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Exclusive from Yingke | Tang Wenbin's 'Yuanli Lingji' Merges with Logistics Robotics Company, and Secures Investment from Zhipu, SenseTime, Jieyue, and Others

Exclusive report: Embodied AI company "Yuanli Lingji" recently completed a new round of financing from major AI model firms including Zhipu AI, Stepfun, and SenseTime, alongside continued investments from industrial backers like Huaqin and SAIC Hengxu. Founded in March 2025 by Tang Wenbin, former co-founder and CTO of Megvii, Yuanli Lingji is a general-purpose embodied AI model company. In a notable move, the company has merged with logistics robotics firm "Atomix" (formerly known as Yuanli Juhe) through a share acquisition. Atomix, which originated from Megvii's logistics robotics business led by Tang in 2016 and was spun off in July 2024, has grown to become the world's second-largest supplier of pallet shuttle robots, with annual revenue nearing 1 billion RMB and over 500 projects globally for clients like Uniqlo and CATL. This merger aims to break the industry's "data deadlock" by combining Atomix's extensive real-world operational data from more than 20 countries with Yuanli Lingji's model training capabilities. The company's embodied AI model "DM0" utilizes a cross-domain training approach, integrating internet semantics, autonomous driving rules, and robotics data to achieve hardware-agnostic, precise manipulation even with a compact 2.4B parameter size. The collective investment from key AI players and the strategic merger signal a shift in the competitive landscape, as major model companies pivot from language tokens to physical actions ("from Token to Action"). The industry is entering a consolidation phase where hardware, AI models, data, and application scenarios converge to scale embodied intelligence, a trend mirrored by recent moves from giants like ByteDance and Skild AI.

marsbit06/05 01:07

Exclusive from Yingke | Tang Wenbin's 'Yuanli Lingji' Merges with Logistics Robotics Company, and Secures Investment from Zhipu, SenseTime, Jieyue, and Others

marsbit06/05 01:07

Cardano Founder Hoskinson Says He’s ‘Taking A Break’: Here’s What Happened

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson announced he is "taking a break" on X, following a tense livestream where he expressed frustration over his limited power within Cardano's decentralized governance system. This comes amid growing ecosystem pressures, highlighted by the shutdown of the key analytics platform TapTools due to senior departures and rising costs. Hoskinson argued that Cardano's governance, designed to shift control to the community, now leaves him with no unilateral authority over the treasury, protocol upgrades, or brand infrastructure. He noted he is often blamed for ADA's price and ecosystem issues despite having no direct control. This dynamic was recently seen when a Cardano Foundation funding proposal for a 2026 summit was rejected by the community vote. The situation underscores a central tension for Cardano: its governance can reject major spending but may struggle to act swiftly to support critical infrastructure during a downturn. Hoskinson's break reflects the personal strain of this decentralized model, where founder influence is intentionally limited.

bitcoinist06/04 21:31

Cardano Founder Hoskinson Says He’s ‘Taking A Break’: Here’s What Happened

bitcoinist06/04 21:31

Rising Interest in Little Pepe (LILPEPE) Pushes Presale Forward With Over $28M in Funding

The presale for the meme coin Little Pepe (LILPEPE) has raised over $28 million, with Stage 13 nearly sold out at $0.0022 per token. The project distinguishes itself with a planned launch price of $0.0030, its own Ethereum-compatible Layer 2, zero-trading taxes, and sniper-bot protection to ensure fair trading. It has undergone a CertiK audit and is launching with a zero market cap. The presale has generated significant retail interest, with large giveaways and search volumes reportedly surpassing those of major meme coins. The final presale stages are selling quickly ahead of expected exchange listings.

TheNewsCrypto06/04 14:41

Rising Interest in Little Pepe (LILPEPE) Pushes Presale Forward With Over $28M in Funding

TheNewsCrypto06/04 14:41

SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic: The Three AI Giants Racing for IPO, Which One Is Worth Betting On?

SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic are poised for historic IPOs within weeks, potentially raising a combined $180 billion—a sum exceeding the entire internet bubble's fundraising. The hosts of the Limitless Podcast argue this isn't just individual company financing but an unprecedented capital concentration for AI infrastructure, driven by an insatiable need for compute, data centers, power, and chips. SpaceX's IPO is notable for reportedly changing market index rules to allow faster inclusion, potentially funneling trillions in passive retirement funds into its stock, despite its unproven space-based data center business model. In contrast, Anthropic demonstrates explosive growth, with ARR reportedly hitting $45 billion and approaching profitability, fueled by strong enterprise adoption of products like Claude Code. Google's separate $80 billion raise highlights the immense capital pressure, even for giants. The discussion acknowledges bubble risks but leans optimistic. The hosts contend the massive spending is building essential physical infrastructure for the next technological era. A key bottleneck isn't capital but the real-world limits of chip manufacturing and construction speed. As long as demand for AI compute outstrips supply, this investment cycle represents a foundational build-out rather than a purely financial bubble. All three companies are seen as foundational bets on the future, with Anthropic often cited as the most immediately compelling due to its proven revenue trajectory.

marsbit06/04 11:47

SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic: The Three AI Giants Racing for IPO, Which One Is Worth Betting On?

marsbit06/04 11:47

Hoskinson Warns Of Cardano ‘Wave of Failures’ After TapTools Shutdown

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warns the ecosystem could face a "wave of failures" following the shutdown announcement of data and analytics platform TapTools. Citing leadership departures and unsustainable platform economics, TapTools is winding down operations despite serving over a million users. Hoskinson framed this not as an isolated incident but as a symptom of broader funding, coordination, and incentive problems within Cardano. He predicts more project failures in the second half of the year due to difficult market conditions. Hoskinson expressed frustration that proposed solutions, like a sovereign wealth fund or strategic acquisitions, have failed to gain sufficient support or faced criticism for centralization. He emphasized his lack of unilateral control over Cardano's governance, treasury, or direction, shifting responsibility to DReps and delegators to choose a clear growth strategy. The livestream concluded with a critique of Cardano's political culture and a discussion of potential extreme measures, including governance reform or even a new chain, if the current structure cannot support builders.

bitcoinist06/03 18:02

Hoskinson Warns Of Cardano ‘Wave of Failures’ After TapTools Shutdown

bitcoinist06/03 18:02

The Founder of Coinbase Is Going to Research Immortality

Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong has co-founded NewLimit, a longevity biotech startup, which just raised $435 million in a Series C funding round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. The round values the company at $3.1 billion, more than triple its valuation from a year ago. NewLimit is developing drugs aimed at reversing cellular aging to extend human healthspan. Its approach builds on Nobel Prize-winning research on cellular reprogramming (Yamanaka factors), with a focus on identifying specific gene combinations that can restore younger cell function. The company plans to begin human clinical trials next year, initially targeting alcohol-related liver disease as a form of accelerated aging. Founded in 2021 by Armstrong alongside biotech investor Blake Byers and scientist Jacob Kimmel, NewLimit has now raised over $700 million across multiple rounds. It joins a growing field of well-funded longevity ventures backed by tech billionaires, including Sam Altman’s Retro Biosciences and Jeff Bezos-backed Altos Labs, reflecting a surge of interest in using science to combat aging and extend healthy lifespan.

marsbit06/03 03:32

The Founder of Coinbase Is Going to Research Immortality

marsbit06/03 03:32

Coinbase Founder Is Now Researching Immortality

Coinbase Founder Invests in the "Fountain of Youth": NewLimit's $435M Funding to Reverse Aging Brian Armstrong, co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, is now targeting a new frontier: human longevity. His biotech startup, NewLimit, has just raised $435 million in a Series C round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, valuing the company at $3.1 billion. The funding will advance its mission to develop therapies that slow or even reverse cellular aging, with its first drug targeting alcohol-related liver disease set to enter clinical trials next year. Founded in 2021 by Armstrong, former GV partner Blake Byers, and stem cell biologist Jacob Kimmel, NewLimit builds on Nobel Prize-winning research by Shinya Yamanaka, who discovered that adult cells can be reprogrammed to a younger state. NewLimit’s approach focuses on identifying specific gene combinations to reset the "epigenetic age" of cells, aiming first to treat diseases viewed as accelerated aging before broadening its applications. The company joins a growing field of longevity startups backed by tech billionaires, including Sam Altman’s investment in Retro Biosciences and Jeff Bezos’s support for Altos Labs. For these ultra-wealthy backers, conquering aging represents the ultimate investment—extending the one resource even immense wealth cannot buy: time.

