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@ianvisits Very loud!

It's looking as if the farmers protest in Whitehall today have ignored the police request not to bring their tractors.

@RnaudBertrand This is very much the mentality. They see their competition as domestic peers. Overtaking international competitors is an unintended consequence.

This is stunning. It really shows that, at this stage, the real competition in humanoid robotics isn't between the US and China, but Shenzhen vs Shanghai vs Hangzhou. By my count there's already 35 strong humanoid robot companies in China, including the global leaders in sales and volume. Several of these companies already have commercialized robots actually deployed at scale (e.g. anyone can buy Unitree's G1 robot for $13.5k today: unitree.com/g1). On its end, the US has, arguably, 6 humanoid companies or products: - Tesla (Optimus) - Figure AI - Agility Robotics (Digit) - Boston Dynamics (Atlas) - Apptronik (Apollo) - Sanctuary AI (Phoenix) But: - Zero have commercialized products that consumers can actually buy today - Zero have achieved mass production - All are either in prototype phase, internal testing, or limited industrial pilots Which means that stunningly, the city of Shenzhen alone, with 8 humanoid robot companies, probably outcompetes the entire US industry today. If the US can't compete with a single Chinese city, then clearly the race is between Chinese cities. Europe, meanwhile, true to form, is basically not even in the race at all.

@RejiYates Having to use the same knife and fork for the whole meal

MM/DD/YYYY Tipping culture Very high toilet water Guns being sold in a supermarket Ability to supersize things The concept of Jaywalking Vacation days Tax not included in final prices of goods Healthcare Portion size

@BBCSteveR Silas had a great theme but was a little later..

White Horses, Flashing Blade, Robinson Crusoe…just some of the fantastic European TV series the BBC broadcast when I was a kid. Here’s my musical tribute to great shows that were part of my TV childhood.

Put the bin out on the right day! 🏆

@russty_russ Please rewind before returning

Type the year you turned 14 into the GIF bar and post the best GIF you see.

@Kerijonesradio Don't beat yourself up too much. BBC News Channel do it all the time or leave the ticker running obscuring the day and the Channel Islands.

We just aired yesterday's weather - all my fault because I was doing an interview and forgot to overwrite the file. I know there's perspective- so why do I feel like the CNN presenter who killed off a pope or the NZ newsreader who announced the death of a still alive Queen Mum?

@fesshole I thought it was only in soap operas where people didn't finish their drinks in the pub

Used to work in a pub in Wood Green, London. At the end of the night we had to fill up the wine bottles with the unfinished glasses we picked up. Regulars would come in and literally pay for the same drink twice

@diamondgeezer For the people up in arms that 50% of children are below average in maths.

News for the innumerate bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Type the word music and the year you turned 14

@caroldecker @rickygervais Luckily they had a spare one

@swansonian Now they have Channel 5 just for them (no remote needed.

@russty_russ Our first VCR. What a huge machine it was. Top loader of course.

@ThatEricAlper Bee Gees - How to mend a broken heart is superb

What's the best music documentary you've ever seen?

@80s_Kidz Bright green fizzy lime

You've just finished swimming at the local pool. What hot drink are you going to order? Bovril for me! 😋

@grahamhysted @russty_russ Remember Timbo in the evenings back in the 80s

@russty_russ My favourite changed over the years as my listening tastes changed, but the first commercial station I listened to, in the late-80s and early-90s, was Radio Mercury, based in Crawley.

@landspeeder @russty_russ Brewster the mouse iirc

@russty_russ My Favourite was County Sound,

@drivelcast @russty_russ Loved Chiltern when I lived in Peterborough in the early 90s. Never particularly liked Hereward

@russty_russ I came to Chiltern later, when it was 96.9 THE HOT FM. I can still hear the adverts (🎶 Hi-Sell Direct!🎶 🎶Larkswood take wood, and turn it into furniture🎶) and the local events in the 20-20 Billboard. Felt very exciting laying in bed at night listening to Neil Francis.