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London-based Humanoid has closed a $152m Series A led by Prime Movers Lab, minting a $1.35bn post-money valuation and what backers call Europe's first pure-play humanoid-robotics unicorn — with strategic cheques from Bosch and Schaeffler landing on the register.

The UK Space Agency will inject £62m into British satellite and space-innovation projects, unveiled at the Farnborough International Airshow by space minister Liz Lloyd, with £42m earmarked for satellite communications and £20m for early-stage innovation.