22 Jun 2026
Sector Snapshot: Robotics Startups On Fire As Venture Funding Surges To Record Numbers In 2026
Robotics startup funding hit a record high in 2025, per Crunchbase data . And that trend is continuing in 2026 so far, with funding to the sector already eclipsing 2025’s totals.
22 Jun 2026
Chinese universities are cutting language majors to make way for AI
As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, Chinese universities are rapidly redrawing the landscape of what is worth studying. In recent months, Chinese universities have actively cut foreign language and translation programs and launched new majors in “embodied intelligence” and “low-altitude economy.”
22 Jun 2026
Elon Musk Just Lifted His Tesla Voting Stake to Nearly 20%. Could a SpaceX Merger Be Next?
Elon Musk now controls nearly 20% of the vote at Tesla ( TSLA +1.04% ) . In a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week, the electric-car maker's CEO exercised the entire 2018 compensation award -- 303,960,630 options at a split-adjusted strike of $23.34, against a stock that closed near $405 the day of the transaction. He didn't sell any shares on the open market to do…
22 Jun 2026
AI and the Changing Landscape of STEM Careers
At a recent STEM City Service to Nation event, Dr. Victor McCrary highlighted that artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming jobs more rapidly than educational systems can adapt.
21 Jun 2026
AI uncovers nearly 1 000 hidden earthquakes beneath East Antarctica
Scientists have discovered nearly 1 000 previously undetected earthquakes beneath East Antarctica after applying machine-learning techniques to seismic records collected decades ago, revealing that one of Earth’s most remote regions is far more seismically active than once believed.
21 Jun 2026
Robots pour cocktails, run marathons, but still can’t multitask
A Unitree Innov8 Robotics robot lies on the ground after falling during the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris on Friday. | AFP photo
21 Jun 2026
Norwegian researchers have developed a robot that can prepare salmon sashimi without human help
Robots have become increasingly capable of handling tasks such as moving packages, sorting goods and assembling products in factories. Some advanced machines can even walk and run in ways that resemble human movement. However, working with soft, slippery and unpredictable materials remains one of the biggest challenges in robotics.
21 Jun 2026
Micron Just Crossed $1,000 a Share. Here's the Math on Where It Goes Next.
Shares of Micron Technology ( MU +8.80% ) have rocketed past $1,000, propelling the company into the elite trillion-dollar club . That meteoric rise reflects the seismic shift that artificial intelligence (AI) is imposing on the semiconductor landscape, where memory chips have shifted from boring commodity to mission-critical infrastructure. While Micron's rally is still in full swing, smart…
21 Jun 2026
This downtown S.F. tower promised a new kind of tech community. Then came the power struggle
Frontier Tower members celebrate the first anniversary San Francisco incubator’s first anniversary in April. The previously vacant downtown building has become a “vertical village” for a variety of projects ranging from longevity to robotics. But members say a power struggle has developed.
