FORT Robotics to Go Public in $556.6 Million Physical-AI Deal

FORT Robotics plans to merge with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp. in a SPAC deal that could add about $182 million of net cash to the robotics-safety company’s balance sheet.

FORT Robotics plans to merge with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp. in a SPAC deal that could add about $182 million of net cash to the robotics-safety company’s balance sheet.

Klarna cut its 2026 GMV forecast to between $149 billion and $151 billion from more than $155 billion even as second-quarter revenue rose 27% and net income reached $9 million.

BHP’s underlying EBITDA rose 27% to US$32.9 billion in fiscal 2026, with copper contributing 54% of the group total for the first time over a full year.

Second-quarter comparable sales rose 1.7%, net earnings reached $4.8 billion and Home Depot kept its fiscal 2026 sales and earnings ranges unchanged.

Dream Finders expects its post-merger capital structure to include about $1.3 billion of senior unsecured notes and roughly $675 million of redeemable preferred stock, while final financing terms remain subject to change.

The deal brings Omnetics’ miniature high-reliability connector business into Arxis’s Electronic Components segment, with former shareholders receiving about 3.1% of Arxis common stock.

Uber is making an undisclosed strategic investment in Zipline as the companies plan a U.S. drone-delivery rollout targeting one million deliveries a day by the end of 2029.

Legacy Fulcrum shareholders are expected to retain 5% of the combined company and receive an estimated $270 million cash dividend, while Slate-side holders and financing investors own the other 95%.

The Series B nearly triples Wispr Flow’s previously reported valuation and shows how aggressively venture investors are pricing fast-growing AI applications, even when current revenue remains undisclosed.

Talkspace shareholders are entitled to $5.25 a share in cash, TALK trading has been halted, and UHS funded the closing with borrowings under its credit facilities.