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Beyond marathons and backflips, China's robots face a commercial test

Beyond marathons and backflips, China's robots face a commercial test

By Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China's humanoid robot makers have spent the past two…

August 18, 2026

Baidu revenue misses as advertising slide outweighs AI cloud gains

Aug 18 (Reuters) - China's Baidu missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Tuesday as declines in its core…

August 18, 2026

China's Baidu misses quarterly revenue estimates

Aug 18 (Reuters) - China's Baidu missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Tuesday as declines in its core…

August 18, 2026

Wispr Flow valued at $2 billion in latest funding round

By Pragyan Kalita Aug 17 (Reuters) - AI startup Wispr Flow has nearly tripled its valuation to $2 billion in…

August 18, 2026

China's Unitree unveils 'Superman' robot as fervour builds ahead of Shanghai debut

By Samuel Shen and Eduardo Baptista SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - China's Unitree unveiled a new high-speed robot it dubbed…

August 18, 2026

China's Lumos eyes fresh funding, potential listing as factory robot sales grow

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Chinese robotics startup Lumos Robotics is considering a further fundraising round and aims…

August 18, 2026

China's Lumos eyes fresh funding, potential listing as factory robot sales grow

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Chinese robotics startup Lumos Robotics is considering a further fundraising round and aims…

August 18, 2026

ByteDance signs AI copyright pact with Hollywood trade group

Aug 17 (Reuters) - ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association on Monday signed an agreement to strengthen copyright safeguards on…

August 18, 2026

What to know for anyone taking ketamine for depression

Sometimes, medication and therapy fail to help depression patients and ketamine has also been used for treatment-resistant depression. Doctors told…

August 18, 2026

ByteDance signs AI copyright pact with Hollywood trade group

Aug 17 (Reuters) - ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association on Monday signed an agreement to strengthen copyright safeguards on…

August 18, 2026