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TikTok and Meta are filing legal challenges against new European Union rules designed to counter the dominance of digital giants and make online competition fairer by giving consumers more choice

Some of the major banks in the world expect global economic growth to slow further in 2024, squeezed

By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES Argentina's Peronist Economy Minister Sergio Massa may be about to pull off a

The cancer drug Folotyn, one of the most expensive in the US, received a short-cut approval from US

Researchers have successfully created a robotic hand with bones, ligaments and tendons using 3D printing for the first time. A team from ETH Zurich in Switzerland were able to accomplish the complex construction using a new technology that combines 3D printing with a laser scanner and feedback mechanism. The method opens up the possibility of building far more complex and durable robots in the future, according to the researchers. “We wouldn’t have been able to make this hand with the fast-curing polyacrylates we’ve been using in 3D printing so far,” said Robert Katzschmann, a professor of robotics at ETH Zurich and leader of the research into the next-generation robotic hand. It marks a breakthrough in both 3D printing – with all the hand’s components printed simultaneously rather than assembled separately – as well as the field of soft robotics, which shuns materials like metal that are typically used to construct robots. “Robots made of soft materials, such as the hand we developed, have advantages over conventional robots made of metal,” said Professor Katzschmann. “Because they’re soft, there is less risk of injury when they work with humans, and they are better suited to handling fragile goods.” Despite significant advances in industrial robots over the last decade, they still pose a considerable risk to humans working alongside them. Earlier this month, a South Korean man was crushed to death by a machine that mistook him for a box of vegetables. The latest soft robotic hand was detailed in a paper, titled ‘Vision-controlled jetting for composite systems and robots’, published in the scientific journal Nature on Wednesday. “Recreating complex structures and functions of natural organisms in a synthetic form is a long-standing goal for humanity,” the paper notes. “Our approach provides an automated, scalable, high-throughput process to manufacture high-resolution, functional multi material systems.” Read More MIT invents self-replicating AI robots Users of iPhones can now check bank balance from Wallet app Battery breakthrough brings ‘unprecedented performance’ to next-gen cells Google issues three-week warning to Gmail account holders

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Mars Inc., the US candy company, agreed to buy Britain’s Hotel Chocolat Group Plc for £534 million ($662

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Ninety One Ltd., one of the biggest fund managers in South Africa, is planning to vote against Sasol

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer suffered a major rebellion over his stance on the Israel-Hamas war, as more

Bank of England monetary policymaker Megan Greene said interest rates will need to remain higher for longer to

UK train drivers will strike again next month as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.