AI & RoboticsNews

A former physician has launched Robyn, an empathetic AI companion

November 12, 2025
Jenny Shao was a practicing physician and was in residency at Harvard. During the pandemic, Shao saw that people in isolation had a neurological impact, and they needed support. This drove her to leave her medical career, the Harvard residency, to launch a start offering an AI assistant called Robyn. Robyn is intended to be an empathic, emotionally intelligent AI for people. Navigating human…
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Riccardo Ghilardi's photo portraits of cinema royalty show what's possible when you collaborate with your subject

November 12, 2025
Riccardo Ghilardi recently photographed 42 of cinema’s biggest names – including Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, Sharon Stone, Willem Dafoe and Zoe Saldana – inside Italy’s National Museum of Cinema in Turin. And the resulting exhibition, opening this week at Gallerie d’Italia, demonstrates just what happens when you treat your subject as a creative partner, not a passive…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

NIU unveils bold new urban and off-road (but street legal!) electric motorbikes

November 12, 2025
NIU is back at EICMA 2025 (the Milan Motorcycle Show) with a fresh lineup of electric two-wheelers that push the boundaries of performance, design, and smart connectivity. The Chinese electric mobility giant, already known for selling over 5 million electric scooters and motorcycles across over 50 countries, used the Milan show to unveil its 2026 product range – and it’s clear NIU is looking…
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Remembering the battles of Najaf and Fallujah in ‘The Last 600 Meters’

November 12, 2025
Jan Bender remembers the moment as if it were yesterday. Taking cover from insurgents, his fireteam had just assembled in the dark in front of a house in Fallujah, Iraq, when the Marines were overwhelmed by the percussive blast of an explosion. About 40 yards in front of them was a mass of flames — the fiery remains of an Iraqi vehicle. Just behind them was the smoking barrel of the 120mm…
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