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Unitree robots close Vogue World Milan, drawing backlash from fashion crowd

Vogue World's Milan finale featured undressed humanoid robots from Chinese manufacturer Unitree dancing to Gigi D'Agostino's 'L'Amour Toujours' in the Galleria. The segment, called The Age of Intelligence, sparked viral mockery, including a widely shared photo of Valentino creative director Alessandro Michele's pained expression. The show was sponsored partly by Meta Glasses and OpenAI, and Vogue has already announced its next edition will be held in San Francisco.

UK man, 68, jailed over six years for £980,812 illegal IPTV operation

Milan Ibrahim, 68, has been sentenced in the UK to more than six years in prison after running an illegal IPTV streaming service that earned roughly £980,812 ($1.3 million) over three years. City of London Police's Intellectual Property Crime Unit found the operation used 80 servers based in Chorley to distribute pirated content from the BBC, ITV, Sky, the Premier League and Motion Picture Association members, all of which were seized and shut down.

Ikea and Xbox unveil nine-piece Yxstaby gaming furniture collection at Gamescom

Ikea revealed its new Yxstaby gaming furniture line at Gamescom in Cologne, developed jointly with Xbox's device design team after a chance meeting at Milan Design Week in 2024. The nine pieces include a wheeled charging side table, a cable-hiding toolbox that doubles as a laptop stand, a lounge chair with a controller pocket, and a rollable TV stand for screens up to 55 inches. Several items, like a D-pad-shaped cushion and a controller-holding platter derived from a stool design, directly reference Xbox's visual language.