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FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • Helion Energy raises $465M Series G to build world's first fusion power plant for Microsoft by 2028
  • Generalist AI's Pete Florence on building foundation models for robotic dexterity — and why humanoids aren't the whole story

GUEST INTERVIEWS

  • Planet Labs CEO Will Marshall on imaging all of Earth daily, defending the Amazon, and a fresh capital raise
  • Baroness Dambisa Moyo on board governance, AI's productivity supercycle, and why you can't bet against America
  • Somatic Labs co-founder on cutting drug review from two years to four hours with AI — and the pancreatic cancer breakthrough at ASCO
  • Antares Nuclear achieves first US reactor criticality in decades — a month ahead of the July 4 presidential deadline

NEWS

  • Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness hedge fund hits $20B AUM, up 270% after fees — Jane Street invests

COMMENTARY

  • WWDC 2026: Apple finally delivering on AI promises with Siri overhaul and privacy-first approach
  • Jobs report crushes AI apocalypse narrative — Nasdaq drops 4.2%, then bounces back
  • VC horror stories go viral: Sequoia's structured deals called a 'scam,' Vinod Khosla accused of demanding team changes
  • Humanoid robots kicking children in China, Jaguar and Audi supercar design convergence, and the SpaceX IPO retail debate