New-Tech Europe | Q3 2026 | Digital Edition

Latest News Humanoid’s next-generation AI-powered humanoid robots, expand commercial deployments with industrial customers, and further advance KinetIQ, the company’s proprietary artificial intelligence platform designed to enable general-purpose humanoid robots capable of operating in real-world industrial environments. The company plans to begin long-term commercial beta deployments during the fourth quarter of 2026, followed by the large-scale production of its wheeled humanoid robots. Initial deployments will focus on manufacturing, logistics, retail and other industries facing persistent labour shortages and increasing automation demands. In just two years, Humanoid has established partnerships with several global industrial and technology leaders, including SAP, NVIDIA, Bosch and Siemens. The company has also signed what it describes as the industry’s largest publicly announced commercial deployment agreement with Schaeffler, paving the way for the large-scale deployment of thousands of humanoid robots across manufacturing facilities. “Within just two years, we have transformed Humanoid from an idea into Europe’s first pure-play humanoid robotics unicorn,” said Artem Sokolov, Founder and CEO of Humanoid. “This funding enables us to accelerate the transition of humanoid robots from cutting-edge technology to practical industrial tools that solve real operational challenges.” According to Prime Movers Lab, humanoid robotics is expected to become one of the most transformative technology sectors Intel has reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, posting revenue of $16.1 billion, a 25% year-over-year increase and the company’s strongest revenue growth in more than 15 years. Adjusted earnings per share reached $0.42, while Intel expects third-quarter revenue to range between $15.8 billion and $16.8 billion. According to Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, accelerating demand for artificial intelligence solutions continues to drive the company’s growth. He said the combination of rising demand for compute capacity, improved manufacturing capabilities and the expansion of Intel’s semiconductor manufacturing operations positions the company to further

of the coming decade, with only a limited number of companies in the United States, Europe and China likely to emerge as global leaders. Founded in 2024, Humanoid employs more than 250 engineers, researchers and AI specialists across offices in London, Boston, Vancouver and San Diego. The company develops industrial humanoid robots powered by its proprietary KinetIQ AI platform, combining advanced robotics hardware with autonomous decision-making capabilities for deployment in real industrial environments. The announcement marks another milestone for Europe’s rapidly expanding robotics ecosystem, highlighting growing investor confidence that humanoid robots are moving beyond research laboratories toward scalable commercial deployment in industrial applications.

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Intel Returns to Growth as Revenue Jumps 25% on Strong AI Demand and Manufacturing Expansion grow its CPU business, ASIC portfolio, advanced packaging technologies and Intel Foundry services.

Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner said Intel exceeded market expectations thanks to strong customer demand and continued improvements in manufacturing performance. Higher factory yields and shorter production cycle times enabled the company to increase output, while demand for AI-driven computing solutions continued to strengthen. As a result, Intel announced plans to increase investments in manufacturing equipment, cleanroom capacity and wafer production to support expected growth throughout the remainder of 2026 and into 2027. The company’s strongest growth drivers during the quarter were its Data Center and AI business, which

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