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Stripe Confirms $7.5B Acquisition Of AI Model Router OpenRouter

Stripe confirmed on Wednesday that it was acquiring OpenRouter, with sources telling the New York Times the deal was valued at $7.5 billion. The price

Serve Robotics Adds Grubhub as Delivery Partner, Expands to Two More Cities

Insider Brief Serve Robotics announced it is adding Grubhub to its autonomous delivery network as the sidewalk robot company expands into new markets and rolls

Celanese, Vigor Partner on Lightweight Plastic Joints for Humanoid Robots

Insider Brief Celanese and Vigor Precision have formed a strategic partnership to develop lightweight plastic joint components for humanoid robots, with the companies targeting a

Stripe Reportedly Finalizes $7B-Plus Acquisition of AI Gateway Startup OpenRouter

Stripe has reportedly reached a deal to acquire AI model marketplace OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, according to a Bloomberg report. OpenRouter provides customers

RoboStore Launches U.S. Robotics Manufacturing and Integration Company Named Robo Inc.

Insider Brief After a year in stealth, foreign-made robot distributor RoboStore has launched a U.S.-based robotics manufacturing and systems-integration company called Robo Inc. According to

Shopify Reports AI Search Driving Revenue Growth and Merchant Traffic in Q2

Shopify reported strong second-quarter earnings, crediting growth in AI-driven search as a key contributor to its results. President Harley Finkelstein told analysts on the company’s

Unitree Warns US Robot Restrictions Could Limit Growth Ahead of Shanghai IPO

Insider Brief Chinese robotics company Unitree Technology warned that new U.S. restrictions on foreign-made advanced robots could limit its overseas growth and block future products

Extropic
Extropic Signs $75 Million Letter of Intent With U.S. Department of Commerce to Scale And Onshore Thermodynamic Computing

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Extropic, the American company pioneering thermodynamic computing hardware, today announced the signing of a letter of intent with the U.S.

Grid Dynamics Enters Partnership with Doosan Robotics for Manufacturing and Logistics Automation

Grid Dynamics announced it has entered a strategic partnership with Doosan Robotics to combine AI software with collaborative robot systems for industrial automation. The partnership

Honeywell Aerospace and Enigma Aerospace Announce Collaboration on Autonomous Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Insider Brief Honeywell Aerospace and Enigma Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore adding Honeywell mission systems to Enigma’s Phoenix Series autonomous unmanned

Serve Robotics Partners with Laundry-On Demand Service NoScrubs for Autonomous Delivery Pilot

Insider Brief Serve Robotics is expanding beyond food delivery through a new partnership with on-demand laundry service NoScrubs with a pilot in Los Angeles. The

China’s Cornerstone Robotics Receives Approval in Europe for its Sentire Endoscopic Surgical System

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Cornerstone Robotics (“CSR”), a leading global innovator in surgical robotics based in Hong Kong, China, is pleased to announce its

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