FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Ex-DOGE staffers launch Special, a holding company bringing government efficiency playbook to private-sector healthcare
• Tom Mueller closes $500M Series D for Impulse Space, betting on in-space mobility as Starship drives down launch costs
• Board raises $20M and launches Board Studio, letting families vibe-code their own tabletop games

GUEST INTERVIEWS

• F1 driver Jack Doohan pivots to AI startup Muse, targeting fragmented QSR and F&B operators
• Gusto launches Co-Founder AI agent that texts small business owners and autonomously runs payroll
• Partiful launches ticketing as its first monetization move, targeting supper clubs, concerts, and community events

NEWS

• Alphabet raises $80B in equity with Berkshire Hathaway as cornerstone investor
• Berkshire acquires Taylor Morrison homebuilder for $6.8B in Greg Abel's first major deal as CEO
• Hackers used Meta AI chatbot to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts including Obama White House
• OpenAI breaks ground on Stargate Michigan, a 1-gigawatt data center with closed-loop cooling

COMMENTARY

• The history of confidential IPO filings — why every major company files in secret now
• Trump signs AI executive order creating voluntary 30-day model review process — critics call it a licensing regime in disguise
• Putin's $26B state longevity program: organ-printing mini pigs, gene therapy, and bioprinted cartilage by 2030