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China puts robocops on traffic duty, minus the arrest powers

China puts robocops on traffic duty, minus the arrest powers

By Chenxi Yang, Qiaoyi Li and Eduardo Baptista HANGZHOU/BEIJING, Aug 20 (Reuters) - It is not quite the "RoboCop" of…

August 20, 2026

Samsung Electroncis to announce more than $72 billion shareholder return programme, media reports

SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics is set to announce a new shareholder return policy later this month worth…

August 20, 2026

SK Hynix to pay 60% of employee bonuses in company stock, says source

SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix has agreed to pay 60% of employee bonuses in shares…

August 20, 2026

How much sport is it safe to do during pregnancy?

Can women safely exercise when expecting? Medics say sport during pregnancy reduces the risk you will give birth to a heavy…

August 20, 2026

Robots poised for 'ChatGPT moment,' Unitree CEO says

By Eduardo Baptista, Ju-min Park and Laurie Chen BEIJING, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The CEO of Chinese humanoid robot unicorn…

August 20, 2026

Robots poised for 'ChatGPT moment,' Unitree CEO says

By Eduardo Baptista, Ju-min Park and Laurie Chen BEIJING, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The CEO of Chinese humanoid robot unicorn…

August 20, 2026

Nebius upsizes debt sale to $5 billion to fund data centers, AI platform

Aug 19 (Reuters) - AI cloud provider Nebius Group  on Wednesday upsized its debt offering to $5 billion from $4.5…

August 20, 2026

Citi, HSBC, StanChart adopt Ant International’s forex AI tool

By Selena Li HONG KONG, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Ant International launched an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence model…

August 20, 2026

Unitree surges in Shanghai debut, a milestone for China's humanoid robotics sector

By Samuel Shen and Eduardo Baptista SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Shares in Unitree, China's best-known humanoid robot maker, soared…

August 20, 2026

Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to about 500 US locales

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Amazon said on Wednesday it will expand its drone delivery service…

August 20, 2026