I tested the robot vacuum with the retractable arm, which got a lot of attention at CES. It still has a long way to go.

SSRN The Latest Research on Climate Finance This list includes a selection of the latest research on climate finance posted to SSRN in 2025. Climate Risk and Collateral Misreporting by Dongxiao Niu (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Nils Kok (Maastricht University), Juan Palacios (Maastricht University), & Siqi Zheng (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Nature and Climate Risk in Asset Prices by Chiara Colesanti Senni (University of Zurich), Skand Goel, & Markus Leippold (University of Zurich) An Empirical Examination of Business Climate Alliances: Effective and/or Harmful? by Matteo Gasparini (Harvard Business School) & Peter Tufano (Harvard Business School) Real-Time Climate Controversy Detection by David Jaggi (Zurich University of Applied Sciences), Nicolas Jamet (RAM Active Investment), Markus Leippold (University of Zurich), & Tingyu Yu (University of Zurich) Firm-Level Nature Dependence by Alexandre Garel (Audencia Business School), Arthur Romec (Toulouse Business School), Zacharias Sautner (European Corporate Governance Institute), & Alexander F. Wagner (University of Zurich) Creditworthy: Do Climate Change Risks Matter for Sovereign Credit Ratings? by Lorenzo Cappiello (European Central Bank), Gianluigi Ferrucci (European Central Bank), Angela Maddaloni (European Central Bank), & Veronica Veggente (Imperial College Business School) Corporate Nature Risk Perceptions by Snorre Gjerde (Norges Bank Investment Management), Zacharias Sautner (European Corporate Governance Institute), Alexander F. Wagner (European Corporate Governance Institute), & Alexis Wegerich (Norges Bank Investment Management) How to Deliver Mega-Scale Investment in Climate Infrastructure by Carter Casady (Stanford University) & Ashby Monk (Stanford University) Climate Boards: Do Natural Disaster Experiences Make Directors More Prosocial? by Sehoon Kim (University of Florida), Bernadette A. Minton (Ohio State University), & Rohan Williamson (Georgetown University) A Critique of the Apocalyptic Climate Narrative by Harry DeAngelo (University of Southern California) & Judith Curry (Georgia Institute of Technology) Intermediaries and Emissions Disclosures by Rongchen Li (Columbia Business School) The Natural Language of Finance by Gerard Hoberg (University of Southern California) & Asaf Manela (Washington University in St. Louis) The Influence of the “Environmentally-friendly” Character Through Asymmetries on Market Crash Price of Risk in Major Stock Sectors by Konstantinos A. Dimitriadis (Mesoyios College), Demetris Koursaros (Cyprus University of Technology), & Christos S. Savva (Cyprus University of Technology) Dirty Business: Transition Risk of Factor Portfolios by Ravi Jagannathan (Northwestern University), Iwan Meier (HEC Montreal), & Valeri Sokolovski (University of Alberta) Out of the Light, Into the Dark: How ‘Shadow Carbon Financing’ Hampers the Green Transition and Increases Climate-related Systemic Risk by Simon Schairer (University of Witten/Herdecke), Jan Fichtner (University of Witten/Herdecke), Riccardo Baioni (University of Witten/Herdecke), David Pereira de Castro (Copenhagen Business School), Nicolás Aguila (University of Witten/Herdecke), Janina Urban (University of Witten/Herdecke), Paula Haufe (University of Witten/Herdecke), & Joscha Wullweber (University of Witten/Herdecke) To read more research on Climate Finance, subscribe to SSRN’s Climate Finance eJournal or view other papers here.

