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Exclusive | Robotics Startup RobCo Hits $1 Billion Valuation
German robotics startup RobCo has sold shares in a deal that values the company at more than $1 billion—double the level hit earlier this year—highlighting investor enthusiasm for physical AI systems. The company makes autonomous…
Can The EU Make Clothes As Cheap As Asia? With Automation, This Startup Says Yes
Danish startup Rodinia Generation said it has secured 4 million euros ($4.5 million) to scale its on-demand manufacturing pilot, which uses automation to produce clothes in Europe at the same cost as Asia. The company said in a statement on Monday…
J&K industrial push broadens as startups, MSMEs deepen investment cycle
Jammu and Kashmir's industrial expansion is beginning to move beyond large factory investments, with a rapid rise in startups, formalised small businesses and supporting institutions pointing to a broader effort to build an enterprise base in the…
This NYC startup requires 4 days in office but just let everyone work remote for a whole month
Justin Paget | Digitalvision | Getty Images Bruno Solari spent his August traveling all around Spain, starting with a week in Ibiza, continuing on to Madrid, Málaga, Marbella and Barcelona, before finally returning to Ibiza for a bachelor…
PM Modi signs 5 key India-Switzerland pacts: What they mean for students, professionals and startups
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Switzerland have agreed to significantly strengthen their partnership across trade, investment, infrastructure, defence, nuclear energy, science, technology and people-to-people ties. Swiss President Guy…
Startup success is rare enough in the UK without any more taxes
If our rare successes are taxed further, more of our spinouts will end up sold early to foreign buyers and we risk losing their IP, writes Dr Ben Miles Last week, we heard our new Prime Minister champion the UK as the future global…
R. Madhavan set to host Game Changers featuring startup founders and global investors; details inside! : Bollywood News
Optimystix Entertainment India Limited has announced Game Changers, a new original business reality format that will be hosted by actor and filmmaker R. Madhavan. The show will be produced in Dubai for the Middle East market, with plans to explore…
Sand Batteries From Finnish Startup Offer New Renewable Energy Storage Option
A sand battery is a large silo filled with an inert, non-combustible material that absorbs and retains heat from superheated air. The air circulates through a network of pipes and ducts coiled through the silo. This heat energy can come courtesy of…
Robotics startup has real human vs. robot cage match, California responds with cease-and-desist order - regulator threatens misdemeanor charges after YouTuber fights three robotic humanoids
A robotics startup just received a cease-and-desist letter from the state of California after it hosted a human vs. robot fight in San Francisco. REK founder and CEO Cix Liv shared the document on social media, with the California State Athletic…
AI Can Now Prescribe Acne Drugs in this US State
An AI-based healthcare startup on Monday will start offering prescriptions to Utah patients without direct human oversight, the first time a state has allowed such technology to replace the role of a doctor. The move, limited to acne medications…
The Download: AI's popularity paradox and EmTech Future 2026
It was a joke! I love my job. But I do not love many of the things the technology I write about has become: warped by hype, steered by zealots, inescapable —and I'm far from alone. Around the world, a love/hate attitude toward AI is very…
Silicon Valley founders' hottest funding source: the Bank of Best Friends
Katherine Naylor Pullman started Our Third Place, a networking group for women in media, as a part-time side project. It began four years ago with monthly, then weekly, dinners. Women in Chicago and Los Angeles reached out, wanting to host their…
Can Europe's industrial legacy give it an AI advantage?
Europe is falling behind in the AI race. U.S. private investment in AI rose to $285.9 billion in 2025, according to Stanford University figures, dwarfing the $20.9 billion invested in Europe. The U.S. has higher AI adoption rates, a greater number…
He Missed IIT Madras CSE by 0.01. MIT Rejected Him. Today, He Leads a $20B AI Startup.
Sometimes, the biggest setbacks in your career don't look like setbacks at all. One of the most striking examples is the story of Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of AI search company Perplexity. He came from a lower-middle-class Tamil family…
Geely: Strategic NIO Battery Deal Is A Win (GELYF)
The Asian Investor 33.27K Followers Geely Automobile Holdings Limited is experiencing strong EV delivery growth, driven by its premium ZEEKR brand. Geely's ZEEKR brand nearly doubled its first half of 2026 sales volume to a record 178,000 units…
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