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AI is helping ease competition for scarce space on the airwaves
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (423+ words) Every time you make a phone call, stream a video or connect to Wi-Fi, your device is sending and receiving...The demand for wireless data – driven by smartphones, video streaming and billions of connected devices...
Humanoid robots can sprint and box – but the real test is doing the laundry
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (903+ words) At the recent World Humanoid Robot Games 2026 in Beijing, robots sprinted, boxed, played football and tackled tasks inspired by factories, restaurants and emergency situations. The robot Tiangong Ultra even completed the 100 metres in 8.64 seconds, quicker than Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second world…...
The brain isn’t hardwired to read – here’s how we pull it off and why some are better at it than others
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1305+ words) For an experienced reader, recognising the words on this page feels effortless. Yet, evolutionarily speaking, your brain shouldn’t be able to read. Reading has existed for too short a time to have shaped a dedicated centre in the brain. Therefore,…...