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Insider Brief Proception has raised $11 million in seed funding and launched ProHand 1.0, a robotic hand designed to give humanoids and other robots more human-like control when handling objects. According to the Silicon Valley startup, the round was led by First Round Capital, with participation from Y Combinator and BoxGroup. Proception said the funding […]
Read full articleJay Li doesn’t recommend getting sued by Tesla if you’re trying to get a startup off the ground. But he does think his company, Proception, might be better off for having endured the experience. “I think it’s kind of like a resilience test, or pressure test,” he told TechCrunch in an exclusive interview. “People say […]
The story of a woman who let a robot into her home. Plus, a discussion about why Silicon Valley has taken such an interest in taste.
Silicon Valley engineers recently flocked to new technology from a Chinese company, Z.ai, that is almost as good as its American competitors but much cheaper.
The country’s workforce is set to fall to 300mn by the end of the century. Beijing wants humanoids to narrow the labour gap
For those of us who can’t drive due to disabilities, the drawbacks of these vehicles are vastly outweighed by the possibilities they offer The robotaxis are coming! The robotaxis are coming! Well, actually, they’re already here. Until now they’ve been the stuff of science fiction, but this summer London’s streets have seen Silicon Valley-based company Waymo testing out self-driving cars. It hasn’t been the smoothest of introductions – from cars getting stuck in a cul-de-sac and repeatedly waking up the residents of Shoreditch to one driving into a crime scene, after a double stabbing in Harlesden. The automated vehicles (AVs) have so far had trained drivers waiting behind the wheel to take control if needed, but will soon be shedding their human minders. Waymo and British rival Wayve are hoping to launch driverless minicabs in the capital this year, subject to approval from the British government and Transport for London, among others. A subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, Waymo curr
Silicon Valley and corporate America are increasingly turning to cheaper, open-source artificial intelligence models built in China.
Y Combinator's stablecoin funding shift could accelerate crypto adoption, reshape startup finance, and intensify focus on regulatory clarity. The post Y Combinator unveils standout startups from Spring 2026 Demo Day, with stablecoin funding taking center stage appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Is it better to persuade or to confront? French leader Emmanuel Macron is opting for the royal treatment with Donald Trump at Versailles, what with a dinner to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the King of France's support for the birth of a new nation. It's all about keeping the US president on board: on Ukraine, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and more. But will flattery work when it comes to the AI revolution?
