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If you owned a Windows computer in the late ’90s or early ’00s, you probably remember 3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet, a surprisingly competent virtual table included for free with multiple Microsoft OS releases through Windows XP. Despite the game’s authenticity to real pinball, Space Cadet wasn’t based on an extant physical table, but was merely one part of the Full Tilt! Pinball software collection sold by Maxis starting in 1995. In the intervening years, hobbyists and enthusiasts have discussed the possibility of crafting a homebrew physical table based on Space Cadet many times, without much tangible progress…

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Luxury properties in the Kensington and Chelsea district of London, U.K.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.The dispatchJockeying for position in the as-yet-unlaunched contest to lead Britain’s governing Labour Party, Wes Streeting, the former health secretary, has promised a wealth tax if elected leader.”We need a wealth tax that works,” he told the BBC last week. “A pound made from simply owning assets should not be taxed less than a pound made from a hard day’s work.”Strictly speaking, Streeting is not actually proposing a wealth tax. Rather, he…

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An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.Majid Saeedi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Wednesday as regional investors assess the latest military operations against Iran and declining oil prices. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is seen opening 0.2% lower, with Germany’s DAX up 0.13%, France’s CAC 40 up 0.34% and Italy’s FTSE MIB 0.25% higher, according to data from IG.The Iran war remains a focal point for European markets, with regional stocks…

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A $2,500 pair of humanoid robot legs built from 3D-printed parts and off-the-shelf components is not going to win marathons just yet. But such relatively inexpensive hardware could enable researchers to more easily test and train AI-powered robotics software in a physical body during real-world experiments. The newly available LeRobot Humanoid project comes from the machine-learning and AI development platform Hugging Face. The full-stack release gives robot builders and researchers access to a bill of materials, files for 3D-printable parts, wiring documentation, and physical assembly instructions—but it also includes software tools for calibrating and controlling the robot in both the…

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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Automobiles myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.France has given the British car industry a major boost by suggesting that the EU could allow UK-made vehicles to qualify for “Made in Europe” subsidies.Under current EU proposals, vehicles for corporate fleets and small electric vehicles would have to be assembled within the bloc in order to be eligible for public procurement and subsidies. Nissan, one of the UK’s biggest automotive employers, said it would shut its flagship Sunderland factory were the policy to take effect. France’s trade minister told the FT that…

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SK Hynix’s blistering rally may still have room to run even after the South Korean memory-chip giant surged more than 250% this year on booming artificial intelligence demand, analysts said. The stock’s sharp rise propelled SK Hynix’s market capitalization above $1 trillion as investors piled into companies seen as key beneficiaries of the global scramble for high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI servers. “It seems the fundamentals and valuations of the two twin towers are still very much intact,” Peter Kim, global investment strategist at KB Securities, told CNBC’s ” Squawk Box Asia “, referring to SK Hynix and Samsung…

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