FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Anonymous social network where your net worth is your username raises $3M from Dragonfly and Starting Line
• Clay raises $100M Series C at $3.1B valuation led by CapitalG to expand AI-powered GTM automation

GUEST INTERVIEWS

• Alex Albert on Claude Opus 4.1: drop-in upgrade with agentic reasoning gains and same pricing
• Scott Kupor, now OPM Director, explains how he's applying Silicon Valley talent practices to 2.4M federal employees
• Contrary Research: Intel foundry is America's only realistic path to semiconductor independence before 2027
• Anduril opens robotic solid rocket motor facility in Mississippi targeting 6,000 tactical motors annually
• Stord CEO: de minimis exemption removal is forcing brands to fundamentally rethink US inventory strategy
• Harvey AI hits $100M revenue with 350 employees and 500 customers as legal AI reshapes law firm economics

NEWS

• Palantir blows past earnings with 93% US commercial revenue growth and new $10B Army contract
• OpenAI releases first open-source model in years — GPT-O OSS matches o3 performance and runs on consumer hardware
• Google DeepMind's Genie 3 generates photorealistic interactive worlds in real time at 720p
• Cognition integrates Windsurf acquisition with performance-first culture offer and accelerated equity for all
• ElevenLabs launches ElevenMusic with licensed catalog for commercial AI music generation

COMMENTARY

• What should Apple do with $100B? Hosts debate M&A, vertical integration, and AI strategy