Deepak Pathak

It's one of the key drags on the downside.

Bitcoin, though, up 3.4%.

We're seeing maybe a bit of love for digital gold, not just gold, silver, and copper, but we're also seeing maybe some shorts getting squeezed out.

Move on, have a look at what's happening in individual stocks.

I'm shining a light on Honeywell.

Look, we're up 1.8%.

Maybe an asset that it controls, Quantinum, could be looking for an IPO.

We're understanding that they're potentially filing

for an ipo with the sec we know that his last valuation was about 11 billion dollars and we've got other key strategics and videos in there gp morgan's in there as well so all eyes on quantum computing as we look towards 2026. what are you looking at

Yeah, we also have a big deal in private markets.

Robotic startup Skilled AI has just closed a $1.4 billion funding round.

The valuation, more than $14 billion, and that's for a company only founded in 2023.

Skilled is aiming to stand out in what's a crowded field by building an AI-powered robotic brain.

The goal is to develop a system that can adapt across environments and form factors, and crucially, learn from its own mistakes.

Joining us to discuss is skilled co-founder and CEO, Deepak Pathak.

It's great to have you on Bloomberg Tech.

What's interesting, let's start with the round.

It's not just the volume, it's not just the valuation.

Some of the strategics that are backing you, Nvidia, others in consumer electronics, Samsung LG, and in the software sector as well,

What are they recognizing as your core competence, do you think?