Spotify is introducing more than 650 long-form magazine articles in the English language for its audiobook users. The Swedish streaming giant is rolling out these narrated articles from top publications including Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, and Vanity Fair.

China has put its first embodied intelligent humanoid robot into operation for high-risk industrial tasks. The robot is developed for use in hazardous environments to replace human workers in dangerous conditions.

China launched a national initiative to give every artificial intelligence-driven, bipedal humanoid robot manufactured in the country a unique digital identity. The programme, known as the Humanoid Full Lifecycle Management Service Platform, seeks to promote growth, establish industry standards, and strengthen regulation.