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AI & Machine Learning

AI Dashboards Turn War into Theater

AI dashboards turned warfare into theater, flashing satellite glimpses and market bets on a wall of screens. The Technology Review piece charts a striking trend: a crowd of dashboards—built in days with AI tools—pulls together open-source satellite imagery, ship tracking, real-time feeds, and predic

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AI regulation just leapt into the federal docket. The Federal Register continues to accumulate AI-related notices, signaling a tightening regulatory tempo across sectors. Policy documents show a clear shift from high-level talk to concrete risk-management expectations: anticipatory requirements for

OpenClaw Mania Sweeps AI World as Chinese Tech Giants Race for the Next AI Gateway
China Robotics & AI

OpenClaw Mania: Lobster AI Surges in China

OpenClaw just surpassed Linux to become the most-starred open-source project on GitHub. In four months since its debut, the OpenClaw project—an open-source AI agent with a lobster logo—has rewritten how many in China's tech scene talk about artificial intelligence. The project now sits with more tha

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Consumer Tech

Russian Hackers Target Signal and WhatsApp, Dutch Warn

Russian hackers are phishing their way into dignitaries' Signal and WhatsApp accounts. The Netherlands’ military intelligence service and the domestic intelligence agency issued a joint warning about a large-scale global cyber campaign aimed at gaining access to high-profile messaging accounts. Hack

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AI & Machine Learning

White House Tightens AI Rules on Defiant Labs

The White House just cracked down on defiant AI labs. The administration rolled out new guidelines that require companies to allow “any lawful” use of their models, a move aimed at tamping down uncertainty around how AI can be deployed for surveillance, research, and national-security work. It’s the

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China Robotics & AI

Rapid Unicorn in China's Robotic AI

In six months, a Chinese robot startup sprinted from zero to unicorn on RMB 2 billion in funding. Simplexity Robotics, founded in July 2025, has completed five funding rounds in under half a year, emerging as the youngest unicorn in the embodied AI space. Chinese-language reporting indicates the com

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Industrial Robotics

Thailand Automation Expo Draws Record Attendance

Attendance surged 50% year-on-year at Automation Expo Thailand. Co-organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) and GMTX, the 2026 edition closed with a record crowd at the Nongnooch International Convention and Exhibition Center (NICE) in Pattaya, a stone’s throw from Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor’s br

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Industrial Robotics

Schaeffler Partners with Leju to Grow Humanoids

Schaeffler just bet on a humanoid ally from China. In March 2026, Schaeffler, the industrial motion technology veteran, announced a strategic partnership with Leju Robotics, a Chinese humanoid robotics developer. The move marks Schaeffler’s first collaboration with a Chinese company and expands its

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Industrial Robotics

Record Attendance Boosts Thailand Automation Outlook

Automation Expo in Pattaya drew a record crowd—50% more attendees than last year. The 2026 edition, co-organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) and GMTX, wrapped at Nongnooch International Convention and Exhibition Center (NICE) in Pattaya, the beating heart of Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor’s fast-g

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Industrial Robotics

Schaeffler taps Leju for humanoid robot push

Schaeffler’s first China tie-up with Leju Robotics aims to accelerate industrial humanoids into everyday factories. In a move that underscores how far humanoid automation remains from pure marketing hype, Schaeffler announced March 8, 2026 that it is expanding its global partner network by teaming w

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