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Fully remote workers report higher job satisfaction than hybrid and office-based staff, study shows

Fully remote workers report higher job satisfaction than hybrid staff and those working fully in the office, a study found. Researchers analysed 7,704 employees at a medical institution and measured satisfaction, workplace connection and turnover. Fully remote staff had the highest average satisfaction score, followed by hybrid and fully in-office employees. Differences in workplace connection and actual turnover rates a year later were small and not statistically significant. Higher satisfaction was linked to lower turnover risk.

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Apptronik opens \'Robot Park\' to speed humanoid training for factories and homes

U.S. humanoid robotics startup Apptronik has unveiled a large training facility called Robot Park, aiming to accelerate commercial use of humanoids by collecting large volumes of real-world data. The 90,000-square-foot site in Austin, Texas, trains its Apollo robot through repeated tasks under teleoperation, operating year-round. CEO Jeff Cardenas (제프 카르데나스) called it a data factory for robot learning. The company has raised about $1 billion and is developing Apollo3.

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SpaceX to block Starlink GPS-alternative location feature as low-Earth orbit navigation race intensifies

Starlink will stop providing a location-information feature it has offered to some users from May 20, local time. The feature has been used as a de facto auxiliary navigation tool in environments where GPS signals are jammed. SpaceX earlier acknowledged Starlink could provide positioning, navigation and timing services, and some users accessed dish location data through the app’s debug menu. SpaceX did not explain why it is ending the feature, as interest in GPS alternatives grows.