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Saratov, Russia's Volga Store 64 was the scene of the human-robot story racing X on Wednesday: a humanoid it called Syoma appeared to kick a customer who shoved it, drawing 2,646 favorites and 193 replies on a single X post in the first hours. RT packaged the same CCTV with the line that drove most of the early spread: "Robot consultant glitches and ATTACKS...

Bandai opened preorders Thursday for the Tamagotchi ring, a 28-millimeter egg-shaped device you wear on a finger and use to raise a virtual pet, the company said. Each unit costs 7,700 yen including tax (about $48), with shipping set for February 2027 through its Premium Bandai store. The announcement came from Bandai Co., Ltd., headed by President Kazuhiro Takenaka and based in Taito Ward, Tokyo....