Russia's small and medium businesses already have been hit hard by tax increases, regulatory hurdles and, most recently, a fuel crisis from attacks on oil refineries.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Aug. 2026
Businesses without those controls may face exclusions, sublimits, premium increases or outright denials.
Brooks says advances in engineering, hardware, and access to massive datasets – combined with the incredible amount of money in tech, meant AI innovation could take off.
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Max Darrow,
CBS News,
20 Aug. 2026
Shares of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, initially soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut Wednesday in Shanghai, in the latest highlight of investor optimism over China’s technological advances.
According to the company, the system has made breakthroughs in real-time human-motion remapping and teleoperation technologies.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Aug. 2026
Look Beyond Your Own Industry Some of the most powerful breakthroughs happen when leaders are willing to go outside their comfort zone and ask how someone in a completely different industry has solved a similar problem.
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