05 Jul 2026
Meet the soccer-playing humanoid robot that just delivered the game ball at the Brazil v. Norway FIFA World Cup match
Before Brazil and Norway retook the pitch at New York/New Jersey Stadium for their Round of 16 match on Saturday, something happened at halftime that had never occurred in FIFA World Cup history. A five-foot humanoid robot walked pitchside, performed goal celebrations in the style of Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Matheus Cunha, and Son Heung-min, then turned to the referee and handed over the match…
05 Jul 2026
Humanoid Robot Mass Production Year Established, Institutions Bullish on a Decade-Long Golden Cycle
China's A-share market saw the humanoid robot sector rally against the trend this week, as the industry enters a critical commercialization and delivery phase. 2026 is being established as the pivotal year for transitioning from laboratory prototypes to scaled deliveries, with global shipments expected to surpass 50,000 units. A triple tailwind of policy support, capital inflows, and real demand…
04 Jul 2026
Live coverage: Semiconductor manufacturing test bed to fly alongside Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch
A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready for launch in this file photo. Image: SpaceX. Two semiconductor fabrication test beds will hitch a sub-orbital ride on the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that is set to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral shortly after sunrise Sunday.
04 Jul 2026
iPhone 18 Pro Max To Deliver Runtimes Equal To Silicon-Carbon Android Flagships; Tipster Highlights Three Upgrades That Make This Possible
The iPhone 17 Pro Max and its 5,088mAh battery for the eSIM version were already a force to be reckoned with in terms of runtime compared to the competition, but the iPhone 18 Pro Max could surpass its predecessor’s ceiling by a decent margin thanks to a slew of upgrades.
04 Jul 2026
Shenzhen’s Robot Valley emerges as global hub of robotics innovation
Nestled within a 10-kilometer stretch flanked by the Tanglang and Yangtai mountains in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District, China’s “Robot Valley” has rapidly evolved into a global epicenter for robotics innovation, driven by an unparalleled supply chain and deep industry-academia integration.
04 Jul 2026
'Hopeless for robotics': Yann LeCun says ChatGPT-style AI cannot understand the physical world
Former Meta chief AI scientist and AMI Labs founder Yann LeCun has challenged the idea that simply making large language models bigger will lead to human-like intelligence, arguing that current AI systems are fundamentally limited when it comes to understanding and interacting with the physical world, BBC reported.
03 Jul 2026
Santa Cruz County student robotics team wins world championship
SANTA CRUZ — High school students from across Santa Cruz County secured their status as the best student robotics team in the world last week.
03 Jul 2026
Buying homes in Bay Area with pre-IPO OpenAI stock? New real estate trend going viral in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Bay Area's real estate market is notoriously competitive, and the artificial intelligence boom is taking it to a whole new level.
03 Jul 2026
iPhone 18 With 9GB RAM Still Won't Support Two New iOS 27 Features
The lower-end iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e will be equipped with 9GB of RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17e, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
