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September 11, 2025

IEEE Spectrum: reality is ruining the humanoid-robot hype

A credible reality check to keep the case honest: even the most successful humanoid-robot companies have deployed only a small handful of machines in tightly controlled pilots, and the market is still ‘almost entirely hypothetical.’ Demand, battery life, reliability, and safety all remain unsolved — and a former Agility executive notes AI ‘is not robust enough to meet the requirements of the market.’ The disruption is real, but the timeline is longer and messier than the hype — which is exactly why the call is readiness, not prediction. IEEE Spectrum →

September 2, 2025

Barna: young adults are now the most regular churchgoers

For the first time in decades, Gen Z and Millennials are attending church more often than older generations — the typical Gen Z churchgoer now averages 1.9 weekends a month, nearly double 2020. Barna calls it a ‘powerful sign of rising openness to faith.’ A durable anchor for this whole document’s hope: disruption or not, a spiritual hunger among the young is already stirring. Barna Group →

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