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The State Is Coming For Your Roomba
The State Is Coming For Your Roomba
Authored by Thiago V. S. Coelho via The Mises Institute,
The federal government has discovered another menace to the republic: the vacuum cleaner.
In July, the Federal Communications Commission added foreign-produced "advanced robotic devices" to its Covered List, generally preventing new models from receiving the authorization needed to be imported, marketed, or sold in the United States. Although early headlines emphasized Chinese humanoid robots and mechanical dogs, Sean Hollister reported in The Verge that the rule also encompasses robotic vacuums, lawnmowers, delivery machines, and many...
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Jun 10, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Chinese Firm To Deploy 100 Humanoid Robots To Households For Daily Chores
Chinese Firm To Deploy 100 Humanoid Robots To Households For Daily Chores
Authored by Kaif Shaikh via Interesting Engineering,
A Chinese robotics company has begun placing its humanoid robots inside real homes, marking a significant step in the race to develop machines capable of performing everyday household tasks.
Wuhan-based GigaAI recently deployed the first batch of 100 SeeLight S1 humanoid robots for household testing, according to reports from China. The trial is being positioned as China's first large-scale real-home test of a general-purpose humanoid robot designed for domestic use.
While humanoid robots have...
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May 13, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Yields Spike As Producer Prices Explode Higher In April
Yields Spike As Producer Prices Explode Higher In April
After yesterday's hotter than expected CPI (driven in large part by Energy, but seeing some contagion into Services costs), this morning's Producer Price print for April was expected to show a major surge in annual wholesale inflation.
With the eight straight monthly increase, PPI rose by a massive 1.4% MoM (vs +0.5% MoM exp) - the biggest MoM jump since March 2022, lifting PPI by a stunning 6.0% YoY (vs 4.8% YoY exp). That is the hottest PPI YoY since Dec 2022...
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Jul 27, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Spar Over Response To Rise In Homelessness
Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Spar Over Response To Rise In Homelessness
Authored by City News Service via The Epoch Times,
Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger in the Nov. 3 election, Councilmember Nithya Raman, criticized one another on July 24 over the increase in homelessness in Los Angeles.
Homeless tents are seen in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles on June 11, 2026. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images
Homelessness increased by 3.4 percent in the city to an estimated 45,194 people, and unsheltered homelessness also rose by nearly 8 percent, according...
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