Mizuho Raises Broadcom Price Target to $450 on Surging AI Chip Demand 
Japan Weighs New Tax Breaks to Boost Corporate Investment Amid Spending Debate 
Gold Prices Slip Slightly in Asia as Silver Nears Record Highs on Dovish Fed Outlook 
ADB Approves $400 Million Loan to Boost Ease of Doing Business in the Philippines 
Evercore Reaffirms Alphabet’s Search Dominance as AI Competition Intensifies 
Moore Threads Stock Slides After Risk Warning Despite 600% Surge Since IPO 
Modi and Trump Hold Phone Call as India Seeks Relief From U.S. Tariffs Over Russian Oil Trade 
China Adds Domestic AI Chips to Government Procurement List as U.S. Considers Easing Nvidia Export Curbs 
U.S. Dollar Slides for Third Straight Week as Rate Cut Expectations Boost Euro and Pound 
Mexico Moves to Increase Tariffs on Asian Imports to Protect Domestic Industries 
SpaceX Reportedly Preparing Record-Breaking IPO Targeting $1.5 Trillion Valuation 
Rio Tinto Signs Interim Agreement With Yinhawangka Aboriginal Group Over Pilbara Mining Operations 
Fed Rate Cut Signals Balance Between Inflation and Jobs, Says Mary Daly 
Wall Street Futures Slip as Oracle Earnings Miss Reignites AI Spending Concerns 
Intel’s Testing of China-Linked Chipmaking Tools Raises U.S. National Security Concerns 
Air Transat Reaches Tentative Agreement With Pilots, Avoids Strike and Restores Normal Operations 
Asian Stocks Rally as Tech Rebounds, China Lags on Nvidia Competition Concerns 
Hyundai Motor Group is considering deploying the four-legged, dog-like robot developed by Boston Dynamics Inc. dubbed Spot as a facility safety inspector and security guard in its production lines.
This was revealed by Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter.
Hyundai is also seeking to use Boston Dynamics' box-handling robot Stretch, which will be commercially available from next year.
Hyundai Motor has an 80 percent stake in Boston Dynamics, which it acquired from Japan’s SoftBank Group for $880 million in December.
The company's chairman Chung Euisun purchased the remaining 20 percent stake with his own $206 million.
Since the Boston Dynamics acquisition, Hyundai has increasingly been seeking to deploy robots in smart factories and last-mile product delivery, while utilizing the US firm's technology to its urban air mobility (UAM) and autonomous driving and projects.
Meanwhile, Boston Dynamics is using Hyundai Motor's technologies to cut its production costs and upgrade quality.
Playter noted that Boston Dynamics would soon reach a breakeven point and become profitable next year, for the first time in its 30-year history, with its newest robot Stretch becoming commercially available.
It is also seeking to lower its robot prices and may offer robot rental services. Spot costs $74,500.
