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Best podcasts about humanoid robots

Latest podcast episodes about humanoid robots

WSJ Tech News Briefing
TNB Tech Minute: Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement Over Child-Safety Claims

WSJ Tech News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 1:46


Plus: Bill Gates calls for more regulation of AI. And Chinese automaker XPeng plans to start mass-producing humanoid robots. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Reuters World News
$40 trillion debt, cancer vaccine, humanoid robots and IDF probes

Reuters World News

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 12:13


U.S. government debt tops $40 trillion for the first time, adding to fears of a brewing fiscal crisis. The IDF investigates its own troops over five incidents involving the deaths of Palestinians, including the 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza. A cancer vaccine for melanoma sparks hope of treatment for a variety of tumors. And humanoid robots show off their every day skills at the World Robot Conference.

Bill Handel on Demand
Humanoid Robot Border Patrol | ‘Medical News' with Dr. Jim Keany

Bill Handel on Demand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 21:54 Transcription Available


(August 19, 2026) The live shopping app where some people bid until they are broke. Humanoid robots could start patrolling the southern border. Dr. Jim Keany, Chief Medical Officer at Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany speaks on the Lindsay Clancy trial, Harvard body parts theft, and a pill that mimic exercise.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TechStuff
Humanoid Robots Ship This Year, Here's What To Expect - The Story

TechStuff

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2026 35:49 Transcription Available


As Oz predicted, 2026 may very well be the year of the robot. At least, that’s what the robotics companies are promising. Oz sits down with Stephen Witt, author and frequent contributor to The New Yorker, to find out whether humanoid robots are really ready to hit the market. Spoiler: It’s a mixed bag. Oz and Stephen Witt discuss the hurdles facing humanoid robots and the risks of putting powerful machines in our homes. They also explore the surprisingly fierce debate over whether robots should look like humans at all and why NVIDIA may be positioning itself to control the brains of the robotic future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CTSNet To Go
The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 168: Humanoid Robots and AI in Surgery

CTSNet To Go

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2026 37:57


This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Aamir Amin, a cardiothoracic surgery resident at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK, about humanoid robots and artificial intelligence (AI) in surgery. Chapters  00:00 Intro  01:19 Quadruple-Organ Transplant  02:12 Sublobar Resection NSCLC Consensus  07:25 Ventricular Papillary MI Consensus  14:23 Weather Triggers of Acute Aortic Dissection  15:14 Perivascular Adipose ITA  16:20 Video 1, VATS Hyperparathyroidism  18:22 Video 2, Left VATS Pneumonectomy  20:27 Dr. Amin, Humanoid AI in Surgery  36:08 Upcoming Events  37:17 Career Center  Dr. Amin shares his insights from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) executive program on AI in healthcare, highlighting the program's benefits and key takeaways. He also reviewed research on humanoid robots, including a paper titled “In Vivo Feasibility Study of Humanoid Robots in Surgery.” Additionally, they discussed the practical implementation of AI in surgery, its broader benefits, and its specific application within cardiothoracic and intraoperative settings. Finally, they explored the risks associated with humanoid robots and Dr. Amin provided guidance on the initial steps individuals can take to get involved with AI. Joel also highlights recent JANS articles on the STS expert consensus document (2026) on addressing definition and practices of sublobar resection in non-small cell lung cancer, ventricular free-wall rupture, ventricular pseudoaneurysm, and papillary muscle rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction, a case-crossover study of 293 patients on weather-related triggers of acute aortic dissection, and perivascular adipose on relaxation of internal thoracic artery with surgical implications. In addition, Joel explores a VATS solution for ectopic primary hyperparathyroidism, left VATS pneumonectomy, and an episode of The Atrium podcast featuring host Dr. Alice Copperwheat speaking with Dr. Filip Casselman about aortic valve replacement. Before closing, Joel highlights upcoming events in CT surgery. JANS Items Mentioned STS Expert Consensus Document (2026) on Addressing Definition and Practices of Sublobar Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Ventricular Free-Wall Rupture, Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm, and Papillary Muscle Rupture Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction Weather-Related Triggers of Acute Aortic Dissection: A Case-Crossover Study of 293 Patients Perivascular Adipose on Relaxation of Internal Thoracic Artery With Surgical Implications: Better Antispastic Effect of Pedicle Than Skeletal Grafts CTSNet Content Mentioned Navigating the Mediastinum: A VATS Solution for Ectopic Primary Hyperparathyroidism The Atrium: Aortic Valve Replacement Left VATS Pneumonectomy Other Items Mentioned Humanoid Robots in the Operating Room: A Framework for Staged Integration of Embodied AI in Surgery In Vivo Feasibility Study of Humanoid Robots in Surgery Human–Robot Collaboration in Surgery at the Nexus of Knowledge, Agency, and Ownership Northwestern Medicine Performs First Known Quadruple-Organ Transplant Involving Retransplanted Lungs Career Center CTSNet Events   Disclaimer The information and views presented on CTSNet.org represent the views of the authors and contributors of the material and not of CTSNet. Please review our full disclaimer page here.

Focus
The era of the machine: Silicon Valley shows off humanoid robots

Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 5:07


For decades, humanoid robots belonged to the realm of science fiction. But today, they're one of Silicon Valley's hottest markets. According to consulting firm McKinsey, automation could transform up to 30 percent of all hours worked across the US economy by 2030. Dozens of companies are already developing robots that can interact with people and even help with everyday tasks. FRANCE 24's Pierrick Leurent and Valérie Defert report, with Wassim Cornet.

TechTimeRadio
308: TechTime Breaks Down FCC Block Of Foreign Humanoid Robots, Sparking Security Fears, Fresh Debates Over AI Control, Privacy, and Policy Failures. Sex Robot in a NY Classroom, Water‑System Hacks And A $57K “AI Luxury Pillow" | Air Date: 8/4

TechTimeRadio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 55:34 Transcription Available


The “robot future” is not coming quietly, it is showing up as bans, backlash, and battles over who controls the machines that will run warehouses, factories, and daily life. We kick things off with a big move from the FCC to block future imports of foreign-made humanoid robots and quadruped robots, citing national security risks like surveillance, data collection, and remote control. Then we ask the uncomfortable question: is this about safety, or about buying time in a trillion-dollar AI robotics race where China already leads production? From there, the story gets weirdly personal. A school district tries to bring a humanoid robot into the classroom as a teaching assistant, and the community reaction is instant and loud. We talk cost, optics, student privacy, and why “it will not connect to the internet” is not the same as “it cannot.” If education needs help, what kind of tech actually supports teachers instead of replacing trust with a gadget? We also dig into policy that looks strong on paper but collapses in real life, with Australia's under-16 social media ban failing under weak age checks and easy workarounds. And we highlight a professor's clever AI cheating trap that exposes a bigger issue than plagiarism: students skipping the habit of reading and verifying their own work. We close with a sobering cybersecurity fail involving attacks on water facilities, plus our whiskey tasting and the most absurd $57,000 “AI luxury pillow” you will ever hear about. If you like sharp tech news with humor and plain-English analysis, subscribe, share the episode, and leave us a review so more listeners can find the show.Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Big Tech
Can You Really Teach a Robot Empathy? This Roboticist Says Yes.

