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Live Q&A: Inside China’s Race to Dominate the AI-Fueled Humanoid Robotics Industry

3 days ago | bloomberg.com | Saritha Rai |Annabelle Droulers |Jackie Davalos |Luz Ding

After years of American companies like Boston Dynamics and Elon Musk's Tesla leading the development of humanoid robots, Chinese startups are now making rapid advancements using AI. What's the current tech landscape like and what's next? Join Bloomberg's reporters on June 3 at 9:30 p.m. ET / June 4 at 9:30 a.m. HKT for a live discussion. This conversation will be recorded and be made available to listen and share.
EngineAI Targets $1 Billion Valuation as Chinese Robots Heat Up

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Luz Ding |Annabelle Droulers

EngineAI is targeting a round of financing later this year at a $1 billion valuation, seeking capital to join a global race to develop humanoid robots. The Chinese startup is hoping to raise 1 billion yuan ($139 million) around the fourth quarter, co-founder Ren Guowen told Bloomberg News. It aims to become a unicorn through that funding, he said. EngineAI, founded in 2023, is among a coterie of up-and-coming firms hoping to take human-like robots into the mainstream.
EngineAI Targets $1 Billion Valuation as Chinese Robots Heat Up

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Luz Ding |Annabelle Droulers

Ren Guowen(Bloomberg) -- EngineAI is targeting a round of financing later this year at a $1 billion valuation, seeking capital to join a global race to develop humanoid robots. The Chinese startup is hoping to raise 1 billion yuan ($139 million) around the fourth quarter, co-founder Ren Guowen told Bloomberg News. It aims to become a unicorn through that funding, he said. EngineAI, founded in 2023, is among a coterie of up-and-coming firms hoping to take human-like robots into the mainstream.
Taiwan Struggles to Build Drone Defense Force to Counter China (2)

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Yian Lee |Miaojung Lin |Cindy Wang |Annabelle Droulers

On a corporate campus in northwest Taiwan, a rushed effort to bolster the island’s defenses against China is taking shape — with little help from the technology giants who turned this outpost into a global chipmaking hub. The military officials entering and exiting a factory run by Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corp.
Computex 2025: cinco conclusiones de la feria de IA más grande de Asia

2 weeks ago | bloomberglinea.com | Vlad Savov |Jane Lee |Annabelle Droulers |Mackenzie Hawkins

Bloomberg — Con buena parte de la atención del mundo centrada en la carrera por la inteligencia artificial entre EE.UU. y China, la conferencia Computex celebrada esta semana ha sido un claro recordatorio del papel fundamental que Taiwán sigue teniendo en la industria tecnológica mundial. En esta edición de 2025 de la feria tecnológica más importante de Asia no se han desvelado tantas novedades como en 2024, cuando Jensen Huang, de Nvidia Corp.
Taiwan’s Drone Defense Against China Builds Up Without Tech Giants TSMC, Foxconn

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Yian Lee |Miaojung Lin |Cindy Wang |Annabelle Droulers

On a corporate campus in northwest Taiwan, a rushed effort to bolster the island’s defenses against China is taking shape — with little help from the technology giants who turned this outpost into a global chipmaking hub. The military officials entering and exiting a factory run by Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corp.
Taiwan Struggles to Build a Drone Defense Without Its Tech Giants

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Yian Lee |Miaojung Lin |Cindy Wang |Annabelle Droulers

9 hours agoNorth Korea has ambitions to modernize its Soviet-era naval forces to better contend with U.S., South Korea SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s dream of modernizing his country’s outdated naval fleet suffered a major setback after a much-touted warship crashed into the water after a botched exit …
Computex 2025: Five takeaways from Asia’s biggest AI tech show

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Vlad Savov |Jane Lanhee Lee |Annabelle Droulers |Mackenzie Hawkins

With much of the world’s attention on the AI race between the US and China, this week’s Computex conference served as a stark reminder of the central role that Taiwan continues to play in the global technology industry. The 2025 edition of Asia’s signature tech gathering didn’t break as much new ground as last year, when Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang unveiled a multi-year roadmap for AI chip design.
Computex 2025: Five Takeaways From Asia’s Biggest AI Tech Show

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Vlad Savov |Jane Lanhee Lee |Annabelle Droulers |Mackenzie Hawkins

With much of the world’s attention on the AI race between the US and China, this week’s Computex conference served as a stark reminder of the central role that Taiwan continues to play in the global technology industry. The 2025 edition of Asia’s signature tech gathering didn’t break as much new ground as last year, when Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang unveiled a multi-year roadmap for AI chip design.
Computex 2025: Five Takeaways From Asia’s Biggest AI Tech Show

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Vlad Savov |Jane Lanhee Lee |Annabelle Droulers |Mackenzie Hawkins

With much of the world’s attention on the AI race between the US and China, this week’s Computex conference served as a stark reminder of the central role that Taiwan continues to play in the global technology industry. The 2025 edition of Asia’s signature tech gathering didn’t break as much new ground as last year, when Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang unveiled a multi-year roadmap for AI chip design.