Powered by AI, the era of humanoid robots is here
• Nov 12, 2025, 9:58 PM
1 min de lecture
US firm 1X Home Robots says its first "housekeeping robot" NEO can be ready to start working in homes next year. Meanwhile, China's XPeng unveiled its latest IRON robot, which moved so smoothly it had to cut open one of its legs to prove there wasn't a real human hiding inside. Humanoid robots have been around for decades, but with the advances of AI they have moved to a new level. Yuka Royer speaks with AI strategist Mark Minevich about just how far they have come, and how market competition is heating up.
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French court rejects Perrier "natural water" lawsuit against Neslé
• 10:40 PM
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A French court has rejected a demand by a consumer protection group to remove Perrier water bottles from markets over its "natural mineral water" labelling. It's the latest in a longrunning scandal stemming from the revelation that Neslé and other manufa
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As Europe aims for "digital sovereignty", biomedical agentic AI could be the next big field
• 10:28 PM
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"Europe does not want to be the client" of the US or China in the field of technology, French President Emmanuel Macron told tech and political leaders gathered for a "digital sovereignty summit" in Berlin. At the event, biotech company Owkin unveiled a
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Questions over artificial intelligence boom lead to global market selloff
• 11:29 AM
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European and Asian equities traded lower this Tuesday, following in the footsteps of Wall Street, as doubts rise as to whether the tech sector's huge investments in artificial intelligence will pay off. Also in this edition: Donald Trump tries to convinc
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TotalEnergies buys €5.1 billion stake in Kretinsky's power generation business
• 10:58 AM
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France's TotalEnergies has struck a partnership deal with Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's firm EPH. It will create a 50-50 joint venture that will manage power plants across several western European countries with a total capacity of 14 gigawatts. I
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