FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Simile raises $100M from Index to build society-scale AI simulations — predicts 8 of 10 earnings call questions
• Neurosurgeon grows living neurons on electrodes to make AI models faster and cheaper — raises $25M seed

GUEST INTERVIEWS

• Bryan Johnson launches 'Immortals' — a $1M/year all-in health protocol built on his Blueprint data
• How AI data centers are reshaping electricity prices and energy politics across the US
• Lyft CEO David Risher on record bookings, Waymo partnership in Nashville, and AV rollout strategy
• Okta CEO Todd McKinnon on AI agents, identity security, and why enterprise software categories are up for grabs
• Andrew Huberman joins TBPN: retreutide, peptide legality, cannabis psychosis risk, and Olympic athlete biohacking

NEWS

• Anthropic closes $30B round at $350B valuation with Founders Fund, GIC, Microsoft, Nvidia
• Anthropic commits to covering data center electricity cost increases — and launches a $20M political super PAC
• Warner Bros. deal hangs in balance as Paramount raises all-cash bid to $77.9B and DOJ scrutinizes Netflix
• Higgsfield accused of fake AI demos, racist deepfakes, and copyright violations in Forbes exposé
• Bill Ackman's Pershing Square discloses $2B Meta position, betting on AI-driven ad upside
• Meta Ray-Ban glasses sold 7M units in 2025, Bloomberg reports doubling production to 20M by year-end

COMMENTARY

• John Palmer's viral 'Something Small Is Coming' parody captures the AI hype cycle perfectly