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Before the robots go to work, they have to go to school.Apptronik, a Texas-based humanoid startup that counts Google and Mercedes among its investors, has opened a “Robot Park” in Austin. At the nearly 90,000-square-foot warehouse, its Apollo robots practice tasks like loading boxes onto conveyor belts and sorting toys…
Delivery robot startup Robot.com is expanding into workplace humanoids, targeting industrial, food services, and logistics customers with a new robot designed to complete repetitive tasks.The San Francisco-based startup, formerly known as Kiwibot, told Business Insider it will launch R-noid, a humanoid robot on wheels that can package orders, load and…
Sebastian Kurz once worked out of Austria’s chancellery on Vienna’s Ballhausplatz, an imposing government building that resembles a Baroque palace. Today, he welcomes visitors to a sleek glass office tower that blends seamlessly into Tel Aviv’s skyline.The contrast between the two workplaces couldn’t be greater. What hasn’t changed is Kurz’s…
There’s a new entrant in the race to build a general-purpose robot, and it does not look human.Robotics startup Genesis AI unveiled Eno on Tuesday, a wheeled robot with two arms, but instead of legs, it has a three-panel body that can adjust its height and fold down when not…
The White House’s move to restrict access to Anthropic’s newest AI models could hand one of Europe’s leading AI startups exactly the opening it has been preparing for.On Friday, US officials imposed export controls on Anthropic’s cybersecurity-focused models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5. They cited national security concerns that safeguards…
Nearly 25 years ago, a mariachi band played at a SpaceX party while Elon Musk posed for a photo. The rocket company’s head count was single digits back then. Today, it’s over 22,000.SpaceX started with two long-shot goals: make rockets cheaper to launch and, eventually, send mankind to Mars.More than…
The cybersecurity startup Tanium, which was last valued at $9 billion, recently underwent a leadership reshuffle after losing five top executives.Tanium, based in the Seattle area, was founded in 2007 and has stayed private since then. It has raised nearly $1 billion, according to PitchBook, and is backed by investors…
Silicon Valley is buzzing with concerns about excessive spending on AI. Executives at the startup Foyer aren’t worried — they have a simple budget-saving tactic.On the surface, Foyer, which makes an AI browser tool and an AI companion app, might seem like a poster child for running up AI costs.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jennifer Lankford, the 45-year-old CEO of Lankford Communications, who relocated to Costa Rica. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I’m the CEO of Lankford Communications, and I live in Jaco, Costa Rica. I formerly lived in Portland and the…
Tilt, a live shopping auction app that says it uses AI to make selling online faster and easier, has raised $26 million in funding.The London-based startup, founded in 2021 by ex-Revolut employees Abhi Thanendran and Neil Shah, has raised $50 million to date.Buyers select a category on the app —…
