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Alibaba Partners With Nvidia To Power Robots And Self-Driving Cars

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) is deepening its artificial intelligence ambitions by integrating Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) suite of “physical AI” development tools into its cloud platform, a move that strengthens ties between two of the most influential players in global AI. Alibaba shares rose on Wednesday following the announcement.

Benzinga

From Smart Glasses to Home Robots: 7 Futuristic Gadgets You Can Buy Right Now

Explore seven futuristic gadgets you can already buy in the UK and US, including smart glasses, translation earbuds, foldable phones, and household robots that make everyday life smarter.

International Business Times UK

Could robots provide emotional support to children in hospitals?

Health facilities in the US are turning to robots to comfort young and elderly patients alike.

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7 AI Startups Backed by Jeff Bezos — Should You Invest?

Let's break down the AI startups Bezos is backing and whether you should follow his lead.

GOBankingRates

Ukraine faces a shortage of soldiers. The army is using robots to help

The robotic vehicles are mostly made by Ukrainian companies

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Says We'll All Have 'Best' Medical Care, Food, Housing and 'Everything Else' And A Universal 'High' Income When Robots Take Over By 2030

What happens when robots take everyone's jobs? It's the question hanging over office chatter, think pieces, and late-night doomscrolling. People are scrambling to find "AI-proof" careers, but with predictions that automation could replace nearly every role, the anxiety feels justified.

Benzinga

Eyeing the future of self-driving cars, Musk’s Tesla settles accident case

Tesla’s latest settlement comes at a time when it has bet its future growth on the sales of Robotaxis and robots.

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Hotels ditch robots for human touch as guests struggle with tech

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The Independent UK

Alibaba's $100M Investment Fuels X Square Robot's Push For Embodied AI, Global Sales, And Next-Gen Humanoids

X Square Robot, a Shenzhen-based humanoid startup, secured approximately $100 million in funding led by Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) through Alibaba Cloud in a deal that strengthens the company's expansion in the robotics market.

Benzinga

How Xpeng Aims To Out-Tesla Tesla In Europe—And Beyond

Chinese brands like BYD and MG are thriving. But Xpeng, with both affordable and high-tech EVs, deserves attention too. It's even making robots.

InsideEVs

Ray Dalio calls for 'redistribution policy' when AI and humanoid robots start to benefit the top 1% to 10% more than everyone else

The hedge fund billionaire sees a "limited number of winners and a bunch of losers" with the 1% to 10% "benefiting a lot."

Fortune

When robots are integrated into household spaces and rituals, they acquire emotional value

Social companion robots are no longer just science fiction. In classrooms, libraries and homes, these small machines are designed to read stories, play games or offer comfort to children. They promise to support learning and companionship, yet their role in family life often extends beyond their original purpose.

The Conversation

Robot Dogs, Flying Cars: Five Takeaways From The Munich Auto Show

From "flying cars" to robots and self-driving buses, here are some of the innovations spotted at this week's Munich auto fair, IAA Mobility, one of the world's biggest: 'Give cars wings' Chinese brands showcased their efforts to create "flying cars", small electric aircraft powered by multiple rotors designed for short…

International Business Times

Robots to stack shelves in new 7-Eleven trial

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The Independent UK

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Where we're going, we don't need roads – Xpeng sees a future in AI robots and flying cars

Alongside the first showing of its new EV, Xpeng demonstrated its additional talents

Benzinga

Elon Musk Shares Updates On Robots, Starlink-Enabled Smartphones, AI Push In Latest Interview, Says Optimus Could Be 'Biggest Product Ever'

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has shared updates on autonomous driving, Optimus humanoid robots and artificial intelligence pursuits during a recent event.

Homes & Gardens

Dyson's latest Spot+Scrub Ai robot 'cleans itself on the move' and can identify nearly 200 stains and obstacles for its most efficient automated cleaning yet

Will it live up to Dyson's reputation?

Euronews

World’s first 5G remote robotic surgery performed at extreme altitude in China

Using 5G to remotely control surgical robots from 4,000 km away, doctors completed a delicate operation in Tibet at 4,500 metres above sea level.

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5 of the weirdest tech gadgets I saw at IFA 2025: from robots galore to AI everything

The huge IFA 2025 tech event is over, and we got to see some wonderfully weird gadgets whilst there - here are some that caught our attention...

Space

ISS astronaut Jonny Kim says controlling robots on Earth felt like playing video games: 'This demo brought me right back'

The only problem with being an astronaut? Less time for video gaming.

Homes & Gardens

Automated, easy floorcare is the future, with global brands unveiling 'tank-like' stair-climbing robots and deeper cleaning power than ever before at IFA Berlin

The more robot vacuums evolve, the less time we have to spend on cleaning

PC Gamer

'It has to be 100 percent safe because I cannot escape it': Study finds people are unsurprisingly creeped out by humanoid robots despite the industry's obsession

Most preferred the boxy tasks specific bots as home helpers over the humanoid ones.

The Guardian - US

Melania Trump is right that the robots are here – but she’s wrong on how to handle it

The first lady wants to help children use AI. Perhaps instead she should ask her husband to stop gutting public education

Newslaundry

TV Newsance 313: What happened to India’s No. 1 China hater?

This week on TV Newsance, we look at Palki Sharma’s changing views on China. From calling Covid the “Wuhan Virus” and predicting China’s collapse, to praising Chinese robots and museums at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit – what happened to India’s “China basher No. 1”?

Tom’s Guide

I tested ChatGPT-5 vs Nano Banana with 9 AI image prompts — and there's a clear winner

I tested Google’s new Nano Banana against ChatGPT-5 across nine creative prompts — here’s which AI tool delivered the best results

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