11 June 2026

Barcelona-based Theker, which is building AI-powered robots for industrial environments, raised $85M led by CRV, with Samsung, LVMH, and others participating (Reuters)

Reuters:
Barcelona-based Theker, which is building AI-powered robots for industrial environments, raised $85M led by CRV, with Samsung, LVMH, and others participating  —  Theker, an AI robotics firm from Barcelona, has secured $85 million in new funding.  This investment was led by CRV and included major players like Samsung and LVMH.

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Waymo launches a $30 per month membership program called Waymo Premier, with perks including 10% cashback and five free ride cancellations per month (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch)

Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch:
Waymo launches a $30 per month membership program called Waymo Premier, with perks including 10% cashback and five free ride cancellations per month  —  Waymo is launching a loyalty program called Waymo Premier, which will offer frequent robotaxi riders a number of perks in exchange for $29.99 per month.

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Citigroup launches a blockchain-based platform for wealthy and institutional clients to trade tokenized shares of private firms, initially for foreign investors (Gina Heeb/Wall Street Journal)

Gina Heeb / Wall Street Journal:
Citigroup launches a blockchain-based platform for wealthy and institutional clients to trade tokenized shares of private firms, initially for foreign investors  —  Bank hopes other financial institutions will become involved  —  Citigroup is establishing a way for its wealthy …

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Sources: BlackRock put in an order to buy at least $5B worth of SpaceX shares; SpaceX received an over $1B request from a single family-office investor (Wall Street Journal)

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Sources: BlackRock put in an order to buy at least $5B worth of SpaceX shares; SpaceX received an over $1B request from a single family-office investor  —  Other large asset managers made similarly eye-popping requests  —  Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to stage the largest public offering ever …

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The US House fails to extend FISA's Section 702, ensuring the warrantless surveillance program will expire for the first time since its 2008 enactment (Politico)

Politico:
The US House fails to extend FISA's Section 702, ensuring the warrantless surveillance program will expire for the first time since its 2008 enactment  —  Nineteen Republicans also voted to reject a punt of Section 702, which allows U.S. intelligence agencies to spy on targets abroad without a warrant.

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