Today on Variant, we review the new Avengers Initiative game, and the Robot Chicken Special. Plus, find out how Lex Luthor ...

This process of automated cooking is the main attraction at iWok, a fast-casual Asian fusion restaurant that officially opens ...

A large chicken barn in Denair caught fire early Tuesday morning, according to the Denair Fire Department. Denair firefighters were dispatched around 6:33 a.m., along with units from Merced and ...

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 25: Rob Reiner speaks onstage at the screening of "The American President" during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025 in Hollywood ...

We look at the promise and peril of robots that look like humans. By Sam Sifton I am the host of this newsletter. Scientists and entrepreneurs are working tirelessly toward a strange goal: robots that ...

More than 60,000 pounds of fully cooked breaded chicken have been recalled for allergen concerns, according to a notice from the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

China’s Songyan Power will supply 1000 Bumi humanoid robots to Huichen Technology under a new deal. Bumi is a small, lightweight humanoid robot that can walk, run, dance, respond to voice commands, ...

DEDHAM, Mass. — One baby Jesus lies in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, ...

Fried chicken is a Southern staple like no other, and there are so many great places across the country that do it well. In recent years, one of the most popular variations of fried chicken is ...

A new video surfacing from a Tesla demonstration in Miami this weekend shows the Optimus humanoid robot taking a nasty fall. But it’s not the fall itself that is raising eyebrows, it’s the specific ...

The Nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham prominently displays a sign that reads “ICE WAS HERE.” (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Leaders at St. Susanna’s Parish said they will keep the “ICE was here” sign ...

There are few proven uses for humanoid robots, but that hasn’t stopped investment pouring in. There are few proven uses for humanoid robots, but that hasn’t stopped investment pouring in. is a ...