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The Robot Report

Ambi Robotics, formerly Ambidextrous, raises $6.1M for picking systems

Ambi Robotics, formerly known as Ambidextrous Laboratories, raised $6.1 million in seed funding for its picking robots and operating system that are based on simulation-to-reality artificial intelligence (AI).

Digital stethoscope maker Eko nets $65M to develop home telehealth offerings

Eko secured $65 million to expand the use of its devices in hospitals and clinics—and power the launch of an AI monitoring platform for patients at home.

Ayar Labs raises $35 million to develop light-based chip interconnects

Ayar Labs, a startup leveraging novel silicon processing techniques to develop high-speed "chiplets," has raised $35 million.

3D Printing Industry

HP to adopt Dyndrite geometry kernel for its next generation 3D printing platform

Multinational printing firm HP and Seattle-based software company Dyndrite have announced a new strategic 3D printing partnership. The deal will see Dyndrite license its 3D geometry kernel to HP for use

Anyscale adds $40M to bring its Ray-based distributed computing tech to the enterprise masses – TechCrunch

The world of distributed computing took on a new profile this year when Folding@home, a 20-year-old distributed computing project, found itself picking up thousands of new volunteers to help COVID-19 researchers generate more computing power to fold proteins and run other calculations needed for sc…

After R&D tryout, Astellas opts to acquire bioelectronics maker Iota Biosciences in $304M deal

Astellas Pharma has moved to acquire the bioelectronics developer Iota Biosciences, for its ultra-small implantable medical devices the Japanese drugmaker says can be applied toward multiple diseases.

Email startup Superhuman debuts a cheaper $10/month tier for students and academics – TechCrunch

Email startup Superhuman has been lauded by plenty in the tech community as a simpler and faster way to navigate email, but at $30 per month, the service's hefty subscription price has been out of reach for plenty of potential users. Today, the startup is taking some aims to bring more users …

AI Is a New Weapon in the Battle Against Counterfeits

Algorithms that can spot features invisible to the human eye are helping to protect retailers and shoppers from a glut of fake goods.

Commercial Observer

HelloOffice Raises $20M in Series A Funding

Tech-based commercial brokerage firm HelloOffice announced today that it raised $20 million in Series A financing.

Quantum Computing Startup Raises $215 Million for Faster Device

PsiQuantum's photon-based model is still years away, but the company says it'll be more powerful than Google's or IBM's.

Building a World Where Data Privacy Exists Online

Dawn Song, an expert in computer security and trustworthy artificial intelligence, is working on making that vision a reality. Data is valuable - something that companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon realized far earlier than most consumers did. But computer scientists have been working on alternative models, even as the public has grown weary of having their data used and abused.

Oh, the Places We'll Wander — Announcing our Series B

We're excited to announce that we've raised a $15 million Series B round led by Founders Fund, bringing our total funding to $27 million. Keith Rabois will also join our board of directors.