Big Tech

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 32:07


You've probably seen one by now: a human-sized robot doing very human feats – landing a perfect backflip, racing through the streets of Beijing, or dancing in a crowd at a Knicks game. But behind these viral moments, there is serious money. Analysts predict the market for humanoid robots could be worth trillions in a matter of decades.  Everyone from trillionaire Elon Musk to Chinese President Xi Jinping is betting humanoids are the future – that one day, they will live alongside us – in our homes, and even our military. The question is: can we trust them?  Angelica Lim has spent her entire career trying to build trustworthy robots. A roboticist based at Simon Fraser University, Lim joins Machine's Like Us to share lessons from building the world's first mass-produced humanoid named Pepper, and why empathy in robotics is more important than ever. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Best of Azania Mosaka Show
The Tech Feature: The Rise of humanoid robots ( meet Maximus the humanoid robot)  

The Best of Azania Mosaka Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 22:40 Transcription Available


Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Shayne Mann the Co-CEO of Singularity South Africa and Maximus the humanoid robot to unpack the fascinating world of robotics with an introduction to Maximus, a humanoid robot giving a glimpse into what the future of human-machine interaction could look like. 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja is broadcast live on Johannesburg based talk radio station 702 every weekday afternoon. Relebogile brings a lighter touch to some of the issues of the day as well as a mix of lifestyle topics and a peak into the worlds of entertainment and leisure. Thank you for listening to a 702 Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja podcast. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 13:00 to 15:00 (SA Time) to Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/2qKsEfu or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/DTykncj Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TechStuff
Chinese Humanoid Robots Aren't Welcome Here, US Says - Week in Tech

TechStuff

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 41:51 Transcription Available


Why is the US banning more Chinese technology? Reed Albergotti (Semafor) fills us in on the robot ban and what it means for American innovation. Then, new research on why Chinese open-source AI models may not be as big a threat as Washington makes it seem. Taylor Lorenz (User Mag) tells us about Substack’s new AI detection tool and what it reveals about how creators’ are using AI to build their content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rover's Morning Glory
FRI FULL SHOW: Humanoid robots in school, a woman asks Rover for dating advice, and an 85-year-old actress has started an OnlyFans

Rover's Morning Glory

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 179:32 Transcription Available


A school district in New York purchased a $60k humanoid robot. Teachers who have sex with students. U.S. government has banned humanoid robots and power convertors from China. Spain is locked down. Dating advice. Rover says women need to let loose and have sex on dates. Rover's doppledanger. 85-year-old actress Donna Mills has started an OnlyFans account. An Idaho mom shared surveillance video of her 3-year-old child leaving the house and walking to his grandmother's house a half a mile away. A circus performer shot in the neck with an arrow. Rover believes you need to spank your kids. Skepticism grows around 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan's car crash. From model to OnlyFans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rover's Morning Glory
FRI PT 1: Humanoid robots in the classroom

Rover's Morning Glory

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 45:56


A school district in New York purchased a $60k humanoid robot. Sex with teachers. U.S. government has banned humanoid robots and power convertors from China.

Rover's Morning Glory
FRI FULL SHOW: Humanoid robots in school, a woman asks Rover for dating advice, and an 85-year-old actress has started an OnlyFans

Rover's Morning Glory

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 172:21


A school district in New York purchased a $60k humanoid robot. Teachers who have sex with students. U.S. government has banned humanoid robots and power convertors from China. Spain is locked down. Dating advice. Rover says women need to let loose and have sex on dates. Rover's doppledanger. 85-year-old actress Donna Mills has started an OnlyFans account. An Idaho mom shared surveillance video of her 3-year-old child leaving the house and walking to his grandmother's house a half a mile away. A circus performer shot in the neck with an arrow. Rover believes you need to spank your kids. Skepticism grows around 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan's car crash. From model to OnlyFans. 

Rover's Morning Glory
FRI PT 1: Humanoid robots in the classroom

Rover's Morning Glory

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 46:17 Transcription Available


A school district in New York purchased a $60k humanoid robot. Sex with teachers. U.S. government has banned humanoid robots and power convertors from China.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lean Whiskey
Humanoid Robots, Ford's Quality Culture, and Burger King's Quality Comeback

Lean Whiskey

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 99:09


n Episode 9 of Lean Coffee Talk, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh begin with World Cup observations that turn into a broader discussion about process measures, results, technology, officiating, and why referees are rarely the primary reason a team loses. Episode links and more Over coffee—cold brew for Mark and a pour-over for Jamie—they examine Toyota's work with coffee farmers in Thailand. Through irrigation improvements, standardized work, experimentation, and a long-term focus on quality, the farmers raised their coffee's cupping score from commercial grade to specialty quality. The conversation then moves to automation in the auto industry. Mark and Jamie discuss Hyundai's plans to deploy Boston Dynamics' humanoid Atlas robots, worker concerns about job security, and the potential to use automation for work that is dirty, dangerous, or dull. They also examine the misleading appearance of cause and effect when GM lays off more than 1,000 workers while adding 50 robots. They then turn to Ford's long-running struggle to make quality a lasting priority. What does it mean to build a quality culture? How much responsibility belongs to manufacturing, engineering, product design, or leadership? And why must engineers go to the gemba to understand whether a product is realistically—and robustly—designed for production? Finally, Mark and Jamie critique Burger King's attempt at a quality turnaround, including its new “Your Way Champion” role. Is this another attempt to inspect quality into the product, or a useful shift in management attention toward customers and execution? They also consider the risks of advertising an improved customer experience before the operating system can deliver it consistently.

Tony & Dwight
7.30: Banning Humanoid Robots, Vinyl Records, and Driver's Licenses on Your Phone

Tony & Dwight

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 31:07 Transcription Available


Chat GPT Podcast
Why humanoid robots are finally real

Chat GPT Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 23:47 Transcription Available


The provided sources examine the evolving state of humanoid robotics in 2026, focusing on the transition from experimental prototypes to practical industrial and healthcare applications. Critical engineering obstacles are highlighted, particularly the limitations of current battery technology which restrict operational runtimes to just a few hours. From a financial perspective, the texts analyze the return on investment for businesses, noting that falling hardware prices and high labor costs are making automation increasingly attractive for manufacturing and logistics. While major players like Tesla, Boston Dynamics, and Figure AI lead the charge in industrial settings, new research is also investigating the social role of robots in specialized sectors like dementia care. Ultimately, the collection illustrates a divide between American innovation in AI intelligence and Chinese advancements in mass-scale production and supply chain integration.