The Wicked movie was only half of the story from the hit Broadway musical. The conclusion — literally the entire second act of the show — is the basis for Wicked: For Good, featuring the same cast (including Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande) and directed once again by Jon M. Chu.The first trailer for the movie features the song that gives the film its subtitle, and teases a larger role for Dorothy and the rest of her friends from The Wizard of Oz than existed in the first Wicked movie (and maybe even the Wicked stage play). It’s also got even more beautiful costumes for Glinda and Elphaba — Elphaba’s new cloak with those big lapels is really sharp.You can watch the trailer below:READ MORE: Why Are Trailers For Musicals Afraid of Their Music?There’s a new trailer for the film as well.UniversalUniversalloading...Here is the film’s official synopsis:Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum). Glinda, meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in Emerald City and reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. Under the instruction of Madame Morrible (Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh), Glinda is deployed to serve as an effervescent comfort to Oz, reassuring the masses that all is well under the rule of The Wizard. As Glinda’s stardom expands and she prepares to marry Prince Fiyero (Olivier award winner and Emmy and SAG nominee Jonathan Bailey) in a spectacular Ozian wedding, she is haunted by her separation from Elphaba. She attempts to broker a conciliation between Elphaba and The Wizard, but those efforts will fail, driving Elphaba and Glinda only further apart. The aftershocks will transform Boq (Tony nominee Ethan Slater) and Fiyero forever, and threaten the safety of Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose (Marissa Bode), when a girl from Kansas comes crashing into all their lives. As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.Well that was quite extensive. Wicked: For Good is scheduled to open in theaters on November 21.Get our free mobile appThe Best Food and Drink at Epic UniverseIf you visit Universal’s Epic Universe theme park, here are the foods and drink you have to try.

Why is nobody talking about the PS5 anymore? – Reader’s Feature GameCentral Published June 1, 2025 7:00am Whatever happened to the PS5? (Sony) A reader worries that Sony’s strange behaviour over the last few years has seen the PS5 become sidelined and ignored compared to other formats. For years now, I’ve been reading people, both here and elsewhere online, asking what has happened to Sony and why they’re acting the way they do now. The lack of showcases, the general lack of communication, the obsession with live service games, and the reduction in new single-player games… it’s obvious to everyone and yet we’ve never had an explanation or an acknowledgement from Sony that anything unusual is happening. I think it’s pretty obvious that we’re not going to get one either. Sony are just going to carry on being weird and pretending that’s what they were always like. They’ve been like this for well over two years now, so anyone buying a PlayStation 5 in that time will never know anything else. There is a problem though – well there’s multiple, obviously – but the thing I can’t help but notice at the moment is how little people talk about the PlayStation 5 anymore. The Switch 2 is eating up a lot of bandwidth right now but it’s not just that. The PlayStation 5 feels played out, a disappointment and unexciting, just part of the gaming furniture and nothing more. The Switch 2 launch is coming up, but people have been talking excitedly about it for months now. A new console is obviously a rare thing, that’s always going to draw attention, but the PC as a gaming format has also been a big topic for the last year or so. It’s far more popular than I have ever known and now seems to be the default format for games, rather than any console. That’s the position the PlayStation 5 should have but it’s not really how it’s turned out. You could argue even the Xbox has been more a topic of conversation recently, even if that’s in a negative way. But at least people don’t forget it exists. It looks like we probably won’t get a PlayStation showcase this month, since they’ve already missed their usual May slot, and the rumours say maybe not one until September. That’s ridiculous. Not only do we know virtually nothing about Ghost Of Yōtei, but there’s nothing confirmed for next year yet, except Saros (had to look up that spelling). Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and Marvel’s Wolverine don’t have any year confirmed yet and that’s all we know about in terms of games made by Sony themselves. I’m not going to speculate on why this is happening or when it might end, because frankly I haven’t got a clue, but I do know that it’s having a very negative effect on PlayStation’s reputation, in a way people aren’t talking about enough. The PlayStation 5 just seems invisible now, something that’s always there but which nobody cares about and definitely something nobody is excited about. Will this change if they announce a new game? Well, it didn’t with Ghost Of Yōtei. You could say that’s not really their biggest franchise, and you’d be right, but the longer Sony carries on in zombie mode the harder it is going to be to get anyone’s attention. It won’t be long before it needs The Last Of Us Part 3 or God Of War 3 before there’s any kind of a reaction, but I don’t see those games happening anytime soon. Sony is so out of touch they think fans will wait forever for whatever news they can be bothered to tell us, and then we’ll be amazed and excited, but I don’t think that’s true anymore. More Trending The PlayStation 6 seems to be only a year away and the sad thing is that means the PlayStation 5 is just going to fade away, forgotten and underused. How can a console be this successful and yet be such an utter failure and disappointment at the same time? I wouldn’t have thought it possible and yet here we are. By reader Corsair PC gaming has seen a major boost in the last few years (Microsoft) The reader’s features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro. You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at gamecentral@metro.co.uk or use our Submit Stuff page and you won’t need to send an email. GameCentral Sign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy

ZDNET's key takeaways The Roborock Saros Z70 is now available for purchase for $2,599.The Saros Z70 is the first robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to lift lightweight objects and clean those missed areasThis robot vacuum performs impressively well, but you can expect some bugs with the OmniGrip mechanical arm function. View now at Roborock The Roborock Saros Z70 is currently on sale at Roborock for $1,999 for Memorial Day, down $600 from the usual price of $2,599.I've spent the past few years of my life turning my home into the closest version of the Jetsons' house that I can get, bypassing the midcentury decor and flying cars. While I'm pleased to report that many of the predictions made by the 1960s sitcom have materialized over the decades, many remain unrealized. The biggest one? Rosie the Robot. Also: This midrange robot vacuum cleans as well as some flagship models - and it's 50% offThankfully, many companies are rallying behind the effort to create a household assistant robot. However, after being lucky enough to test the Roborock Saros Z70 with a mechanical arm, I believe Roborock has a definite edge on the competition. While other companies have created different kinds of household robots, the Saros Z70 is a multifunctional robot that could be a stepping stone to the future of smart homes.  details View at Us.roborock The Roborock Saros Z70 is a premium robot vacuum and mop with all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a flagship, plus a mechanical arm to pick up objects. And I can't dive into a review of this product without immediately focusing on this robotic grip. When the robot vacuum is cleaning, it detects small obstacles it can handle and picks them up. The robot then navigates to a predetermined area to drop off the item. Then, the device returns to the spot the object occupied and resumes cleaning the area.  Maria Diaz/ZDNETThe Saros Z70 comes with a Roborock bin that you can place in your home for your robot to drop soft items into. It's a rigid cardboard bin that looks like a small trash bin you'd see under a desk or in a bathroom. After your robot creates a virtual map of your home, you place the bin and you add it to the map in the Roborock mobile app. You can also add a larger area for your robot to drop off other items, like slippers and light shoes. The biggest question, of course, is: does the mechanical arm work as intended? After testing it in my home, I'm pleased to report that it does -- at least the vast majority of the time.Also: I invested in this 3-in-1 robot vacuum, and it's paying off for my homeTo test the OmniGrip mechanical arm, I set out ten obstacles around the house several times and ran full cleanings. I also did smaller area cleanings with fewer objects. The robot vacuum sees the object and gives a voice prompt to announce it's going to sort an item. It deploys the mechanical arm and lines itself up to pick up the item.  