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FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Polymarket raises $2B from Intercontinental Exchange in the largest single crypto investment ever
  • DuPont Registry hits unicorn status with new investment, plans live auction platform and online checkout
  • EvenUp raises $150M Series E to bring AI to 20M annual personal injury cases — still just 1% penetrated

NEWS

  • OpenAI's $1T web: the company is becoming a hyperscaler with deals spanning every major tech player
  • Barry Weiss's Free Press acquired by Paramount in talent-driven media deal
  • Tim Cook expected to step down as Apple CEO; hardware chief John Ternus tipped as successor
  • Gold hits $4,000/oz for the first time ever as investors flee to alternative assets

COMMENTARY

  • AI slop, detection arms races, and why algorithms should optimize for lifetime human flourishing
  • Ken Griffin calls AI a potential 20-30 year story — not a 3-5 year one — echoing the .com arc