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Everyone Is Talking About Humanoid Robots. Procurement Data Shows What Comes Next.

Humanoid robots are everywhere in the news right now. From Tesla's Optimus to Figure AI, Unitree, Agility Robotics, and Boston Dynamics, it seems like every week brings another breakthrough. The latest headlines focus on robots becoming faster, more capable, and increasingly ready to work alongside people in factories, warehouses, and logistics centers.

But it's just as important, because it's about the people and things that are being left behind in the process.

When a humanoid robot finally makes it to the front page, it's not like it happened overnight. Companies have been working on it for months, even years, before it's ready for the public. They start buying the parts, software, and equipment they need to test and build it, and they hire engineers to make it all work. All these investments leave clues, and if you follow them, you can figure out where the industry is headed, long before...

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The US Marines have a new tactic to tackle drones — just shoot them down

* US Marines have been training to handle drone attacks, using rifles, shotguns, and grenade launchers * The simulated threats used small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), consumer drones typically equipped with explosives, or used for recon * The exercise aimed to build confidence in US Marines with their standard-issue weapons When troops are

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Etched raises $700M at a $21B valuation led by Jane Street

Etched has raised $700mn at a $21bn valuation in a round led by Jane Street, doubling the $10.3bn it was worth on 23 July. It has also completed its first customer delivery, a rack shipped to Jane Street. Etched has raised $700mn at a $21bn valuation, led by Jane

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Fairphone’s most repairable phone yet is now available in the US at $650

Fairphone is selling directly in the United States for the first time, with the $650 Gen 6+ and its twelve user-replaceable parts. The Dutch company is entering a market with no equivalent of the EU repairability rules that took effect last year. Fairphone is selling in the United States directly

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Sam Altman says OpenAI's decision to pace its AI development was caused by a collection of research observations showing “various degrees of misalignment”

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The US Marines have a new tactic to tackle drones &mdash; just shoot them down

Etched raises $700M at a $21B valuation led by Jane Street

Fairphone’s most repairable phone yet is now available in the US at $650

Sam Altman says OpenAI's decision to pace its AI development was caused by a collection of research observations showing “various degrees of misalignment”

The US Marines have a new tactic to tackle drones — just shoot them down