The media environment of the early 21st century, before the Blackouts, makes it very difficult to verify the factual accuracy of any source. Presumably these documents had at least some official interest for contemporaries, if not veracity, to warrant classification and inclusion in the archives.

CONZONE EVIDENCE CONTROL FILES - DECLASSIFIED BY PRESIDENT TRULY SAVIOUR - WIDEST DISTRIBUTION

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URANUS LAUNCH FLOPS WITH BAD TASTE SERVANT LINE REVEAL

Skel Kiki, CEO of robotics giant URANUS, refused to apologize for the launch demo for a domestic servant line which featured robots costumed as old American racial caricatures. Most press representatives left the launch presentation in apparent protest after the servant models formed a vaudeville chorus line.

The company spokesperson, who did not name themself in their reply, said they were “authorized only to respond with a gesture of self abuse.”

Others within the company spoke on background about their outrageous boss’s latest prank.

“Real people don't care about this stuff. It's a joke. Most people can take a joke.”

“It's a distraction, is what it is. We are changing the world but that's all anyone sees.

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NUSKIN ANSWERS RACE TAUNT WITH BOLD INTERFACE FEATURE

NuSkin responded directly to Skel Kiki’s antics at the launch of their own servant line.

“This crude and hurtful provocation only underlines what is so important about our philosophy: Humans getting along with robots, robots getting along with humans, humans getting along with humans,” CEO Wayne Brane announced to gathered press and shareholders.

The new NuSkin line is named the “Sera” after the founder’s third wife, tennis pro Sera DiGrappelli. In terms of technical specs, little has changed from Sera’s predecessor. It does feature an updated power supply and muted servos.

CEO Wayne Brane glows describing all of his products, and it can be hard to imagine him entertaining criticism of his pet projects. He did however acknowledge one perennial consumer gripe.

“Whirring” is a complaint that has long nagged this company. Personally I can't hear it.”

The NuSkin CEO then made a series of clicking and whirring sounds while moving robotically. The CEO’s signature physical comedy, always anticipated at these events, was well received with a round of applause.

The focus of the celebration, however, was a new soft feature, in line with the company ethos of influencing human-human relationships through robotics. There have been few more surprising moments in any tech launch than the Sera’s EthnIQ package.

“Sera, walk down the aisle there, go among the audience. Now everyone pay attention to the face.”

The soft semi translucent face is perhaps the most iconic brand symbol for NuSkin, so it was a shock for the audience to see it morph subtly, as the skin tone changed first to a waxy yellow then a light tan.

EthnIQ changes a number of racial features and skin tone based off the ethnic and racial make-up of a room or crowd of people as a means to diffuse tension. So far EthnIQ has met with a grand welcome among the literati, but analysts have been warning of a faultline beneath the company.

McKintyre Payslip called out Brane’s humanitarian vision as out of touch. “Brane is trying to sell this big safe image and a sense of wonder or whatever. And they're wonderful creations. They are also slow, and noisy, and no one can afford them. Skel craps out brutally efficient robots, at least they are when the children building them don't miss a crucial series of welds.”

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