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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

Blind Egyptian entrepreneur's AI app helps others 'see' the world

By Mariam Rizk, Sherif Fahmy and Mohamed Ezz CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Karen Morad went blind five years ago,…

August 18, 2026

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT for Teens with stronger guardrails, parental controls

Aug 18 (Reuters) - OpenAI introduced "ChatGPT for Teens" on Tuesday, tailored for minors with parental controls and enhanced security…

August 18, 2026

Meta faces 29-state trial that could reshape Instagram and Facebook

By Diana Novak Jones Aug 18 (Reuters) - A coalition of states suing Meta Platforms over claims Facebook and Instagram…

August 18, 2026

How U.S. military funding propelled China’s robot dogs

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - China’s Unitree Robotics – among the world's biggest producers of humanoid and…

August 18, 2026

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