News articles from 19 August 2026 : 07:36
China’s backflipping robots leap to blockbuster stock market debut in latest sign of AI boom
Unitree, China’s humanoid robotics firm, saw its shares soar 460% on its Shanghai stock market debut on Wednesday, as investors rally behind homegrown beneficiaries of the A.I. boom.
Iran war forces America to confront the strategic cost of deterring China
The USS George Washington is leaving the Pacific for the Middle East to relieve the Lincoln, potentially leaving no U.S. carrier to deter China.
Socialist candidates can delete old posts, but they can't erase their radicalism
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed's campaign was caught erasing posts denouncing fireworks and linking football to slavery in Michigan.
Silicon Valley is losing the data center fight, risking a repeat of a classic failure
Silicon Valley faces 71% public opposition to data centers as local groups block $64 billion in projects, outpacing even nuclear energy resistance.
Inside the tension that drove Trump’s South Korea alliance from ‘historic new era’ to military pullback
Trump scales back Ulchi Freedom Shield drills to pressure Seoul on investment delays while dangling an incentive for Kim Jong Un to reopen diplomacy.
Unitree unveils ‘Superman’ humanoid robot
Chinese robotics company Unitree unveiled a new humanoid robot dubbed “Superman” which it says is “breaking the limits of humanity.” According to the company, the robot can perform a vertical jump of…