Competitors from BiH win the First Place at the International AI Robotics Challenge in China

This humanoid robotics company is going public, but its CEO isn’t promising a robot in your home anytime soon

While other humanoid startups chase sky-high valuations, Agility Robotics is betting its future on execution — and a SPAC.

In AI race vs. U.S., China eyes victory in lower prices and broader appeal

U.S. AI companies seem to be in the lead, but that could be short-lived as Chinese competitors offer cheaper products with more commercial appeal worldwide.

Agility Robotics is reportedly going public via a $2.5B SPAC deal

Agility Robotics, the Oregon startup behind the bipedal Digit robot, is in talks to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company in a deal valuing it at about 2.5bn, according to Wall Street Journal. The terms have not been confirmed, the SPAC partner has not been named, and the company has not [] This story continues at The Next Web

Battle of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Computing Companies: Is AMD, Broadcom, Nvidia, or Marvell the Best Stock to Buy Now?

All four companies have different strengths.

How to Determine the Best AI Model for Your Business

Public opinion shifts rapidly and benchmarks are not reliable.

Morgan Stanley Doubles China Humanoid Robot Shipment Forecast As Commercial Adoption Accelerates

Morgan Stanley says China's humanoid robotics industry is scaling faster, driven by policy support and commercialization.

AI agents that provide ‘economic value’ are next frontier, says Meta AI research chief

The next frontier of artificial intelligence will be agents that can perform “economically valuable” work across a broad range of real-world domains, according to Dawn Song, Meta Platforms’ new vice-president of AI research. “The goal is not to replace humans,” Song told the South China Morning Post last week on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Dalian, also known as Summer Davos, days before joining Meta. “But we want these AI agents to be more effective in these important real-world...

These 4 lawsuits have shaped the artificial intelligence debate

The debate over artificial intelligence has been shaped by several lawsuits since the technology became widespread. In the U.S., major players such as Anthropic and OpenAI vie for the top spot in the industry — all while the country’s AI race with China rages on. About 32.5 of the world’s more than 90,000 AI companies []...Click to read more

Japan’s manufacturing sector and the race for physical AI

Turning industrial strength into leadership in the next AI frontier.

China to produce over 100,000 human-like robots in 2026

Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology under the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Gan Xiaobin stressed that the artificial intelligence ecosystem in China was driving the rapid development of robotics

Alibaba Group: Qwen-Robot Triggers Full-Stack Physical AI Inflection Point; Reiterate BUY

Alibaba Group: Qwen-Robot Triggers Full-Stack Physical AI Inflection Point; Reiterate BUY

Robot Revolution? How China Is Turning To Humanoid Robots To Tackle Demographic Woes

China is encouraging businesses to use embodied artificial intelligence across factories and service industries.

Avnet Brings Ecosystem Together to Scale Edge AI in Singapore

As AI adoption accelerates across Singapore and Southeast Asia, where 81 of companies have moved beyond ...

Here Are 4 Major Lawsuits That Have Shaped The Artificial Intelligence Debate

The debate over artificial intelligence has been shaped by several lawsuits since the technology became widespread. In the U.S., major players such as Anthropic and OpenAI vie for the top spot in the industry — all

China Births Two Robot Unicorns as Sector Funding Stays Strong

Two Chinese robotics startups have been valued at more than 2.9 billion in recent funding rounds, demonstrating steady interest in the sector and boosting the country’s efforts to compete with US firms like Tesla Inc. and Figure AI Inc.

Robot-run stores taking over South Korea

The global robotics market is worth more than 88 billion dollars, and is forecast to grow to 218 billion over the next five years. As businesses turn to automation to cut costs and improve efficiency, robot-run stores are becoming a common sight in South Korea. Emre Boz reports.

General : Use AI As Capacity Multiplier, Not Cost Cutting Tool  - Sim

PETALING JAYA, July 11 (Bernama) -- Businesses should harness artificial intelligence (AI) as a capacity multiplier while continuing to invest in human talent, instead of treating the technology solely as a cost-cutting tool, Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Steven Sim said.

Autonomous Agentic Workflow Platforms: A Comparative Analysis

The adoption of AI co-pilots and virtual assistants has been quick. Businesses embraced them. AI tools, like chat assistants and coding copilots, promised faster work. They helped with smarter decisions and boosted efficiency. But there was one catch: humans still had to drive the process. That is now beginning to change. A new generation of [] The post Autonomous Agentic Workflow Platforms: A Comparative Analysis appeared first on Fingent - Trusted AI Software Development Partner for Business Growth.

AI is becoming a bargain hunter's market, with a few luxury models on top

Inference is become a commodity except for frontier models

नेपाल–कोरिया पर्यटन प्रवर्द्धन समझदारीपत्रमा हस्ताक्षर

काठमाडौं। एजट्रेक डिजिटल सेफ्टी सिस्टमको प्रयोग गरी कृतिम बुद्धिमत्ता (एआई) मा आधारित ट्रयाकिङ तथा मूल्यांकन प्रणालीको माध्यमबाट पदयात्रा तथा पर्वतीय पर्यटनलाई पूर्वानुमान योग्य, जोखिम मुक्त र थप सुरक्षित बनाउने उद्देश्यले ट्रेकिङ एजेन्सिज् एशोसिएशन अफ नेपाल (टान) र दक्षिण कोरियाको प्रविधिसम्बन्धी कम्पनी आइबिएल कम्पनी लिमिटेडका बीच आज समझदारीपत्रमा हस्ताक्षर भएको छ। समझदारीपत्रमा सङ्घका तर्फबाट महासचिव सोनाम []

Can China’s New GLM-5.2 AI Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic?

Chinese artificial intelligence developers have rapidly narrowed the technological gap with U.S. rivals over the past two years. While companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic continue to dominate frontier AI development, Chinese firms have increasingly focused on producing lower-cost, open-weight models that can be deployed more easily by businesses and developers. The latest entrant, GLM-5.2 [] The post Can China’s New GLM-5.2 AI Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic? appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Boston Dynamics CEO: America’s next 250 years will be built by robots. Here’s what’s standing in the way

The U.S. has always led the world's great industrial leaps. Robotics is next — but only if Washington, industry, and workers move together.

Artificial intelligence economy and who really benefits from AI

Artificial intelligence economy and who really benefits from AI

America is fighting yesterday’s AI war. Tomorrow’s war is on the way

Beijing is building an AI ecosystem while Washington debates benchmarks. Huawei Ascend chips and DeepSeek models are winning global adoption.

Shravan Gupta, MGF Group, and the Expanding AI Market: Opportunities in India and Beyond

By Roxana Mathew. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key driver of economic growth, business efficiency, and urban transformation across the world. From real estate and infrastructure to finance, healthcare, and retail, AI is reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. As India emerges as one of the fastest-growing digital economies, business leaders and organizations are increasingly exploring how AI can create smarter, more sustainable, and customer-centric ecosystems. Among the business groups that have historically embraced innovation and large-scale development is MGF Group, led by Shravan Gupta. The group has been associated with

Agility Robotics is going public in a $2.5 billion SPAC deal

The humanoid robotics company will list under the ticker AGLT after merging with Michael Klein's Churchill Capital Corp XI

Coca-Cola's World Cup AI Avatar Showcases Brand's Cutting-edge AI Innovation

Coca-Cola's World Cup AI Avatar Showcases Brand's Cutting-edge AI Innovation

Do you want AI with that? Chatbots could take your next order at the drive-thru

Do you want AI with that? Chatbots could take your next order at the drive-thru