FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Fragment raises from FirstMark to build programmable money infrastructure for AI agents
• ICON raises $200M Series D from Baillie Gifford and BlackRock to scale 3D-printed homes at half the wall-system cost
• Modal raises at $15.75B valuation with Cognition, Ramp, Suno, Runway, and DoorDash as customers

GUEST INTERVIEWS

• Erewhon's Chief Growth Officer reveals membership drives over half of revenue and tech stack is fully in-house with 10 engineers
• Wilder Market launches in Miami as premium neighborhood grocery with Major Food Group as founding investor
• MIT mathematician John Urschel: math is not solved by AI — the field is expanding faster than ever
• Attio launches hybrid agentic architecture to let AI agents work inside CRM data with full guardrails
• Bezos vs. Musk: The Atlantic breaks down the four-rung ladder to vertical integration of the space economy
• Valence founder demos Spectre, an anti-recording device for the post-OpenAI-spy era, targeting enterprise meeting rooms

NEWS

• OpenAI uncovers a $15 spy recorder hidden behind a TV in an executive conference room
• Apple launches HomeView smart hub and LG partnership, but hosts say it's the least exciting Apple launch in years
• Xbox launches Labs initiative to explore vibe coding, decompiled games, and new distribution models

COMMENTARY

• Are your devices actually listening? The LG TV spyware allegations and the ad-targeting conspiracy that won't die