David Ball, a retired civil engineer, has owned a Genesis GV70 Electrified for nearly four years and reports high satisfaction, citing its conventional dashboard, physical buttons, and the 5-year free…
Heart Aerospace's X1 demonstrator, the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown, completed a 27-minute flight on August 12 from Plattsburgh International Airport, powered entirely by batteries. Th…
Chinese humanoid robots are moving into real jobs in factories and beyond, according to a new analysis by investment bank Morgan Stanley, fueling concerns about AI's destructive potential and China ov…
Kia has decided to manufacture its EV3 electric SUV in Mexico instead of the United States, a move that follows the ICE raids on Hyundai's battery factory in Georgia in 2025. The EV3, named World Car …
Hyundai Motor Group is developing its first Software Defined Vehicle (SDV), with a prototype IONIQ 5 spotted in South Korea featuring a large 17-inch or 18-inch central infotainment screen and minimal…
Hyundai's humanoid robot plans reveal confusion in the physical AI sector, as the company navigates global labor concerns with unions demanding AI safeguards while U.S. workers remain nonunionized, ac…
Samsung Electronics has created a dedicated robotics division named RX (Robotics eXperience) reporting directly to the CEO, announced Tuesday in Seoul, to accelerate robotics development and commercia…
Hyundai's plan to deploy Boston Dynamics Atlas humanoid robots in car-making factories has triggered the first-ever humanoid robot strike, with workers and their union pushing back against the automat…
Hyundai workers have gone on strike over the introduction of humanoid robots in factories, while China is cracking down on chatbot romance, signaling growing tensions as AI encroaches on human labor a…
Elon Musk quietly acquired a $1 billion gas turbine company to power his Grok AI, while a Tesla Model S Signature sedan is being flipped for $260,000 — a $100,000+ markup. Lucid's stock was halted and…
South Korean children's clothing brand Susu & Cra apologized for using an AI-modified photograph of a sleeping boy from smaller bedding company Boni Moire without permission, altering the child's Asia…
NVIDIA's GR00T N1.6 introduces a reasoning-before-action architecture for robots, shifting from reactive to planning-based AI. Unitree's humanoid robot price dropped to $25,000 in 2026, down from $85,…
The iF Design 2026 Trend Report identifies five key design trends, emphasizing a shift away from AI-driven uniformity toward human-centered, imperfect, and community-focused design. Brands are increas…
Hyundai factory workers in South Korea voted to strike over fears that humanoid robots could replace them, demanding a say in automation decisions and a performance bonus of about $27,000 per worker. …
Hyundai workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, partly over fears that robots will replace their jobs. The union demands a say in how AI and automation are deployed on the factory floor, m…
Chinese humanoid robots are competing in a penalty kick challenge at MWC Shanghai, testing autonomous perception, balance, and motion planning without human control. The event, timed with the 2026 FIF…
Agencies including WPP, Dentsu, and Butler/Till are racing to develop AI agents for media buying and planning, aiming to gain a competitive edge. However, brands like Hyundai are using the same techno…
Brands are increasingly deploying AI-generated virtual influencers for ad campaigns, often without disclosing their synthetic nature, as the industry is projected to grow from $8.3 billion in 2025 to …
On June 20, 2026, OpenAI Codex launched Record & Replay to auto-generate Skills from human demonstrations, while a third-party developer wrapped Toss Securities' Open API into an installable Skill for…
Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot autonomously lifted and carried a fully-loaded mini-fridge weighing over 100 pounds, despite being trained only on objects weighing 50-70 pounds. The feat was ach…