1. 2026년 주목해야 할 톱 10 휴머노이드 로봇 스타트업 (펀딩 규모 순)휴머노이드 벤처 자금의 사상 최대 집결: 2026년 상반기에만 $8.6B의 벤처 자금이 휴머노이드 스타트업에 유입되어 2025년 전체 실적의 1.8배 돌파.Figure AI 및 유럽·미국 선도 기업의 독주: Figure AI가 $39B Valuation 및 누적 $2.34B 펀딩으로 1위를 기록하고, 독일 NEURA Robotics와 Physical Intelligence가 그 뒤를 추격.산업 현장 실전 배치 및 상용화 가속: BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Amazon 등 글로벌 제조·물류 현장에 Apollo, Digit, Figure 02 등의 실전 투입 본격화.▷ Why It Matters: 휴머노이드 로보틱...

Investment in humanoid robotics startups hit a new record in 2026. So far this year, startups have raised $8.6 billion, already 1.8 times more than all of 2025, even though the year is only halfway over, according to Dealroom data.Robots are on factory floors at BMW, Amazon, Mercedes-Benz, and Hyundai. Funding is breaking records. And the companies building these machines, from San Francisco to Shanghai, Munich to London, are raising capital at a pace the venture industry has rarely seen.Here are the 10 most funded humanoid robot startups ri...

The global economy has entered an unprecedented financial era characterized by soaring paper wealth and widening structural divergence among major world powers. A landmark report published in July 2026 by the McKinsey Global Institute, titled *The global balance sheet 2026: Imbalance and divergence*, reveals that the global balance sheet reached nearly 1.8 quadrillion dollars in total assets in 2025, up from 1.7 quadrillion dollars the previous year. Driven by surging equity markets and public debt, global household wealth expanded to a reco...

Mondo Robotics introduces Beni, a compact all-terrain camera robot designed to autonomously follow people and pets while recording their movements from ground level. Developed as a hands-free alternative to wearable action cameras, drones, and stationary tripods, the robotic companion moves alongside its subject to capture outdoor activities without requiring a dedicated camera operator.The integrated camera records video in 4K resolution at 30 frames per second, 3K at 60 frames per second, and 1080p at up to 100 frames per second for slow-m...

A growing tier of microinfluencers is proving that loyal audiences, affiliate links and brand deals can rival — or exceed — traditional office pay.The rise of TikTok, Instagram Reels and Amazon storefronts has created a new kind of white-collar exit strategy where workers ditch office jobs to piece together an income online through brand deals, affiliate links and personal videos.A small but loyal audience can generate enough income to rival a midlevel salary, with some microinfluencers exceeding a 10% engagement rate and averaging a 3.2%...

Choosing a college major is one of the big decisions a student will make in their lifetime. That decision will affect which schools they apply to, their career prospects, income, and potentially even where they’ll live. However, more broadly, the majors that new students gravitate toward can tell us a great deal about the economy, workforce demand, and where young people expect to see a return on their educational investments.Student Choice have updated their rankings of college major popularity in their new 2026 study. The results held som...

Apple’s “Relax, it’s iPhone” platform ditches the usual gleaming studio shots, and shows smeared, soaked and slobbered-on iPhones getting on with ordinary life.The campaign features a variety of executions.A spaniel grips an Phone between its teeth….a phone balances precariously on a bathtub faucet while its owner soaks nearby.In another a toddler smears fruit puree across a camera lens.The campaign also highlights the ‘find my phone’ feature.None of the wear is played as damage; each shot is staged to prove the phone can survive it.A...

Along the western edge of Potsdamer Platz, Berlin’s Tilla-Durieux-Park stretches for 485 meters as a long, tilted lawn between dense blocks. Kinzo Architekten proposes turning its central strip into a year-round recreational route led by a 15-by-100-meter outdoor pool. The basin runs almost like an urban canal, with lap lanes drawn down the axis and timber decks stepping along one side. A pink path traces the park’s edge and continues toward the sports areas farther south.The idea begins with a familiar weakness in Potsdamer Platz, one of...

1. (PDF) BCG - 2026 글로벌 핀테크 보고서 : 회복을 넘어 재도약으로 실적 중심 수익성 개선 및 자본 집약도 강화: 2025년 글로벌 FinTech 매출이 5,040억 달러를 돌파하며 상장사 평균 EBITDA 마진 20% 달성 및 내실 경영 체제로 전환.운영체제 전면 개편 중심의 AI 고도화: 단순 생산성 도구를 넘어 개발 생산성 5배 향상, GEO 기반 마케팅, B2B 경비 자동화 등 AI-native 운영 모델 확립.Agentic Commerce 및 실물 자산 토큰화 개막: 단순 결제 대체를 넘어 고주기 단기 거래 중심의 Agentic e-commerce 확장과 RWA 토큰화 생태계 구축 가속.▷ Why It Matters: FinTech 산업이 유동성...