🇨🇳China’s humanoid robots go from viral stumbles to kung fu flips in one year

Chinese humanoid robots are having a moment in the spotlight after a standout performance at the country’s annual Spring Festival Gala. The robots performed everything from kung fu moves to choreographed dances to elaborate gymnastics displays.

Analysts at the company estimate that of the roughly 15,000 humanoid robot installations in 2025, China accounted for more than 85%, compared with just 13% in the U.S. Leading Chinese humanoid companies like Unitree are hoping to maintain that lead into this year. The start-up, whose robots were prominently featured at the Spring Festival Gala, expects between 10,000 and 20,000 shipments in 2026.

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⚡🧑‍⚖️ President Donald Trump calls tariff ruling "a disgrace,” says he has a backup plan

Trump called a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his tariffs “a disgrace”. He told those gathered that he has a backup plan in mind. Officials inside the Trump administration had been bracing for a loss at the Supreme Court, assuring the president that if the court struck down his tariffs there would be other ways to implement them.

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies. The justices, in a 6-3 ruling authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, upheld a lower court's decision that Trump's use of this 1977 law exceeded his authority. The justices ruled that the law at issue - the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) - did not grant Trump the power he claimed to impose tariffs.

The decision does not affect all of Trump's tariffs, leaving in place ones he imposed on steel and aluminum. He could still seek to reimpose some tariffs using other laws.

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🇹🇷 NATO deploys Turkish drone carrier TCG Anadolu to Latvia

NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum confirmed on 20 February 2026 that the Turkish drone carrier TCG Anadolu is deploying toward Latvia’s coast under Operation Eastern Sentry. It's the world’s first dedicated UAV-focused amphibious assault ship places a highly capable, self-contained air-surveillance platform and air defense.

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🌐 Peking University’s hybrid system shatters speed records, paving the way for 6G

Scientists at Peking University have developed a pioneering hybrid communication system that seamlessly integrates fiber-optic and wireless data transmission, achieving world-record speeds and laying a crucial foundation for future 6G networks.

By utilizing unique photonic devices operating at frequencies above 250 GHz in the terahertz (THz) spectrum, the system reached a staggering 512 Gbps over a wired connection and 400 Gbps wirelessly. This performance is more than 10 times faster than current 5G technology and robust enough to transmit 86 separate channels of 8K video simultaneously with minimal delay.

Major technology companies and research institutions worldwide, including Samsung, Nokia, Ericsson, and Huawei, are heavily invested in 6G research. The development is a critical step toward the commercial rollout of 6G, which is expected around 2030 and will enable applications like holographic telepresence and the tactile internet. Beyond mobile networks, this technology could revolutionize data center architecture.

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❗️🔥 Ctrl Alt and Dubai Land Department launch phase two of real estate tokenization project, enabling secondary market trading

Ctrl Alt, a leading tokenization infrastructure provider, and the Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced today the launch of Phase Two of Dubai’s Real Estate Tokenization Project Pilot, introducing controlled secondary market trading capabilities for tokenized real estate assets.

Phase Two builds on the successful pilot stage, during which 10 properties were tokenized, representing more than $5 million (AED 18.5 million) in real estate value. Approximately 7.8 million tokens issued during the pilot will now be eligible for resale within a controlled secondary market environment, expanding access and liquidity across Dubai’s real estate market.

The secondary trading phase is designed to evaluate market efficiency and operational readiness while strengthening transparency, governance, and investor protections. Trading will take place within a regulated pilot framework on the project’s distribution platform to ensure transaction integrity and alignment with existing land registry processes. All on-chain transactions in this phase will continue to be executed on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and secured by Ripple Custody.

‍For Phase Two, Ctrl Alt will issue Asset-Referenced Virtual Asset (ARVA) management tokens to facilitate regulated secondary-market transfers. Both ownership and management tokens will be recorded on-chain, creating a single, immutable record of ownership. This infrastructure is underpinned by Ctrl Alt’s role as a licensed Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), the first firm to receive an Issuer license from VARA, and a holder of a Broker-Dealer license.

