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Forget about that crazy-thin foldable phone from earlier. Xiaomi just beat Tesla to unveiling a working humanoid robot prototype at a live event earlier today, and yes, it looks awfully familiar. The Xiaomi CyberOne is 177cm (5.8 feet) tall, weighs 52kg (115 pounds), is nicknamed “Metal Bro” and is also somehow given a zodiac sign, Leo. After a short walk to the middle of the stage, the CyberOne gave CEO Lei Jun a flower (for some reason), before it politely accepted a selfie with the man… Source link

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP; SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images Bezos’ yacht was moved from a Dutch shipyard before dawn Tuesday, likely to avoid local attention. After public outcry from locals, it did not involve the dismantling of a historic bridge. Watch Bezos’ yacht make its journey. Jeff Bezos’ megayacht has quietly left the Dutch shipyard where it was built, sans a bridge dismantling and crowds of spectators. The 417-foot vessel, known as Y721 and estimated to cost $500 million, has been… Source link

Eight people were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at a Manhattan office building that includes Google offices, officials said. FDNY responded to reports of elevated carbon monoxide readings on the upper floors of the commercial building at 85 10th Ave. in Chelsea around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Eight patients were transported to area hospitals in unknown conditions. At least five patients showed symptoms for carbon monoxide poisoning, sources said. Eight people… Source link

Topline Google bought a downtown Chicago building from the Illinois state government for $105 million, the parties announced Wednesday, delivering a much-needed symbolic victory for Illinois after three of the state’s largest companies announced plans to move their headquarters away from the state. The James R. Thompson Center, pictured in 2009. Getty Images Key Facts Google said it plans to occupy the James R. Thompson Center, formerly home to state government… Source link

Share Tweet Share Email The Yahoo Academy has revealed the forty top emerging leaders who have scored coveted spots in Yahoo’s talent building program. Now in its ninth year, the program is the longest-running industry talent building initiative in the country. Nominations flooded in from senior leaders in brands, advertising and media agencies across Australia and New Zealand. The 2022 cohort features talent from major and indie agencies as well as brand marketers directly, who will receive… Source link

PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) – Google on Thursday announced a major investment in the Omaha metro area, unveiling plans to build a new data center near State Street and Blair High Road. The new facility will employ 120 people. The company made the announcement at its existing data center in Papillion, alongside Gov. Pete Ricketts and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert. Google also has a data center across the river in Council Bluffs. Google is also planning to continue investing in the Papillion location,… Source link

Entrepreneur and self-made business mogul Emma Grede knows a few things about building successful businesses with the Kardashians. Together they have co-founded several: Good American, SKIMS, and Safely. “I have a very long relationship [with the Kardashians], going back to my former career where I’d worked with the family, for I guess near enough 10 years now,” Grede told Yahoo Finance Live Presents (video above). “So it’s been a relationship that’s taken a very long time to form. We’ve done… Source link

Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where we discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. The biggest news in tech this week was Microsoft acquiring game publisher Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. On today’s Vergecast, Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks with games reporter Ash Parrish and senior reporter Alex Heath about the acquisition, the issues behind the culture at Activision Blizzard, and… Source link

Meta may be the loudest company building AR and VR hardware. Microsoft has HoloLens. Apple is working on something, too. But don’t count out Google. The search giant has recently begun ramping up work on an AR headset, internally codenamed Project Iris, that it hopes to ship in 2024, according to two people familiar with the project who requested anonymity to speak without the company’s permission. Like forthcoming headsets from Meta and Apple, Google’s device uses outward-facing… Source link

Google said Friday that it would spend $1 billion to purchase a London office building, making it the owner of another high-priced piece of real estate as the internet giant bets on an eventual return to office for its employees around the world. The company said it would buy a building in London’s West End where it had already been leasing office space. The purchase is on top of another $1 billion that Google is estimated to be spending to construct an 11-story, one-million-square-foot… Source link