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Leftists Celebrate Murder Of Conservative British Politician Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, The savage killing of 78-year-old Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe has unleashed a torrent of vile celebration from left-wing activists, revealing the depths of ideological hatred among the left in the UK. Widdecombe, the outspoken former Conservative MP and prisons minister, was found dead with serious injuries at her Dartmoor home, prompting an immediate murder investigation by Devon and Cornwall Police. Police keenly informed the public that a 26-year-old white British man has been arrested on suspicion of the...

China's Alibaba Unveils AI Brains Designed To Power The Next Generation Of Robots Authored by Jijo Malayil via Interesting Engineering, Chinese firm Alibaba has launched its first embodied AI model family, which links large language models with real-world robotic actions. The Qwen-Robot suite includes three distinct models, each targeting a different layer of physical intelligence.Unitree/YouTube The Qwen-Robot suite was developed by Alibaba's Tongyi Lab and is undergoing pilot testing with selected Alibaba Cloud enterprise clients. The suite comprises three models focused on navigation, manipulation, and world modeling for robots operating in physical environments. Alibaba said...

Yttrium Emerges As Resource War Flashpoint As Beijing Squeezes Western Supply Chains China is using its top supplier position in yttrium, a silvery metal used in heat-resistant ceramic coatings for jet engines and power turbine blades, as well as in electronics and optics, to pressure the Trump administration. Disrupted shipments expose another critical material dependency that gives Beijing leverage over Washington as resource wars continue to play out. Reuters reports that Beijing imposed export controls on yttrium and six other rare earths in early 2025. Deliveries to the U.S. halted for several months...