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A highly anticipated Russian robot, touted as the country’s first human-like AI-powered android, stumbled and fell flat on its face during its grand debut in Moscow. As the robot flailed helplessly on the ground, workers rushed out to hide it behind a black curtain. The New York Post reports that in a humiliating setback for Russia’s robotics industry, the much-hyped android named AIDOL faceplanted and flailed on stage during its unveiling ceremony in Moscow on Tuesday. The event, attended by approximately 50 journalists, was meant to showcase the advanced capabilities of the robot, created by a company of the same…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — To grasp the effects of the rush to redraw America’s congressional districts before the 2026 elections, consider one historically Black neighborhood in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the small town of Boonville, population 7,800.The 18th and Vine community is known for a museum telling the story of segregated professional baseball in the decades before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier. Its leaders are talking about expanding the city’s streetcar line to lure more visitors to its cultural and historical attractions. About 100 miles (161 kilometers) east, Boonville leaders want federal help restoring an…

Having starred with the ball in the opener, Haris Rauf was at it again on Friday as Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka to 288-8 in the second One-day International Cricket at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. The pacer, who finished with 3-66, responded each time when called upon, especially when Sri Lanka were threatening to post an even bigger total where he picked up two quick wickets to snuff out their hopes. Haris’ spell at the end came after leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed (3-41) had ripped through Sri Lanka’s top order; their exploits giving Pakistan a good chance of wrapping up the series…

Uniswap is this week’s big winner in terms of overall performance for the 30 most valuable crypto projects ranked by market capitalization.Uniswap (UNI 5.93%) is one of the few top 30 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization that saw a meaningful increase over the course of the past week. In fact, among this group, Uniswap was the best-performing token, surging 21.2% over the past seven days, as of 2:45 p.m. ET on Friday. Today’s Change(-5.93%) $-0.44Current Price$7.05Key Data PointsMarket Cap$4BDay’s Range$6.97 – $7.8152wk Range$4.11 – $19.30Volume780MAvg Vol0Gross Margin0.00%Dividend YieldN/A This move does appear to be driven by a couple key platform developments…

The PlayStation Portal is the rare product that launched as a truly baffling device, but has evolved into something genuinely useful. At first, it could only stream games from your PlayStation 5, it lacked core features for a handheld like Bluetooth audio and it felt a bit overpriced at $200 for such a limited product. Add on the fact that home streaming can be notoriously unreliable, since it depends entirely on your ISP and home networking setup, and the Portal simply didn’t make much sense. But in 2024 Sony finally added limited cloud streaming for PS Plus titles, and last…

India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah produced a five-wicket haul to help rout South Africa for 159 and put the hosts in the box seat on day one of the opening Test at Eden Gardens on Friday. India picked a four-pronged spin attack for the series opener against the world champions but it was Bumrah’s 5-27 that wrecked South Africa, who were 57 for no loss at one stage. India were 37 for one at stumps with KL Rahul (13) and Washington Sundar (six) in the middle and a lengthy batting lineup waiting in the wings. South Africa will have their…

What to Know: Cash App will add stablecoin send/receive using Solana rails in 2026, pushing fast, low-cost dollar payments into the mainstream. Stablecoin UX at scale shifts power to wallets that simplify cross-chain swaps, presales access, and spending – the core Best Wallet stack. Best Wallet’s utility narrative – multichain, non-custodial, integrated DEX, card roadmap – maps cleanly onto the new payments landscape. $BEST’s $17M+ presale has a $0.025945 price, with 77% APY staking that declines over time to balance rewards and supply. Jack Dorsey just widened the rails for mainstream crypto payments. Cash App unveiled plans to let users…

Eric Trump, a son of US President Donald Trump and co-founder of American Bitcoin, is undeterred by the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency markets, saying that volatility is the cost of achieving outsized returns. “I think volatility is your friend,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview, as Bitcoin (BTC) briefly fell below $95,000 and stood about 25% lower than its early-October peak.The turbulence has been worse in the altcoin segment, with major assets down from 5% to 11% — part of a weakness that began with the Oct. 10 market crash, which wiped out some $19 billion in…

If you’ve wanted to check out The Paper or any other new NBC show on Peacock, you can do so now while spending less thanks to this hack. Walmart, believe it or not, comes into play here: the retailer is offering Walmart+ subscriptions for half off right now, bringing the cost down to $49 for your first year. Thanks to a streaming benefit for subscribers, you can then sign up for Peacock at no extra cost.Walmart+ subscribers are able to choose between a Peacock Premium or a Paramount+ Essential subscription. Considering Peacock premium would run you $110 for the year…

Bitcoin dropped to $96,000 on heavy selling Friday, and falling risk appetite, leaving traders and analysts parsing whether this is normal profit-taking or a larger turning point for the market. Related Reading According to on-chain and market reports, the drop wiped out more than $700 million in long positions and left November down by more than 10%. Whale Transfers Draw Focus Reports have disclosed that a wallet tied to trader Owen Gunden moved 2,400 Bitcoin — about $237 million — onto the Kraken exchange, a transfer tracked by blockchain watcher Arkham. Based on analysis by Glassnode, long-term holders’ average daily…