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# Robots and Rounds, Apple's Slow Leak, Money and Its Discontents
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-08-26-am/
- Published: 2026-08-26T10:06:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-26T10:06:02.000Z
- Description: Robotics money is on fire, crypto is ripping, and AI companies keep finding new ways to attract regulators. Apple’s fall hardware slate is leaking out one Gurman scoop at a time, and someone in Bengaluru wants to replace your delivery truck with a rocket-shaped drone. Standard Wednesday.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-am, #scan

Robotics money is on fire, crypto is ripping, and AI companies keep finding new ways to attract regulators. Apple's fall hardware slate is leaking out one Gurman scoop at a time, and someone in Bengaluru wants to replace your delivery truck with a rocket-shaped drone. Standard Wednesday.

> **45%** — That's how far Unitree shares fell after their 5x Shanghai debut, wiping the humanoid robot maker's valuation from $66B to $36B in a week. *(Reuters)*

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#### [Unitree shares fell 45% after surging more than 5x in Shanghai debut](https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/china-robot-maker-unitrees-post-listing-slump-sparks-bubble-fears-2026-08-25/?ref=adjacent.media)

The whiplash is textbook bubble behavior, and it's rattling confidence across China's robotics listings. *(Reuters)*

#### [Robotics AI startup Generalist reportedly raises $200M](https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/24/robotics-ai-startup-generalist-reportedly-raises-200m/?ref=adjacent.media)

Two funding rounds in three months — $400M in June, now $200M more led by 8VC — for a company that only shipped its first model in April. *(SiliconANGLE)*

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A neocloud raising pre-IPO money at 8x its expected 2026 revenue — the AI infrastructure gold rush shows zero signs of slowing. *(Bloomberg)*

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