Happy Monday.
Over the weekend, a Chinese humanoid robot, āTianzhuo,ā ran 100m in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Boltās 9.58-second world record.
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Enjoy today's news.
China kicks off the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games, drawing 666 teams and over 2,000 humanoid robots.
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Apple prepares to launch its first foldable iPhone around September 9th, alongside expected price hikes.
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NVIDIA strikes a $6B licensing deal with Poolside to build an advanced open-weight AI model that can compete with Chinese rivals.
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Oura faces a lawsuit alleging it misled consumers about its smart rings' sleep-tracking accuracy, claims the company disputes.
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Waymo brings Gemini to all Ojai riders, enabling controlling cabin settings, music, and trip info by voice.
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Grok Bot expands access to SuperGrok Plus and Cursor subscribers, alongside a free trial for all other users.
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Tesla recalls nearly 3M vehicles in China to add warning labels and software updates for hidden emergency door releases.
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New York overtakes San Francisco as the top U.S. market for tech talent for the first time in 13 years, driven by AI hiring.
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NVIDIA eyes a major equity stake in Perplexity AI, as the startup's valuation nears $30B.
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Apple cuts over 200 jobs across its Siri and Vision Pro teams, shifting focus toward AI and smart glasses.
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MakerMods Robotics introduces the Maker Arm, a fully 3D-printed 6-axis robot arm, priced under $1,000.
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Tesla discontinues its Solar Roof tiles after nearly a decade, having installed only around 3,000 systems nationwide.
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Walmart begins accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay at select locations today, expanding nationwide by year-end.
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Starcloud secures $250M at a $2.3B valuation to build an orbital AI computing constellation powered by satellite GPUs.
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New Zealand introduces a bill to ban under-16s from social media, joining a growing global push to protect kids online.
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Retailers turn to virtual fitting rooms powered by AI to cut costly returns and solve online shopping's biggest sizing problem.
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New David Senra episode: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discusses scaling massive compute infrastructure, building OpenAI into a platform for a billion users, and applying Y Combinator lessons to non-consensus bets.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.
See you tomorrow.
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