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A newly showcased humanoid robot is drawing attention for its ability to cry on command, with lifelike tears joining facial expressions among its emotional features. Observers describe the display as impressive but unsettling, reigniting debate over how far engineers should go in making machines mimic human emotion, and whether such realism helps or unsettles the public.

A new argument circulating in robotics circles holds that Isaac Asimov's famous Three Laws of Robotics cannot on their own keep modern robotics and artificial intelligence safe. The point underscores a growing view that today's AI systems need practical safety standards, regulation and engineering safeguards rather than reliance on science-fiction-era rules written decades before such technology existed.

Stripe has introduced a Knowledge AI Platform, aimed at bringing AI-driven access to the company's documentation and internal knowledge for developers and businesses using its payments infrastructure. Announced on the company's engineering blog, the platform has quickly drawn attention among developers debating how large payments firms are deploying AI tools and what it means for technical support workflows.

Google is marking its 28th anniversary, prompting retrospectives on how the company grew from a Stanford research project into the search engine that reshaped the internet. Outlets are revisiting the story of its founding by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, its rise to dominance in online search, and its expansion into advertising, mobile and artificial intelligence.

Politico reports on a startup aiming to bring the approach popularized by SpaceX — rapid iteration, aggressive engineering timelines and heavy private funding — to the nuclear power industry. The piece examines how that playbook could shake up a sector long defined by slow, over-budget reactor projects, though no specific details about the company or its technology are available beyond the headline.

Advertising firm 33Across has rebranded as WealthStage, a platform aimed at banks, lenders, brokers, insurers and trading apps. The company is offering an AI engine that scores household wealth, positioning itself for an estimated $124 trillion in wealth changing hands by 2048. Questions are being raised about which data feeds the engine and what part of the business remains under the 33Across name.

Russia has upgraded its Shahed attack drones with jet engines, making them faster and harder to intercept. The development puts pressure on Ukraine to field quicker, more cost-effective air defense and interceptor solutions before the improved drones overwhelm existing systems. Military analysts are debating what weapons Ukraine needs to counter the faster threat.