Leadership Transition At Apple: Tim Cook Steps Down, John Ternus Takes Over

Apple has announced a major leadership change, with Tim Cook stepping down as CEO after more than a decade at the helm. He will be succeeded by John Ternus, currently Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, who will assume the role on September 1.

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Leadership Transition At Apple: Tim Cook Steps Down, John Ternus Takes Over

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Bubble Robotics secures $5M pre-seed to build autonomous offshore robotics network

Bubble Robotics has raised $5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Episode1 Ventures, Asterion Ventures, and Norrsken Evolve, following its launch from Entrepreneurs First.

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Passion Capital bags €46M seed fund to back AI and fintech startups

Passion Capital, a venture capital firm founded in 2011, has closed its fourth seed fund, Passion IV, alongside two special purpose vehicles, bringing total fresh capital to €46 million ($55 million).

Scotland

Exergy3 lands €11.4M seed round to expand thermal storage for industrial decarbonisation

Exergy3, a CleanTech startup, has raised €11.4 million (£10 million) in Seed funding to scale its ultra-high temperature thermal energy storage technology.

Netherlands

OrangeQS secures €15M seed round to scale quantum chip testing infrastructure

Orange Quantum Systems, a startup founded in 2020, has raised €15 million in a Seed funding round, including a second closing supported by the European Innovation Council Fund.

United Kingdom

Inploi secures €3.4M to scale AI hiring platform across UK and US

Inploi, a talent technology startup founded by Matthew de la Hey and Alex Hanson-Smith, has raised €3.4 million (£3 million) to expand across the UK and US and accelerate development of its AI-powered recruitment platform.

France

Galam Robotics raises €10M Series A to scale modular warehouse automation systems

Galam Robotics, a robotics startup founded by Samuel Perez and Jonathan Levy, has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round.

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FoundersToday x VentureFract: Fixing the Infrastructure Behind Startup Funding

Raising capital should be one of the most optimized processes in the startup ecosystem, yet it remains one of the most inefficient. Founders still move across multiple platforms, rely on fragmented networks, and spend months navigating a process that lacks structure, while investors face the constant challenge of filtering high-quality

United States

Reengineering Light: How Pixun Is Challenging the Foundations of Modern Display Technology

In the evolution of digital technology, screens have become sharper, brighter, and more color-accurate than ever before. Yet, despite these advances, one critical dimension has remained largely unaddressed: the biological impact of light on the human body. Pixun Technologies, a deep-tech startup operating at the intersection of optics, biology, and

Netherlands

Smart Robotics bags €10M Series A to expand AI-powered warehouse automation across Europe

Smart Robotics, an embodied AI company focused on intralogistics automation, has raised €10 million in a Series A funding round.

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