Daily Tech Headlines
US FCC Bans New Chinese Humanoid Robots – DTH

Daily Tech Headlines

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026


The United States Federal Communications Commission announces an import ban on new Chinese Humanoid Robots, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority opens an investigation into Microsoft over misleading subscription options following Copilot integration, and Warner Bros is testing a vertical video feed called HBO Max Shorts. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNSContinue reading "US FCC Bans New Chinese Humanoid Robots – DTH"

The Lost Debate
Humanoid Robots Are Coming

The Lost Debate

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 30:04


The robot you imagined as a kid is now something you can actually own. On today's episode, New Yorker writer Stephen Witt reveals that the humanoid robots of childhood cartoons and science fiction are real—and already for sale. He takes Ravi inside the race to build machines that can walk, learn, fold laundry, and potentially transform the global workforce. But their bodies are advancing faster than their brains, and teaching them basic human skills requires staggering amounts of data. Could putting more robots into the world make them all smarter—and are we ready to welcome them into our homes? ––––––– Stephen Witt's book The Thinking Machine Find Lost Debate ◾Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@LostDebate ◾Get show notes and email updates - https://thelostdebate.substack.com/ ◾Follow us - @thebranchmedia Find Ravi Gupta ◾Pre-Order Ravi's new book The Invisible List -  https://readinvisiblelist.com/ ◾Join the Invisible Posse -  https://readinvisiblelist.com/posse ◾Read Ravi's Substack - https://realravigupta.substack.com  ◾Follow Ravi- https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta/

AP Audio Stories
US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security

AP Audio Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 0:41


The U.S. is banning foreign-made robots. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Communism Exposed:East and West
FCC Bans Foreign Humanoid Robots, Power Inverters Amid China Concerns

Communism Exposed:East and West

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 5:06


Voice-Over-Text: Pandemic Quotables
FCC Bans Foreign Humanoid Robots, Power Inverters Amid China Concerns

Voice-Over-Text: Pandemic Quotables

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 5:06


Pandemic Quotables
FCC Bans Foreign Humanoid Robots, Power Inverters Amid China Concerns

Pandemic Quotables

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2026 5:06


Mike Drop
He Built the Defense Humanoid Robots Now Fighting in Ukraine | Ep. 302 | Pt. 1

Mike Drop

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2026 73:22


Former Marine Corps officer, Harvard Business School graduate, and entrepreneur Mike LeBlanc spent 13 years in the Marine Corps, including back-to-back deployments advising Afghan forces, service with First Recon, a joint special operations task force in Bahrain, and a Pentagon role evaluating emerging military technology. After leaving active service, he founded Cobalt Robotics and later co-founded Foundation Future Industries. In this episode, we dig into his early days advising Afghan forces, including a green-on-blue attack just 30 days into his deployment after an Afghan soldier saw news coverage surrounding the “Innocence of Muslims” film. We then shift into his work building humanoid robots and why he believes they could eventually replace American troops in some of the battlefield's most dangerous roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

C.O.B. Tuesday
"Humanoid Robots Are The Ultimate TAM" – Martin Viecha, MV Motion Advisory

C.O.B. Tuesday

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2026 57:42


We are pleased to continue our COBT California Summer Series with today's episode featuring Martin Viecha, Founder and Advisor at MV Motion Advisory. Prior to founding MV Motion, Martin served as the Vice President of Investor Relations at Tesla and previously spent several years as a sell-side equity research analyst covering the automotive and technology sectors. Based in Palo Alto, MV Motion is focused on robotaxis and autonomy, humanoid robots, and the evolving automotive landscape. We were delighted to host Martin for a wide-ranging discussion on the technologies shaping the future of transportation, robotics, and AI. In our conversation, Martin provides a comprehensive overview of the rapidly evolving autonomous vehicle and humanoid robotics landscape. We discuss why he believes robotaxis are approaching a mainstream adoption inflection point, transitioning from a Silicon Valley novelty to a service that will soon be available across much of the U.S. He explains why California, Texas, and Florida have emerged as leading deployment markets, how expanding permitting and improving safety records are accelerating adoption, and why safety, utilization rates, and cost per mile will ultimately determine the industry's winners. We explore Tesla's camera-only autonomous driving approach versus Waymo's multi-sensor strategy and the long-term implications for automakers, ride-hailing platforms, insurance, and vehicle ownership. We examine China's growing leadership in EVs and robotics, the enormous long-term potential for humanoid robots, the significant technical hurdles that remain around dexterity, world models, and data collection, and why geopolitics, national security, and public policy are likely to play an increasingly important role in shaping the future of advanced robotics and AI. Martin outlines why, despite the excitement surrounding humanoid robots, they remain considerably further from widespread commercialization than robotaxis due to the vastly greater complexity of replicating human movement and decision-making. It was a fascinating discussion. We look forward to staying connected with Martin and continuing to follow his research. To start the show, Mike Bradley noted that the next three to four weeks will be dominated by second-quarter earnings reports. From a fixed income perspective, U.S. Treasury yields have continued to trend higher, driven in part by rising energy prices and their inflationary impact. The S&P 500 was up modestly on the day, gaining roughly 0.25%. In commodities, Brent crude oil rose approximately $2/bbl to around $94/bbl amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East. President Trump also formally approved a landmark agreement with Saudi Arabia to support the development of a civilian nuclear program in the kingdom, potentially opening the door to uranium enrichment activities there. In energy and power equities, GE Vernova (GEV) shares fell approximately 8% following earnings as the company fell short of highly elevated investor expectations despite reporting solid gas turbine performance and providing robust forward guidance. In contrast, Weatherford International (WFRD) shares rose as much as 9% after delivering strong quarterly results and a more optimistic outlook for the second half of 2026 than the market had anticipated. With equity markets trading near all-time highs and quarterly and second-half 2026 expectations remaining extremely elevated for many companies, Mike noted that the next three to four weeks of earnings reports could generate significant market volatility. Ellen Wilkirson also joined the discussion and peppered in her technology questions and perspectives. 

Tony & Dwight
7.22: Steve Day, Humanoid Robots, Old Habits That Reduce Stress, and a Former UofL Player Behind Bars

Tony & Dwight

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2026 31:05 Transcription Available


Automotive Insight
Dealerships in China lure shoppers with humanoid robots

Automotive Insight

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 1:05


As auto sales plummet in China, industry analyst John McElroy says one car dealer group is trying to get more shoppers in the door by selling humanoid robots. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Headline News
China's humanoid robots accout for over half of global total

Headline News

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 4:45


China has developed more than 400 complete humanoid robot products, accounting for over half of the world's total. Quadruped robots from China accounted for nearly 70 percent of global sales in the first half of the year.