The Roborock Saros Z70's OmniGrip mechanical arm can be remotely controlled to pick up and drop off items at will. Maria Diaz/ZDNETOnce the arm grips the item, the robot travels to drop it off. It lines itself up with the bin or designated sorting area and releases the object, then retracts the arm. Also: My picks for the best robot vacuums for pet hair of 2025: Roomba, Eufy, Ecovacs, and moreIn my tests, the Roborock mechanical arm picked up the intended objects 83% of the time. This is a great number for a robot that is effectively introducing this type of technology to the market. It's also a great number when you consider that the robot's initial rollout has a very limited number of items it can recognize and pick up.  Maria Diaz/ZDNETRoborock says the Saros Z70 currently recognizes socks, sandals, crumpled tissues, and towels under 300g (about eight ounces), and that new sortable objects will be added continuously via firmware updates. When I only used the recognizable objects, the robot gripped and relocated 90% of the items. When I added other small obstacles, like shoes, small cups, and plastic film, it gripped 75% of the objects.Also: This Ecovacs robot vacuum and mop is a sleeper hit, and it handles carpeting like a champAs a robot vacuum and mop, the Roborock Saros Z70's performance is outstanding -- I have zero qualms with it. It is one of the best robot vacuum and mop combos I've ever tested. It has the best obstacle avoidance feature I've seen thus far, so it doesn't get stuck on random objects, and it has an extendable mop pad to clean near edges. The robot also cleans quite thoroughly, much like the Saros 10 and Saros 10R, so you can count on it reaching pretty much every foot of your home.  Maria Diaz/ZDNETI did encounter some bugs with the robot's OmniGrip performance, but I can't fault Roborock for them. Aside from the fact that no robot vacuum is perfect (and this one nearly is), these bugs can be attributed to the fact that this is really new technology. Some bugs included the robot only vacuuming and "forgetting" to resume mopping after dropping off an object, and dropping objects that were hard to grip, like kids' water shoes.ZDNET's buying advice Maria Diaz/ZDNETThe Roborock Saros Z70 isn't the right robot vacuum for most shoppers. Instead, this robot vacuum and mop is perfect for early adopters who enjoy testing the newest cutting-edge technologies. As the first robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to be widely available on the market, you can expect to encounter bugs with the Saros Z70 -- it's only natural.Also: This robot vacuum might be better at cleaning than me - and I'm a neat freakEven so, I was thoroughly impressed with the robot's cleaning performance and the OmniGrip technology. I was also impressed with Roborock's fast and widespread launch of this robot after announcing it late last year. The Roborock Saros Z70 is the next level in robot vacuum technology, and it's pioneering the idea of a functional, multipurpose household robot that you can truly rely on.However, it is quite expensive. The Saros Z70 will vacuum and mop like the best robot vacuums on the market. But you must be aware that you're not paying for a robot vacuum alone; you're paying for the innovation of having a future-forward robot in your home.  When will this deal expire? Deals are subject to sell out or expire at any time, though ZDNET remains committed to finding, sharing, and updating the best product deals for you to score the best savings. Our team of experts regularly checks in on the deals we share to ensure they are still live and obtainable. We're sorry if you've missed out on this deal, but don't fret -- we're constantly finding new chances to score savings and sharing them with you at ZDNET.com.  Show more Featured reviews

Maybe you heard that Roborock made a robot vacuum with an arm back in January 2025, when the Saros Z70 was announced at CES. Maybe you were today years old when you found out such a thing exists. Either way, one unanimous question arises: Could a robot vacuum with an arm that picks up obstacles possibly be worth it?The price tag further obscures the question of practicality here: The Roborock Saros Z70 costs $2,599. That's a full $1,000 more than the other two flagship Saros robot vacuums Roborock released this year. Even if you catch the Saros Z70 at its sale price of $1,999, it's still remarkably steep compared to the rest of the market. So, for my Saros Z70 video review, I put the device to the test in my apartment for a month. I attempted to use the claw machine-style arm to pick up socks, sandals, and a few other common obstacles, and compared the Saros Z70's cleaning skills to the Roborock Saros 10 and 10R vacuums that also live with me. Here's how it went. Related Stories Leah Stodart Senior Shopping Reporter Leah Stodart is a Philadelphia-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable where she covers and tests essential home tech like vacuums and TVs, plus eco-friendly hacks. Her ever-evolving experience in these categories comes in clutch when making recommendations on how to spend your money during shopping holidays like Black Friday, which Leah has been covering for Mashable since 2017.