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New humanoid entrant: Vesoma, out of stealth in Munich, Germany (plus a presence in Limassol, Cyprus). Their bet: while most humanoid players train on human demonstrations, Vesoma is building a self-improving physical agent that learns from its own interaction, exploring, failing, and discovering what works for its own body. Competence grounded in physics, not examples, which they argue is what holds up when conditions change. They build their own body because owning it makes the learning fast. The pedigree is the story. CEO Nikolai Ensslen co-founded Synapticon and developed the first safety architecture for humanoids. Chief AI Officer Martin Riedmiller is ex-Google DeepMind research director and a pioneer of data-efficient RL. Their designer shaped 3 generations of Tesla's Optimus and Apptronik's Apollo. They claim a walking prototype in 6 months. No footage released so far. Funding undisclosed. Notable pledge: never for weapons, military, or surveillance.

Hebrew Billboards, Israeli Cash: The Quiet Takeover of Southern Cyprus Israeli buyers have bought ~3,900–4,000 properties in southern Cyprus (2021–2025), mostly in Larnaca, Limassol, and Paphos, and Hebrew-language real estate ads are visible in tourist zones. They’re the top-tier foreign buyer group. Hebrew-language political billboard for Israeli politician Gadi Eisenkot near Zygi drew attention from MEP Fidias Panayiotou, who framed it as a sovereignty issue.