FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Aaron Slodov's Atomic Industries raises $25M Series A to automate injection mold manufacturing in Detroit
• Ariana Thacker's MoldCo raises $8M to tackle mold-related illness with testing and virtual care
• Numeral raises $35M Series B at $350M valuation to automate global sales tax compliance

GUEST INTERVIEWS

• Pippa Lamb on the UK-US state visit: $30B Microsoft and Nvidia commitments, Revolut IPO watch, and UK as AI superpower
• Former CIA spy master and congressman Will Hurd on CHAOS Industries' radar technology, drone threats, and Golden Dome

NEWS

• xAI closes $10B raise at $200B valuation as Colossus 2 data center hits 1.1 gigawatts
• OpenAI approaching hardware suppliers for smart speaker and wearables, targeting late 2026 launch
• TikTok sale 79% likely by year-end per Polymarket; Tesla acquiring xAI market opens
• Nvidia acquires networking startup Infabrica for $900M to lock down AI data center backbone

COMMENTARY

• Johnny Carson's Malibu home lists for $110M — more than double the 2019 price
• Can AI pick better founders than VCs? Oxford's VC Bench study says yes — but the debate is nuanced