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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
 and 
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
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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
 • Eric Newcomer
REVEALED: Lightspeed Venture Partners' Returns & Strategy from Confidential Fundraising Slides
 • Eric Newcomer
The Scam in the Arena
 • Eric Newcomer
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Health tech is hopping
Plus, first-time VCs have closed precious few funds this year
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Madeline Renbarger
SCOOP: OpenEvidence, an AI Assistant for Doctors, in Talks to Raise a New Round of Funding at a $3 Billion Valuation
GV and Kleiner Perkins are leading the new round, sources tell us
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Eric Newcomer
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Madeline Renbarger
Founders of Lovable, Orby, VAST Data & Photoroom Join the Cerebral Valley AI Summit London
Our invite-only AI summit is coming to London on June 25
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Eric Newcomer
11 Videos from Breaking the Bank: Zach Perret from Plaid, Josh Reeves from Gusto, Jackie Reses from Lead Bank & More
Listen to our live talks from the Breaking the Bank summit in San Francisco
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Eric Newcomer
Stablecoins Dominate Discussions Alongside a Feisty Debate Over LLMs & Services Businesses at Newcomer's Breaking the Bank Summit Yesterday
Get the download on talks from CEOs of Ramp, Gusto, Plaid, Lead Bank & more.
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Eric Newcomer
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Jonathan Weber
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Madeline Renbarger
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Tom Dotan
Tech Acquisitions Are Back On (With an Asterisk)
Our look at the AI dealmaking landscape
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Tom Dotan
Fintech IPOs Give Hope To a Comeback Despite Market Volatility
Plus, Databricks agrees to aquire Neon for $1 billion.
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Jonathan Weber
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Madeline Renbarger
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