This Open Source Robot Brain Thinks in 3D

European roboticists today released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that acts as a brain for industrial robots—helping them grasp and manipulate things with new dexterity. The new model, SPEAR-1, was developed by researchers at the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) in Bulgaria. It may help other researchers and startups build…

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Google partners with Harley-Davidson Museum for Moving Archives AI experiment

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A popular WordPress theme has been hijacked by malware – here’s what we know

‘Motors’ WordPress theme vulnerability leaves accounts open to takeover attacks Widespread attacks were observed from June 7 onwards A patch is available in version 5.6.68, so update now A popular premium WordPress theme, has been exploited by hackers thanks to a critical privilege escalation flaw tracked as CVE-2025-4322. Attackers are able to exploit the vulnerability…

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Balmain appoints Antonin Tron as new creative director

Published November 12, 2025 Following Olivier Rousteing’s departure, French house Balmain has appointed fellow Frenchman Antonin Tron as its new creative director. An experienced designer, Tron rose to international prominence in 2016 when he founded Atlein, with which he won ANDAM’s First Collections Prize in 2018. Antonin Tron Antonin Tron will unveil his first collection…

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Why oil traders are watching the Strait of Hormuz

Israel’s strikes against Iran have threatened to ignite a regional conflict that disrupts oil supplies across the Middle East, with traders reviving the decades-old question of whether Tehran could respond by closing the vital industry chokepoint at the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the global benchmark, surged 12 per cent to a high of $78.5…

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