19 Jun 2026
Austrian propulsion startup joins sovereign space funding surge
Gate Space says it operates one of Europe’s largest commercial development, testing and production infrastructures for satellite propulsion systems.
19 Jun 2026
Chinese Workers Are Controlling Humanoid Robots With VR
Shelving unit // Image by Kait Cunniff with DALL-E Why It Hits: There are plenty of startups trying to put autonomous robots into homes à la The Jetsons — but the technology really isn’t there yet. What these robotics, AI, and VR systems are currently good enough for is enabling people to control humanoids at scale.
19 Jun 2026
Robots pour cocktails and run marathons, but still can’t multitask
BOSTON – They can mix cocktails, run marathons and fold laundry. But humanoid robots are still a long way from doing lots of different jobs on command, whatever the marketing says.
19 Jun 2026
Humanoid Robots: 18 Companies Racing To Build The Next Big Thing In AI
Humanoid robots are moving from science fiction into factories, warehouses and potentially our homes, as tech giants and ambitious startups race to bring them into the real world. Adobe Stock Humanoid robots are having their ChatGPT moment. For decades, they belonged in science fiction, glossy lab demos and viral videos. Now they are starting to appear in factories, warehouses and test homes,…
19 Jun 2026
Warren Raises €10M Seed
Warren raises €10M in a Seed round led by Motive Ventures to expand its pension and financial coaching platform across European markets.
19 Jun 2026
L’Oréal accelerates generative AI content engine with fresh OpenAI deal
OpenAI’s advertising platform remains a building site, but marketers remain incredibly keen to forge alliances with the generative AI leader. L’Oréal is the latest to strike a deal, this week unveiling a partnership to give it a leg up in product discovery and to use the organization’s latest models in its CreAItech marketing production system. Subsidiary brand Maybelline is also set to integrate…
19 Jun 2026
United States - Advising On Neura's USD1.4B Funding Round
Drawing on our experience in venture capital, we have advised Lingotto on its investment in Neura robotics as part of a USD1.4B fundraising round.
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19 Jun 2026
[Exclusive] Hyundai Motor Group to Buy More Boston Dynamics Shares, Making It a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
SoftBank to sell its 9.6% stake Put option agreement worth about 500 billion won Final decision to be made at an extraordinary board meeting Move to strengthen control and speed up IPO Boston Dynamics research unit RAI To be sold to SoftBank for $100 million Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas practices a soccer pass. Hyundai Motor Group Hyundai Motor Group will buy additional shares in Boston…
18 Jun 2026
Anthropic's Claude Model Outperforms Humans in Robot Control
AI technologies have begun to surpass human capabilities not only in writing text and code but also in performing complex tasks in the physical world. A new stage of the Project Fetch experiment conducted by Anthropic showed that the Claude Opus 4.7 language model acts dozens of times faster and more efficiently than inexperienced operators in controlling robotic devices.
