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Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech is seeking a chief scientist with an annual pay of as much as ~$18M; China's AI industry has eschewed mega pay packages
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (68+ words) Bloomberg: Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech is seeking a chief scientist with an annual pay of as much as ~$18M; China's AI industry has eschewed mega pay packages This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at…...
Generalist, which raised $140M at a $440M valuation in 2025, releases GEN-1, an AI model to help robots handle high-dexterity tasks typically done by humans
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (70+ words) Anna Tong / Forbes: Generalist, which raised $140M at a $440M valuation in 2025, releases GEN-1, an AI model to help robots handle high-dexterity tasks typically done by humans This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:15 AM ET,…...
Sources: Chinese companies move to cement their role in humanoid robot supply chains as Tesla and others turn to China for components the US sees as strategic
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (72+ words) Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Chinese companies move to cement their role in humanoid robot supply chains as Tesla and others turn to China for components the US sees as strategic This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows…...
Noon, an AI-native product design tool, emerges from stealth with $44M in funding from Chemistry, First Round Capital, Scribble Ventures, and others
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (68+ words) Vaibhavi Khanwalkar / The Economic Times: Noon, an AI-native product design tool, emerges from stealth with $44M in funding from Chemistry, First Round Capital, Scribble Ventures, and others This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 11:21 PM…...
Alcatraz, which develops AI-powered facial-recognition security systems for building access, raised a $50M Series B, bringing its total funding to $100M+
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (66+ words) Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Alcatraz, which develops AI-powered facial-recognition security systems for building access, raised a $50M Series B, bringing its total funding to $100M+ This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:40 PM ET, April 2, 2026. This is…...
Yupp, which raised a $33M seed led by a16z crypto in 2024 for a crowdsourced AI model picker, shuts down, saying it didn't reach strong product-market fit
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (51+ words) Julie Bort / TechCrunch: Yupp, which raised a $33M seed led by a16z crypto in 2024 for a crowdsourced AI model picker, shuts down, saying it didn't reach strong product-market fit This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at…...
ScaleOps, which makes automated cloud spend tools, raised a $130M Series C led by Insight Partners at an $800M+ valuation, bringing its total funding to $210M+
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (69+ words) Meir Orbach / CTech: ScaleOps, which makes automated cloud spend tools, raised a $130M Series C led by Insight Partners at an $800M+ valuation, bringing its total funding to $210M+ This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:10 AM…...
Investment in Austin-based startups grew to a record high of $7.19B in 2025, up from $4.37B in 2024 and topping a pandemic peak of $6.1B in 2021
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (73+ words) Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Investment in Austin-based startups grew to a record high of $7.19B in 2025, up from $4.37B in 2024 and topping a pandemic peak of $6.1B in 2021 This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 2:10 AM…...
Sources: Physical Intelligence, which is developing AI models for robotics, is discussing a new funding round of about $1B that would value it at $11B+
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (66+ words) Bloomberg: Sources: Physical Intelligence, which is developing AI models for robotics, is discussing a new funding round of about $1B that would value it at $11B+ This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:10 PM ET, March…...
Melania Trump appeared alongside Figure AI's Figure 3 humanoid robot at the White House to promote integrating more tech and AI into US children's education
1+ week, 1+ day ago (70+ words) Katie Rogers / New York Times: Melania Trump appeared alongside Figure AI's Figure 3 humanoid robot at the White House to promote integrating more tech and AI into US children's education This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site…...