- “Humanoid robotics company Figure raised its largest round of funding yet, a sign of growing investor interest in robots that are designed to work alongside humans in warehouses and factories.” TechCrunch.
- The valuation — $39 billion and led by Parkway Venture Capital. The CEO is Brett Adcock.
- Dash Bio has now raised $17.5 million in seed and venture funding. It has built a platform that uses robotics to soeed drug development. WSJ. CEO Dave Johnson is from Moderna.
- “Nvidia’s (NVDA) RTX6000D, its newest artificial intelligence chip tailored for the Chinese market, has seen only lukewarm demand with some major tech firms opting not to place orders.” Reuters.
Lifestyle & Personal Notes
October 8, 2025
6:11 pm
Watch House of Guinness on Netflix. “Ideas are a commodity. Execution of them is not.”