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Beijing-based NeodraDynamics Robotics showcased Neo1, a 13-foot, 1.2-ton humanoid robot, at the China International Industry Fair. The company says its hydraulic-electric hybrid drive gives it 41 degrees of freedom, a lifting capacity over 1,100 pounds, and micrometer-level positioning accuracy, with resistance to underwater pressure and harsh conditions.
An Entrepreneur contributor writes that, despite repeated predictions that new technology would eliminate travel advisors, the profession has adapted and grown through past disruptions like the internet. The author argues AI will automate certain tasks but won't replace the personalized guidance, trust and expertise advisors provide, especially when travel plans go wrong.
China's commerce ministry has proposed restrictions on exporting certain artificial-intelligence technologies. The move would add AI systems to the country's list of controlled technologies, subject to further review before implementation.
The Institute of Computing for Climate Science (ICCS) is organizing a free event marking 70 years since Fortran's first manual was published, to be held at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. The program includes a keynote from Damian Rouson of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, lightning talks, breakout discussions, and an evening reception featuring a demonstration of the historic 'Baby' computer. Registration is open now and closes November 9, 2026, with both in-person and remote Zoom attendance options.
Netflix is laying off about 1,000 employees, or 6% of its global workforce, according to Variety. Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos told staff in an email that the cuts will mostly affect product, technology, legal and human resources teams. The reductions come a week ahead of the company's quarterly earnings report.
Fast-food chains are seeing adults aged 18 to 34 emerge as the fastest-growing group ordering kids' meals, even as children themselves increasingly favor other options like Korean barbecue over traditional burgers. McDonald's tapped into this shift in March by releasing a kids'-meal tie-in for 'KPop Demon Hunters,' an animated musical that became Netflix's most-watched film and drew heavy adult viewership.
Since China imposed rare earth export controls in October 2025, Beijing has repeatedly granted only short-lived reprieves tied to US concessions, most recently extending a truce to January 2027 while still restricting sales. In June, China added MP Materials and USA Rare Earth—the two firms central to US efforts to build a non-Chinese supply chain—to an export control list, even as a suspension was in effect.
Plumbing veteran Benjamin Fix and co-founder Greg Reinecker launched sproos! in November 2022 after raising about $250,000 from friends and professional contacts. The direct-to-consumer home and bath brand, which sells colorful, renter-friendly fixtures as an alternative to standard chrome plumbing products, generated $3.9 million in revenue last year and has about 35,000 active subscribers. The company says it is on track to surpass $10 million in revenue this year.
A new Priceline report finds that Americans taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic are driving new expectations for hotels, including in-room refrigerators to store medication and menus with higher protein content. The report frames this as part of a broader shift in travel preferences tied to the growing use of weight-loss and diabetes drugs.
Nintendo has told customers it plans to keep selling physical game cartridges for its consoles, even as Sony moves toward phasing out physical discs for PlayStation titles. Nintendo's reassurance follows gamer backlash against Sony's shift toward digital-only distribution.
The FTC and attorneys general from seven states have asked a federal judge to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt, alleging he repeatedly violated his 2022 lifetime ban from the pharmaceutical industry. They say he traded stock in dozens of drug companies and discussed the industry on social media livestreams despite the prohibition.
Helix Carbon has built an electrolyzer-based process that converts carbon dioxide from blast furnace exhaust back into carbon monoxide, which can be reinjected into the furnace to help reduce iron ore. CEO David Brown says the system can process raw, unpurified exhaust directly, unlike most electrolyzers that require concentrated CO2 feedstock. The company says this reduces the amount of coke needed in iron production.