An ultra-realistic humanoid robot called 'Han' recognises and interprets people's facial expressions and can even hold simple conversations. Developers Hanson Robotics hope androids like Han could have uses in hospitality and health care industries where face-to-face communication is vital. Matthew Stock reports.
The rally attempt paused Wednesday as Nvidia reversed lower. Meta, Chipotle and ServiceNow led key earnings late.
Brazilian food retailer Assai posted on Wednesday a 19.2% increase in its first-quarter net profit from a year earlier, as revenue rose benefited by a larger number of stores and better comparable sales. Assai reported a 93 million reais ($18.1 million) net profit for the quarter ended in March. Assai, which operates a chain of stores in a hybrid wholesale format, said in the earnings release it is entering in a "new stage" after years of strong expansion, which included the conversion of "Extra" hypermarkets bought from GPA .
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Vale, one of the largest iron ore producers in the world, posted a $1.7 billion net profit for the quarter ended in March, while analysts polled by LSEG were expecting a $1.9 billion profit. The main impact on Vale's net profit when compared to the first quarter of last year came from lower realized prices of iron ore, nickel and copper, according to the company earnings release. Vale had already disclosed first-quarter output and sales figures last week.
Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved Wednesday in the latest attempt to corral the ever-increasing costs of medical care in the United States. The money Californians spent on health care went up about 5.4% each year for the past two decades. Democrats who control California's government say that's too much, especially since most people's income increased just 3% each year over that same time period.
The song, a diss track directed at Kendrick Lamar, appeared to use artificial intelligence to simulate the voices of two West Coast hip-hop legends, Tupac and Snoop Dogg.
Former president is asking the Supreme Court to award him broad immunity from all criminal prosecution
A former employee has sued Outfox Hospitality, the company behind Foxtrot and Dom's Kitchen & Market, following sudden store closures and layoffs.
Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins has also requested a trade.
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Kotb revealed that she learned Seinfeld once lived near her "according sources and doormen"
(Bloomberg) -- BHP Group Ltd. has approached Anglo American Plc about buying the 107-year-old mining company in what could rank as this year’s biggest deal.Most Read from BloombergBiden’s Gains Against Trump Vanish on Deep Economic Pessimism, Poll ShowsTaylor Swift Is Proof That How We Critique Music Is BrokenTech Giants Hit in Late Hours After Meta’s Outlook: Markets WrapMeta Projects Higher Spending in Deeper Push Into AIBiden’s New Chopper Is Demoted After Scorching White House LawnAnglo Amer
Officers were absolutely baffled when they saw what was going on under the bonnet of this man's car.
Reuters/Yuki IwamuraThe latest fallout of Donald Trump’s election lies arrived Wednesday, with prosecutors in Michigan revealing that the former president, along with his onetime Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, and his former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, are unindicted co-conspirators in the criminal case concerning the state’s false elector plot which sought to overturn the state’s presidential election results in 2020.Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 16 Republicans with forgery and conspi
Comedians Phoebe Robinson and Alex Edelman spoke about the power of laughter at the TIME100 Summit
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Colorado became the 11th state in the U.S. to sanction girls flag football as a high school sport this week, thanks to an assist from the Denver Broncos. The Colorado High School Activities Association's legislative council approved the fall sport following a three-year pilot program supported by the team and its foundation. Walton Penner said a majority of the 1,500 girls who took part in the pilot program wouldn't have participated in a fall sport were it not for flag football.
The board of Indofood Agri Resources Ltd. ( SGX:5JS ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 28th of May...
Labour's election promise on the train network and a "horrific" Wales stabbing feature in the papers.
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