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Xpanner secures $18 million Series B funding to scale AI-powered automation in construction
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Xpanner banks 18 million to turn job sites into AI factories

Xpanner has secured $18 million in a Series B bridge round to scale its AI powered automation for construction, the company announced on May 15, 2026. The round was led by Korea Investment Partners with participation from KB Investment, both existing global investors, and it lifts Xpanner’s total fu

How Chinese short dramas became AI content machines
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China's AI short dramas outsell box office

Hexagon and Fill Maschinenbau partner to advance manufacturing autonomy using humanoids
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Humanoid robotics join Austrian production line

Meta’s summer sale drops Ray-Ban’s new smart glasses to record-low prices
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Ray-Ban Meta glasses hit record-low sale prices

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Xpanner banks 18 million to turn job sites into AI factories

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Humanoid robotics join Austrian production line

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Ai2 Opens MolmoAct 2 to Real World Robotics

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Ray-Ban Meta glasses hit record-low sale prices

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Energy per bit drives AI chip race

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European warehouse robotics raises €10 million for AI picking

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China's AI short dramas outsell box office

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Daimon Robotics Unveils Largest Omni-Modal Tactile Dataset

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RLWRLD Debuts RLDX-1 Dexterity Foundation

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Musk v Altman week 2 exposes high stakes clash

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How Chinese short dramas became AI content machines
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China's AI short dramas outsell box office

AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers
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AI chatbots leak real phone numbers

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Musk v Altman week 2 exposes high stakes clash

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Xpanner secures $18 million Series B funding to scale AI-powered automation in construction
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Xpanner banks 18 million to turn job sites into AI factories

Hexagon and Fill Maschinenbau partner to advance manufacturing autonomy using humanoids
Industrial Robotics•

Humanoid robotics join Austrian production line

Accelerating Chipmaking Innovation for the Energy-Efficient AI Era
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Energy per bit drives AI chip race

Ana Inês Inácio Designs the Future of Wireless
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Quiet RF Designer Wins Top IEEE Honor

Ai2 releases open robotics model designed for real-world AI automation
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Ai2 Opens MolmoAct 2 to Real World Robotics

Opinion: Why industrial AI must be trained on physics, not prompts
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Physics Not Prompts Should Guide Industrial AI

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An overview of RLDX-1.
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RLWRLD Debuts RLDX-1 Dexterity Foundation

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Meta’s summer sale drops Ray-Ban’s new smart glasses to record-low prices
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Ray-Ban Meta glasses hit record-low sale prices

The Beats Solo 4 have returned to their best price of the year
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Beats Solo 4 hit their lowest price of the year

Apple may open up the App Store to agentic AI
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Apple weighs agentic AI in App Store privacy showdown

ubisys joins Works with Home Assistant
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German Firms Join Home Assistant Certified List

Android Show 2026: all the news and announcements
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Android Show 2026 Unveils Googlebooks and Auto Overhaul

These new Roombas are smaller and cheaper
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iRobot slashes Roomba price and size in new lineup

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Robotics awards spotlight leaders Fujiwara and Little

Linkhou Raises USD Tens of Millions to Expand Robotics Components Production
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Linkhou Raises Tens of Millions in Series B Plus to Expand Robotics Components Production

Why Chinese TV's 'Big Female Lead' Dramas Fall Flat
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Bai Yimei sparks debate on Chinese female leads

Dreame Launches 20+ Smart Home Products in San Francisco, Putting Its Robotic Arm Tech at the Center
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Dreame turns its robotic arm into a home platform

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China Targets Robot Component Makers in New Subsidy Push

AI Growth Agent LeapMind Growth Raises Angel+ Round Led by CMC Capital
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LeapMind Growth Secures Angel Round Led by CMC Capital

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Utah Enacts VPN Rule Tied to Age Verification
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Utah Enacts VPN Rule Tied to Age Verification

EU Digital Fairness Act Sparks Privacy Debate
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EU Digital Fairness Act Sparks Privacy Debate

UK online safety push risks collapsing the open web
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UK online safety push risks collapsing the open web

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Federal AI Rule Moves Toward Compliance

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Regulatory Wave Tightens AI Rules in the US

States Move to Block Public Access to ALPR Data
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States Move to Block Public Access to ALPR Data

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