Researchers have created a light-powered soft robot that can carry loads through the air along established tracks, similar to cable cars or aerial trams. The soft robot operates autonomously, can climb slopes at angles of up to 80 degrees, and can carry loads up to 12 times its weight.

• Leaked documents reveal how a major Indonesian mining firm, Harita Nickel, polluted waters on a tropical island for more than a decade.
• Internal tests showed the pollutant—a toxic carcinogen—reached the drinking water of a local village. But residents were never warned and Harita publicly insisted the water was safe.
• Harita is a linchpin of the global electric vehicle industry, selling to Chinese manufacturers who make batteries for car firms including Tesla, BMW and Toyota.
• This investigation is the result of a collaboration between The Gecko Project, OCCRP, Deutsche Welle, KCIJ Newstapa, and The Guardian, as part of the #ToxicLeak reporting series.

Not so long ago, she, a pensioner from the Transcarpathian region, had nothing to do with the sports business, and today, she supplies skis, snowboards, and equipment to Ukrainian athletes. Her success in state tenders seems even more remarkable when one finds out that she is the mother-in-law of Serhii Sedniev, the head of the Department of Winter Olympic Sports in the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

NGL.media, in collaboration with the sports news portal Tribuna, investigated this family business.

• “I’m worried this could happen to me” – children tell Commissioner they fear becoming a victim of apps that use Generative AI to create sexually explicit images
• Widespread availability and misuse of AI tools makes it easier than ever to create explicit content, particularly against girls who are withdrawing from online spaces
• Commissioner demands immediate ban on apps that use AI to create naked images of children: “There is no positive reason for these to exist.”

Autonomous weapons systems pose grave risks to human rights during both war and peacetime, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Governments should tackle the concerns raised by such weapons systems, known as “killer robots,” by negotiating a multinational treaty to address the dangers.

The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign. It is reviewing its website practices.