Courtney Cox

China’s Humanoid Robot Xueba 01, Developed By The University Of Shanghai & Droidup Robotics, Became The World’s First To Be Admitted, 7/27/25, To A PhD Program In Drama And Film At Shanghai Theatre Academy. It Will Study Traditional Chinese Opera, Interact With Classmates, & Has Sparked Mixed Reactions Over AI’s Emotional Depth In The Arts.

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US Startup Helion Energy Is Building Orion, The World’s First Nuclear Fusion Plant, In Malaga, WA, To Power Microsoft Data Centers Via The State Grid By 2028. Helion Was The First Private Company To Hit 100M°C, Needed For A Fusion Plant, With Its Trenta Prototype & Now Tests With Polaris To Achieve Net Energy Gain—A Key Hurdle In Fusion.

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Alec Van Khajadourian, A 5-Year-Old Piano Prodigy From LA, Made History On 7/20/25 As One Of Carnegie Hall’s Youngest Performers—Widely Recognized As The Youngest Ever. Having Started Piano As A Toddler, Alec Fulfilled A Dream He’s Had Since Age Four, Stunning The Audience With Perfect Pitch And Poise As He Played Two Pieces. Impressive Kid!

Neutral Edison, A 31-Story, $133.3M Tower In Milwaukee, Will Be The World’s Tallest Mass Timber Building By 2027, Surpassing The Current Record-Holder 25-Story Ascent In WI. Built With CLT & Glulam, Which Can Replace Steel Or Concrete, It Allows Faster, Eco-Friendly Construction & Will Feature 350 Apartments, Retail, & Wellness Amenities.

Big Carl, The World’s Largest Crane (An SGC-250), Lifted A 245-Ton, 14m-High Dome With 900 Welds Onto Unit 2 At Hinkley Point C, UK’s First Nuclear Plant In 30 Years. The £26B Project In Somerset, Set To Open In 2031, Will Power 6M+ Homes With Zero-Carbon Energy. Big Carl Lifts Up To 5K Tons, Runs On 96 Wheels, 12 Engines, 52 (100T Each) Counterweights.