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🇺🇸 Donald Trump announces intent to declassify UAP archives

Trump’s announcement comes on the heels of recent viral comments by former President Barack Obama, who noted on a podcast that life beyond Earth is “statistically probable.” Obama later clarified his remarks, stating he saw no evidence of contact with extraterrestrials during his presidency. 😄

Trump’s promise adds a new dynamic to the ongoing debate, placing further pressure on the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to increase their transparency. Regardless of political outcomes, the subject of UAP is now firmly embedded in the national conversation, driven by both lawmaker initiatives and continued public fascination.

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🔬 Scientists have found a way to turn cancer’s own immune bodyguards into weapons against its

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine have developed an experimental immunotherapy that tackles metastatic cancer. Rather than attacking cancer cells themselves, the treatment focuses on the cells that surround and shield them. By disabling these protectors, the treatment opens tumors to an immune attack, allowing the body’s defenses to enter and destroy the cancer.

The therapy was tested in aggressive preclinical models of metastatic ovarian and lung cancer, and the results point to a potential new strategy for treating advanced solid tumors. The researchers caution that studies in humans are still needed to determine whether the therapy will be safe and effective for patients. This establishes a new way to treat cancer and could form the basis of future CAR-T therapies.

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🤖 Chip startup Taalas raises $169 million to help build AI chips to take on Nvidia

Toronto-based chip startup Taalas said it had raised $169 million and has developed a chip capable of running AI applications faster and more cheaply than conventional approaches. Taalas has raised a total of $219 million from investors such as Quiet Capital, Fidelity and Pierre Lamond, a chip industry venture capitalist. Taalas' announcement arrives weeks after Nvidia's, opens new tab deal to license intellectual property from chip startup Groq for $20 billion.

Taalas' approach to chip design involves printing portions of an AI model onto a piece of silicon, effectively producing a custom chip suited for specific models such as a small version of Meta's Llama model. The customized silicon is paired with large amounts of speedy but costly on-chip memory called static random-access memory (SRAM), which is similar to Groq's design.

It takes roughly 6 months to fabricate an AI processor such as Nvidia's Blackwell. Taalas said it can produce chips capable of running less sophisticated models now and has plans to build a processor capable of deploying a cutting-edge model, such as GPT-5.2, by the end of this year.

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🇨🇳 China tests world's first megawatt-class flying wind turbine — it generated enough energy to power a house for 2 weeks

A Chinese energy firm has successfully tested an experimental blimp-like wind turbine capable of generating energy in the skies above cities and inland communities.

Developed by Beijing Linyi Yunchuan Energy Technology, the S2000 airborne wind energy system (AWES) is a large, helium-filled airship containing 12 wind turbines. The craft ascends thousands of feet into the air to harness the stable wind speeds at higher altitudes, which spin the turbines and generate electricity. This is then sent down the tethering cable to the ground below, where it can enter the grid.

In its test flight, the manufacturers flew the S2000 at an altitude of 6,560 feet (2,000 meters) above Sichuan Province, generating 385 kilowatt-hours of electricity. This is enough to power the average U.S. household for approximately 13.3 days, per usage figures provided by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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🇮🇳🇧🇷India, Brazil sign mining pact as Modi targets $20 billion trade in five years

India signed a pact with Brazil to strengthen trade ties, focusing on mining and minerals. The agreement was signed in the presence of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in New Delhi. Modi expressed a goal to boost bilateral trade from $15 billion to over $20 billion in 5 years.

Brazil is among the world's top producers of iron ore and holds large reserves of minerals critical to steelmaking. The cooperation will focus on attracting investment in exploration, mining and steel sector infrastructure. Both countries will also work closely in areas such as technology, innovation, digital public infrastructure, AI, semiconductors.

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💸 Google spending $15 billion to build AI in India, plans a US-India sea cable link

At India AI Impact Summit, Google has announced the America-India Connect initiative which will deliver new strategic fiber-optic routes to increase the reach, reliability and resilience of digital connectivity between the U.S., India and multiple locations across the Southern Hemisphere.

The initiative involves a five-year, $15 billion investment in India’s digital infrastructure. As part of this project, Google will establish a new international subsea landing station in Visakhapatnam on India’s east coast, creating an additional entry point into its global network. From there, 3 new subsea routes are planned to link India with Singapore, South Africa and Australia. The company will also add 4 terrestrial fibre routes designed to improve connectivity between India, the US and locations across the Southern Hemisphere.

