A humanoid robot from Robostore joins CNBC’s Power Lunch on Dec. 30, 2025. CNBC BEIJING — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has repeatedly ignored Beijing’s restrained stance on product bans, China’s commerce ministry said Thursday, threatening retaliation. The FCC on Tuesday said due to cybersecurity concerns, it added foreign-made advanced robotic devices, including humanoids, to…
Australia is taking Telegram to court over its alleged failure to remove “pro-terror” material, including video of the Christchurch shootings, the country’s eSafety commissioner has said. Julie Inman-Grant, who last year led Australia’s world-first ban on social media for under-16s, said the platform faced a fine of up to to A$54.6m (£28m, US$38m) for failing…
Our sense of self often relies on external factors and societal roles. Adi Shankaracharya taught that true happiness comes from understanding our inner being. He advised practicing discrimination between the permanent Self and the temporary ego. The ego is built from our body, mind, and possessions, leading to distress. Recognizing the One-Self as Pure Being…
A Singapore court has fined a French student S$600 ($465; £348) for licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back into its dispenser. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of public nuisance. Maximilien, who is studying in Singapore, posted the video of himself licking the straw…
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its vote on whether to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general after two Republican senators said they did not receive written assurances they’re seeking from the Justice Department surrounding a settlement between President Donald Trump and the IRS. The GOP-led committee was scheduled to hold a vote…
The UK has struggled with weak productivity growth for more than a decade, and economists say wider adoption of robotics will be essential if businesses are to become more efficient. In its 2026 report SME Technology Adoption in the United Kingdom, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said technologies like robotics would be…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. The success of Gen Z protests in India has handed a surprise victory to Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, cementing its position as the most influential…
Indian Google employee reveals what working at the tech giant is really like For years, conversations around Google have mostly focused on one thing: getting in. From interview preparation videos to stories of dream job offers, the spotlight is usually on cracking the hiring process. But once someone actually joins the company, what does everyday…
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Search teams are still looking for survivors in the partially collapsed Aeon shopping mall, which the operator told AFP had exploded after staff and customers had already evacuated. A witness reported seeing an explosion and smoke at the shopping mall after the quake and said the second floor of the building collapsed. The earthquake hit…