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A startup called ReviMo has developed a robotic system that provides a way for people with limited mobility to lift and transfer themselves — like from a bed to a wheelchair, or to the toilet — without the assistance of a caregiver. ReviMo’s Niko has two sets of arms: one that forms a “scooping seat” that slides underneath the person to lift them up, and the other encircling their torso and providing a backrest. It can be operated both by remote and using the controls on its dashboard. Niko in its current iteration can carry up to 250 pounds, but…
Parts of Australia will face catastrophic fire conditions on Friday, as heatwaves hit most of the country, creating the most “significant” conditions since the Black Summer bushfires.Severe to extreme heatwaves have been declared in every state and territory in Australia, except for Queensland, with high temperatures forecast for days.The state of Victoria has declared a total fire ban for Friday with northern areas shutting 450 schools and childcare centres as well as parks, as the fire danger level for the region will be set at “catastrophic” – the highest level. One meteorologist told the BBC that the combination of heatwaves…
Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondentWho is Venezuela’s new interim president, Delcy Rodríguez?Amid the many questions swirling since last weekend’s dramatic events in Caracas – and there are many – one that refuses to go away centres on the bespectacled woman now leading what US officials are calling Venezuela’s “interim authorities.”Why Delcy?What is it about Delcy Rodríguez, daughter of a former Marxist guerilla and deputy to ousted dictator Nicolas Maduro, that has caught the eye of the Trump administration?And why has Washington decided on an avowed “Chavista” revolutionary to stay in power, rather than backing the opposition leader, María Corina Machado, whose opposition…
If you’ve never docked a boat before, consider yourself lucky. There are plenty of popular TikTok channels devoted to shaming those who bring their craft back home clumsily or berth them with something less than finesse. Tricky crosswinds, unpredictable surf and even the jeers of passersby can make it a stressful experience at the best of times.Brunswick, which owns more than 50 water-borne brands like Sea Ray, Bayliner and Mercury Marine, has a solution. It’s demonstrating some self-docking tech called AutoCaptain at CES 2026 that makes this process a cinch, plus a fleet of other innovations that, in some cases,…
ReutersA high-powered lawyer for Nick Reiner, who is charged with murdering his Hollywood director father Rob Reiner and mother Michele, has withdrawn from the case.It emerged that Alan Jackson would no longer represent Nick Reiner during a court hearing, though the attorney said afterwards that he believed his now-former client was innocent.Reiner, 32, did not enter a plea to charges of first-degree murder of his parents during a brief appearance at Los Angeles Superior Court.The Reiners were found dead with stab wounds on 14 December in the bedroom of their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.Jackson said outside court after Wednesday’s…
Watch: Police chief describes how Minneapolis shooting unfoldedA US immigration agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman on Wednesday in the city of Minneapolis, but the details of what led up to the incident have left a wide chasm between federal and local government officials. Trump administration officials claim the woman, identified as Renee Nicole Good, was a “violent rioter” attempting to run over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents when one agent fired “defensive shots” into her vehicle.But city and state leaders, and Democrats nationally, are disputing that account. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey claims that “this was an agent recklessly…
As power gets more dicey, personal energy generation only gets more appealing. Shine’s compact turbine isn’t going to power your house any time soon (though Rachel Carr, the company’s co-founder told me they have plans in that direction) but it can suck up the energy required to refill a smartphone in as little as 17 minutes. Of course, what it can generate depends on wind speed. That same charge could take as long as 11 hours if there’s only a slight breeze.That power curve, and its ability to operate at night, sets the turbine apart from solar panels. Of course,…
Jonathan JosephsBusiness reporter, BBC NewsAFP via Getty ImagesTrade and tariffs will be on the agenda when Trump and China’s Xi next meet in AprilPresident Trump’s favourite word is tariffs. He reminded the world of that in his pre-Christmas “address to the nation”.With the world still unwrapping the tariffs “gift” from the first year of his second term in office, he said they were bringing jobs, higher wages and economic growth to the US.That is hotly contested. What is less debatable is that they’ve refashioned the global economy, and will continue to do so into 2026.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says…
Faisal IslamEconomics editorInside the secretive lab which stores the world’s most powerful computerIt looks like a golden chandelier and contains the coldest place in the universe.What I am looking at is not just the most powerful computer in the world, but technology pivotal to financial security, Bitcoin, government secrets, the world economy and more.Quantum computing holds the key to which companies and countries win – and lose – the rest of the 21st Century.In front of me suspended a metre in the air, in a Google facility in Santa Barbara California, is Willow. Frankly, it was not what I expected.…
A keyboard computer has always been on my wishlist — that is, a computer where the entire machine was stuffed into a keyboard. Perhaps I caught a glimpse of the Commodore 64 at an impressionable age, but regardless, the idea has always been intriguing to me. At CES 2026, HP is bringing that concept back with the new EliteBoard G1a, which is dubbed a “Next Gen AI PC.”It’s an IT administrator’s dream: It looks a typical desktop keyboard, but it has the full power of a Copilot+ AI PC inside. You can equip it with Ryzen 5 or 7 CPUs…