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5/16/2023
8 : 54
Your DNA can now be pulled from thin air. Privacy experts are worried.
View in browser Top News Maybe happening after all? Microsoft's $69 billion bid to buy the video game company Activision Blizzard received a boost today when European Union regulators approved what
5/13/2023
7 : 27
Why the open-source AI boom is actually very "precarious"
View in browser First, happy Mother's Day to many of our readers.:) Hope you have a luxurious Sunday, courtesy of your grateful children. ❤️ Fellow Warriors' fans, we feel your pain. We won
5/12/2023
8 : 44
The venture capital industry remains stuck in the doldrums
View in browser When the weekend is this close. . . Top News Elon Musk has found a new CEO for Twitter and announced on the platform earlier today that she will be starting in about six weeks, without
5/12/2023
7 : 35
Dog babies, big bets, and Oracle and Microsoft discuss a deal to rent servers from each other
View in browser Top News The United States and its allies have dismantled a major cyberespionage system that it said Russia's intelligence service had used for years to spy on computers around the
5/12/2023
7 : 16
Google's foldable smartphone, Microsoft's bet on Helion Energy, and Miami's about-face on crypto
View in browser Top News At Google's developer conference earlier today, the company announced that it was removing most waitlist restrictions and making Bard, the company's generative AI
5/9/2023
6 : 54
“It’s a mad swarm of VCs. Everyone wants in on those companies.”
View in browser Top News AI is going to be a central theme at Google's annual developer conference on Wednesday, as the company is planning to announce a number of generative AI updates, including
5/6/2023
8 : 4
For one SEC whistleblower, the payday is . . . substantial
View in browser Happy Cinco de Mayo, all! Before we pull the plug on this operation for the weekend, we leave you with this week's StrictlyVC Download, featuring Harry Nelis, a partner with the
5/5/2023
7 : 4
A senior Google software engineer says Google is losing in AI not to OpenAI but to the open-source community
View in browser Top News Today after the bell, Coinbase reported its Q1 2023 financial results, beating expectations by reporting net revenue of $736 million, a $79 million net loss, and adjusted
5/4/2023
7 : 24
Corset hoodies, the science of lying, and another regional bank finds itself on the ropes
View in browser Top News The Federal Reserve today raised interest rates for the 10th time in just over a year. It backed away from previous statements that suggested future increases, but it also made
5/3/2023
7 : 4
Fierce rivals Apple and Google are teaming up to fight a stalking problem the tech industry created
View in browser Top News The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 350 points today as traders sought safety in government bonds, worried that the Federal Reserve's looming interest-rate
5/2/2023
8 : 34
A new AI system can translate a person’s brain activity into a continuous stream of text 👀
View in browser Busy day; we may have missed some juicy bits but more tomorrow! Top News, Banking Edition JPMorgan bought beleaguered First Republic today in a government auction, culminating weeks of
4/29/2023
6 : 4
On the social platform BlueSky, Jack Dorsey criticizes Elon Musk's leadership of Twitter
View in browser God, we love Fridays. Hope you have a terrific weekend, all. We're headed down to the Milken Institute Conference in LA to interview OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap. Hopefully we'll
4/28/2023
6 : 44
350 California Street was worth $300 million four years ago; it might sell for 80% less now, brokers tell the WSJ
View in browser Top News Tomorrow, the Federal Reserve is scheduled to release a highly anticipated review of its supervision of Silicon Valley Bank, the favored bank of venture firms and tech start-
4/27/2023
6 : 45
Meta news, Peter Thiel shuts his campaign checkbook, and should we trust Apple with mental health data?
View in browser Top News Things are looking up over at Meta. The company beat revenue expectations, reporting an increase in year-over-year revenue for the first time in three quarters. But this "
4/26/2023
6 : 24
OpenAI's latest, how BeReal missed its moment, and a new VC fund from former Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block
View in browser Top News Oof. First Republic Bank shares lost about half their value today, a day after reporting first-quarter results that showed a deposit hemorrhage in March that was worse than
4/25/2023
5 : 44
Does OpenAI have a right to "GPT"?
View in browser Top News Apple has won its antitrust-focused appeals court battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games over its App Store policies, according to the opinion issued today by the US Ninth
4/22/2023
10 : 14
A win for Tesla, "overemployed" hustlers, and Sundar Pichai's pay soared to a stunning $226 million last year
View in browser Friday! It was a looong day to punctuate a short week, but we did manage to record a new StrictlyVC Download episode for you, one featuring an entrepreneur you likely haven't heard
4/21/2023
6 : 24
WeWork, the once high-flying co-working company, could be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange
View in browser Top News Today, SpaceX's Starship exploded a few minutes after successfully lifting off on an uncrewed test flight, abruptly ending the inaugural flight of a vehicle that Elon Musk
4/20/2023
6 : 54
Google’s rush to win in AI led to ethical lapses, employees say; "There is a great amount of frustration"
View in browser Top News Tesla cut US prices for the sixth time this year, ahead of its first quarter earnings call today, which was live-streamed from Twitter for the first time. (Elon Musk is the
4/19/2023
7 : 34
A secretive AI project inside Twitter, bad news for Elizabeth Holmes, and the plight of orphaned entrepreneurs
View in browser We talked today with Substack about the product that got it banned from Twitter (and much more) at a day-long startup event; more on that front tomorrow. Top News Elon Musk is said to