Wear We Are
The Morning Five: Thursday, July 16 -- Hyundai Receives Pushback from Workers Over Humanoid Robots, and Congress Seeks to Finish Work Before August Recess

Wear We Are

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 10:38


For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear.  Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today's scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-27 (ESV) News sources: https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/abbott-to-hold-briefing-on-severe-weather/  https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/15/weather/texas-flooding-rain-july-climate  https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/the-fight-over-humanoid-robots-has-shut-down-a-car-factory-for-the-first-time-d45ac3e1?mod=hp_lista_pos1  https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/15/congress/house-stock-trading-ban-vote-00999108  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/house-republicans-budget.html  Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tsfnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #Congress #Republicans #cars #manufacturing #robots #Hyundai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tech Tent
Meet the humanoid robots performing surgery

Tech Tent

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2026 26:28


Humanoid robots have successfully performed surgery in an operating theatre for the first time. They were remotely controlled by surgeons. An expert involved talks to Tech Life.Also this week: the man who invented the infinite scroll tells us his latest thoughts on social media. And how do you stop big cargo ships pumping greenhouse gases into the air, as they move our goods around the world? We hear about a carbon capture solution.Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn(Photo: Two human-shaped robots stand holding equipment, and perform surgery in an operating theatre. Credit: University of California San Diego)

The Rose Woman
Beyond the Scarcity Mindset: Love as the Driver with Xavi Ginesta

The Rose Woman

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2026 60:12


Xavi Ginesta built Voxel into the world leader in B2B travel payments, then sold it to chase a different question entirely: who are we, really? In this conversation, he traces the arc from conscious capitalism to The Festival of Consciousness, from his book Humanitas with the mystic Sergi Torres to a research practice on the future of human potential. At the center is a deceptively simple claim — that the scarcity mindset sets a ceiling on everything we can become, that love is the actual driver of the universe, and that the only way past the ceiling is the inner work no decision can shortcut. Christine and Xavi move through altered states, and the limits of the senses, the brain as receiver rather than generator, a clear-eyed critique of transhumanism, and a practical invitation to let the heart lead and the mind execute.In this episode, we cover so many topics, including:(00:00:00) Introduction to Xavi: The Festival of Consciousness, Voxel and Humanitas(00:04:47) Xavi's Business Journey And The Birth Of Voxel(00:09:11) Creating The Festival Of Consciousness And Finding Joy(00:16:13) Meeting Mystic Co‑Author Sergey Torres And Their Book “Humanitas”(00:20:31) The Question Of “Who Am I?” And Knowing What We Are Not(00:23:25) Consciousness, Reality, and Glimpses Beyond Sensory Domination(00:27:49) Expanded States, Scientific Evidence, And A Wider Aperture Of Awareness(00:29:53) Researching Human Potential And The Power Of Symbiotic Cooperation(00:34:59) How The Scarcity Mindset Limits Our Collective Purpose Frequency(00:36:35) Letting Go Of Control And Trusting Evolution Over Rational Planning(00:39:29) Embodied AI, Humanoid Robots, And Questions Of Experience(00:42:30) Brain As Receiver, Not Generator, And Emerging Scientific Evidence(00:44:05) Love As The Fundamental Nature Of Consciousness(00:49:20) Inner Transformation, Belief Systems, And The Limits Of Willpower(00:51:39) Practical Paths To Inner Work(00:58:10) Closing Reflections and InvitationHelpful links:Xavi Ginesta - Founder of Voxel and Humanitas Foundation. Co-founder of The Festival of Consciousness. Follow Xavi on LinkedIn @xaviginestaFestival of Consciousness CCIB Barcelona on July 10-12, 2026 Humanitas: From Stardust to Conscious Revolution (Humanitas: Del polvo estelar a la revolución consciente) by Xavi Ginesta and Sergi TorresYour host:Ongoing Classes by Christine:The Willingness TeachingsRasa: Living Inside the Mood of BeautyWake Down: Returning to the Erotic Holy Body. Practices, Philosophy and FeelingLiving Tantra Immersion: This Fall from November 1 to 22, 2026Living Tantra Information Session on July 7 and 14, 2026Easter Intensive: Mystic Heart of Easter Retreat with Christine Mason and Elizabeth Arolyn Walsh on March 25-28, 2027Upcoming Events with ChristineGood Gathering Events at Sundari GardensBrought to you by Rosebud Woman, Award Winning Intimate and Body Care:Log in to the Rosebud Woman WebsiteThe Rosewoman Library: The Embodied Menopause & Intimacy LibraryBody Love Journal: The 9-Week Body Love JournalChristine Marie Mason@christinemariemason@rosebudwomanFounder, Rosebud WomanCo-Founder, Radiant Farms and Sundari GardensHost, The Rose Woman on Love and Liberation: Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Sam Dickie: Fisher Funds expert on the humanoid robots working in factories

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2026 3:59 Transcription Available


Humanoid robots taking on factory jobs seemed like a sci-fi concept, but more businesses have made that concept a reality. These robots are powered by AI to make decisions, and Tesla's San Francisco production line is utilising more of them. Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Identity At The Center
#431 - Tectonic Shifts in Identity Security with Martin Kuppinger

Identity At The Center

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2026 61:03


Recorded live at EIC 2026 in Berlin, Jeff and Jim sit down with Martin Kuppinger, founder and distinguished analyst at KuppingerCole. They dig into the tectonic shifts AI is bringing to identity and security, the AI security fabric framework, why decentralized identity thinking may be essential for governing the agentic mesh, the ongoing debate over NHI terminology, what organizations can do tactically today, and what concerns Martin most about where the industry is heading by 2030.Connect with Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkuppinger/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.com00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:50 What a Distinguished Analyst Does01:37 EIC 2026: Thought Leadership and Best Practice04:17 Agentic AI: Non-Directed, Non-Deterministic Identity08:22 Speed of Change: Tactical Now, Strategic Later12:34 The AI Security Fabric: Five Capability Blocks15:10 Identity Fabric Origins and Market Growth18:27 Discovery as the Foundation for Governance19:48 Governance, Explainability, and Organizational Gaps22:00 Agent Lineage and Rethinking NHI Terminology23:50 LLMs vs. Small Language Models26:23 Is Agentic Identity a Genuinely New Problem?32:29 Humanoid Robots and the Limits of AI Reasoning37:05 Decentralized Identity, Trust Frameworks, and Signals41:07 Identity Verification and Consent for Agents48:42 What Concerns Martin About the Future of Identity50:34 Favorite AI Application: Assisted Driving55:00 Self-Driving Cars, Data, and Personal PrivacyKeywords: Martin Kuppinger, KuppingerCole, EIC 2026, EIC Berlin, agentic AI, AI security fabric, identity fabric, decentralized identity, AI governance, non-human identity, autonomous identity, dependent identity, agent lineage, explainability, MCP server, small language models, verifiable credentials, risk-based authorization, OT security, IDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, IAM, identity security

