technology
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Shenzhen robotics startup DexForce is using synthetic data and virtual environments to train humanoid robots before transferring learned behavior to physical machines. Reuters reported on October 15 that the company raised 1 billion yuan, about $147 million, in Series B funding at a valuation above 10 billion yuan. DexForce’s own technical site describes its EmbodiChain…
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ORCA Computing launched its PT-3 photonic quantum computer on October 15, putting the system into operation alongside accelerated classical computing at Digital Realty’s Innovation Lab in London. In its launch announcement, ORCA said a hybrid workflow extending NVIDIA’s Proteína protein-design model improved the ratio of useful proteins identified by 20% over its classical baseline. The…
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Mueon has raised $65 million in Series A funding to move its Cubelets architecture toward broader validation and production readiness for AI and hyperscale infrastructure. Cubelets are modular 3D building blocks that combine compute, memory, interconnect, power delivery and thermal management into a denser system-level package. That approach fits the same broader trend BitcoinVersus.Tech has…
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SK hynix’s reported plan for a new U.S. NAND factory is now tied to a dispute over how much American chipmaking equipment can move into its existing operation in Dalian, China. Reuters reported on October 15, citing two people familiar with the matter, that Solidigm has sought licenses for additional U.S.-made tools for Dalian’s unfinished…
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The most advanced chips in 2026 depend on machines that can deposit, etch, measure, bond and print features at atomic or near-atomic scales. This countdown ranks seven semiconductor manufacturing machines by technical importance, production relevance, precision, impact on leading-edge logic and memory, and how strongly each tool shapes the next generation of AI hardware. This…
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Schaeffler is using a dedicated Humanoid Gym in Erlangen, Germany, to train and validate Hexagon Robotics’ AEON humanoid before those capabilities reach live production lines. Hexagon says the gym recreates representative factory tasks so Schaeffler teams can teach AEON new skills, test repeatability, and build internal deployment expertise before scaling the robot into manufacturing. That…
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AI hardware in 2026 is no longer a one-chip race. GPUs still dominate frontier training, but inference accelerators, wafer-scale processors, TPUs and open AI processors are competing on memory bandwidth, latency, power efficiency and the cost of producing useful tokens. This countdown ranks seven of the most important AI chips in 2026 based on real…
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BitFuFu and Hong Kong-based Finloop have launched Hashrate Token (HASH), an on-chain note designed to give eligible investors BTC-denominated exposure to the economic output of Bitcoin mining. According to BitFuFu’s October 15 announcement, the underlying hashrate is provided as a service and contributes to professionally managed mining activity. The resulting economic output forms the basis…
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Agility Robotics has selected Nyobolt to supply the battery technology for Digit 5, giving the humanoid a claimed 90 minutes of runtime from a 9-minute recharge. That is a 10:1 run-to-charge ratio, up from Digit 4’s 2:1 ratio. The practical target is uptime. Agility says the new system is designed to let Digit work for…
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TSMC reported record Q3 2026 profit as AI demand drove advanced-node revenue higher, with 2nm reaching 8% of wafer sales and Q4 guidance rising above $52 billion.
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Warehouse robots in 2026 do far more than move bins. The strongest systems now pick items, climb storage racks, work alongside people, unload trailers and keep fulfillment centers running around the clock. This countdown ranks seven warehouse robots on real deployment, autonomy, throughput, flexibility, storage impact and how much useful warehouse work each robot performs…
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BitFuFu and Finloop launched Hashrate Token (HASH) on October 15, a BTC-denominated on-chain note designed to give eligible investors economic exposure to Bitcoin mining output without directly owning ASICs or operating a mine. According to BitFuFu’s launch announcement, the underlying hashrate is provided as a service and contributes to mining activity, with the resulting economic…
