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Google’s Gemini Robotics AI Model Reaches Into the Physical World

Google has developed an AI model that gives humanoids and other robots more intelligence—and a tool designed to give them a moral compass too.

Wired - 1d

The World Doesn’t Properly Appreciate the N.B.A.’s Most Dominant Player

Future basketball fans will have a difficult time believing Nikola Jokic’s brilliance, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - 1d

UK social safety net among weakest in rich world, analysis finds

Think-tank report comes as Keir Starmer seeks to convince Labour MPs to back welfare spending cuts

Financial Times - 1d

Why 'world class' Asensio can face employers PSG for Villa

Marco Asensio's Paris St-Germain career has been forgettable - but he now has the chance in the Champions League to make them remember his name.

BBC News - 1d

Pope Francis Projects a Lonely Moral Voice in a New World of Politics and Trump

The pope has emerged as an increasingly lonely moral voice against perilous global trends like nationalism and populism.

The New York Times - 8h

How Microsoft's quantum breakthrough could solve the world's biggest problems

Microsoft has unveiled a new quantum computing chip, claiming it created an entirely new state of matter to make it possible. Experts say the technology could revolutionize problem-solving, from ...

CBS News - 10h

Take a look inside the world's largest 3D printed housing development

Just outside Austin, in Georgetown, Texas, brand new planned communities sprawl out as far as the eye can see, which is pretty far in this part of the country.

NBC News - 5h

Consider these global ETFs as Trump’s tariffs push the world away from the U.S.

Market strategist Keith McCullough: Stock markets in Europe and Asia will be stronger than the U.S.

MarketWatch - 3h

NFL world reacts to Patriots cutting eight-year captain David Andrews

Here's how NFL fans reacted to the shocking news that the New England Patriots were releasing eight-year captain David Andrews.

Yahoo Sports - 2h

Rochester marathoner ate 'whatever he wants' and broke a Guinness world record

Slow and steady was the mantra of this Rochester athlete who held the record for most marathons finished for four years.

Yahoo Sports - 2h

Chelsea vs. Leicester City: Odds, live stream, pick, prediction, where and how to watch, TV channel

Enzo Maresca hosts his former side on Sunday as the Blues look to boost their chances of a Champions League spot

CBS Sports - 4d

New-look Big 12 Tournament set to begin in Kansas City with Houston as the No. 1 seed

Kansas as the No. 6 seed for a second straight year? Cincinnati playing on the opening day as the No. 13 seed? Nobody would have expected that at the start of the season.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Ice accessed car trackers in sanctuary cities that could help in raids, files show

Westchester county has laws limiting cooperation, but Ice has accessed trove of data that holds license plate readers. As Donald Trump’s administration ramps up its crackdown on undocumented ...

The Guardian - 2d

My brother was shot dead – and then my nephew. Now I’m trying to make our city a safer place

As mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, Randall Woodfin is trying to tackle a murder epidemic. He’s all too familiar with the pain of losing a loved one to violence. It was past midnight on 27 May 2012 ...

The Guardian - 2d

‘They turned our home into a cemetery’: the high price of El Salvador’s Bitcoin City dream

Mangroves are being destroyed and residents displaced to make way for an airport to serve president Nayib Bukele’s vision of a tax-free economic hub. When Nayib Bukele launched his presidential ...

The Guardian - 1d

A Panorama of Design Products

A look at design-world events, products and people.

The New York Times - 6d

'No pain, no gain’ is the motto of the new Trump economy

Why should the world’s biggest economy be treated unfairly?

The Hill - 11h

Book Review: ‘Care and Feeding,’ by Laurie Woolever; ‘Cellar Rat,’ by Hannah Selinger

New accounts of working in a man’s world — and that world’s comeuppance — are long on boldface names and even longer on personality.

The New York Times - 8h

5 Things to Know About the Rise and Fall of Mayor Eric Adams

Here are five takeaways from the Magazine’s profile of New York City’s mayor.

The New York Times - 5d

Chiefs re-sign Nick Bolton to three-year, $45M contract with $30M guaranteed, per report

Kansas City keeps a key component of Steve Spagnuolo's defense around

CBS Sports - 4d

Manchester looks to build on life sciences cluster effect

The city’s ecosystem of universities, commerce and research is attracting investors and start-ups

Financial Times - 3d

Bin workers in Birmingham begin indefinite all-out strike

The action follows weeks of on and off striking from the city's refuse workers.

BBC News - 2d

Thunder star Jalen Williams to miss Celtics matchup with right hip strain

Even for a team as loaded as Oklahoma City, losing a player as valuable as Williams hurts.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Reeves delays plan to reform cash Isas until after Spring Statement

City executives have urged chancellor to lower cap on tax-free savings

Financial Times - 1d

Tulip Siddiq used fake signature to transfer flat to sister, Bangladeshi prosecutor alleges

Former UK City minister implicated in Dhaka corruption inquiry

Financial Times - 6h

For Black Women, Adrienne Adams Is More Than Just Another Candidate

The New York City Council speaker, who officially launched her mayoral campaign on Saturday, would be the first woman to lead City Hall.

The New York Times - 5d

‘World’s hottest brand’: how Miu Miu defied sales plunge in fashion industry

As luxury firms struggle worldwide, the ‘knowingly cool’ label is posting record-breaking sales figures. While profits fall across the luxury fashion industry, one kooky Italian label is posting ...

The Guardian - 5d

Plants, animals and insects come to Britain from all over the world. It would be a mistake to welcome them all | Tim Blackburn

Biodiversity is great in theory, but there are reasons to fend off invasive species and the knock-on effect of their presence. Britain would be a wasteland if it weren’t for immigration. Fifteen ...

The Guardian - 3d

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