12 Jun 2026
Theker raised $85 million and scales modular robots for warehouses
A Barcelona startup promises adaptable robots that handle chaotic warehouse tasks. Investors bet on rapid deployment as the team scales hiring and showrooms.
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2026
11 Jun 2026
Top Tier India IT Bets on Physical AI as Coding Demand Declines
Physical AI is breathing new life into India’s IT and BPO industry at a time when autonomous AI tools such as Anthropic’s Claude are steadily taking over the coding and back-office work that once powered the country’s technology boom. In Bengaluru, the city often called India’s Silicon Valley, a new kind of worker is quietly emerging. Laborers can now be seen wearing cameras strapped to their…
@NSAmericas, Narayan Ammachchi
2026
11 Jun 2026
From startup to $1.8 trillion: The investors who took a chance on SpaceX now reap the rewards
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster is seen on the launch pad, as Starship is prepared to be placed on top, at the company's Boca Chica complex, ahead of Starship's eighth test flight which is targeted for March 3, from Starbase, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 2, 2025. Kaylee Greenlee | Reuters
Yun Li
2026
11 Jun 2026
A Havertown native is giving historic $112.6 million to Drexel, months after his record gift to St. Joe’s Prep
Drexel University has received a $112.6 million gift — the largest in its history by more than double — to establish its new college of engineering and computing, renovate space in two buildings to foster programs within it, and provide more scholarships. The gift comes from The Howley Foundation, a Cleveland-based philanthropic group whose mission, according to its website, is “to create social…
Susan Snyder
2026
11 Jun 2026
$112.6 million donation creates Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing
The Howley Foundation has gifted $112.6 million dollars to Drexel University, establishing the largest donation in the college’s history. In recognition of the donation, the College of Engineering and Computing — to be created through the merger of the College of Engineering, Informatics and Computing, and Biomedical Engineering in Fall 2026 — will be titled the Nick Howley College of Engineering…
Sanjana Bandi
2026
11 Jun 2026
THEKER raises $85M in Europe’s largest ever robotics Series A, led by CRV with backing from Samsung and LVMH
THEKER, the Barcelona-based AI robotics company building AI-native generalist robots for industrial production environments, today announced a $85 million round, making it the largest robotics Series A round ever raised in Europe.
milena
2026
11 Jun 2026
Samsung backs industrial robotics startup Theker in €85m round
Theker, the Spanish startup building AI-powered robots for industrial settings, has raised an €85m Series A. The round was led by US investor CRV and included participation from South Korean manufacturing giant Samsung and French luxury retail group LVMH.
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
2026
11 Jun 2026
News Explorer — Michael Saylor's Lengthy Explanation of Bitcoin 'mNAV' at a Conference Caused Confusion Among Investors
Jun 11, 11:57 amProtosMichael Saylor's Lengthy Explanation of Bitcoin 'mNAV' at a Conference Caused Confusion Among InvestorsMichael Saylor took nearly seven minutes at a conference to explain the term...
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2026
11 Jun 2026
AI-powered cleaning robots are now tidying homes in China
This picture taken on May 21, 2026 shows a housekeeper cleaning alongside an X Square Robot at a customer’s home in Beijing. — AFP pic
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2026
