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9/22/2023
5 : 24
Cisco's "Moby Dick," "second moms," and another cross-border venture firm gives up the ghost
View in browser Last day of Disrupt! This year's event was bigger than ever before, and somehow more fun, too(?). Now we're finishing a beer, headed out for some karaoke, and planning to sleep
9/21/2023
6 : 24
A more powerful Bard, a new phone . . . from an EV startup, and a kerfuffle involving Y Combinator (raises questions)
View in browser Someone captured us making the rounds at Disrupt earlier today. Okay, fine, if you want to see actual footage of the show today -- including several great interviews, including with
9/20/2023
7 : 54
Musk gets probed, Neuralink searches for recruits, and a look at four synthetic biology startups that are gaining traction
View in browser Hello! We had a misfire in last night's email (a link to an old Apple story); apologies. We sincerely have no idea how that happened, though we'll blame Disrupt craziness.
9/19/2023
7 : 34
Apple's big rollout, X's new plan to charge users, and the end of WeWork? ☠️
View in browser Ours has been a busy one as head into Disrupt, where more than 12000 people are going to be circulating throughout the Moscone Center over the next three days. This event truly blows us
9/17/2023
14 : 14
It's official: we're all going to have to buy new cables
View in browser Top News It's official: we're all going to have to buy new cables. Apple has officially ditched the the Lightning connector. (More Apple Fall Event 2023 coverage here.) In
9/17/2023
13 : 24
"My own view is that you take money from the biggest polluters . . . at your peril."
View in browser Top News The CDC today cleared long-awaited new COVID vaccines; here's what you need to know. According to Bloomberg, Caesar's Entertainment paid millions of dollars in ransom
9/17/2023
12 : 44
Sam Bankman-Fried's never-published 15,000-word Twitter thread is a doozy
View in browser Top News Game platform Unity closed its offices today after receiving what it called a credible death threat in an apparent response to its plan to charge developers a fee every time a
9/17/2023
12 : 15
TikTok in trouble, Marc Benioff's "bomb," and an AI-powered obituary (what could go wrong?)
View in browser Our favorite weekday once again. Hoping you have a wonderful weekend -- and for those of you who observe the Jewish holidays, shanah tovah. Looking forward to seeing some of you at
9/12/2023
6 : 4
A dopey DraftKings promotion, the kickoff of Google's antitrust trial, and how to watch the iPhone 15 reveal tomorrow
View in browser Welcome back from the weekend. If you happened to wonder why Friday's email arrived Saturday morning, our typically reliable email service provider was wrestling with some issues
9/9/2023
11 : 44
And Sam Bankman-Fried thought he had it bad . . .
View in browser . . .and not a day too soon. We did manage to eke out a StrictlyVC Download podcast for you with the always personable Michael Kim of Cendana Capital, who just locked down $470 million
9/8/2023
7 : 44
Musk intervenes in Ukraine, Dave Clark's last days at Flexport, and another former FTX exec pleads guilty
View in browser Top News Wow. Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company's Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian
9/7/2023
6 : 54
China expands an iPhone ban, Flexport's founder returns, and the newest buzzy AI bet is Inceptive
View in browser No column (possibly for a short while); we're still in information gathering mode, beep boop. 🤖 Top News Apple has been expanding its computing budget for building artificial
9/6/2023
8 : 54
What OpenAI really wants, the AI winner who rejected VC, and the moguls (formerly) stuck at Burning Man
View in browser Hope you had a relaxing long weekend.:) Top News Apple has signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that "extends beyond 2040," according to Arm's IPO documents
9/2/2023
7 : 14
YC's tough love, a high-profile spat poised to get uglier, and e-commerce rollups melt down
View in browser The Friday before a long weekend? That's our jam. Hope you thoroughly enjoy the next few days, everyone. If you're looking for a 'Labor Day listen,' we have a fresh
9/1/2023
6 : 54
Martian lawyers, (new) California cities, and the real story of Elon Musk's Twitter takeover
View in browser How this week is going . . . Top News A federal judge today temporarily blocked an Arkansas law forcing social media companies to verify users' ages and requiring that minors get
8/31/2023
6 : 34
Tesla's specialized glass mystery, Reid Hoffman's next steps, and the "hypocrisy of the rich"
View in browser Thank you for your enthusiastic response to my "personal news" from yesterday.:) Top News Manhattan federal prosecutors are investigating Tesla's use of company funds on a
8/30/2023
7 : 14
A jarring chart that shows how remote work will impact office buildings over time, and much more!
View in browser Personal news! Many of you may already have seen or read the news today, but in case not: StrictlyVC has been acquired by Yahoo! Often when things are acquired, they're ground into
8/29/2023
6 : 54
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is reportedly running out of patience with employees who refuse to return to the office
View in browser Top News In an enforcement action announced today, the SEC charged Los Angeles–based entertainment company Impact Theory with conducting an unregistered offering of securities via non-
8/26/2023
7 : 4
Oracle's fraying relationship with Bytedance, the real price of full body scans, and secret land buyers revealed!
View in browser Friday! Phew. Before we zip off to somewhere, we're 'dropping' the newest StrictlyVC Download, with featured guest Michael Sutherland Brown, the cofounder and CEO of
8/25/2023
9 : 4
Dropbox cuts off freeloaders, the Donald returns to X, and why electric vehicles are piling up on dealership lots
View in browser Top News US stocks fell today after a Federal Reserve official warned that the central bank could raise interest rates again and remain higher for longer, offsetting enthusiasm about