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Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory

  • Hyundai workers are striking over planned humanoid robot deployment.
  • The dispute raises concerns over jobs, pay and reduced working hours.
  • Hyundai plans large-scale Atlas robot use from 2028.

Thousands of unionised Hyundai workers in South Korea have begun partial strikes over the company’s plans to introduce Atlas humanoid robots into its factories. The dispute is significant because it is being described as the car industry’s first factory stoppage specifically linked to humanoid robots, highlighting growing labour…

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Lindsey Vonn turns heads at the ESPYs, the US men’s team was disgustingly snubbed & Dechambeau fires back

  • OutKick's "Nightcaps" column recaps the 2026 ESPY Awards
  • Lindsey Vonn's ESPYs look and a US team "snub" flagged
  • Bryson DeChambeau reportedly responded to criticism

This piece is an instalment of OutKick's daily "Nightcaps" column, a roundup of sports and culture stories from the past 24 hours, with this edition centred on the 2026 ESPY Awards and the reaction to it. The headline points to three separate threads within the column: skier Lindsey…

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Netflix K-Drama ‘Teach You A Lesson’ Among Most-Watched Series Globally In First Half Of 2026

  • "Teach You A Lesson" hit 54.9m views in six weeks on Netflix
  • On track to be Netflix's second-biggest Korean show after "Squid Game"
  • Topped South Korea's TV chart for three straight weeks

Netflix's Korean drama "Teach You A Lesson" has emerged as one of the streamer's biggest global hits of the year, ranking sixth among the most-watched series worldwide in the first half of 2026 despite premiering as late as 5 June. The action series has notched up 54.9 million…

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Kemi demands Andy Burnham stop bowing to ‘Net Zero zealots’ like Ed Miliband and back North Sea oil and gas drilling

  • Badenoch urges Burnham to back North Sea oil and gas drilling.
  • She accuses Labour figures like Miliband of "Net Zero zealotry".
  • Row highlights ongoing Tory-Labour clash over UK energy policy.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to abandon what she describes as deference to "Net Zero zealots" such as Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, urging him instead to support new North Sea oil and gas drilling. The intervention reflects the Conservatives' continuing push…

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Moving healthcare to Britain’s struggling high streets could deliver £13billion boost for local businesses and ease pressure on NHS

  • Report claims moving healthcare to high streets could add £13bn
  • Plan aims to boost struggling local businesses and footfall
  • Move could also ease pressure on NHS capacity

A new report suggests that relocating healthcare services onto Britain's high streets could generate a £13 billion boost for struggling local businesses while easing pressure on the NHS. The proposal reflects growing interest in repurposing empty shops and town centre premises for GP surgeries, pharmacies and other health…

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Rufus Sewell, Frances O’Connor, Alycia Debnam-Carey & Te Kohe Tuhaka To Lead Newly Greenlit Netflix Series ‘Queenstown’ From Chloe Stearns

  • Netflix orders eight-part Queenstown drama.
  • Sewell, O’Connor, Debnam-Carey and Tuhaka star.
  • Production is under way in New Zealand.

Netflix has commissioned *Queenstown*, an eight-part drama set in New Zealand’s luxury ski scene, with Rufus Sewell, Frances O’Connor, Alycia Debnam-Carey and Te Kohe Tuhaka leading the cast. The series will explore conflicts over power, loyalty and desire between a wealthy family and those who work for them,…

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Root’s 99 not out helps England win to level series

  • Root’s unbeaten 99 levelled the ODI series for England.
  • England recovered after India collapsed late for 233.
  • The series decider takes place at Lord’s.

Joe Root’s unbeaten 99 guided England to a four-wicket win over India in Cardiff, levelling the one-day international series. His composed innings steadied a fragile chase after early wickets and demonstrated the value of patience in challenging batting conditions, with England reaching 235-6 with 5.5 overs remaining. India…

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Trump ousts teleprompter operator gambling on his own words … only after he amassed staggering six-figure sum

  • Trump reportedly fired a White House teleprompter operator
  • Aide allegedly amassed a six-figure sum before dismissal
  • Full article details were not available for this summary

Donald Trump has removed a White House teleprompter operator after the aide reportedly built up a substantial financial windfall, according to a Daily Mail report. The headline indicates the operator had been "gambling on his own words" while working the prompter, suggesting some form of unauthorised betting or…

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Trump defies ban on living presidents as his scowling face is stamped on gold coin sending critics spiraling

  • Trump's image reportedly placed on a new US Mint gold coin.
  • Move breaks convention against honouring living presidents this way.
  • Critics have reacted with strong criticism online.

Donald Trump has had his face stamped on a gold coin issued by the US Mint, breaking with a long-standing convention against depicting living presidents on official American currency. The move has attracted strong criticism, with detractors arguing it flouts an unofficial norm intended to avoid the appearance…

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TSMC’s $265B US fab pledge is the outline of a concept of a plan

  • TSMC proposes $265 billion for 12 US chip facilities.
  • Most pledged projects lack fixed completion dates.
  • Arizona fabs illustrate the long construction timelines.

TSMC has announced plans to expand its US semiconductor manufacturing footprint to 12 facilities, with total proposed investment of $265 billion, following an additional $100 billion pledge. The announcement reflects strong demand for AI-related chips and would significantly increase US-based advanced chip production if realised, but the company…

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