By Cresco Capital | June, 2025
This month, the future showed up unannounced — and fast. From floating climate stations to robots running half-marathons, June 2025 delivered a wild mix of headlines that rewrote expectations across tech, AI, and mobility.
Meta’s New AI Glasses Break the Mold
Meta and Oakley teamed up to drop a $399 smartglass that’s 3K-ready, water-resistant, and tuned for athletes. With an 8-hour battery, 48-hour charging case, and sleek Ray-Ban-alternative design, Meta’s wearable AI bets just got real.
China’s AI Surge: 100+ DeepSeeks Coming
Former PBOC deputy Zhu Min stunned WEF attendees by forecasting over 100 DeepSeek-level AI breakthroughs in the next 18 months. With chip sanctions rising and growth cooling, China sees AI as the new engine for global competitiveness.
Neura Robotics Chases €1B Raise
Germany’s Neura Robotics is planning a humanoid rollout for industrial tasks — and it’s already racked up $1B in orders from giants like Omron and Kawasaki. The startup is raising up to €1B to scale production amid fierce global competition.
Uber + Waymo Go Driverless in Atlanta
Robotaxis from Waymo are now rideable via Uber across 65 square miles of Atlanta. As competitors like Lyft and Zoox ramp up, Uber’s AV strategy hinges on being the go-to commercial platform for autonomous fleets.
SoftBank’s Stratospheric Bet
New Mexico’s Sceye Inc. raised $15M from SoftBank to fund floating climate stations — 214-foot helium blimps designed to hover for months and track wildfires, greenhouse gases, and provide emergency broadband.
Meta Eyes PlayAI for Voice Cloning
After investing in Scale AI and poaching OpenAI talent, Meta is now in talks to acquire PlayAI, a startup replicating human voices with AI. It’s all part of Zuck’s push to embed natural, voice-based intelligence in smartglasses and assistants.
Noetix’s Viral Marathon Bot Moment
China’s Noetix Robotics went from struggling to booked out after its N2 bot finished second in a national half-marathon. Now it’s building 10,000 humanoids per year, raising $35M at a $200M valuation, and prepping for Hong Kong IPO.
June 2025 reminded us: if the AI revolution isn’t televised, it’s livestreamed from a drone, narrated by your cloned voice, and running a 13-mile race in Beijing.