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Liang explained that the world’s first robot half-marathon held last month in Beijing was deliberately set up in a way that would highlight his and other officials’ hopes that these humanoids will support and assist humans, rather than replace them. The half-marathon featured two tracks separated by a railing, with humans competing against each other on one side while on the other side 20 teams each operated a robot, varying wildly in size and ability. “You see, in the marathon, humans have their track where they push their physical limits, and the machines have their own track where they jointly…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Steve Burton said “I do” to new wife Michelle Lundstrom on Saturday during an intimate wedding in Laguna Beach, Calif.The “General Hospital” star and his new bride tied the knot with an immediate family-only, Orthodox church ceremony, followed by a reception at the ritzy Montage Laguna Beach.Burton, 54, proposed to Lundstrom, 44, in January, more than one year after finalizing his divorce with ex-wife Sheree Gustin following a real-life soap opera split.”This day isn’t just about a ceremony,” Burton told People magazine. “It’s the beginning of forever with the love of my…

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Explosion reported in Al-Mayadeen, in the Deir az Zor countryside, also wounds several people.At least three people have been killed in a blast targeting a police station in the eastern Syrian town of Al-Mayadeen, the SANA state news agency has reported, citing a security source. The explosion in the Deir az Zor countryside on Sunday also injured several people, the report said, without providing further details. A video verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit Sanad shows the aftermath of the explosion. The incident took place a day after Syrian authorities said security forces killed three ISIL (ISIS) fighters and arrested…

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Sympathetic messages rolled in from across the country after former President Joe Biden’s team announced that the 82-year-old was diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer.In a statement, Biden’s team said that the former politician “was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms.” “On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” the statement added.”While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” Biden’s team continued. “The…

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The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft on Friday made fresh commitments to unbundle its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 software suites from its Teams workplace communication app in an effort to address competition concerns from European regulators and avoid a possible antitrust fine.The European Commission, which is the executive arm of the European Union, said in a statement Friday that Microsoft made a series of commitments to address concerns over the tying of Teams to its widely-used productivity tools, such as Word…

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The 25-year-old man that authorities say is responsible for bombing a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, was reportedly a self-proclaimed “pro-mortalist” and believed that people should not be brought into the world without their own consent.Guy Edward Bartkus — who was from Twentynine Palms — allegedly set off a car bomb on Saturday near the American Reproductive Center fertility clinic, killing himself and injuring four others.Bartkus reportedly wrote in writings and recordings that he opposed the idea of bringing people into the world against their will, KCAL News reported, citing two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation.The writings he…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after two CN rail trains crashed into each other early Sunday morning west of Edson, Alta. According to CN Rail spokesperson Ashley Michnowski, preliminary reports show the two trains sideswiped each other in a low-speed collision.RCMP say they responded to the call around 7:10 am near Highway 47 and Township Road 530, about 13 kilometres west of Edson. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Cpl. Mathew Howell told Global News…

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Doctors discovered the cancer in Joe Biden last week after urinary symptoms and the detection of a prostate nodule.Former United States President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer, his office has said in a statement. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms developed and a prostate nodule was found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone, the statement released on Sunday said. “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management,” his…

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