This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 3)

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Singularity Hub • SingularityHub Staff • October 3, 2026

Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot is no longer performing backflips and is ready for production use. Hyundai Motor Group plans to build a new US factory capable of manufacturing 30,000 robots annually, with 25,000 Atlas units intended for work. According to Boston Dynamics, this partnership has already reduced costs by 60 to 80 percent compared to the prototype phase.

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What went right this week: a brighter future for Kosovo, plus more

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Positive News • Gavin Haines • September 25, 2026

Kosovo has been officially cleared of landmines after a humanitarian mission concluded its work. The Halo Trust, a charity focused on mine clearance, announced that the project is finished, stating the cleared land will help the country recover. Over 800,000 people were displaced during the war in 1998 and 1999, and many returned to find landscapes littered with mines. The Halo Trust reported that 150 people were killed or injured by mines in the first month alone. Today, the cleared land supports agriculture and infrastructure projects, aiding the post-war economy. According to the World Bank, average life expectancy in Kosovo is now 78 years, just one year less than in the US. Atholl Stewart, programme manager for Halo Kosovo, noted that the real impact of removing mines is measured in what the land makes possible over time.

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What went right this week: the good news that matters

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Positive News • Gavin Haines • October 2, 2026

Four individuals and organizations have received the Right Livelihood Award, often called the "alternative Nobel prize," for resisting authoritarianism, patriarchal violence, and unchecked AI development. The recipients are Timnit Gebru, a computer scientist who challenges concentrated power in artificial intelligence; Jalila Haider, a lawyer fighting persecution against her ethnic group; the Rural Women’s Assembly, which empowers African women to defend land rights; and the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association, which safeguards democracy against autocratic crackdowns. Ole von Uexkull, the award’s executive director, stated that these winners are rewriting rules previously assumed to belong only to autocrats, patriarchs, and powerful tech figures.

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Star Catcher Is About to Beam Power Between Two Satellites for the First Time

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Singularity Hub • Edd Gent • October 1, 2026

Florida startup Star Catcher is testing a system to beam power between satellites using lasers. The company aims to create an orbital power grid to solve energy shortages for future space factories and data centers. Satellites usually rely on solar panels, but strict weight limits make it difficult to carry enough hardware for power-hungry tasks like artificial intelligence and manufacturing. Star Catcher’s prototype, launched today, will transmit energy from one spacecraft to another for the first time.

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