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China’s humanoid robots have mastered kung fu, boxing, and serving your coffee — and now they’re leaving the world’s fastest man in the dust.Unitree, a Chinese robotics firm that is set to go public at a $9 billion valuation on Wednesday, unveiled a new “Superman” humanoid robot on Monday that…
The first car insurance policy in the United States went to a Buffalo doctor named Truman Martin in 1898. He paid $12.25 for $5,000 in liability coverage and was more worried about horses than other car drivers. At the time, there were about 4,000 cars and 18 million equines sharing…
NBA star Jaylen Brown said that getting rich came at a cost to his relationships.On Monday’s episode of the “Boardroom” podcast, the basketball player spoke about how his success changed the way he viewed money and interacted with the people around him.Brown began gaining recognition for his basketball skills at…
Retail jobs often involve a lot of cleaning up after other people. Dusty shelves, spilled liquids, smudged display cases, and, more recently, AI agent errors.In Walmart’s bid to fuel its growth ambitions, the retailer is betting big on AI and arming thousands of frontline employees with new tools and training.Adopting…
Money Talks News may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Our editorial team independently selects all products. Compensation does not influence our recommendations. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a message for anyone worried about AI taking their job: relax. He recently told Axios that fears of…
When Joanne Wang went out for dinner to celebrate her 24th birthday, she expected to split the meal evenly. She was spending the evening with a new friend, so she figured they would each pay for their own order. When her friend decided to bring her boyfriend along at the…
Anthropic’s move to place invisible watermarks within Claude-generated text is dividing the tech community.Claude models launched on or after August 2 will have an “imperceptible watermark” embedded in their text output, and Anthropic says it also plans to add support for older models. The AI lab says the mark travels…
Navigating New York City’s economy can feel like a gauntlet of minor indignities. Selling ice cream, for some reason, requires two different permits. Want to quit your gym? You may have to send a certified letter by mail. Oh, and before you haul your belongings to that storage unit, you’d…
Spotify cofounder Daniel Ek built his audio empire on the premise that music should be instantly playable, with no waiting around for songs to buffer or download. Now, he’s taking that desire for instant gratification and pointing it at our bodies.Ek has developed a $500 longevity body scanner that collects…
The top had a nice layer of foam, allowing the little coffee beans to pop. Once I added the orange peel twist, I couldn’t help but feel proud of myself. This drink looked legit. The vodka taste wasn’t as overpowering as it had been in the first drink, but it was…
