Operating a Humanoid With Your Body Is a Hot Job in China’s Hardware Capital

At IO-AI Tech, a startup about 45 minutes north of downtown Shenzhen, China, I glimpsed a wacky new frontier of blue-collar work. Workers wearing the company’s VR headsets, handheld controllers, and motion-tracking gear remotely control humanoid robots for workplaces like factory floors and convenience stores. The company wants the robots to do useful work, like … Read more

Schematik Is ‘Cursor for Hardware.’ Anthropic Wants In

“There’s no blocker for your creativity anymore,” says Vermeeren, who is now also investing in Schematik. “That’s why I’m so excited about it and building stuff constantly.” He’s not the only one. On Thursday, Anthropic engineer Felix Rieseberg posted on He also shared a picture and a GitHub link for a device that looks very … Read more

The Ridiculously Nerdy Intel Bet That Could Rake in Billions

It’s still an extremely challenging proposition. “Packaging is not as easy as saying, ‘I want to run 100,000 wafers per month,’” says Jim McGregor, a longtime chip industry analyst and the founder of Tirias Research, referring to a continuous flow of chips in various stages of production. “It really comes down to whether Intel’s [packaging] … Read more