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HANGZHOU, China, April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Spring tea season is here, and in Zhejiang’s West Lake Longjing production area—one of China’s most prized tea regions—DEEP Robotics has sent its robot dogs to work. The job? Hauling freshly picked tea leaves down the mountain so farmers don’t have to. Together with JD Logistics, the quadruped robotics solutions are trying to crack a problem that’s dogged premium tea production forever: getting delicate pre-Ming leaves off steep, narrow mountain paths and into the processing workshops fast enough. You’ve got about an hour before the leaves start losing what makes them special. LYNX M20 Wheeled-Legged Robot Transforms…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police are taking aim at the authors of an April Fool’s article that claimed dozens of its officers were arrested. The OPP said Wednesday the article also falsely claimed a state of emergency was declared in Huron County and that the policing responsibility for the community has been assumed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.It added the article erroneously stated the force’s detachment commander, five senior officers and 21 uniformed members were arrested. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you…

Advanced polls are now open for three key byelections to the House of Commons, Elections Canada said Friday. Byelections are scheduled to be held on April 13 in two Liberal stronghold seats in the Toronto area – Scarborough Southwest and University-Rosedale – and the contested riding of Terrebonne in Quebec, north of Montreal.Voters in Scarborough Southwest and University—Rosedale will choose new members of Parliament after two former Liberal cabinet ministers stepped down.Bill Blair left his seat to become Canada’s high commissioner to the U.K., while Chrystia Freeland has a number of new roles, including as economic adviser to the Ukrainian president and CEO of the Rhodes Trust. The race in Terrebonne last April was the closest…

NEW YORK, April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Every Air Diet review circulating online points to the same conclusion: the app delivers more structure and practicality than most wellness apps in its category. Air Diet is a personalized meal and wellness application built around air-fryer cooking, offering custom daily meal plans, guided 5-minute exercises, and integrated progress tracking. Developed for users wanting measurable results without overhauling their lifestyle. This app is drawing interest for its straightforward approach to nutrition, movement, and habit building. Personalized Plans Tailored to Individual Goals Upon download, users complete a short onboarding quiz covering health objectives,…

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here.You can trace the state of health tech today to a single gadget: the Apple Watch Series 4.Back in 2018, smartwatches and fitness bands focused on a handful of things: step count, heart rate, some light sleep monitoring, and activity logging. As a result, they were much more focused on fitness rather than overall health. Handy if you were trying to increase activity levels…

RAPID CITY, S.D., April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ISG, a full-service architecture and engineering firm, has acquired ARC International, a Rapid City architecture firm. Known for place-sensitive design, ARC International delivers solutions that do more with less and feel native to their surroundings. With 27 years serving Rapid City, the team deepens ISG’s commitment to local clients and represents a strategic investment in growing ISG’s architecture team, enhancing the firm’s ability to serve communities across South Dakota. ARC International’s portfolio includes the Black Hills Energy Horizon Point Headquarters in Rapid City, numerous projects at Ellsworth Air Force Base (EAFB)…

LOS ANGELES, April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Camp Manifest, the immersive women’s retreat co-founded by Heather Marianna and Lisa Huscher, has announced its leadership team and faculty lineup for its upcoming Sedona experience, taking place June 10–12, 2026 at Amara Resort & Spa. Camp Manifest Logo Following the success of its sold-out Malibu retreat at Calamigos Ranch in January 2026, Camp Manifest continues to expand its curated retreat offerings, combining elements of wellness, personal development, movement, creativity, and community within an intentionally designed environment inspired by the energy of Sedona. Camp Counselors At the core of Camp Manifest are…

From the coalfields of northern England to the Arctic snows and the steaming jungles of Brazil, diamond hunter and scholar Graham Pearson has carved a name for himself that now lives on in rock. Pearson, a mantle geochemist with the University of Alberta in Edmonton, has had a new mineral – Grahampearsonite — approved by the International Mineralogical Association.It recognizes a lifetime of work on diamonds, including his work in Brazil where he and a team made discoveries over a decade ago that helped explain, through deep-mine diamonds the composition and water content of the Earth’s deep mantle.“The most lasting legacy of…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has completed post-shakedown availability (PSA) work on Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796). The submarine was redelivered to the U.S. Navy Friday. “Maintaining our nation’s undersea maritime supremacy is strengthened by the redelivery of USS New Jersey,” said Jason Ward, NNS vice president of new construction submarine programs. “Our combined NNS-Navy team is focused on the mission and understands the importance of getting this submarine to the fleet.” The PSA, a maintenance period that typically follows delivery of new ships, included combat systems…

All week, we’ve been asking you to help us rank the 50 best products Apple ever made, as we mark the company’s 50th anniversary. Thanks to everyone who pitched in – we ended up with more than 1.6 million votes! We also have lots of other coverage of Apple’s first half century, and you should check it all out. All those votes later, we have some answers. And some thoughts. Verge subscribers, don’t forget you get exclusive access to ad-free Vergecast wherever you get your podcasts. Head here. Not a subscriber? You can sign up here. On this episode of…