Toyota is planning to deploy 400,000 robots as part of a $6.4 billion annual investment plan to automate assembly lines, as the Japanese giant draws on its history to make up ground in the humanoids race. Toyota has 20 years of data to pull from, giving it an edge over ...
Day: October 27, 2026
Israel election live: polls open in most consequential vote in country’s historyIsrael election live: polls open in most consequential vote in country’s history
Most polling shows prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will lose its majority, with Gadi Eisenkot the leading opposition contender What you need to know about Israel’s election Four decades ago, when the extremist rabbi Meir Kahane won a single seat in Israel’s Knesset, other legislators passed a law to prevent ...
Israel heads to polls for pivotal election defined by security and democracyIsrael heads to polls for pivotal election defined by security and democracy
Many fear neither of the leading political blocs will win enough seats for a majority – meaning weeks or months of political wrangling may lie ahead. ...
Chris Mason: Budget is imminent as tricky issues pile up for BurnhamChris Mason: Budget is imminent as tricky issues pile up for Burnham
From Brexit debates to North Sea oil, there is plenty getting the cabinet, the Labour Party and the country talking. ...
Chancellor to cut tariffs on some staple goods to offer cost of living helpChancellor to cut tariffs on some staple goods to offer cost of living help
The chancellor will axe tariffs on some staples as part of plans to give households “breathing space”. ...
Is this the end for Benjamin Netanyahu? – podcastIs this the end for Benjamin Netanyahu? – podcast
It’s being called the most consequential election in Israel’s history. Emma Graham-Harrison explains what’s at stake It’s been described as an existential moment; a battle for the soul of a nation. As the polls open in Israel today, public opinion is divided on what the future of the country looks ...
Brazilian markets plunge after Lula’s surprise victoryBrazilian markets plunge after Lula’s surprise victory
Brazilian markets plunged Monday after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva clinched a reelection victory, as investors scrambled to reconfigure their bets on right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. “Everyone was caught by surprise,” an analyst told Bloomberg. “The market will reprice everything.” The result derailed some $6 billion in corporate equity ...
Democratic wins in Venezuela, Serbia face structural challengesDemocratic wins in Venezuela, Serbia face structural challenges
Two emotionally charged symbolic wins for democratic movements occurred hours apart on opposite sides of the globe Sunday, but both face structural impediments in translating momentum into lasting change, a prominent political scientist argued. Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado greeted crowds in Caracas after nearly 10 months in exile, ...
Anthropic IPO filing discloses first-of-its-kind governance structureAnthropic IPO filing discloses first-of-its-kind governance structure
Anthropic’s seven co-founders will control the company through one golden share of supervoting stock, giving the first-of-its-kind listing a novel governance structure to match. Even early investors Amazon and Google only have nonvoting stock, while a separate council of “financially disinterested trustees with expertise in AI safety” will choose most ...
US-Canada trade deal not as ‘close’ as portrayedUS-Canada trade deal not as ‘close’ as portrayed
A US-Canada trade deal is likely not as imminent as some US officials indicated over the weekend. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that negotiators were “very close” to reaching an agreement that would ease the countries’ tit-for-tat tariffs on an array of goods, a sentiment President Donald ...