FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Justin Mares raises $36M from a16z for Truemed to let Americans spend HSA/FSA dollars on gym memberships and supplements

GUEST INTERVIEWS

• Avi Schiffmann on Friend: AI companionship wearable launching on World Friendship Day
• Ashlee Vance launches Core Memory: tech TV show, two books, and the future of independent journalism
• Max Meyer on Arena Magazine: techno-optimism, American manufacturing, and the culture war that isn't over
• Shaan Puri on the triangle of talent, counter-positioning brands, and how creators should buy companies instead of running ads
• Trae Stephens on Flock Safety, Anduril's IVAS contract win, Arsenal factory, and the Good Quests framework

COMMENTARY

• John Gruber's Apple Intelligence post-mortem: 'That's All She Wrote'