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How Supply Chain Disruptions Are Reshaping The Future Of Startups

ByAlison Coleman,

Senior Contributor

Tesla Semi’s Biggest Rival Might Be Its Chinese Twin

ByAlan Ohnsman,

Senior Editor

How Businesses Shift Supply Chains In Times Of Global Conflict

ByPaula de la Cruz,

Contributor

How Global Conflicts Are Reshaping The Startup Playbook

ByJohn Hall,

Senior Contributor

These Well-Funded AI Startups Are Building Humanoid Robots In Stealth

ByAnna Tong,

Forbes Staff

Why 95% Of AI Pilots Fail, And What Business Leaders Should Do Instead

ByAndrea Hill,

Contributor

Inflection Points, Productivity, & Prosperity: U.S. Leadership @ 250

Inflection Points, Productivity, & Prosperity: U.S. Leadership @ 250

ByDeborah Wince-Smith,

Contributor

Once a nation captures the market share, the profits, the innovation ecosystems — it is extraordinarily difficult for competitors to dislodge that advantage.

How Education Trends Are Influencing Future Workforce Readiness

How Education Trends Are Influencing Future Workforce Readiness

ByAndrea Hill,

Contributor

Agibot Launches 3 Humanoid Robots And Quadruped, Says Has Shipped 5,000 Already

Agibot Launches 3 Humanoid Robots And Quadruped, Says Has Shipped 5,000 Already

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

The Companies Shaping The Future Don’t Build Like Everyone Else

The Companies Shaping The Future Don’t Build Like Everyone Else

ByDave Evans,

Contributor

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Jun 11, 2026

New Fashion Innovation Partnership Unveiled By PDS And FFA

Fashion brands struggle to adopt new technologies despite constant innovation. PDS and Future Fashion Assembly aim to bridge the gap between solutions and implementation.

ByBrooke Roberts-Islam,

Senior Contributor

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Jun 10, 2026

Bringing Jobs Back To The US Via … Robots? Standard Bots Raises $200 Million

More robots equals more jobs? That's the pitch from a robot-making company that just raised 200millionata200 million at a 200millionata1 billion valuation.

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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Jun 9, 2026

Indonesia’s New Nickel Mining Rules Could Spark A Chinese Exodus

Indonesia has enjoyed a boom in the production of nickel, which is used to make stainless steel and batteries, but it has also come at a high environmental cost

ByTim Treadgold,

Contributor

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Jun 9, 2026

AI Won’t Fix Manufacturing Until Manufacturers Fix The Work

Six places that need attention before AI can deliver real value.

ByEthan Karp,

Contributor

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Jun 9, 2026

Building Products Invest To Save The Future Of Housing

Building products are getting smart to save time, create supply chain resilience and offer cost savings so builders can fill the housing supply gap.

ByJennifer Castenson,

Contributor

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Jun 9, 2026

Thinking About Buying Humanoid Robots? Think Again

Humanoid robots are impressive, but companies should judge them by economics, reliability, and cost per task, not by how human they look.

ByRobert J. Szczerba,

Contributor

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Jun 8, 2026

NSF, Commerce Expand Semiconductor Workforce Training CHIPS Network

The National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME), funded by CHIPS funding at the National Science Foundation and Commerce Department, expands regional footprint.

ByShalin Jyotishi,

Contributor

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Jun 2, 2026

AI Strategy Takes A Data Foundation That Cleansing Can’t Provide

Gartner's Supply Chain Symposium highlights the need for a new approach to solve for decades old problems

ByPaul J. Noble,

Contributor

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May 26, 2026

Figure Humanoid Robots Get Jobs With JCPenney, Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers

Figure got a job at dad’s company. Not literally, of course, because humanoid robots don’t have dads. Or moms. But figuratively (sorry).

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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May 26, 2026

How To Keep Your Factory From Forgetting How To Run

Prevent costly knowledge loss in manufacturing with six practical strategies for capturing institutional know-how before retirement and turnover hit operations.

ByEthan Karp,

Contributor

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May 25, 2026

Alcoa Wins From An Aluminum Boom Which Has Further To Run

War in the Middle East has removed 9% of aluminum from the world market, driving the price higher with forecast that it will stay high for another one-to-two years

ByTim Treadgold,

Contributor

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May 22, 2026

Transforming Computing, Transforming Maryland – A New Approach To Place-Making Innovation

How Maryland is aligning AI, quantum, universities, labs, industry, and policy into a next-generation innovation ecosystem driving U.S. competitiveness.

ByDeborah Wince-Smith,

Contributor

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May 21, 2026

Humanoid’s New Deal: Bosch Will Build Its Robots With Schaeffler Parts

Vertical integration or partnership: that is the question in humanoid robots. The UK's Humanoid has chosen ... and it just announced a big new partner.

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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May 19, 2026

World’s Biggest Humanoid Robot Maker Says Tipping Point Is Near

What does the world's largest humanoid robot company think about the future ot work, the future of robots ... and how we should think about Chinese robotics companies?

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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May 13, 2026

Humanoid’s 1,000+ Robot Deal with Schaeffler Hints At 100,000 Units By 2031

Humanoid expects massive growth in the next five to six years based on its actuator deal with Schaeffler, which is buying 1,000+ of its humanoid robots.

ByJohn Koetsier,

Senior Contributor

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May 12, 2026

Why Manufacturers Shouldn’t Care If Their Robots Look Like Humans

It will be highly specialized industrial robots that continue to improve safety, quality, performance, and even close the skills gap - not humanoid aesthetics.

ByLisa Caldwell,

Contributor

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May 11, 2026

Copper Goes Ballistic As A Shortage Meets An Outage

Copper is trading at an all-time thanks to a combination of high demand, sluggish supply and stockpiling

ByTim Treadgold,

Contributor