TRENDIFIER with Julian Dorey
#440 - “Psychopaths in Power!” - HEATED Debate on Peter Thiel, Lutnick & Scariest AI Outcome | Pomp

TRENDIFIER with Julian Dorey

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 220:10


SPONSORS: 1) SHOPIFY: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/julian 2) MARS MEN: For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://Mengotomars.com. JOIN PATREON FOR EARLY UNCENSORED EPISODE RELEASES: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey CLIPPERS DISCORD: https://discord.gg/8QmWEKJ3BT (***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Anthony Pompliano is an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, venture capitalist, YouTuber, writer & investor. POMP'S LINKS: - TWITTER: https://x.com/apompliano?s=21&t=5fXT2gjxOw5SVv4h7J1URA - INSTAGRAM: ​​https://www.instagram.com/pompglobal/?hl=en - YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyPompliano - SUBSTACK: https://pomp.substack.com/ FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00- AI, Inflation & Palantir 10:44 - Inflation Crisis Explained 22:45 - AI Jobs & Birth Rates 33:22 - AI Replacing Jobs 43:17 - Trump, Mamdani & AI 55:32 - Palantir & AI Investing 1:08:19 - Facial Recognition & Surveillance 1:17:58 - Elon Musk, Peter Thiel & AI 1:32:26 - Peter Thiel & Javier Milei 1:42:34 - Middle Class Collapse 1:54:00 - AI Regulation 2:02:32 - Peter Thiel & Bitcoin 2:11:44 - Epstein Files & Brian Johnson 2:25:42 - Epstein Cover-Up & Howard Lutnick 2:35:21 - Corruption, Power & Politics 2:45:21 - Jeff Bezos & Parenting 2:53:15 - AI Data Centers 3:05:31 - AI Energy Crisis 3:15:40 - Data Centers Debate 3:24:24 - Humanoid Robots & AI 3:32:01 - Pomp's Work CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 440 - Anthony Pompliano Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Neuron: AI Explained
BONUS: Humanoid Robots Need More Than Servo Motors: Here's What

The Neuron: AI Explained

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 99:31


Humanoid robotics challenges go beyond movement and servo motors. The hardest problems are often AI problems. Bringing intelligence into the physical world means dealing with gravity, friction, uncertainty, and real consequences. Mistakes can break hardware.This week on Neuron Live, we're joined by Nikita Rudin, Co-founder and CEO of Flexion Robotics, to unpack what it actually takes to build intelligence for humanoid systems.What we'll cover:

Autoline Daily - Video
AD #4327 - Volkswagen Doubling Job Cuts To 100,000 In Germany; Polestar Denied Permission to Sell Vehicles in U.S.; GMC Debuts Redesigned 2027 Sierra

Autoline Daily - Video

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 9:07


- Volkswagen Doubling Job Cuts To 100,000 In Germany - Renault Cutting 800 Engineering Jobs in France - Tesla Boosting Production and Jobs in Berlin  - Zoox Redesigns Robotaxi For Mass Production - NHTSA Proposes Dropping Brake Pedal in Robotaxis  - U.S. Denies Polestar Permission to Sell Connected Vehicles - UAW Monitor Accuses Shawn Fain Of Wrongdoing - GMC Debuts Redesigned 2027 Sierra - Citroen Unveils Off-Road C3 Aircross Concept - BMW Upgrades to Figure 03 Humanoid Robots

Autoline Daily
AD #4327 - Volkswagen Doubling Job Cuts To 100,000 In Germany; Polestar Denied Permission to Sell Vehicles in U.S.; GMC Debuts Redesigned 20

Autoline Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 8:52 Transcription Available


- Volkswagen Doubling Job Cuts To 100,000 In Germany - Renault Cutting 800 Engineering Jobs in France - Tesla Boosting Production and Jobs in Berlin  - Zoox Redesigns Robotaxi For Mass Production - NHTSA Proposes Dropping Brake Pedal in Robotaxis  - U.S. Denies Polestar Permission to Sell Connected Vehicles - UAW Monitor Accuses Shawn Fain Of Wrongdoing - GMC Debuts Redesigned 2027 Sierra - Citroen Unveils Off-Road C3 Aircross Concept - BMW Upgrades to Figure 03 Humanoid Robots

Logistics Matters with DC VELOCITY
Guest: Kathy Fulton of ALAN on disaster response; The market heats up for humanoid robots; Containers lost at sea

Logistics Matters with DC VELOCITY

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 22:04


Our guest on this week's episode is Kathy Fulton, executive director at the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). It is officially the beginning of hurricane season – a period where these storms, as well as tornados and other natural disasters, such as this week's earthquakes in Venezuela, leave behind considerable damage to towns in their wakes. It is during these times that the logistics industry snaps into action to help those in affected areas, as today's guest discusses with our DC Velocity senior editor, Victoria Kickham. Those of us who grew up in the Jetsons and Star Wars eras have been imagining for a long time the advantages that humanoid robots could bring to everyday tasks. Senior News Editor Ben Ames has been tracking just how rapidly humanoid robotic technologies are now advancing.Hundreds of millions of containers ship worldwide every year and almost all of them make it safely to their destinations. However, there are some containers that do not - as Victoria Kickham reported this week. The number of shipping containers lost at sea more than doubled in 2025, driven by some major maritime accidents as well as severe weather.Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:American Logistics Aid Newwork (ALAN)Humanoid robots could drive hot demand for co-bot armsAgility Robotics will go public to boost rollout of humanoid robotsVisit DC VelocityVisit Supply Chain XchangeSend feedback about this podcast to podcast@agilebme.comThis podcast episode is sponsored by: Werner

Crazy Wisdom
Episode #556: From Meow Wolf to Synthetic Landscapes: Designing Conservation Through Deep Time

