At China's robot Olympics, the finish line comes with a padded wall and a stretcher

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Humanoid robots parade down a track
Humanoid robots parade down a track at the start of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday.

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  • China's second World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off Saturday in Beijing.
  • Robots sprinted, played soccer, boxed — and occasionally crashed into walls.
  • The spectacle comes as China pours money into its booming humanoid robot industry.

The robot uprising may have to wait

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America's largest association of cattle ranchers says Trump's plan to lower beef prices is 'undermining' farmers

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President Donald Trump announced his initiative to lower beef prices in the US on Friday.

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  • Trump announced a plan to lower beef prices for Americans ahead of the midterm elections.
  • His administration will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of beef to be imported into the US.
  • The National Cattlemen's Beef Association said the decision "undermines American producers."

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I wore the Pixel Watch 5, Galaxy Watch 9, and Garmin Cirqa during a 5K run and then walked 5,000 steps with each — Here's how they performed

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I recently ran my first and second 5Ks, and I tracked the most recent run using the latest wearables from Google, Samsung, and Garmin. The Pixel Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 9 just hit the market, while the Garmin Cirqa is still pretty new.

Two of these wearables are traditional smartwatches, while one is a screenless fitness tracker. However, fitness tracking is a

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Doodle generative compositions in your browser with Musical Spirograph

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Musical Spirograph webapp.
So pretty. | Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge
So pretty. | Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge

I remember having a Spirograph as a kid and being obsessed with it. Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and gorgeous. I also love generative music composition. So bringing those two things together in a browser tab, I'm hooked. Musical Spirograph is a relatively simple concept. A set of points dash around the screen according to