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Wednesday 20 May 2026
Japan's startup boom draws global capital as top US tech firms accelerate Asia pivot
Plug and Play has closed a 6 billion Japanese yen fund — approximately US$40 million — making it one of the largest first-time seed funds ever raised in Japan, the firm...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Universities and governments emerge as new pillars of AI commercialization, accelerator says
Saeed Amidi, founder and CEO of Plug and Play, opened the first day of the Plug and Play May Summit in Sunnyvale with a characteristically freewheeling address that wove together billion-dollar...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Sony, Nvidia, USC representatives discuss navigating the next wave of AI disruption
At the Plug and Play Silicon Valley May Summit 2026, industry leaders from Sony, Nvidia, and USC gathered to discuss the next phase of the AI revolution during the opening panel discussion,...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
How a cold call in 2013 led to TSMC's US$165 billion Arizona bet
Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, revealed at the Plug and Play May Summit in Sunnyvale on May 19 that the state's relationship with TSMC began with...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
McKinsey warns of pilot purgatory as robotics market eyes $400 billion by 2040
Sarthak Vaish, associate partner at McKinsey & Company, delivered a pointed reality check at the 5th Mobis Mobility Day in Sunnyvale: the hardware for humanoid robots is ready,...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Google teases Gemini Robotics push one day before Google I/O
Kristin White, transportation industry executive and field strategist at Google, delivered a keynote at the 5th Mobis Mobility Day in Sunnyvale that outlined the company's vision for...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Humanoid race will produce only one or two winners, Plug and Play CEO predicts
The humanoid robotics industry is heading for a brutal shakeout. Despite more than 100 startups currently active across the US, Europe, and China, Saeed Amidi, founder and CEO of Plug...
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Humanoid robotics opens 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity for auto suppliers, says Hyundai Mobis
Hyundai Mobis is moving to become a core supplier to the humanoid robotics industry, announcing a direct actuator supply agreement with Boston Dynamics and outlining a sweeping strategy...