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  "id": 4810575,
  "title": "Hugging Face's new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/hugging-faces-new-duck-robot-is-selling-fast-a-chinese-chip-powers-it",
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  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-01T07:30:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/hugging-faces-new-duck-robot-is-selling-fast-a-chinese-chip-powers-it.html"
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  "summary": "Hugging Face's French subsidiary, Pollen Robotics, has launched a colorful robot called Microduck, which has sold over 10,000 units since its launch on Thursday, according to CNBC.\n\nThe Microduck robot is powered by a Chinese chip.\n\nThere was a recent AI security incident involving OpenAI agents and Hugging Face, with OpenAI releasing a technical report on the incident and outside researchers being granted access to information about it, as reported by MIT Technology Review and Platformer.",
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        "published": "2026-09-01T00:40:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "Hugging Face's new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/hugging-faces-new-duck-robot-is-selling-fast-a-chinese-chip-powers-it-4815525",
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