{"id":290452,"date":"2026-07-17T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/fortune-tech-eus-new-google-rules-wonder-ipo-tsmcs-100b-investment\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:58:21","slug":"fortune-tech-eus-new-google-rules-wonder-ipo-tsmcs-100b-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/fortune-tech-eus-new-google-rules-wonder-ipo-tsmcs-100b-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortune Tech: EU\u2019s new Google rules, Wonder IPO, TSMC\u2019s $100B investment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fortune Tech: EU\u2019s new Google rules, Wonder IPO, TSMC\u2019s $100B investment<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/07\/17\/europe-two-new-rules-google-change-way-ai-assistants-work-android-devices\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-07-17 06:49:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: fortune.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Good morning.<\/strong> A New York State school district is piloting a humanoid robot teacher made by a company that also makes sex dolls.<\/p>\n

Yes, really.<\/p>\n

When the school year in Salamanca, New York kicks off in the fall, the \u2018bot will join classrooms to support the district\u2019s STEAM curriculum. The humanoid \u201chas been loaded exclusively with district-approved curriculum, instructional strategies, and historical information\u201d about the town, the district says, and will guide students\u2019 learning, \u201crather than complete the work for them.\u201d (Sounds rad.)<\/p>\n

But the robot\u2019s maker comes with an interesting backstory (and a surprisingly complicated corporate structure).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Toronto\u2019s Realbotix has two distinct businesses: its eponymous B2B robotics unit and a B2C subsidiary that focuses on \u201cadult companionship products\u201d doing business as RealDoll. The two units started as completely separate companies that found each other two years ago; a flurry of M&A later, RealDoll\u2019s inventor is Realbotix\u2019s co-founder and COO.<\/p>\n

The adult industry: still tech\u2019s earliest adopters, even in the age of AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More tech news below; have a wonderful weekend. \u2014Andrew Nusca<\/p>\n

Want to send thoughts or suggestions to\u00a0Fortune Tech?\u00a0Drop a line\u00a0here.<\/p>\n

EU orders Google to share search data with rivals by 2027<\/h3>\n

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on July 13, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

John Thys\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

The European Union on Thursday issued <\/span>two new rules<\/span> for Google that force the company to open its Android operating system to rivals and share search data with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first rule allows Android phone owners to choose third-party AI assistants over Google\u2019s own if they prefer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Google currently restricts the access of competing assistants to key parts of the Android OS, making them less capable; this would put them on equal footing with \u201crobust safeguards to ensure that the privacy of users, device integrity and security are protected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The second…<\/span><\/p>\n

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