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Poster in ABB red with the ABB and SoftBank logos and the words 'Robot deal blocked'

China blocks SoftBank from buying ABB's China robot business; the fate of the US$5.4bn deal is unclear

The SoftBank ABB Robotics deal hits a wall: China has blocked the sale of ABB's robot business in China. What we know, what's unclear and what to watch.

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The 2026 ozone hole is the seventh largest on record, but scientists say the ozone layer is still healing

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Google's photo for its AI in schools update: a teacher helps a student at a Chromebook

Google turns AI off by default for students, but schools that say no to all of it lose Search

Poster in black with the xAI name and the words 'Temporary turbines? Permits needed'

Judge lets the NAACP's clean-air case over xAI's Mississippi turbines go ahead

Three iPhones showing Apple Intelligence in Chinese: Genmoji, a Type to Siri box and Mail summaries

Apple Intelligence finally comes to China, with Alibaba's Qwen inside Siri

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Canva layoffs: a restructure touches 22% of staff as growth slows

Supermicro's sales quadruple to a record US$19.9bn, but margins thin and cash flows out

Uber earnings: bookings grow 20% again, but ride revenue slips and drivers run short

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A steel pylon carrying high-voltage power grid lines against a cloudy sky

Power grids dip slightly at the start of every minute. Batteries checking themselves are the reason

Illustration of Earth inside purple radiation belts, a red ring marking the impenetrable barrier, and the Arase satellite

The May 2024 solar storm broke through Earth's 'impenetrable barrier' in space, a new study finds

Artist's impression of ESA's Hera spacecraft flying over the rocky, boulder-covered surface of the asteroid Dimorphos

One dot becomes two: ESA's Hera sees the asteroid pair NASA's DART hit

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The 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro OLED models side by side, with a Dynamic Island at the top of each screen

Apple's first touchscreen Mac is an OLED MacBook Pro, and it starts at US$2,899

Apple's new 14-inch M6 MacBook Pro, half open, in front of a glowing M6 chip name

Apple's M6 MacBook Pro and iMac arrive at last year's prices, with older Macs in their sights

Close-up of the iPhone Duo's metal hinge, half folded, from Apple's launch images

iPhone Duo screen cracks: iFixit's teardown points to the hinge, but Apple hasn't explained why

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Apple will check public iCloud links for harmful content from iOS 27.3

Google shuts down a botnet hidden inside 1.3 million Android TV boxes, and blames the maker

Binance hack: the FBI names North Korea's TraderTraitor as withdrawals start to return

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GTA 6 leads Jason and Lucia escaping on a dirt bike as a police car and helicopter chase them through Vice City

GTA 6 launch trailer lands: Grand Theft Auto VI arrives 19 November on PS5 and Xbox, with no PC date

The new white Tesla Roadster with both doors open and a large rear wing, in a dark studio

Tesla's new Roadster flew in a Texas demo, but buyers still have no price or delivery date

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