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Pope Leo XIV Will Have Things to Say About the Future of AI
Plus, Coatue slides on private market AI investing.
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Jonathan Weber
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Madeline Renbarger
AI Talent Wars Bring Unprecedented Pay Packages as Meta Throws Down
"Pascal's wager" is the play of the moment.
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Tom Dotan
We're Headed to London. Here's the Agenda for Our Cerebral Valley AI Summit Next Week.
Investors at Index, Accel, GV, 20VC & ICONIQ set to speak. See the full schedule.
AI Roll-Up Deals Accelerate as Top VC Firms Edge Towards Private Equity
Fresh details on roll-up plays by General Catalyst, Slow Ventures & 8VC
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Madeline Renbarger
SCOOP: Substack in Talks to Raise Financing as It Taps Into the Zeitgeist of Trump II
Substack is generating about $45 million in annual recurring revenue: sources
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'The Dictator': Chamath Palihapitiya's Broken Professional Relationships
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Sequoia, Founders Fund, USV, Elad Gil & Benchmark Top Venture Manager Survey
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REVEALED: Lightspeed Venture Partners' Returns & Strategy from Confidential Fundraising Slides
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The Scam in the Arena
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AI Moguls Vie for Leadership Crown
Plus, Chime IPO scorecard, Musk's robotaxi gamble & the latest from Y Combinator
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Jonathan Weber
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Madeline Renbarger
Scale AI's Alexandr Wang in the Driver's Seat With Meta Deal
Plus, startup Handshake and others take aim at Scale as human training of LLMs becomes more critical
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Tom Dotan
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Eric Newcomer
My Conversation with Roy Bahat As Bloomberg Beta Announces New $75M Fund
Bloomberg Beta tells Newcomer it has raised $75 million for its fifth fund
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Eric Newcomer
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A Week of Confrontation: Trump & Musk (Obviously) + OpenAI & Anthropic Collide on Coding
Plus, highlights from the famed Mary Meeker's latest "Trends" report
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Jonathan Weber
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Madeline Renbarger
Secret SpaceX Projections Show Growing Starlink Business Will Insulate Musk's Space Company from Trump Retaliation
Revenue figures obtained by Newcomer show launch business exposure may be limited as Starlink drives growth, but vulnerabilities lurk there too
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Tom Dotan
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Eric Newcomer
Can AI Lift Hollywood Out of Its Funk? Sequoia & Thrive Are Believers
A flight to quality in the AI video era could help indie filmmakers
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Tom Dotan
Health tech is hopping
Plus, first-time VCs have closed precious few funds this year
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Madeline Renbarger
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