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The Spanish technology group GMV has tested software from the European Space Agency (ESA) on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura that allows rovers or astromobiles (vehicles designed to move autonomously or manned across the surface of a planet, moon, or other astronomical object to explore the terrain and collect scientific data) to move faster. Specifically, these tests were completed in Lajares, a town in the municipality of La Oliva, in Fuerteventura, reports EP, to validate an onboard autonomy framework consisting of a mature guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) system, called Fastnav, and a new perception subsystem based on artificial intelligence (AI), called Hawkeye, which uses onboard inference to detect obstacles and hazardous terrains.

Hyderabad, India, September 17, 2026: The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry-Green Business Centre (CII-GBC), convened a stakeholder roundtable on “Accelerating Industrial Electrification for Decarbonization in India” on 18 September 2026 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC). Supported by the Sustainability, Equity, and Diversity (SED) Fund, the roundtable was held alongside the 25th CII Energy Efficiency Summit 2026. The discussion brought together 51 participants from government, industry, technology providers, research institutions and other stakeholder groups to examine opportunities and practical pathways for accelerating industrial electrification in India.

As autonomous systems move from demonstration toward procurement at scale, assured PNT is becoming an integration and fielding problem. Zeus Research and Technology is addressing the practical integration challenge: getting trusted navigation onto the platforms that must operate through the fight. The defense autonomy market has spent years proving that unmanned systems can fly farther, sense more, collaborate and take on increasingly complex missions. The next phase is harder. Now they have to be fielded.

South Korean army commanders could soon have an AI-powered tool to turn battlefield data into faster tactical decisions. SK Telecom’s AI staff system combines battlefield data with ontology technology and digital twins, drawing information from troops, equipment, drones, robots, and sensors, The Korea Times reported.

The American technologist, inventor, author, and founder of Galacto Corporation develops interdisciplinary work spanning artificial intelligence, software, experimental physics, robotics, biotechnology, and scientific research. OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, October 12, 2026 -- Daniel Joseph Mueller is an independent technologist and researcher whose work examines the relationship between information, computation, physical systems, and human society. Through Galacto Corporation, Mueller develops software and investigates scientific and engineering questions that cross conventional disciplinary boundaries. His work combines practical development with broader questions about efficient information representation, intelligent-system governance, and the physical processes underlying time and causality. A central part of his intellectual work is The Laws of Robotics of the 21st Century, a manuscript examining the responsibilities and constraints of modern autonomous systems.

Shifting client and auditor expectations for SOC reporting Service organizations now face a shifting threat landscape. The assumption that an organization’s software is reasonably secure because it has traditional SOC reports and no major incidents have occurred may no longer be adequate as clients and regulators may question whether hidden vulnerabilities likely exist in the environment. Boards and audit committees are pressing organizational leaders for answers on how their service providers address AI’s ability to swiftly detect and exploit overlooked weaknesses.

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Editor’s note: In addition to tracking technological advancements and innovations, our author is a Juilliard-trained composer. Listen to “Self Governance”, an original improvisation by Howard Lieberman, performed for this column. In control. https://berkshireedge-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Self-Governance.mp3Last week, I wrote about governance as a technology: a collection of mechanisms that permit complex systems to receive feedback, experience consequences, detect errors, and correct themselves. But technology does more than give us increasingly powerful tools. It changes what individuals, organizations, communities, and nations are capable of doing for themselves—and therefore changes what they need from others. Self-governance is the ability of a system to perform its necessary regulatory functions without outside interference. At the level of nations, we call this sovereignty. At the level of individuals, we often call it agency. Perhaps one of the most important consequences of technological innovation is that it continually changes the boundary between what we can govern by ourselves and what must be governed for us.

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Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) CEO Kim Dong-chul refuted claims that technology licensing fees paid to U. S.-based Westinghouse during the Czech Dukovany nuclear plant bid amounted to $350 million (approximately 470 billion won), stating the actual figure was "far less. " He also drew a line regarding the $2 billion per-unit technology and service cost cited in connection with U. S. nuclear plant construction, saying it was "only an upper-bound guideline. " During the National Assembly's Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee audit of KEPCO and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) on October 12, Representative Park Sung-min of the People Power Party asked whether it was true that $350 million in technology licensing fees had been paid to Westinghouse for the two-unit Czech Dukovany nuclear plant project. Kim responded that while he could not disclose specific figures due to a non-disclosure agreement, "what you have been informed of is excessive," adding, "You can consider the actual amount to be far less than that. "

Hong Kong-listed robotics technology company Leju Robotics (01236. HK) announced that it has officially signed a cooperation agreement with Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), one of China's leading science and engineering institutions. The two parties will jointly invest in technology research and development in the field of flexible 3D tactile sensing for embodied robots. This collaboration is viewed as a critical step in Leju Robotics' strategy to build a "Physical AI Perception Infrastructure," signaling that the company is extending beyond its vision-centric approach into tactile sensing—a core perceptual dimension through which robots interact with the physical world. According to the company announcement, the collaboration will focus on the practical needs of tactile sensing for embodied robots, encompassing technology development and scenario validation of flexible 3D tactile sensing devices and array systems.

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For more than seven years, the Beijing 12345 Hotline has handled approximately 200 million requests from individuals and businesses, with its resolution and satisfaction rates consistently above 97 percent. Today, digital technology is reshaping this public service hotline to further boost urban governance efficiency. "Jingjing", an AI agent built into the Jingtong app, offers a new channel for receiving public requests. Residents' spoken requests are transcribed into text in real time. Using a large AI model, "Jingjing" can interpret requests and guide users step by step like a human customer service representative to gather key information needed for handling. Residents can also upload photos and videos as supporting evidence. Once key details, including the address and incident description, are recorded and the location is verified, the system automatically generates a task and sends it to the backend system, enabling residents to submit requests anytime. The hotline uses an intelligent system to anticipate peak calling periods and forecast call volumes using historical weather and traffic data and other types of information, keeping the prediction error within 4 percent.

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