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Neura Robotics Announces $1. 4 B Series C Including Nvidia, Amazon, Tether and Qualcomm
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (363+ words) Neura Robotics has secured a Series C funding round of up to $1. 4 billion as the German robotics company looks to expand deployment of its cognitive robots and further develop its Physical AI platform. According to the company, the round includes…...
The Week Ahead in AI: White House AI Advisor Departing, NY Data Center Pause, The AI 'Vibe Shift' & Nvidia's South Korea Focus
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (210+ words) Welcome to'AI Insider's The Week Ahead in AI. See the key developments and events we're watching June 7-13. White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan said he will leave his position at the end of June after helping shape the Trump administration's…...
AI, Robotics Dominate World Economic Forum's 2026 Technology Pioneers List
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (1347+ words) The World Economic Forum has named 100 early-stage companies from 23 countries to its 2026 Technology Pioneers cohort, with about half related to artificial intelligence and robotics. According to the forum, many of this year's selected companies are developing technologies that underpin AI…...
Aethex AI Raises $3 M to Build Voice AI for Africa and the Middle East
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (201+ words) Aethex AI, a voice AI startup targeting Africa and the Middle East, has closed a $3 million pre-seed round led by 4 DX Ventures, with Enza Capital, Dorm Room Fund, Mojo Ventures, and Stanford GSB 26 Fund also participating. Founded by Mariama Diallo…...
Apple Bets on AI Overhaul at WWDC 2026 as Tim Cook Prepares to Hand Over the Reins
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (256+ words) Apple used its annual WWDC 2026 developer conference at Apple Park to mount an aggressive response to sustained criticism over its AI capabilities, unveiling a sweeping overhaul of Siri and its broader Apple Intelligence platform powered in part by Google's Gemini…...
Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5 as Service Disruption Tests Enterprise Confidence in AI Infrastructure
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (222+ words) Anthropic has made its most powerful artificial intelligence model available to the public for the first time, releasing Claude Fable 5, a consumer-facing version of its previously restricted Mythos model, just days after a temporary infrastructure failure disrupted AI services for…...
Researchers Develop Method To Train Ag AI Robots with Virtual Tomatos
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (407+ words) Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a method for generating synthetic training data for agricultural AI systems using realistic virtual tomato farms, a technique that could reduce one of the major challenges in developing autonomous harvesting robots. The study,…...
Pudu Deploys 200 Cleaning Robots Across Swiss Supermarket Network
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (314+ words) Swiss supermarket chain Denner has expanded its use of cleaning robots through a partnership with Chinese robot maker Pudu Robotics and regional distributor Robobee, deploying 200 autonomous floor-cleaning robots across its store network. According to the companies, the rollout follows a…...
Guest Post: Who is Financing The New GPU Asset Class
11+ hour, 38+ min ago (966+ words) Guest Post by Bernie Margulies Three kinds of buyers are absorbing the world's AI GPUs: hyperscalers, neoclouds, and enterprises building their own clusters. Much of the money behind these purchases is debt, and these GPU chips are increasingly financed as…...
Standard Bots Raises $200 M in Series C Funding at $1 B Valuation to Scale American-Made, AI-Native Industrial Robots
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (356+ words) Standard Bots has raised $200 million in a Series C funding round led by Robo Strategy, with participation from existing investors including General Catalyst, as the U. S. robotics company looks to grow production of its AI-powered industrial robots. Founded by Beard, David…...