At Automation World (AW) 2026, the Media Pick Awards, hosted by global news network Aving News, highlighted the transformative technologies driving the physical AI era. A competitive field of innovators was interviewed and assessed, ultimately awarding MakinaRocks, Impactive AI, and emCT as the top three picks for their potential to redefine global manufacturing and safety standards.
China's Ministry of State Security on March 17 issued its first "lobster security guidelines" for AI agents, aiming to cool market hype while flagging cybersecurity risks emerging at the early stage of the sector's rapid expansion.
MetaX, one of China's most closely watched domestic GPU developers, remains loss-making despite rapid revenue growth. According to Sina, 2025 revenue reached CNY1.64 billion (US$230 million), up 121.26% year-over-year, while net loss narrowed to CNY781 million. First-quarter 2026 revenue is expected to be CNY400-600 million, with losses of CNY90.8 million to CNY182 million.
Nvidia has unveiled NemoClaw, an open-source stack aimed at turning the fast-growing OpenClaw ecosystem into a secure, enterprise-ready platform for autonomous AI agents, extending its reach beyond hardware into the operational layer of AI systems.
OpenAI is reportedly in advanced discussions with major private equity firms to form a joint venture aimed at accelerating enterprise adoption of AI, as competition intensifies with rival Anthropic.
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has put the worldwide rollout of its latest AI video-generation model, Seedance 2.0, on hold amid mounting copyright disputes with major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms, according to people familiar with the matter.
