by GLC Staff | Jan 17, 2026 | business, business, canada, china, culture, economy, environment, health, ottawa, politics, retail, STEM, technology, technology
(Photo: Reuters) Ottawa, ON — January 16, 2026 Canada and China have announced a major trade agreement aimed at easing years of economic tension and restoring market access for Canadian products in China. The deal, finalized during Canadian Prime Minister Mark...
by GLC Staff | Jan 12, 2026 | business, california, culture, home life, opinion, palo alto, STEM, technology, united states
(Photo: 1X Technologies) Palo Alto, CA — January 12, 2026 We’re being told that the age of humanoid robots — the helpers of science fiction — is finally upon us. But let’s be honest: robots like 1X NEO, Figure 03, and Tesla Optimus are not the autonomous household...
by GLC Staff | Nov 1, 2025 | business, chicago, culture, home life, illinois, STEM, technology, technology, united states
(Photo: 1X Technologies) Chicago, IL — November 1, 2025 A new era for home technology may be arriving in households across the Great Lakes region as 1X Technologies has officially opened pre‑orders for NEO, a humanoid home assistant robot designed to handle everyday...
by GLC Staff | Oct 20, 2025 | austin, business, STEM, technology, texas, united states
(Photo: Apptronik) Austin, TX — October 20, 2025 Austin-based robotics company Apptronik closed a $350 million Series A funding round earlier this year, co-led by B Capital and Capital Factory with participation from Google and other investors. The funding, later...
by GLC Staff | Oct 18, 2025 | art, art + food, business, business, culture, economy, education, education, election, entertainment, environment, environment, events, health, healthcare, housing, housing, illinois, immigration, indiana, infrastructure, legal, michigan, minnesota, nevada, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, politics, retail, technology, technology, united states, washington, wisconsin
(Photo: Mobilize) Great Lakes Region — June–October 2025 — In what became one of the most widely felt protest movements of the year, the No Kings rallies rippled across the Great Lakes region in 2025, drawing thousands into the streets to oppose what demonstrators...
by GLC Staff | Oct 15, 2025 | business, culture, home life, minneapolis, minnesota, STEM, technology, technology, united states
(Photo: TIME) Minneapolis, MN — October 15, 2025 Minneapolis‑area robotics observers and consumers now have a high‑profile development to watch: Figure AI, an American robotics company, has unveiled its third‑generation humanoid robot, Figure 03, designed to handle...
