The Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.7 months in June, according to a member survey, the association announced. The figure is up by 0.3 months compared to both May 2025 and June 2024.
“Despite a…
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$20 million AI system Nexus to fast-track scientific innovation in US
The U.S. research community is set to gain a major AI-powered boost.
Georgia Tech and its partners have secured $20 million from the National Science Foundation to build Nexus, one of the nation’s fastest supercomputers, built to accelerate…
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Apple aims to end rare earth reliance on China with $500M deal
Apple has announced a $500 million multi-year commitment with MP Materials, the only U.S. company that mines, processes, and manufactures rare earth materials entirely in-house.
The deal supports Apple’s ongoing goal of strengthening…
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Penguin-like delivery robots ride trains to courier goods
Shenzhen’s 7‑Eleven shops are about to deliver their beverages and snacks by robots that commute on the subway. On Monday, the southern Chinese megacity launched a fleet of 41 autonomous delivery bots that board trains during off‑peak…
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Infrastructure: Everything You Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
We’re all going to need this book sometime. When someone is talking about water treatment and mentions flocculation. Or when having a conversation about 5G telecommunications technology and the other person assumes we know it operates at…
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Tesla Robotaxis Face Fierce Competition from China
This post originally appeared on Recode China AI.
When Tesla rolled out its much-anticipated pilot robotaxi service in Austin, Texas last month—a fleet of 10 to 20 Model Y SUVs with “robotaxi” stickers and minor modifications—the tech and…
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Scientists probe whether gravity and space-time alter quantum world
Quantum networks could shed new light on fundamental physics problems that have mystified scientists for decades.
In a new paper, a team of researchers has demonstrated how quantum networks can be utilized to investigate the impact of curved…
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‘Milk-stealing’ calves likely spread bird flu in US cows, says study
A recent study has unraveled the mystery of how the H5N1 avian influenza virus infects the mammary glands of dairy cows, despite typically being a respiratory pathogen.
Researchers, led by Professor Hualan Chen of the Harbin Veterinary…
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World’s only complete baby dinosaur skeleton to hit auction block
Sotheby’s is auctioning the only known juvenile specimen of a Ceratosaurus nasicornis dinosaur for an estimated $4-6 million. It is one of the finest and most complete examples of its genus.
A swift and agile distant cousin of the T. rex,…
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Hyundai shipyard trials German humanoid robot for welding tasks
A partnership will result in Korean firms HD Hyundai Robotics and HD Hyundai Samho testing advanced robots in shipbuilding, marking a major step in automating one of the world’s toughest industries.
Interestingly, the trial will use robots…
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