11 Jun 2026
Microsoft signs first Asia carbon-removal deal via enhanced rock weathering, backs Indian startup Alt Carbon
Microsoft has signed a multi-year agreement with Bengaluru-based climate-tech startup Alt Carbon to remove up to 36,920 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, marking the technology giant's first purchase of carbon-removal credits in Asia generated through Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW).
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.
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.
11 Jun 2026
Some AI features aren't available on older iPhones, but are you actually missing that much?
If you were paying attention to the WWDC 2026 keynote earlier this week, you'll know that all of the amazing new Apple Intelligence features are not coming to every iPhone. Apple confirmed that some of those features will be exclusive to just three iPhone models: iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone 17 Air. iPads and Macs also have similar restrictions.
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...
11 Jun 2026
A look at the SpaceX IPO by the numbers
Elon Musk is all about big numbers — millions, billions, even trillions – and there are plenty of them associated with SpaceX and Musk's plans to take the rocket maker public. The prospectus for the SpaceX stock debut shows spending at a massive scale — greater than the economic output of some countries — and about to grow much larger as Musk races to make good on his promise to hurl people to…
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
11 Jun 2026
Bosch Accelerates Automation and Robotics Drive
Advance robotics and the dynamic growth of humanoid systems are heralding the next stage of automation. Bosch is actively pushing ahead with key technologies for automation and robotics.
11 Jun 2026
Siri AI is powered by Gemini models, but is not Gemini – what does that mean?
We know that Siri AI and other Apple Intelligence features are powered by Google’s Gemini models, but Apple has been at pains to point out that this is not the same as running Gemini on iPhone. While there are still some unknowns, a far clearer picture is emerging about exactly what all of this means ...
