Figma bets on India to expand beyond design
Figma is expanding its presence in India by setting up a local office and hiring Indian talent as it seeks to deepen ties with one…
Category: Ai/Robotics
The global race for the AI app layer is still on
The U.S. is far ahead of Europe in the race for large AI models — but the picture is different for the application layer, with…
HistoSonics raises $250M for commercial expansion of Edison system
HistoSonics offers the non-invasive Edison Histotripsy system. | Source: HistoSonics Histotripsy is the use of ultrasound to treat liver tumors. HistoSonics Inc., which has developed…
SoftBank’s Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions
Masayoshi Son isn’t known for half measures. The SoftBank founder’s career has been studded with eyebrow-raising bets, each one seemingly more outrageous than the last.…
Harmonic Drive shares history, looks ahead
In this special episode of The Robot Report Podcast, editors Mike Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre discuss with engineer Chris Finger the role of Harmonic Drive…
Immortality startup Eternos pivots to a personal AI that sounds like you
In 2023, after nearly three decades as CEO of the company he founded, Robert LoCascio stepped down as CEO of LivePerson, the public firm credited…
How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit
For all their pitches promising something new, AI startups share many of the same questions as startups in years past: How do they know when…
Wonderful raised $100M Series A to put AI agents on the front lines of customer service
Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful has raised $100 million in a Series A round led by Index Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners, IVP, Bessemer, and Vine Ventures. The…
XTEND secures U.S. DoW contract for autonomous drones
XTEND drones can be configured with AI Pilots whose capabilities depend on the tactical needs of the specific mission. | Credit: XTEND XTEND Reality Inc.…
Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup
Meta may be about to lose one of its most renowned AI heads: Yann LeCun, a chief AI scientist at the company, is planning to…