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Standard Bots has raised $200 million in a new round of funding to ramp up manufacturing of robotic arms in the US as the country vies to keep pace with China in building more advanced robots. Standard Bots co-founder and CEO, Evan Beard joins Caroline Hyde to discuss on "Bloomberg Tech."

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will head to the White House for a meeting Tuesday, an aide familiar confirmed, as a key spy powers tool's expiration looms and the House GOP ramps up ambitious plans for a third party-line budget bill. Mick Mulvaney, who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget and as acting chief of staff in Trump's first term, joined Balance of Power to discuss.

OpenAI has joined AI rivals with plans for a public listing later this year after the ChatGPT maker confidentially filed its S-1. This comes as the AI IPO pipeline has now reached some $3.6 trillion. However, according to PitchBook research, OpenAI may end up being the most expensive bet. Harrison Rolfes, senior analyst for PitchBook's private company coverage, joins Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Tech."

Anthony Soohoo, CEO of MoneyGram, joins Katie Greifeld and Isabelle Lee on "Bloomberg Crypto." They discuss the launch of MoneyGram's own stablecoin MGUSD and MoneyGram's ambition for global adoption.

Kavita Gupta, Founder of Delta Blockchain Fund, joins Katie Greifeld and Isabelle Lee on "Bloomberg Crypto." They discussed the Clarity Act battle on Capital Hill.

Sam Fazeli, Director of Research for Global Industries and Senior Pharmaceuticals Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, joined Bloomberg's Scarlett Fu and Paul Sweeney to discuss the gains and losses in the GLP1 market.

Dan Ives, Global Head of Technology Research at Wedbush Securities, says that the SpaceX IPO expected later this week will be a "watershed" moment for markets. SpaceX, which is officially known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., is preparing for an IPO that would value the company at about $1.8 trillion. Anthropic raised funds at a $965 billion valuation last month.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says he's excited about the potential uses for quantum computing. Speaking with Romaine Bostick at the Mizuho Technology Conference in New York, Krishna also comments on the Trump administration's investment in the company, the utilization of AI and IBM's profit strategy.

President Donald Trump said, "the United States must, of necessity, respond" against Iran for shooting down a US military helicopter. Trump made the announcement in a social media post on Tuesday afternoon. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television.

Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim joins Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about why the space economy is entering a major growth phase, powered by NASA's moon-base ambitions, rising national security demand, and the need for reliable rocket access. He says Firefly's edge is its full-stack approach: launch vehicles, lunar landers, orbiters, satellites, and AI software.

The World Cup is poised to deliver a massive economic impact in Dallas and help boost soccer's popularity in the US, according to FC Dallas President Dan Hunt. He speaks with Bloomberg's Julie Fine.

Apollo and Blackstone are teaming up on a massive $35 billion AI financing deal that could reshape how artificial intelligence infrastructure gets funded. Bloomberg's Emily Graffeo joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why Wall Street is creating new financing models for expensive AI chips, how Anthropic and Broadcom fit into the deal, and why this could be the beginning of an entirely new AI investment category.