Odaily星球日报06/03 03:05

Coinbase Founder Is Now Researching Immortality

Odaily星球日报06/03 03:05

TaiJi Secures $3.5 Million Strategic Funding with Participation from Castrum Capital, Becker Ventures, and Coinvestor Ventures

TaiJi Secures $3.5 Million Strategic Funding TaiJi has announced the completion of a $3.5 million strategic funding round, with participation from Castrum Capital, Becker Ventures, and Coinvestor Ventures. The investment will support product development, upgrades to its AI inference engine, the construction of a multi-agent analysis system, improvements to market data infrastructure, global community expansion, and the advancement of ecosystem partnerships. Operating within the BSC ecosystem, TaiJi is building an AI-driven on-chain market intelligence network. The platform integrates market data, on-chain fund flows, liquidity changes, social media sentiment, news events, and project developments into a unified AI inference system. This approach aims to transform fragmented information into structured event inferences, impact pathways, risk assessments, and follow-up indicators, helping users navigate the increasingly complex and event-driven Web3 market. Unlike traditional market tools, TaiJi is constructing an intelligent analysis framework. It continuously aggregates real-time data to form a native market data network and builds a dataset of post-event market reactions for review. A core component is its multi-agent inference framework, where specialized agents—for markets, on-chain activity, sentiment, risk, and events—collaborate to analyze signals and generate insights. The first phase of TaiJi's product will focus on several key modules: Market Intelligence for real-time data aggregation; a Scenario Engine for AI-driven event inference; an Impact Map visualizing effects on assets and narratives; Risk Signals for identifying potential threats; and My TaiJi for personalized tracking and historical analysis. With this new funding, TaiJi plans to accelerate product development and testing, gradually rolling out its core features while expanding its presence within the BSC ecosystem and the broader global Web3 market.

链捕手06/02 09:26

TaiJi Secures $3.5 Million Strategic Funding with Participation from Castrum Capital, Becker Ventures, and Coinvestor Ventures

链捕手06/02 09:26

$26 Billion: An 'All-Chinese Team' Backs the World's Highest-Valued AI Programming Company

Cognition AI, the company behind the AI programmer "Devin," has raised over $1 billion in new funding at a valuation of $26 billion, just eight months after reaching a $10.2 billion valuation. The round was led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst, and 8VC. Founded by three young Chinese entrepreneurs with strong competitive programming backgrounds, Cognition initially gained fame with Devin, marketed as the world's first AI software engineer capable of handling tasks from start to finish. While its early demos were impressive, real-world usage revealed reliability and cost-effectiveness issues, leading to a significant price cut for Devin in 2025. A pivotal moment came when Cognition acquired the assets of AI IDE company Windsurf after a failed acquisition by OpenAI. This move gave Cognition a crucial developer-facing tool, allowing it to pursue a two-pronged strategy: Devin for autonomous task execution and Windsurf for integrated, collaborative coding within an IDE. This shift helped the company move away from the controversial "AI replacement" narrative towards a model of augmenting human engineers, particularly for repetitive or maintenance tasks. This strategic pivot is backed by strong commercial metrics. The company reports a 10x increase in enterprise usage this year, with an annual revenue run-rate of $492 million and a 50% month-over-month growth in enterprise Devin usage over the past six months. Its client list now includes major corporations like Goldman Sachs and Mercedes-Benz, as well as government agencies like NASA and the U.S. Army. Investors are betting on Cognition becoming a foundational piece of next-generation software engineering infrastructure, positioning it at the center of a hybrid future where AI agents and human developers work in tandem.

marsbit05/31 10:22

$26 Billion: An 'All-Chinese Team' Backs the World's Highest-Valued AI Programming Company

marsbit05/31 10:22

From Suppliers to Shareholders: The Big Three Memory Chip Giants Jointly Invest in Anthropic, AI Supply Chain Power Structure Undergoing Reshuffle

For the first time, memory chip giants Micron, Samsung, and SK hynix have jointly invested in the same AI company, Anthropic, as part of its massive $65 billion Series H funding round. This strategic move, positioning the three rival HBM suppliers as "strategic infrastructure partners," highlights a fundamental shift in the AI industry's power dynamics. With HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) being a critically scarce resource essential for AI model training and inference, securing a stable supply has become a key competitive differentiator. By making these chipmakers shareholders, Anthropic aims to lock in this vital component for its rapid expansion, which includes securing major compute commitments from Amazon, Google, and others. For the memory trio, this investment represents a strategic bet on defining the future of AI hardware. Each company gains: SK hynix reinforces its dominant position in the NVIDIA supply chain; Samsung diversifies its client base beyond NVIDIA; and Micron leverages its geopolitical significance as the sole US-based HBM maker. Their collective move signals that competition in AI is evolving beyond model capability to encompass control over the entire compute supply chain—from chips and memory to power and networking. This vertical integration trend, where infrastructure providers become direct stakeholders in AI firms, marks the industry's maturation as AI transforms from a research project into essential global infrastructure, setting the stage for a new era of ecosystem competition.

marsbit05/30 04:40

From Suppliers to Shareholders: The Big Three Memory Chip Giants Jointly Invest in Anthropic, AI Supply Chain Power Structure Undergoing Reshuffle