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Robots powered by Google’s Gemini AI models are now more capable. With the debut of Gemini Robotics 2, these physical bots can now accomplish more complex tasks, continuously analyze changing environments, and collaborate with other robots. This is thanks to a trio of new sub-models, one of which is publicly available for developers starting today. Videos of robots running, dancing, and backflipping have been a staple of the Internet for years, but these machines were programmed to perform these very narrow tasks. The goal of Gemini robotics is to create a generalist robot, one that can do anything a human…

The Galápagos Islands have long been one of the most important places in the study of evolution. When Charles Darwin visited the islands in 1835 aboard the HMS Beagle, he collected a variety of birds and returned with them to England. At first, he believed the specimens included sparrows, woodpeckers, finches — and a single tit. Scientists later determined that the birds were all closely related finches whose differently shaped beaks had evolved to suit different foods. The finches eventually became powerful evidence for Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. The theory explains how populations can gradually change as…

LIV Golf’s season finale in Michigan has not been cancelled, Sky Sports News understands.Sources close to LIV Golf have told Sky Sports News that the event is currently going ahead as planned, with the league preparing for individual and team events. LIV Michigan is scheduled for the end of August and sources indicated that while it has not been cancelled, alternative events are being planned. The news comes after the Saudi-backed PIF said that the “substantial investment required is no longer consistent” with the fund’s investment strategy moving forward in April.It is understood that LIV continues to be in discussions…

“It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week,” former president wrote Barack Obama has shared his annual summer playlist, which the former president started on a somber note by acknowledging the death of Glen Hansard. “Here are some of the songs I’ve been listening to this summer,” Obama wrote on social media Thursday. “It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.” Obama opened his playlist with Hansard’s “Song of…

ABUJA — National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has said the administration of President Bola Tinubu is making strategic investments in infrastructure and human capital development to achieve its target of building a $1 trillion economy. Yilwatda stated this while receiving the Governing Council of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State, led by its Pro-Chancellor, Prof. Muhammad Audu, at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja. According to a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, the APC chairman said ongoing investments in roads,…

NewsFeedA year after Awdeh al Hathaleen’s killing, rights group Al-Haq says video, forensic and geospatial analysis identify Israeli settler Yinon Levy as the shooter. The report concludes Hathaleen was unarmed and posed no threat when he was shot. Nida Ibrahim reports for Al Jazeera.Published On 30 Jul 202630 Jul 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The value of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) transactions grew sharply by 208.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) to N89.12 trillion in 2025 from N29.12 trillion in 2024. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed this in its 2025 Annual Report noting that the increase in ATM transactions reflects user preferences, adoption of digital channels, growth in e-commerce, and infrastructure improvements. Analysing retail payments for the review period, CBN said that the volume of e-payments transactions increased by 2.62 per cent to 47.88 billion in 2025, compared with 46.65 billion in 2024. Likewise, the value of transactions also rose by…

Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile. Just five months after emerging from stealth and announcing a $100 million Series A led by Index Ventures, it has closed a $200 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, the startup says. The B round was led by Greenoaks with participation from Index, Hanabi, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Factory, Definition, and CVS Health Ventures. CVS is also one of Simile’s marquee customers. The startup offers simulated users for areas like marketing and product research. It was founded by Stanford PhD graduate Joon Sung Park, whose dissertation involved a…

Omotayo “Iyan Aladuke” Sanusi, the former wife of actor and filmmaker Femi Adebayo, has denied claims that actress Toyin Abraham played a role in the collapse of their marriage, describing the allegations as false and misleading. Ms Sanusi issued the clarification in a statement shared on her Instagram page on Wednesday after a video by social media personality Mama Esabod reignited online discussions about the claims. According to her, the renewed discussions stemmed from allegations circulating on social media and previously reported by TVC News. She specifically denied claims that Abraham was responsible for the breakdown of her marriage or…

Brazil’s forward #22 Gabriel Martinelli (L) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s second goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Brazil and Japan at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 29, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) India will host five-time FIFA World Cup champions Brazil in a historic international friendly at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on October 3, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has announced. The encounter will mark the first-ever meeting between the two nations in men’s international football and is expected to be one of…