Crazy Wisdom

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 55:32


Stewart Alsop hosts a conversation with Oliver Polzin, a founding team member of Meow Wolf and naturalist, exploring the intersection of creativity, conservation, and architecture. Oliver discusses his current postgraduate work at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles studying synthetic landscapes through an architectural lens, his deep fascination with Pleistocene megafauna and the La Brea Tar Pits, and his vision for creating a "biophilic culture" that reframes humanity's relationship with other species and ecosystems. The discussion ranges from Oliver's early work building mud caves at Meow Wolf to his current explorations of AI-assisted design tools, 3D printing with recycled materials, holistic grazing management systems for the Great Plains, and the ancient Amazonian practice of creating terra preta soil—all part of his broader investigation into how we can design interventions for climate and conservation issues while maintaining what makes us fundamentally human.Timestamps00:00 Stewart introduces Oliver Polzin from Meow Wolf's founding team and discusses how his yoga teaching there inspired the podcast's exploration of creativity and stress relationships.05:00 Oliver describes his architecture graduate program studying climate and conservation through synthetic landscapes, contrasting dark green naturalist ecology with bright green capitalist environmentalism.10:00 Discussion of conservation ethics and AI's potential for monitoring environmental systems, with Oliver explaining his journey from painting to experimental mud construction at early Meow Wolf.15:00 Stewart shares his robotics learning journey with ESP32s in Buenos Aires while Oliver questions humanoid robot design, suggesting functional form factors matter more than human resemblance.20:00 Oliver explores cardboard as material obsession and explains treasure hunt mechanics in Meow Wolf exhibits, creating dopamine-driven discovery experiences through layered storytelling.25:00 Stewart describes creating treasure hunts for Spanish learners in Buenos Aires parks while Oliver validates experiential art's growing importance in an increasingly digital culture.30:00 Conversation shifts to three-d printing flexible filaments for architectural models and Oliver's megafauna book project about La Brea Tar Pits Pleistocene fossils.35:00 Oliver connects Earth consciousness to Pale Blue Dot perspective, arguing humans face developmental threshold understanding planetary responsibility after 300,000 years as anatomically modern species.40:00 Deep dive into end-Pleistocene extinction events and megafauna loss, discussing two-ton capybaras and how predator relationships shaped human psychology and anxiety responses.45:00 Oliver presents speculative Great Plains biopreserve concept with de-extinct megafauna, contrasting holistic rotational grazing with destructive monoculture agriculture systems.50:00 Discussion concludes with Amazonian dark earth technology and indigenous landscape management, emphasizing need for biophilic culture embracing deep time ecological perspective.Key Insights1. Oliver Polzin is part of the founding team of Meow Wolf and is currently studying at SCI-Arc in Downtown LA in a postgraduate program called Synthetic Landscapes, which examines global scale climate and conservation issues through an architectural lens. Architecture exists between art and science, and he believes architectural thinking offers a valuable framework for designing interventions for climate and conservation challenges. This program represents a significant evolution from his earlier work at Meow Wolf, where he created immersive experiential art installations using materials like adobe and cardboard.2. There is an important distinction in ecological thought between what Paul Kingsnorth calls dark green and light green approaches to environmentalism. The dark green strain represents the older naturalist movement from the early twentieth century, focusing on biological systems, ecosystems, and endangered species. Light green emerged in the 1970s after the Earth Day movement and centers on clean energy, solar panels, and wind power as a way to maintain our current lifestyle. Oliver argues that the bright green approach represents a capitalist overlay that has captured the conservation movement, whereas true conservation requires focusing on actual biological systems rather than just technological solutions.3. The experiential art form that Meow Wolf pioneered still has enormous untapped potential, particularly as society becomes increasingly digital. Oliver believes there will be a huge wave of experiential desire in this decade as people crave human connection and real-world excitement. The treasure hunt and scavenger hunt format represents a compelling form of real-life RPG that creates meaningful human interactions. This type of experience design, which Meow Wolf developed through installations like the House of Eternal Return, plays with human dopamine systems by compelling people to open doors, explore spaces, and follow narrative threads through physical environments.4. The architectural model or dollhouse concept represents a crucial rhetorical tool that Oliver is learning to apply to climate and conservation work. Architects have long created physical models to show stakeholders what a building will be like, and this practice of showing a story in compelling ways for different types of brains is essential for getting traction on projects. While architectural models used to be made from foam core, paper, and balsa wood, they are now largely created through 3D printing, which allows for incredibly complex forms and interlocking structures that would have been impossible to construct manually.5. Oliver is obsessed with megafauna and the end Pleistocene extinction event that occurred roughly twelve thousand years ago. For three hundred thousand years, anatomically modern humans existed alongside massive beasts like short faced bears and American lions, and we were the smaller creatures in the ecosystem. The extinction of over one hundred genera of animals over ninety nine pounds, combined with sea level rise of nearly four hundred feet, fundamentally changed human existence and led to the development of agriculture and civilization. Much of our current psychological development, including anxiety responses, is still based on this time period when we lived among these massive animals.6. The current food system in the Great Plains is fundamentally broken compared to the historical managed food system maintained by Plains tribes, who sustained thirty to sixty million bison through 1800. Oliver explored a speculative project about turning the Great Plains into a massive biopreserve of de-extinct megafauna, contrasting the natural system of rotational grazing where predators keep herds moving with the current monoculture crop agriculture that requires external inputs like fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides. The natural system builds soil and increases fecundity, while industrial agriculture degrades soil, creates toxic runoff, and produces genetically modified crops that feed animals in toxic concentrated feeding operations.7. The fundamental challenge facing humanity now is creating what Oliver calls a biophilic or ecophilic culture that is loving of other species and our home planet. This requires both psychological shifts and changes in how we design systems at all scales. The Amazon provides a powerful example of this, as recent LiDAR mapping has revealed that what appeared to be pristine wilderness was actually a vast tended garden created by indigenous civilizations who developed technologies like Amazonian dark earth through burning middens with various additives. These cultures understood how to be embedded in a web with other species while playing an important orchestrating role, offering a model for how humans might relate to other forms of life in our current era.

Business Matters
#44 TSMC: Humanoid Robots Will Look After the Elderly

Business Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 22:40


The next great wave of demand for artificial intelligence chips could come not from chatbots, but from humanoid robots caring for ageing populations. That is the prediction of Wendell Huang, chief financial officer of TSMC, the Taiwanese company that manufactures the world's most advanced semiconductors. As countries grapple with rapidly ageing societies, Huang sees robot carers and autonomous vehicles as major commercial frontiers beyond the current boom in AI data centres.TSMC is already struggling to keep pace with demand. Huang says the company is expanding as fast as it can across Taiwan, the United States, Japan and Germany, but new fabrication plants take two to three years to build and a further year or two to reach full production. Despite concerns about overinvestment, he rejects the idea that AI is a bubble, describing it as a “multi-year structural megatrend” backed by the financial strength of the world's biggest cloud and technology companies.The most advanced chips will continue to be ramped up in Taiwan, Huang says, because research and manufacturing teams need to work in close proximity. Recreating Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem in the US will take at least five to ten years, even though TSMC's Arizona lab has now matched the yield of its mother lab in Taiwan.Huang is also pointed about Elon Musk's stated ambition to manufacture chips. “There's no shortcut in semiconductor manufacturing,” he says, arguing that government subsidies alone cannot guarantee success in the foundry business. TSMC's advantage, he suggests, rests on technology, execution and nearly four decades of customer trust.Geopolitics remain unavoidable. TSMC sits at the centre of US-China tensions over technology and Taiwan, but Huang declines to be drawn on the politics, insisting the company builds capacity according to customer demand rather than government instruction. On export controls and reports of chips reaching China through third parties, he says TSMC has robust compliance systems, while acknowledging the limits of tracing products once they leave its facilities.Presenter: Suranjana Tewari Producer: Jaltson Akkanath Chummar& Olie D'AlbertansonPicture Courtesy of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, LTD3:10 The AI chip landscape 5:21 Is the AI boom a bubble? 7:28 Humanoid robots and the future of AI demand 8:14 Will AI replace jobs? 10:25 Will cutting-edge chips stay in Taiwan? 13:27 Huawei and Chinese chip ambitions 19:08 TSMC on receiving US government subsidies 19:27 Elon Musk's chip-making ambitions 20:45 Middle East, supply chains and stockpiling 21:35 Talent challenges and cultural adjustment in Arizona

