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Workplace robot acceptance rises but hospitals and schools differ

Public acceptance of robots is rising at workplaces but is not extending to caregiving settings such as hospitals and schools, a Hexagon survey cited by TechRadar showed. UK adults were most open to robots for practical, physically demanding or hazardous tasks, while most said care for patients, older people and children should be done by humans. Views differed by question framing, robot appearance and regulatory expectations, with exposure to robots also varying by country.

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Qualcomm supplies Snapdragon X2 for Samsung Galaxy Book6 Edge

Qualcomm is supplying its latest processor to a Samsung Electronics laptop as it targets the AI PC market. Qualcomm Technologies said on Sunday that Samsung’s new Galaxy Book6 Edge includes the next-generation Snapdragon X2 Elite processor. The chip is designed around a third-generation Qualcomm Oryon CPU and a Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, supporting 80 TOPS of AI performance. The laptop offers on-device AI features and has a 1.55 kg, 12.3 mm design with up to 22 hours of video playback.

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Octave completes spin-off from Hexagon, starts independent Nasdaq listing

Octave Intelligence said it completed its spin-off from parent Hexagon AB on May 22 and began trading on Nasdaq Stockholm from May 25. Its class B common shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in the United States from May 28, it said. Octave provides context-based intelligence solutions used by organisations managing complex operating environments such as power grids, rail networks, manufacturing plants, public safety systems and urban infrastructure.