Wednesday Weekly: Humanoid robot revenue plunges 58%

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Wednesday Weekly: Humanoid robot revenue plunges 58%
Digest Newsletter · Oct 28, 2026
Wednesday Weekly: Humanoid robot revenue plunges 58%

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58% — The FCC robot ban cut US humanoid robot revenue by 58%, shifting sales to Chinese makers and Europe, per IDC.

Climate Change

Climate Change

Progress on climate policy ‘substantially insufficient’, says UNFCCC · sustainabilityonline.net

Canada’s Climate Policies Go on Trial · nytimes.com

National climate plans now promise half the emission cuts expected by UN · climatechangenews.com

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Inside "Black October": AI's cyber scare delivers a Y2K lesson · axios.com

OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Terra is safer overall, but shows more destructive-action flags in tests · bleepingcomputer.com

Screen-time report dives into how tweens and teens are using AI, social media and more · katu.com

Robots

Robots

FCC Robot Ban Cuts US Humanoid Robot Revenue 58%, Send Chinese Robots To Europe: IDC · forbes.com

Teaching Humanoid Robots to Walk Faster and Cheaper · techbriefs.com

UK Startup Bets $40 Million That It Can Train Robots ‘Instantly’ Via Simulation · forbes.com

Business

Business

Elon Musk signals Tesla and SpaceX could merge. Here's why he thinks it's a good idea. · cbsnews.com

AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, Apollo economist says · techcrunch.com

Goldman Sachs sees AI-fueled layoffs displacing nearly 10% of workers in the coming years · businessinsider.com

Comedy

Comedy

Iran indicts comedian over alleged support for Israel, Pahlavi dynasty · iranintl.com

Helen Fielding launches Bridget Jones prize for northern comedy writing · theguardian.com

Kenan Thompson on Shane Gillis and comedy's limits · axios.com

The economy

The economy

Fed expected to hold interest rates steady as inflation tops midterm voters’ concerns · nbcnews.com

5 things to watch for in this week's Federal Reserve meeting · pbs.org

The Fed Is Expected to Hold Rates Steady. Warsh Will Have to Explain Why. · nytimes.com

The arts

The arts

Database: Here’s how much your California school district spent in Prop. 28 arts funds · edsource.org

National Endowment for the Arts Releases New Report on How the Arts Can Help Address the… · arts.gov

Anselm Kiefer painting too large to exhibit gets its own David Chipperfield pavilion · theartnewspaper.com

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