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A new technology center is being established to foster collaboration among automakers, suppliers, and tech companies, driven by the rise of artificial intelligence and competition from China, according to a Forbes report…
Anduril Industries is in talks with investors for a funding round that could value the defense drone maker at roughly $100 billion, eight weeks after doubling to $61 billion in a $5 billion round led by Thrive Capital an…
Tesla reported second-quarter net income of $1.11 billion, or 32 cents per share, missing Wall Street estimates of 53 cents per share, as research and development spending surged 49% to $2.37 billion. Revenue rose 26% to…
Thomas H. Lee Partners is exploring an initial public offering for Brooks Automation, the robotics and software company it acquired for $3 billion in 2021, as semiconductor demand surges from AI chips to crypto mining ha…
IEEE Spectrum's weekly Video Friday roundup features GENE.01, a fully functional humanoid robot developed in six months by Generative Bionics, capable of walking and sensing with a full-body multimodal skin. The collecti…
Pakistan launched a USD 20 million venture fund at the Indus Robotics and Autonomous Systems Expo 2026, which drew over 25,000 visitors to Islamabad. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif announced the Pakistan Venture …
Unitree Robotics released demo footage of its AS2-W wheel-legged robot crossing steep cliff faces and rocky streams using real-time reinforcement learning, undercutting Boston Dynamics' Spot which starts at $75,000. The …
HERE Technologies is boosting AI route optimization with a reasoning layer that explains decisions and suggests fixes, addressing the gap between planned routes and real-world execution. The company has added time-depend…
SoftBank Group is in early-stage talks to acquire Gravis Robotics AG, a Zurich-based startup that builds AI autonomy platforms for heavy construction machinery, according to reports. The deal would fold Gravis's technolo…
Tesla posted a $1.1 billion free cash flow deficit in Q2 2026, and its stock fell 14.5% the next day, wiping out $214.5 billion in market value, after investors reacted to operating income collapsing 57% to $398 million …
SoftBank is not confirmed to be in acquisition talks with Gravis Robotics, despite the Zurich startup being a strategic fit for SoftBank's growing robotics portfolio. SoftBank has already agreed to buy ABB's robotics bus…
Apple launched the MapKit for Automotive SDK, with Ford as the first partner to integrate Apple Maps into its upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Platform in 2027. The integration will provide turn-by-turn directio…
Fremont, California, is emerging as a robotics hub as Agility Robotics opens a 60,000-square-foot engineering center for its Digit bipedal robot, joining Tesla, Meta, Zoox, Pony.ai, and DoorDash in the city. Mayor Raj Sa…
Tesla Inc. reported a profit that fell well short of Wall Street estimates for the period as spending on ambitious initiatives surged to $5.8 billion, resulting in the company's first cash burn in two years and fueling i…
DARPA and the U.S. Air Force flew an AI-controlled F-16 on July 16 as part of the VENOM program, using a retrofit kit that interfaces with the jet's flight controls without modifying its core software. The six two-seat F…
Tesla's stock is dipping as investors react to a profit drop, but the company is in a capital-intensive build phase for AI infrastructure needed for Full Self-Driving and Optimus, according to the analysis. The spending …
South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries unveiled a Physical AI Port Strategy on July 23, starting with technology tests at Gwangyang Port and deployment at Jinhae New Port's first phase, scheduled for 2032. The pr…
Lunar Outpost plans to operate Nvidia Jetson edge-AI hardware on an upcoming MAPP Moon rover, using the processor to control lidar for navigation in rugged terrain, with launch expected before the end of 2026 aboard an I…
Travis Kalanick raised $1.7 billion for Atoms, his industrial-AI and robotics company, in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz that included Uber as an investor. The funding, which also includes credit facilities from majo…
Micron Technology secured a significant memory chip allocation for Tesla, CEO Elon Musk revealed during Tesla's Q2 2026 earnings call on July 22, calling the terms 'reasonable.' Micron's stock rose roughly 2.5% in after-…