Futurist and author Tracey Follows, who helped write a government White Paper on UK education in 2050, believes learning will ...

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Weave Robotics, the California startup behind the laundry-folding robot, has started placing robots in laundromats. Former Apple engineers Evan Wineland and Kaan Dogrusoz founded the company. It plans ...

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