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Tesla Optimus robot takes a suspicious tumble in new demo

December 10, 2025
A new video surfacing from a Tesla demonstration in Miami this weekend shows the Optimus humanoid robot taking a nasty fall. But it’s not the fall itself that is raising eyebrows, it’s the specific hand movements the robot made on its way down, which strongly suggest it was mimicking a remote operator frantically removing a VR headset. Humanoid robots are all the hype right now. Billions in…
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DefenseNews

Pentagon taps Google Gemini, launches new site to boost AI use

December 10, 2025
The Defense Department on Tuesday launched a major push to get military personnel, civilian employees and contractors to use generative artificial intelligence capabilities, located on its own website. Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government is the first AI capability to be…
DefenseNews

Italy’s sudden defense-spending uptick lacks details, economist finds

December 10, 2025
ROME — Italy has juggled its definition of what constitutes defense spending to beef up its budget by €14 billion ($16.3 billion) this year, but has failed to explain how it did it, one of Italy’s leading economists has complained. Carlo Cottarelli said that Italy raised its spending, on paper, from around 1.5% of GDP in 2024 to 2% in 2025 “without a clear explanation” of how it did…
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ComputersNews

16 genuinely useful changes in Windows 11’s December update

December 10, 2025
Today, Microsoft will release December’s monthly patch for Windows 11. The last Patch Tuesday in 2025 will be huge, because according to Windows Central, there will be no fewer than 16 new features included in the update. These include various design changes to important elements such as the Start menu, specific improvements to existing functions and completely new features. Let’s take a peek…
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GamingNews

Hideo Kojima Isn't Entirely Sure That His Horror OD 'Will Work Out,' As He Had to Rethink How He Makes Games 'From the Ground Up'

December 9, 2025
Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding developer Hideo Kojima says his upcoming horror game, OD, is “challenging” to develop because, unlike his prior games, this one required a change in how he makes games “from the ground up.” OD isn’t the first time Kojima has dabbled in horror, of course. P.T. is his uniquely terrifying spin on the horror genre, presented via a home…
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