🤖 Trump's security robot dog, a 150,000-year-old Airbnb, is China about to get a French nuclear challenge?

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home now features a United States Secret Service robot dog as part of its security team. The newest addition to his security team has even been spotted on regular patrols around the estate.

Boston Dynamics supplied the high-tech security robot, which comes with a range of advanced surveillance tools designed to ensure the safety of the President-elect and his team.

First reported by the New York Post, the quadruped security robot has been seen patrolling the Florida estate, moving effortlessly around its lawns and pavements. Dive deeper into this Must-Read.

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🤖 US President-elect Donald Trump gets high-tech robot dog security upgrade

Warning signs like “DO NOT PET” indicate that this new robot dog means business. As you can imagine, technical details of the robot dog’s full capabilities are not publicly available.

“Safeguarding the President-elect is a top priority,” Anthony Guglielmi, U.S. Secret Service Chief of Communications, shared in a statement with USA Today on Friday, November 6.

“While we cannot get into the specific capabilities, the robotic dogs are equipped with surveillance technology and an array of advanced sensors that support our protective operations,” he added.

🏨 Ancient Airbnb: 150,000-year-old rock shelter used by Neanderthals, Denisovans, humans

The recently discovered Soii Havzak rock shelter in Central Asia is extremely rare and potentially groundbreaking because it holds several phases of Paleolithic occupation: Denisovans, Neanderthals, and Homo sapiens.

The Zeravshan River is part of the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor (IAMC). Already a hotspot for ancient and modern humans alike, evidence suggests that it was a major migration route during the Paleolithic period, making this location a site where three human metapopulations “could have met and interacted.”

According to a study, stratified Paleolithic sites in this region of the world are few in number, leaving researchers with more questions than answers.

☢️ Challenging China? French nuclear-powered carrier could visit Japan, Philippines

In what could be considered a strong message to China, France is planning to send its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escort vessels to the Indo-Pacific region.

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier’s extended mission could also see it visit Japan for the first time ever and make the first call to the Philippines.

The French frigate Bretagne recently returned from a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific, and the country is planning to send more vessels to replace it.

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