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Hugging Face is ready for developers to start tinkering and testing its latest robotics release. The AI development platform announced Wednesday that it’s now accepting orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots. The company initially unveiled the prototypes of these devices back in May, alongside a larger humanoid robot named HopeJR. Hugging Face said it plans to release two versions of the Reachy Mini. The first, called the Reachy Mini Wireless, is wireless and costs $449 and runs on a Raspberry 5 mini computer. The second version is the Reachy Mini Lite, which needs to be connected to a computing…

LONDON (AP) — When Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton — who were scheduled to meet in the quarterfinals Wednesday — walk toward the wood-and-glass doors leading to the grass at Wimbledon’s second-biggest stadium, known as No. 1 Court, they and other players pass through a hallway renovated this year to display memorabilia and photos from the arena’s history.“We were really keen to create a more inspiring place for players and create a sense of occasion,” said Malin Lundin, the All England Club’s collections manager. “We wanted to highlight main events from the history of this court and what sets it…

MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Longtime Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was fired abruptly on Wednesday after a 20-year stint that included eight Formula 1 drivers’ titles and a rise to celebrity status. Red Bull did not give a reason for the decision in a statement Wednesday, but thanked Horner for his work and said he will “forever remain an important part of our team history.”Laurent Mekies of sister team Racing Bulls will replace Horner in his role as chief executive of the Red Bull team.Horner had been Red Bull team principal since it entered F1 as a full…

OpenAI chief Sam Altman had barely strolled into Sun Valley’s billionaire summer camp on Tuesday when he found himself peppered with questions from reporters on Mark Zuckerberg’s rivaling AI ambitions, Elon Musk’s America Party, and his thoughts on the Trump administration.Altman, who is set to attend the annual Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference this week, spent a couple of minutes talking to reporters before entering the conference grounds. He was first asked about the war for talent between OpenAI and social media giant Meta.”We have, obviously an incredibly talented team, and I think they really love what they are…

Ayesha Curry shares how her wellness routine helps her balance work and motherhood.Curry says she uses ice baths and a red light therapy mask.But her go-to way to unwind is a solo bathroom scroll on Instagram, away from the kids.Being a mom to four kids isn’t easy — that’s why Ayesha Curry makes sure to take care of herself first.In an interview with Marie Claire published Monday, Curry spoke about her wellness routine and how it helps her stay balanced while juggling her career and motherhood.”It’s not necessarily woo-woo, but I do love a good ice bath for my face.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week’s European heat wave, a first-of-its-kind rapid study found.Those 1,500 people “have only died because of climate change, so they would not have died if it would not have been for our burning of oil, coal and gas in the last century,” said study co-author Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College in London.Scientists at Imperial and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine used peer-reviewed techniques to calculate that about 2,300 people in 12 cities likely died from the heat in last…

A town in south-central France faced an unusual siege on Sunday, July 6 when a swarm of bees injured 24 people, leaving three in critical condition, local authorities told the Associated Press.Members of a since-relocated hive attacked locals over the course of about 30 minutes, Mayor Pierre Mathonier told local news outlets, and sent three people to the hospital, including a 78-year-old man who went into cardiac arrest before being revived, AP reported.The attack is believed to have been prompted by the presence of Asian hornets, sometimes nicknamed “murder hornets,” an invasive species that also has a growing presence in…

An estimated 1 in 3 teens and preteens, ages 12 to 17, have prediabetes, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC data means an estimated 8.4 million young people — or 32.7% of the U.S. adolescent population — had prediabetes in 2023, the most recent data available.With prediabetes, blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis.MORE: ER visits for tick bites near record levels this summer across USPrediabetes, which the CDC calls a “critical warning sign,” increases a person’s risk of developing Type 2 diabetes…

Grok’s “politically incorrect” update took an extreme turn on Tuesday afternoon after the chatbot began praising Hitler’s leadership, joking about the size of Jewish people’s noses, and tying Ashkenazi surnames to “anti-white hate.”In numerous since-deleted posts on X, Grok doubled and even tripled down on its offensive jokes and comments before eventually reversing course and calling its own posts an “epic sarcasm fail.”Business Insider previously reported that Grok 3 shared several inflammatory responses on X following a recent system update. Elon Musk posted Friday that the bot had been “significantly” improved and that users “should notice a difference” when asking…

DENVER (AP) — Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has decided to delay a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because neither Jokic nor the Nuggets have addressed the matter publicly. It doesn’t affect Jokic’s status in Denver in the short term: He has at least two years remaining on his deal — $55.2 million this season and $59 million in 2026-27, along with a player option in 2027-28 worth nearly $63 million.Jokic became eligible Tuesday…