Technology
Research on technology, software, hardware, and digital innovation — covering the broader tech landscape beyond AI and cybersecurity.
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2,056 Robots in Beijing: Reading the World Humanoid Robot Games as an Industrial Document
China supplied 96% of the field. But the most informative thing in Beijing is the rulebook — which events require autonomy, and which still allow a human at the controls. Continue reading
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Pax Silica vs WAICO: Two Rival Blueprints for the AI Order, and What Actually Separates Them
The United States built Pax Silica around supply chains; China built WAICO around governance. Continue reading
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The FCC Banned Robot Vacuums. Judged as Physical-AI Policy Rather Than Appliance Policy, It Is the Right Call.
The FCC has confirmed robot vacuums fall under its Covered List, blocking new models from Roborock, Ecovacs, Dreame, Xiaomi, Narwal and a now Chinese-owned iRobot. Continue reading
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Rescues and Wrongful Stops: What the July 2026 Record Actually Shows About Flock Cameras
In one week, Flock’s license plate reader network was credited with recovering a kidnapped mother and child, locating missing seniors, and closing theft and elder-fraud cases. Continue reading
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Battle for the Air: DoorDash Just Became the Eighth Certificated Drone Carrier — but the Rule That Makes It Pay Still Hasn’t Published
DoorDash earned FAA Part 135 air carrier certification on July 29, 2026, becoming the eighth drone delivery operator to hold one… Continue reading
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The FCC Did Not Ban Robots. It Made U.S. Market Access Conditional on American Parts — and That May Bind Domestic Makers Too
The FCC added foreign-produced mobile robots and connected power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, 2026. Continue reading
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Tesla Robotaxi Turns One: A Neutral Economic Look at What Year One Proved, How Tesla Compares to Waymo, and Why the Same Data Supports Two Opposite Stories
One year after Tesla launched its Robotaxi service in Austin with about ten vehicles and human safety monitors… Continue reading
Austin Texas, autonomous vehicles, autonomy economics, AV regulation, BofA Global Research, Cybercab, Elon Musk, Gigafactory Texas, Model Y robotaxi, NHTSA, Reuters investigation Tesla, ride hailing, robotaxi safety, self driving cars, Senator Markey, Tesla 1 year anniversary, Tesla FSD, Tesla Robotaxi, Texas DMV, Waymo -
SpaceX Closes the Largest IPO in History: An Economic Look at What the Company Does, How It Got Here, and Whether USD 1.77 Trillion Is Justified
SpaceX raised USD 75 billion at a USD 1.77 trillion valuation in the largest IPO ever recorded. Continue reading
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China Has Won the Humanoid Factory Race. Now It Has a Demand Problem
Ten days ago, AcadeResearch argued that China had built the humanoid factories first. Continue reading
AgiBot, Allan Zhang, China robotics, Communist Party five-year plan, Eric Guo, Figure AI, Gobi Partners, humanoid robots, industrial automation, manufacturing capacity, Mercator Institute, Morgan Stanley, New America, robotics commercialization, robotics market, Samm Sacks, state-owned enterprises, supply demand gap, Tesla Optimus, Unitree -
IEEE Reveals 2026 Predictions for Top Technology Trends
IEEE Computer Society’s annual technology forecast identifies AI-driven automation, datacenter energy innovation… Continue reading
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Nvidia and Microsoft Just Reinvented the Windows PC. Intel, ARM, and Apple Should Pay Attention
Microsoft and Nvidia unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra and RTX Spark superchip at Computex 2026: 1 petaflop of AI compute, 128 GB of unified memory, 6,144 CUDA cores. Continue reading
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China Just Hit Humanoid Factory Scale Before the US Did. Here’s What That Actually Means
On May 29, a Chinese factory in Shenzhen began shipping a full-size humanoid robot every 15 minutes. The story is not who built the most impressive robot. Continue reading
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Are Data Centers Raising Your Electric Bill? Two New Reports Say Different Things
Two new reports released within 24 hours of each other reach opposite conclusions on whether the AI data center boom is raising household electric bills. Continue reading
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Simulation vs Digital Twin: What It Means for Industrial Digital Transformation
Discrete event simulation and digital twin technology are central to industrial digital transformation. Continue reading
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Data Centers in Space: No Longer Science Fiction
The AI boom is pushing data centers off the planet. SpaceX has filed to launch 1 million orbital data center satellites. Continue reading
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Are Apple and Samsung Repeating the Nokia Mistake?
A Research Analysis on the Strategic Vulnerabilities of Incumbent Smartphone Giants in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Section 1… Continue reading
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The Rise of Robotaxis and the Disruption of the Ride-Sharing Industry
Abstract This explores the cyclical nature of technological disruption within the ride-hailing industry… Continue reading