cameo has launched a TikTok integration in the U.S. that lets creators offer personalized videos through the app, giving the company a new path back into creator commerce after a steep downturn.

Decentralized finance platform Drift froze deposits and withdrawals after confirming an active attack, while outside security firms estimated losses ranging from roughly $136 million to $285 million.

A federal judge struck down President Trump’s order defunding NPR and PBS, yet Congress’s separate move to rescind CPB funding means the practical damage is already deep.

Hasbro disclosed a cyberattack detected on March 28, warning investors that interim business continuity measures may need to remain in place for several weeks.

At the RE+ Southern Cone Summit, Chile’s energy minister called for a more proactive strategy that goes beyond renewable leadership and tackles losses, infrastructure, and fossil-fuel dependence.

Germany’s Federal Network Agency says it will publish an initial framework for future battery storage grid fees in late May or early June, a key signal for investors and developers.

A French non-profit is urging the government to require storage on new renewable projects above 10 kW, arguing sodium-ion batteries made in Europe could help absorb solar variability without relying on imported metals.

Small-scale solar installations in the United States reached 1.9 gigawatts in the fourth quarter of 2025, capping a year in which solar dominated new power additions and distributed projects carved out a larger role on a

Australia’s Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station marks 50 years of tracking what is often described as the world’s cleanest air, underscoring how long-term atmospheric records support climate science.

Researchers at Aarhus University say they have developed a microscopic DNA needle that can deliver molecules directly into cells while helping them remain active after arrival.

A new analysis of gravitational-wave detections suggests a missing band of black hole masses, supporting the idea that some massive stars explode so completely they leave nothing behind.

The 2025 Global Physics Photowalk winners offer a rare public look inside particle physics laboratories, turning detectors, cryostats, and experimental spaces into a visual story about discovery.

U.S. space companies are broadly welcoming a Commerce Department proposal for a voluntary certification path for currently unregulated commercial space missions such as on-orbit refueling, repair, and close-up inspection

Switzerland is openly weighing cancellation of its Patriot order after U.S. delivery delays, signaling how wartime reprioritization can spill into larger alliance and procurement disputes.

The Defense Department and Boeing have signed a framework agreement to triple production of PAC-3 missile seekers, targeting a key bottleneck in interceptor manufacturing.

Poland says its Patriot batteries will stay in place to protect national airspace and NATO’s eastern flank, despite reports that Washington informally asked about sending systems and interceptors to the Middle East.

A long-stagnant field is moving again as tuberculosis drug and vaccine development reaches its broadest pipeline on record, raising the prospect of shorter treatments and the first new vaccine class in a century.

A New Zealand study found sepsis hospital admissions rose significantly between 2000 and 2019, with the burden falling hardest on infants, older adults, Māori, Pacific peoples, and people in deprived areas.

Researchers report that the physical rigidity of healthy gum tissue helps protect against chronic periodontal inflammation, adding a mechanical dimension to how gum disease may begin and spread.

Researchers say understanding language involves fast-moving exchanges across multiple brain regions, challenging older ideas that assigned the job to a single area.

Diesel exhaust fluid freezes at 12 degrees Fahrenheit, and that basic chemistry can turn into a real-world operational problem for trucks relying on SCR emissions systems in extreme cold.

A comparison of Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 depreciation data shows that resale rankings can shift depending on timeframe and source, underscoring how contested vehicle value forecasts remain.

Federal investigators say Ford’s hands-free system did too little to keep drivers engaged in two deadly 2024 crashes, renewing pressure for stronger safeguards on driver-assistance tech.

Lucid Motors is recalling more than 4,000 Gravity SUVs after finding that some second-row seat-belt anchors may not have been properly welded.

NASA’s Artemis II mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, starting a roughly 10-day crewed test flight around the Moon and marking the first astronaut voyage beyond low Earth orbit in more than 50 years.

Teledyne is consolidating imaging, electronics, and component businesses into a dedicated space unit as government demand and proliferated constellations reshape supplier strategy.

A new preprint proposes that evaporating low-mass primordial black holes may have generated violent shockwaves in the early universe’s plasma, not just diffuse heat.

Sustain Space says it has completed on-orbit demonstrations of a flexible robotic arm, including simulated refueling and force-controlled operations, in a step toward commercial satellite servicing and debris-mitigation.

European defense firms have tested a drone platform described as quantum-safe, an early sign that post-quantum security is starting to enter real-world unmanned systems development.

A Chinese commercial technology-demonstration satellite has reportedly completed in-orbit tests of a highly flexible robotic arm intended for repair-related operations in space.

A long-term user’s experience shows how real-world feedback is influencing the design direction of modern exoskeletons, including self-balancing systems intended to make robotic walking more practical.

Thousands of contract workers in more than 50 countries are recording household tasks with iPhones strapped to their heads, creating the movement data used to train humanoid robots.

A reported system failure left around 100 Baidu-owned Apollo Go robotaxis stopped across Wuhan, raising new questions about how autonomous fleets fail and how quickly operators can recover when many vehicles break at the

Kia says the compact EV3 will reach the U.S. by the end of 2026 with up to 320 miles of targeted EPA range, a native NACS port, and vehicle-to-home capability.

Oracle's latest layoffs show how the rush to finance AI data centers is reshaping headcount decisions across large tech companies.

Virgin Galactic is selling a limited number of seats for future suborbital flights at $750,000 each as it prepares its next-generation SpaceShip for testing and a return to operations.

BrainOS Clean 2.0 introduces SelfPath AI, a feature designed to let Tennant cleaning robots map and adapt routes on their own instead of relying on manual training.

According to Politico, the European Commission, Parliament, and Council have barred press teams from using fully AI-generated images and videos in official communications.

OpenAI says it has closed a $122 billion funding round at an $852 billion valuation and unveiled a ChatGPT Super App that combines ChatGPT, Codex, web search, and broader agentic features into one product.

OpenAI says it has closed a $122 billion funding round and will use the capital to expand compute, research, products, and global access as demand grows across ChatGPT, APIs, Codex, and enterprise AI.