Commentary Aggravated bees attack unfortunate honey seekers from all directions. The mad birds in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” mastered the tactic, attacking en masse residents of a small Northern California town in coordinated swarms. Ticked off bees are a fact, malign Hitchcockian birds a fiction, but both demonstrate aerial swarm attacks can be ferocious and…

A record number of Americans are quitting their jobs. What’s behind it? NTD asks a hiring expert. With a nationwide labor shortage, companies are rushing to add robots to assembly lines. Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson is spinning off its consumer health products unit and splitting into two companies. What’s behind the move?

TOKYO—SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son on Wednesday said so-called smart robots can revitalise Japan’s economy and competitiveness, doubling down on robotics just as the company’s much-hyped “Pepper” robot prepares to bow out. Son, at the online SoftBank World 2021 conference, said the firm’s Vision Fund is involved with 18 companies developing machines enhanced…

University of California (UC) researchers are turning to robots for help during the ongoing pandemic. A research team—which includes members from UC’S Irvine, San Diego, and Los Angeles campuses—are developing advanced robots that will allow healthcare workers to conduct remote exams. Called UC Iris, the bots will also give quarantined California’s an easier way to…