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Many companies are focused on building robots, or the hardware components to help them move, grip objects, or interact with the world around them. Silicon Valley-based OpenMind is focused under the hood. OpenMind is building a software layer, OM1, for humanoid robots that acts as an operating system. The company compares itself to being the Android for robotics because its software is open and hardware agnostic. Stanford professor Jan Liphardt, the founder of OpenMind, told TechCrunch that humanoids and other robots have been around and able to do repetitive tasks for decades. But now that humanoids are being developed for…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 10:40 AM ET, Mon August 4, 2025 Bookings are now open for Vikings 2027-28 ocean and expedition voyages on all seven continents.The new line-up includes sailings on Viking’s newest ocean ship, Viking Lyra, which will join the fleet in 2028 and will spend its inaugural season in the Mediterranean and Scandinavia.  Viking also unveiled a new expedition itinerary, “Into the Antarctic Circle,” a 15-day voyage that will take travelers across the 66°33′ line of latitude, which marks the Antarctic Circle. The company will also take travelers to destinations in South America, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand,…

Researchers at security giant CrowdStrike say they have seen hundreds of cases where North Koreans posing as remote IT workers have infiltrated companies to generate money for the regime, marking a sharp increase over previous years. Per CrowdStrike’s latest threat-hunting report, the company has identified more than 320 incidents over the past 12 months, up by 220% from the year earlier, in which North Koreans gained fraudulent employment at Western companies working remotely as developers. The scheme relies on North Koreans using false identities, resumes, and work histories to gain employment and earn money for the regime, as well as…

Facebook Tweet Email Link A White South African farm owner and two employees are facing trial over the alleged murder of two Black women who prosecutors say were shot dead for trespassing last August and their bodies fed to pigs – stoking fury in a nation already reeling from racial tensions. The women were said to have been killed by Zachariah Olivier, 60, and his workers, Adrian De Wet, 19, and 45-year-old foreign national William Musoro. The men appeared at the Limpopo Polokwane High Court on Monday, in the northern Limpopo province, a regional spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority…

Anatole isn’t just any magician. He’s the magician of Tiger Castle, whom the king of Esquaveta once declared to be the greatest magician in all the land.“The Magician of Tiger Castle” is Anatole’s chance to set the record straight. Not about his greatness — he fully accepts the title the king bestowed on him — but about what really happened in 1523 with the princess of Esquaveta, the apprentice scribe she fell in love with, the prince she was betrothed to, and the prisoner who was kept in the dungeon for 100 years.It’s the debut adult novel from Louis Sachar,…

Amazon is denying that it’s shutting down Wondery, the podcast studio it acquired in late 2020, after Bloomberg reported on Monday that the company was closing the studio and cutting 110 jobs. Amazon told TechCrunch that Wondery will continue to develop creator-led podcasts under the Wondery brand within a new team. What’s changing is that the company is separating the teams that oversee Wondery’s narrative podcast efforts from those developing its creator-led shows. Wondery is combining its narrative podcast studio, which includes podcasts like Dr. Death and American Scandal, with Audible.  “The podcast landscape has evolved significantly in the past few years,…

BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Less than 41 hours after his final bows for singing the title role of “Lohengrin” at Munich’s Bavarian State Opera, Piotr Beczała was 150 miles (241 kilometers) away at the Bayreuth Festpielhaus for a different production of the same Wagner opera.Wagner’s roles are among the most punishing in classical music, and breaks of two or three days between performances are customary to allow for vocal recovery. Beczała earned thunderous ovations on Wednesday in Munich and Friday at Bayreuth.“I was a little under pressure because Christian Thielemann is coming back to Bayreuth for this production,” the 58-year-old…

Jessica Scott. (Source: Jessica Scott)Travel Advisor Success Stories focus on savvy advisors and how they achieved success. Here’s a look at Jessica Scott, founder of Alpenglow Travel.  How did you get your start as a travel advisor?I started my career as an investment banker in New York City, but after five years working in finance and not loving what I did day in and out, I ultimately decided to follow my passion for exploring the world and sharing those experiences with others. I discovered that my attention to detail, my knack for planning and my extensive personal experiences around the…

Google has removed the names of more than 50 DEI groups from a list of companies to which it substantially contributes, according to a new watchdog report and as reported by CNBC. The list, Google’s 2024 selection of groups and organizations backed by Google’s U.S. Government Affairs and Public Policy team, no longer features the names of 58 DEI groups, including the Latino Leadership Alliance and the ACLU of Illinois. When reached for comment, a spokesperson for Google gave the following statement: “This report mischaracterizes our public policy contributions. We contribute to hundreds of groups from across the political spectrum…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Kyiv  —  Vladimir Putin started it. Joe Biden didn’t stop it. But, no matter his efforts to the contrary, this is the week in which Russia’s invasion of Ukraine becomes US President Donald Trump’s war. The most powerful office in the world doesn’t always invite choices. Trump is mandated to address the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II because the United States was involved, under his predecessor, as Ukraine’s key ally and sponsor. Trump could have dropped the war entirely. But instead, he chose to impose the force of his personality, initially through the…