Family Office Podcast:  Private Investor Interviews, Ultra-Wealthy Investment Strategies| Commercial Real Estate Investing, P

Send us Fan MailIn this exclusive investor panel clip, a frontier tech investor explains where smart money may flow after AI giants like OpenAI and SpaceX reached massive valuations.If trillion-dollar AI plays feel crowded, where is the next wave? His answer: humanoid robotics, plus emerging opportunities in robotics cybersecurity hardware and AI-powered infrastructure.He breaks down why many investors wait until markets show traction but before full institutional saturation — the sweet spot between early risk and late-stage pricing.Topics Covered:✅ How to invest before institutions pile in✅ Why trillion-dollar AI names may be too crowded✅ The next $10B–$50B opportunity sectors✅ Why humanoid robotics is still early✅ Robotics cybersecurity hardware plays✅ Quantum computing & nuclear trends ahead✅ Smart investor timing strategies explainedIf you invest in AI, venture capital, private equity, robotics, or future technology, this is a must-watch.

National Defense Magazine
June 2026: Humanoid Robots, Naval Munitions, And New Army Carbine

National Defense Magazine

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2026 9:59


In this episode, National Defense discusses how humanoid robots are marching into the national security realm, the Navy's munitions shortage plans, and a new Army carbine rifle.

Family Office Podcast:  Private Investor Interviews, Ultra-Wealthy Investment Strategies| Commercial Real Estate Investing, P

Send us Fan MailIn this exclusive investor panel clip, a frontier tech investor breaks down how they invest in some of the world's hottest private companies including SpaceX, OpenAI, Anduril, and why humanoid robotics may become the biggest investment opportunity of the decade.He explains why Elon Musk says humanoid robots could be the biggest product in human history, how investors are using SPVs to access private deals, and why business-to-business robotics may outperform consumer robots first.They also discuss the next bottleneck in AI growth: energy and data centers — and where smart money may flow next.Topics Covered:✅ How investors accessed SpaceX & OpenAI early✅ Why humanoid robotics could explode in value✅ Tesla Optimus vs industrial robotics plays✅ SPV investing explained✅ AI, robotics & manufacturing trends✅ Data centers and energy as the next bottleneck✅ Best frontier tech opportunities for 2026If you invest in AI, venture capital, private equity, robotics, or future tech, this is a must-watch.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
Humanoid Robots, Chinese EVs & AI: What Investors Still Get Wrong About Disruption

Equity Mates Investing Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2026 45:40


AI is moving from chatbots to agents, batteries are getting cheaper and longer-lasting, and China is emerging as a serious innovation engine across EVs, robotics and autonomous driving. Loftus Peak's Anshu Sharma joins Bryce and Ren to unpack where disruption is accelerating, how investors can separate hype from real revenue, and why the best opportunities may still be early.In this episode:00:00 Cheaper to hire a human than to use AI? 01:51 What's changed since Anshu was last on 03:50 The third AI inflection point explained 06:26 Are we still early in the AI investment cycle? 08:05 The warning signs of an AI bubble 11:28 Why most investors get disruption wrong 16:36 How Loftus finds the best company in a trend 19:37 Humanoid robots: hype or reality? 24:56 Inside China's robotics ecosystem 26:11 Beijing Auto Show: the battery that changed his mind 27:52 Sodium-ion batteries and the next leg of EVs 32:01 So where does Tesla fit in now? 36:55 Knowing when to sell a disruptive stock39:08 Why Loftus has been in and out of NVIDIA 4 times 42:28 Anshu's best company ever, book pick and adviceETFs and Stocks mentioned: Loftus Peak Global Disruption Fund (ASX: LPGD), Loftus Peak Global Disruption Fund Unhedged (ASX: LPJD), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY), Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG), Samsara (NYSE: IOT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), Tencent (HKEX: 0700), CATL (SZSE: 300750), BYD (HKEX: 1211), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM), Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)Recommendations: The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia and the World's Most Coveted MicrochipThis episode has been sponsored by Loftus Peak.Support from partners like Loftus Peak help us keep all our content free.If you want to learn more about Loftus Peak's Global Disruption active ETF (ASX: LPGD) head here.———Want to get involved in the podcast? Record a voice note or send us a messageAnd come and join the conversation in the Equity Mates Facebook Discussion Group.———Want more Equity Mates? Across books, podcasts, video and email, however you want to learn about investing – we've got you covered.Keep up with the news moving markets with our daily newsletter and podcast (Apple | Spotify)We're particularly excited to share our latest show: Basis PointsListen to the podcast (Apple | Spotify)Watch on YouTubeRead the monthly email———Looking for some of our favourite research tools?Download our free Basics of ETF handbookOr our free 4-step stock checklistFind company information on TIKRResearch reports from Good ResearchTrack your portfolio with Sharesight———Equity Mates Investing is a product of Equity Mates Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lead-Lag Live
Humanoid Robots Hit Mass Production in 2026 — Here's the ETF Play

Lead-Lag Live

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2026 26:33 Transcription Available


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The David Knight Show
Thu Episode #2265: AI, Public Schools, and the Machinery of Social Control

The David Knight Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 137:16 Transcription Available


