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X Square Robot Secures Four Consecutive Financing Rounds, Surpasses US$2.8 Billion Valuation in Push for Physical AI Foundation Models
X Square Robot Secures Four Consecutive Financing Rounds, Surpasses US2.8 Billion Valuation in Push for Physical AI Foundation Models
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TechCrunch
· Jul 6, 2026
This humanoid robotics company is going public, but its CEO isn’t promising a robot in your home anytime soon
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· Jun 28, 2026
Tesla Completes Key AI Chip Milestone in Its Push Beyond the Auto Industry
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ANTARA News
· Jul 1, 2026
X Square Robot Secures Four Consecutive Financing Rounds, Surpasses US$2.8 Billion Valuation
X Square Robot, an embodied AI company developing general-purpose embodied intelligence robots and foundation ...
Bloomberg
· Jun 29, 2026
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.
Entrepreneur.com
· Jul 9, 2026
Ecommerce Founders Who Ignore This Type of AI Will Lose Their Best Customers. Here’s Why.
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South China Morning Post
· Jul 1, 2026
China’s Kling AI nears US$3 billion round at US$18 billion valuation: sources
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