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Borrowing from the way cockroaches skitter along walls, scientists have created a robotic device that safely guides itself through the delicate chambers of a pig’s heart as it’s beating. It is one of the first times researchers have shown that a truly autonomous surgical robot can navigate inside the heart, not controlled by a doctor […]

Leave it to Facebook to make the right decision about an anti-Semitic post ― mainly for the wrong reasons. A series of internal emails leaked to Business Insider shows executives at Instagram and Facebook (which owns Instagram) struggled this week over how best to respond to an anti-Semitic painting shared Wednesday on the Instagram page

C.E.I.E.C. and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond to requests for comment. In a statement, Huawei said: “Huawei provides technology to support smart city and safe city programs across the world. In each case, Huawei does not get involved in setting public policy in terms of how that technology is used.” In Ecuador,

Health workers are still trying to reach thousands of people they say may be suffering trauma after the Grenfell Tower fire. The local NHS Trust is giving hundreds of residents psychological help, but it says many more are not coming forward. New figures show half those contacted have not responded. The Trust has now released

Ford is sinking a half-billion dollars into electric vehicle startup Rivian in a deal that has the companies working together on a new Ford electric vehicle based on Rivian underpinnings. Ford Motor Co. will become a minority partner in Rivian, which is based outside of Detroit and recently rolled out a new electric pickup truck

Hi all, This was a hard email to write. Google is retaliating against several organizers. We are among them and here is what’s happening to us: Meredith Just after Google announced that it would disband its AI ethics council, I was informed my role would be changed dramatically. I’m told that to remain at the

Millions of drones buzzing through the air, delivering the groceries you need to make your dinner, the medicine you forgot to pick up from the pharmacy or even a hot cup of coffee. To some, it’s the inevitable, efficient future. To others, it might sound more like the beginnings of a dystopian horror story. Either

BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: Google shuts down its failed social network Google+ Artificial intelligence will help clear a backlog of marijuana convictions in California Warehouse robots designed to move boxes between pallets is unveiled by Boston Dynamics See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick. Source

Even light rain significantly increases your risk of a fatal car crash, a new study finds. The wetter the roads, the deadlier they become, with rain, snow and ice increasing the risk of deadly car crashes by 34 percent, according to a study this week in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society . Light

If you’re an Apple fan who has waited a year and a half to snag an AirPower wireless charging mat, we have bad news: In a rare reversal, the company has canceled the product. It was originally promised in September 2017, but sources told TechCrunch the charging coil design produced too much heat for safe