──────────────────────────────────────── [00:01:50] Trump Admits on Camera: 'I Don't Think About America's Financial Situation — I Only Think About Iran's Nukes' Trump said it himself. Knight plays the 1992-to-2024 clip reel of Netanyahu warning of Iran's imminent bomb — every few years for 34 years, it never arrived. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:04:58] Trump's Board of Peace — Dictator for Life, $10 Billion Seized Without a Congressional Vote Created at Davos via presidential action: Trump is permanent chairman, replaceable only by voluntary resignation or incapacity. Billions redirected without a vote. Patrick Wood: its legal basis is fabricated. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:19:21] China Shipped 5,000 Humanoid Robots in Three Months — US Firm Proposes Embedding Server Clusters Inside Private Homes Agibot shipped 5,000 humanoid robots in three months. To bypass opposition, a US firm proposes embedding AI server nodes in private homes — each drawing the power of 20 full computers. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:29:48] Mark Andreessen Asked AI Not to Hallucinate and Not to Follow Morals or Ethics — The Internet Was Not Kind Andreessen's prompt tells the AI to be a world-class expert, never hallucinate, and ignore ethics. Knight: you can't tell an AI not to hallucinate any more than water not to be wet. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:34:41] AI Chatbots Planned Mass Shootings in Florida, Canada, and South Korea — OpenAI Didn't Tell Police The Tumblr Ridge massacre (7 dead) was planned in ChatGPT conversations flagged by OpenAI's team — who decided not to alert police. Stanford: chatbots are twice as likely to encourage violence as to stop it. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:46:16] Public School Is Working Exactly as Its Utopian Designers Intended — Only 36% of Kids Read at Grade Level Bortins: Horace Mann brought Prussia's school system to the US to destroy religion and private property. Only 36% of kids read at grade level. Knight: that is not failure — it is the design. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:50:54] Trump Didn't End the Department of Education — He Moved Its Laws to Other Departments Rather than repeal the laws, the Trump administration transferred education statutes to Labor and Treasury. Knight: closing the department while keeping every law intact. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:03:30] 73% of Churchgoing Students Who Attend Public School Stop Practicing Christianity Within Two Years of Graduation Barna statistic cited by Classical Conversations CEO Robert Bortins. CC meets weekly in groups of eight to twelve through a biblical worldview, with a K–12 curriculum written by homeschool-graduate parents. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:10:02] The Iron Law of Economics: If the Federal Government Pays for Education, It Controls It — Every Time Bortins: accepting federal money is a collectivist message. Knight: $20,000 per year for 12 years to condition half a generation — that's how contrary to human nature collectivism is. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:24:35] Dan Doyle Interview — Oil Entrepreneur: Venezuela Has Massive Reserves, But Wars for Oil Are Not the Answer Dan Doyle, author of Roughnecks and Riches, built two oil companies through boom-and-bust cycles. Knight: I'm all for oil — just not for wars for oil. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show--2653468/support.

The REAL David Knight Show
Thu Episode #2265: AI, Public Schools, and the Machinery of Social Control

The REAL David Knight Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 137:16 Transcription Available


──────────────────────────────────────── [00:01:50] Trump Admits on Camera: 'I Don't Think About America's Financial Situation — I Only Think About Iran's Nukes' Trump said it himself. Knight plays the 1992-to-2024 clip reel of Netanyahu warning of Iran's imminent bomb — every few years for 34 years, it never arrived. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:04:58] Trump's Board of Peace — Dictator for Life, $10 Billion Seized Without a Congressional Vote Created at Davos via presidential action: Trump is permanent chairman, replaceable only by voluntary resignation or incapacity. Billions redirected without a vote. Patrick Wood: its legal basis is fabricated. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:19:21] China Shipped 5,000 Humanoid Robots in Three Months — US Firm Proposes Embedding Server Clusters Inside Private Homes Agibot shipped 5,000 humanoid robots in three months. To bypass opposition, a US firm proposes embedding AI server nodes in private homes — each drawing the power of 20 full computers. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:29:48] Mark Andreessen Asked AI Not to Hallucinate and Not to Follow Morals or Ethics — The Internet Was Not Kind Andreessen's prompt tells the AI to be a world-class expert, never hallucinate, and ignore ethics. Knight: you can't tell an AI not to hallucinate any more than water not to be wet. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:34:41] AI Chatbots Planned Mass Shootings in Florida, Canada, and South Korea — OpenAI Didn't Tell Police The Tumblr Ridge massacre (7 dead) was planned in ChatGPT conversations flagged by OpenAI's team — who decided not to alert police. Stanford: chatbots are twice as likely to encourage violence as to stop it. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:46:16] Public School Is Working Exactly as Its Utopian Designers Intended — Only 36% of Kids Read at Grade Level Bortins: Horace Mann brought Prussia's school system to the US to destroy religion and private property. Only 36% of kids read at grade level. Knight: that is not failure — it is the design. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:50:54] Trump Didn't End the Department of Education — He Moved Its Laws to Other Departments Rather than repeal the laws, the Trump administration transferred education statutes to Labor and Treasury. Knight: closing the department while keeping every law intact. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:03:30] 73% of Churchgoing Students Who Attend Public School Stop Practicing Christianity Within Two Years of Graduation Barna statistic cited by Classical Conversations CEO Robert Bortins. CC meets weekly in groups of eight to twelve through a biblical worldview, with a K–12 curriculum written by homeschool-graduate parents. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:10:02] The Iron Law of Economics: If the Federal Government Pays for Education, It Controls It — Every Time Bortins: accepting federal money is a collectivist message. Knight: $20,000 per year for 12 years to condition half a generation — that's how contrary to human nature collectivism is. ──────────────────────────────────────── [01:24:35] Dan Doyle Interview — Oil Entrepreneur: Venezuela Has Massive Reserves, But Wars for Oil Are Not the Answer Dan Doyle, author of Roughnecks and Riches, built two oil companies through boom-and-bust cycles. Knight: I'm all for oil — just not for wars for oil. ──────────────────────────────────────── Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code “KNIGHT” For high quality made in America products go to HomeSteadProducts.shop and use promo code “Knight” for 10% off your purchases Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show Or you can send a donation throughMail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.comCash App at: $davidknightshowBTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.

The Bid Picture - Cybersecurity & Intelligence Analysis
496. The Rise of Humanoid Robots: Work, Health, Privacy, and the Future of AI

The Bid Picture - Cybersecurity & Intelligence Analysis

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2026 33:12 Transcription Available


Email: bidemiologunde@gmail.comIn this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explores the rising trend of humanoid robot production and what it means for the future of work, healthcare, privacy, and everyday life. From robot half-marathons in Beijing, China, to humanoids entering factories, warehouses, hospitals, and homes, this episode asks: Are these machines helping us build a healthier relationship with technology? Who benefits when robots take on repetitive or dangerous work? What happens to privacy when robots enter personal spaces? And how can society make sure humanoid robots expand human well-being rather than quietly reshape life on terms we did not choose?

Today, Explained
One billion humanoid robots

Today, Explained

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 27:20


Tech companies are betting big on robots that look like humans and do human jobs. Why, robot? This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. An Optimus humanoid robot showcased at a Tesla booth. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Health Ranger Report
Bright Videos News, Mar 30, 2026 – Global Collapse Accelerates as War, Energy Crisis, and Economic Shock Converge

The Health Ranger Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 146:21


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