Chinese brain interface startup Gestala raises $21M just two months after launch |

Elon Musk’s Neuralink and OpenAI-backed Merge Labs are pushing forward with brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in the U.S. Meanwhile, Chinese serial entrepreneur Phoenix Peng is…

Indonesia outlines plan to limit under-16s' access to social media |

6:18 AM PST · March 6, 2026 Indonesia will soon become the latest country to pass laws restricting children from accessing social media, following in…

Why China’s humanoid robot industry is winning the early market |

China’s humanoid robots grabbed global attention with kung fu flips at the nation’s televised Spring Festival Gala, while Chinese phone maker Honor is set to…

China’s brain-computer interface industry is racing ahead |

While Elon Musk’s Neuralink likes to say it’s “pioneering” brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), China’s BCI industry is already quietly moving from research to scale. A new…

Ex-Googlers are building infrastructure to help companies understand their video data |

Businesses are generating more video than ever. From years of broadcast archives to thousands of store cameras and countless hours of production footage, most of…

Upwind raises $250M at $1.5B valuation to continue building ‘runtime’ cloud security |

From the outside, Upwind Security looks like it’s had a smooth journey so far. Just four years in, the cloud security startup is now worth…

South Korea’s Edenlux set for US debut of eye-strain wellness device |

People around the world now spend hours a day on their smartphones. On average, daily smartphone use exceeds three hours, and for many adults, total…

Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz |

Artificial intelligence is moving quickly into drug discovery as pharmaceutical and biotech companies look for ways to cut years off R&D timelines and increase the…

Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching from mental wellness |

When Justin Kim, co-founder and CEO of Hupo, first launched his company about four years ago, it wasn’t selling AI-powered sales coaching to banks, finance…

Australia adds Twitch to teen social media ban, Pinterest exempted |

Just weeks before Australia’s social media ban for users under 16 takes effect, the country’s watchdog, eSafety, has added Twitch to the list of banned…