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💻 Niels Bohr Institute (NBI) develops real-time qubit monitoring system, accelerating path to stable quantum computers

Researchers at the NBI t the University of Copenhagen have developed a real-time monitoring system that tracks the state of quantum bits (qubits) approximately 100 times faster than previous methods. Earlier it took up to a minute to characterize a qubit’s performance.

The NBI system overcomes this hurdle with an adaptive measurement technology built on a high-speed Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) controller. The technology uses a commercially available OPX1000 controller from Quantum Machines, which is programmed in a Python-like language, making it accessible to research groups worldwide. The system employs a Bayesian model, which updates its estimate of the qubit’s relaxation rate after each measurement.

The new technique can identify when a qubit’s performance degrades in milliseconds, a crucial insight for building fault-tolerant quantum machines.

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⚡ Trump to hike global tariffs to 15% from 10%, ‘effective immediately’

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🚀 SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California carrying 25 Starlink satellites

SpaceX has once again demonstrated its relentless launch cadence, sending 25 new Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit this morning from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off in the early hours of February 21, 2026, continuing the steady drumbeat of missions that have built Starlink into the world's largest satellite internet constellation.

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🇮🇳 India joins America-led Pax Silica supply chain effort to build semiconductor talent

India has officially become a member of Pax Silica, a large-scale international initiative led by the U.S. aimed at securing supply chains for critical technologies. The agreement was signed in Delhi during the AI Impact Summit, marking a pivotal moment in India’s technology ambitions. India is now the 12th country in the alliance, which already includes the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Australia, and several other nations.

India’s IT Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, stated that several semiconductor plants are already under construction in the country. The government is backing this push with ambitious programs like the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0. Furthermore, India plans to train approximately one million specialists for the industry to build a sustainable talent pipeline.

By joining Pax Silica, India gains access to critical technology, capital, and secure markets, which will accelerate its ambition to become a global semiconductor hub.

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🤖 OpenAI developing AI devices including smart speaker

OpenAI has assembled a team of more than 200 people to develop a family of AI-powered devices, including a smart speaker, smart glasses, and a smart lamp. The ChatGPT-powered smart speaker will be the first device OpenAI launches, with an expected price range of $200 to $300. The device will feature a camera that allows it to gather information about users and their surroundings. The speaker would not ship until February 2027 at the earliest. The smart glasses likely would not be ready for mass production until 2028.

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🇺🇸 Trump approves DC emergency declaration over Potomac sewage spill

President Trump on Saturday approved Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) request for federal disaster assistance as the nation’s capital works to clean-up the Potomac River following a sewer line collapse. Bowser also reached out to Trump directly asking him to declare a major disaster and to issue 100% reimbursement from the federal government for costs incurred by the district and the involved utility company DC Water.

A wastewater spill into the Potomac River that began last month now appears to be one of the largest in American history. DC Water, a local water utility, said that part of a sewer system known as the Potomac Interceptor collapsed along the Clara Barton Parkway on Jan. 19.

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💻 New chip-fabrication method creates 'twin' fingerprints for direct authentication

Just like each person has unique fingerprints, every CMOS chip has a distinctive "fingerprint" caused by tiny, random manufacturing variations. These differences form a physical unclonable function (PUF), which is used to authenticate devices. However, traditional schemes require storage on external servers, which creates vulnerabilities and complicates security.

Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed a manufacturing method that enables secure, fingerprint-based authentication, without the need to store secret information outside the chip. To enable a twin PUF, the MIT researchers fabricate 2 pairs of transistors along the edge of two chips before they are diced to separate them. By connecting the transistors with metal layers, they create paired structures that have correlated breakdown states. In this way, they enable a unique PUF to be shared by each pair of transistors.

The main advantage is that sensitive data never leaves the chip. Two devices can directly authenticate each other without accessing a server or transmitting keys over the network. The method is compatible with standard CMOS fabrication, does not require expensive materials and is suitable for mass adoption.

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🇬🇱 Trump says he is sending a hospital ship to Greenland

Trump sent a floating hospital to Greenland, which he announced on Truth Social. According to the American leader, the ship is already heading to the island. He described the purpose of the mission as providing medical assistance to the local population.

Trump's post came hours after Denmark's Joint Arctic Command said it had evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a U.S. submarine in Greenland's waters, seven nautical miles outside of Greenland's capital, Nuuk.

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