To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Customers in London can now travel in the UK's first robotaxis as Uber launches its self-driving minicab on Thursday - the company is the first to launch the service. Initially, it only has 15 autonomous vehicles with a licence to operate in the city, and each one must have a human safety driver behind the wheel ready to take control if anything goes wrong. At the moment, the UK fare for a robotaxi ride will be the same fare as a standard UberX, Uber Electric, or Uber Comfort journey, with upfront fares shown in the app. The BBC's Zoe Kleinman was the first British journalist to hail a self-driving Uber in London - here's how the ride went.

A demonstrator operates a humanoid robot during the launch of Galbot's unmanned robot convenience store in Hong Kong on Aug. 31. BEIJING - Humanoid robots working on factory floors, artificial intelligence models challenging global rivals and electric-vehicle plants churning out cars at breathtaking scale are drawing a new wave of foreign visitors to China. Investors and entrepreneurs are paying thousands of dollars for rare access to Chinese factories, seeking a front-row seat to what many believe could be the next technological revolution. The influx reflects mounting fears of a "China shock 2.0," with Western boardrooms and capitals confronting the possibility that Chinese companies are seizing the lead in advanced manufacturing and cutting-edge technologies. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.

AI boom is testing tech firms' climate pledges A SpaceXAI data center under construction in Southaven, Mississippi, on Aug. 2 | AFP-JIJI Geneva - Technology companies are stepping up their climate commitments but not fast enough to counter rapidly inflating energy needs linked to the artificial intelligence boom, a report said Wednesday. Despite progress in climate reporting and renewable electricity use, tech firms are falling short in cutting emissions at the pace required to achieve global climate targets, the Greening Digital Companies 2026 report found. Published by the U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), a sustainable development organization, the report monitors the emissions and climate commitments of 200 major tech companies worldwide. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right. With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories.

The AI boom is real, but it has yet to reshape investment across the broader industrial economy, write Shubham Singhal, Anna Kortis, and Jan Mischke.

Nicolas Cage leads all-star cast in'Fortitude,' a WWII film about the D-Day deception campaign Florida police learn the hard way to not trust'Crooked Jess' with money to buy crack for undercover operation Dale'Grey Beard' Sanders reclaims title as oldest person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail at 91 'I literally think this is going to be it for me': Hiker recounts grizzly bear encounter in Canada Creature dubbed'Syracuse Figure' spotted in New York: Is it Bigfoot or an elderly skinny-dipper? Taylor Sheridan's Landman faces lengthy wait as season 3 production timeline revealed Man in trouble for using robot vacuum to record wife's affair, friends with benefits lease up & hall pass wins Country music star Riley Green keeps cooking with new single'That's Just Me' from upcoming album Internet reacts to Georgia schoolteacher's groundbreaking invention, the'fart corner' Rockstar finally releases statement regarding'Grand Theft Auto VI' leaks, leaving fans even more confused Let's look back on the best moments (read: crashes) from the World Humanoid Robot Games Trump vows to hit Iran with'much harder' series of US airstrikes Iran has a'zombie regime' that keeps fighting, Middle East expert says Trump: Iran shoots protesters'between the eyes' Where the Clancy trial could be headed after jurors say they can't reach a decision a 2nd time UK lawmaker warns of'open season' on Christians Clancy jury says it's unable to reach a decision, gets new instruction White House touts'historic' Venezuela oil deal as Trump eyes midterm campaign trail Erika Kirk reacts to Utah judge's ruling that Tyler Robinson will stand trial Mel Gibson reflects on'The Passion of the Christ' as blockbuster biblical epic returns to theaters OutKick Culture Pizza delivery man deserves a raise after walking past a black bear to deliver customer's order South Lake Tahoe security footage shows a black bear entering an occupied vacation property three times and carrying away brioche buns, a croissant and ribeye steaks before eating outside. In a world where delivery drivers will show up to your door with your food and no clothes on or drop the food on the ground and scoop it back into the box as if nothing had happened, you want a delivery driver like this one. He's not letting a black bear hanging out in your front yard keep him from delivering your pizza. He's got balls of steel and a job to do.

Is the war entering a new phase? European Union foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas has said the bloc is ramping up pressure on Russia after Berlin accused Moscow of being behind a failed drone attack on a German airport. Kallas struck a defiant tone on Wednesday as she warned that "attempts to intimidate Europe" would fail. She further denounced last month's attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport as "state-sponsored terrorism". Russia has denied involvement in the incident, with President Vladimir Putin alleging that the evidence had been "planted".

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Pizza delivery man deserves a raise after walking past a black bear to deliver customer's order Florida police learn the hard way to not trust'Crooked Jess' with money to buy crack for undercover operation Dale'Grey Beard' Sanders reclaims title as oldest person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail at 91 'I literally think this is going to be it for me': Hiker recounts grizzly bear encounter in Canada Creature dubbed'Syracuse Figure' spotted in New York: Is it Bigfoot or an elderly skinny-dipper? Taylor Sheridan's Landman faces lengthy wait as season 3 production timeline revealed Man in trouble for using robot vacuum to record wife's affair, friends with benefits lease up & hall pass wins Country music star Riley Green keeps cooking with new single'That's Just Me' from upcoming album Internet reacts to Georgia schoolteacher's groundbreaking invention, the'fart corner' Rockstar finally releases statement regarding'Grand Theft Auto VI' leaks, leaving fans even more confused Let's look back on the best moments (read: crashes) from the World Humanoid Robot Games Trump vows to hit Iran with'much harder' series of US airstrikes Iran has a'zombie regime' that keeps fighting, Middle East expert says Trump: Iran shoots protesters'between the eyes' Where the Clancy trial could be headed after jurors say they can't reach a decision a 2nd time UK lawmaker warns of'open season' on Christians Clancy jury says it's unable to reach a decision, gets new instruction White House touts'historic' Venezuela oil deal as Trump eyes midterm campaign trail Erika Kirk reacts to Utah judge's ruling that Tyler Robinson will stand trial Mel Gibson reflects on'The Passion of the Christ' as blockbuster biblical epic returns to theaters OutKick Culture Nicolas Cage leads all-star cast in'Fortitude,' a WWII film about the D-Day deception campaign We're at a turning point in human history, UFO documentary director says Director and producer of'The Age of Disclosure' Dan Farah explains why he thinks the U.S. government will release more classified documents in the future on'Special Report.' The first preview is out for the upcoming World War II film Fortitude with Nicolas Cage. Plot: The real life story about the single most successful piece of orchestrated espionage in modern day history, certainly the greatest secret mission of the Second World War. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ed Skrein, Matthew Goode, Michael Sheen, Alice Eve and Ben Kingsley.

A startup called Mostik has a wild new approach to combining the capabilities of AI models. I recently met with some brilliant Russian mathematicians who showed me a way for artificial intelligence models to communicate via something akin to machine telepathy. The mathematicians work for a startup called Mostik--the Russian word for bridge. It's a nod to the group's approach, which allows different models to interact using the mathematical values found in their weights --the things that determine how a prompt gets turned into an output. In practice, this means the capabilities of a larger model can be fed to a smaller model to ramp up its intelligence much more efficiently.

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