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The former chief of Databricks AI, Naveen Rao, is in talks to raise $ 1 billion led by A16Z to an evaluation of $ 5 billion for his new unconventional AI equipment startup (Marina Temkin / Techcrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 3, 2025

Featured podcasts Hard Fork: Sora and Infinite Slobe Foods + Chatgpt goes to therapy + Hot Mess Express The future…

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A16Z publishes a report, with Mercury Data, on the first 50 companies AI Startups pay for; OPENAI leads, followed by Anthropic, Relit, Freepik and Elevenlabs (Dominic-Madori Davis / Techcrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 3, 2025

Dominic-Madari Davis / Techcrunch:: A16Z publishes a report, with Mercury Data, on the first 50 companies AI Startups pay for;…

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Mistral has raised a C series of 1.7 billion euros to an assessment of 11.7 billion euros; ASML led the Channel with 1.3 billion euros to become its largest shareholder, joined by A16Z, DST and others (Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 9, 2025

Featured podcasts Decoder with Nilay Patel: Sal Khan hopes AI will not destroy education A show by The Verge on…

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A look at Foundher House, an entirely female hacker house in San Francisco which has become a hot spot for dinners and round tables sponsored by A16z and others (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 24, 2025

New York Times:: A look at Foundher House, an entirely female hacker house in San Francisco who has become a…

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A16Z hires Anne Neuberger, formerly senior cybersecurity in the Blanche de Biden, as a main advisor to work on "American dynamism, AI and cyber" (Patrick Howell O’Neill / Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 21, 2025

Patrick Howell O’Neill / Bloomberg:: A16Z hires Anne Neuberger, formerly a high -end cybersecurity at the Blanche de Biden, as…

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According to A16Z, and others have raised $ 100 million from the Chernin group, A16Z and others, according to an evaluation of $ 1.1 billion because it builds a social network and focuses on advertising (New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 17, 2025

Featured podcasts Decoder with Nilay Patel: CEO of Perplexity on the reasons for which the browser is the Killer application…

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Morgan Stanley says that XAI has collected $ 5 billion in equity in more than $ 5 billion in debt; The company raised $ 6 billion in December from A16z and others (Miles Kruppa / The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 1, 2025

Miles Kruppa / Information:: Morgan Stanley says that XAI has collected $ 5 billion in equity in more than $…

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A profile of Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor who became a A16z partner who then founded Haun Ventures and thinks that the genius law will make stables safe (Connie Loizos / Techcrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 23, 2025

Featured podcasts Podcast by Lenny: From Chatgpt to Instagram via Uber: the calm architect behind the most popular products in…

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Sources: Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab collected $ 2 billion by A16Z to an evaluation of $ 10 billion; Murati will hold the voting rights of the Board of Directors who prevail over all other administrators (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 20, 2025

Financial time:: Sources: Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab collected $ 2 billion by A16Z to an evaluation of $ 10…

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Polygon Labs Spinout Miden, a blockchain project based on zero evidence focused on high scalability, has collected a 25 million dollars seed led by A16z Crypto, 1kx and Hack VC (Zoltan Vardai / Cointelegraph)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 4, 2025

Zoltan Vardai / Cointelegraph:: Spinout by Polygon Labs Miden, a blockchain project based on zero knowledge proof focused on high…

Hanoi floods again amid typhoon-like rains – Radio Free Asia

Two suspects as a whole while the Thai court condemns to a hitman for a Cambodian politician man – Radio Free Asia

Hong Kong provides for a large increase in surveillance powered by AI – Radio Free Asia

The trial begins to kill the former Cambodian legislator – Radio Free Asia

“ This is false ” – How North Korea uses AI and facies as a weapon

Gold prices continue to increase and jewelry companies sound the alarm

Startups remaining private longer with alternative capital

Investors represent the largest share of buyers for 5 years

Michael Arougheti, CEO of Ares, speaks of the “retail revolution” in alternative assets

The release of the album album album “The Life of a Showgirl” by Taylor Swift

The Prime Minister of Canada cannot sit and watch Trump’s mad closure diatriber

Lawrence O’Donnell destroys Jake Tapper

Rachel Maddow and JB Pritzker exhibit the worst case for the military invasion of Trump cities

JB Pritzker triggers a merger from the Oval Office of Trump

The elected representative Adelita Grijalva is still not sworn in, and the Democrats suspect that Epstein files are why

A profile of Josh Wallace Kerrigan, also known as Neural, an independent creator using MidJourney, Runway and other AI tools to create a cinematic universe (Christopher Beam/Wired)

Sources: New Jersey AG investigates frequency of sexual violence during Uber rides and whether Uber misrepresented the safety of its service (Emily Steel/New York Times)

Anthropic releases Petri, an open-source tool using AI agents for security testing, and says it has observed several cases of models attempting to blow the whistle (anthropogenic)

Mastodon plans to add bluesky starter packs to suggest accounts for new users to follow, but will allow accounts to opt out of packs (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Meanwhile, a Bitcoin life insurance supplier regulated by Bermuda, raised $ 82 million in Apollo, Capital Bain, Haun Ventures and others, after a series A of $ 40 million in April (Muyao Shen / Bloomberg)

Browsing: a16z

The former chief of Databricks AI, Naveen Rao, is in talks to raise $ 1 billion led by A16Z to an evaluation of $ 5 billion for his new unconventional AI equipment startup (Marina Temkin / Techcrunch)

A16Z publishes a report, with Mercury Data, on the first 50 companies AI Startups pay for; OPENAI leads, followed by Anthropic, Relit, Freepik and Elevenlabs (Dominic-Madori Davis / Techcrunch)

Mistral has raised a C series of 1.7 billion euros to an assessment of 11.7 billion euros; ASML led the Channel with 1.3 billion euros to become its largest shareholder, joined by A16Z, DST and others (Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times)

A look at Foundher House, an entirely female hacker house in San Francisco which has become a hot spot for dinners and round tables sponsored by A16z and others (New York Times)

A16Z hires Anne Neuberger, formerly senior cybersecurity in the Blanche de Biden, as a main advisor to work on "American dynamism, AI and cyber" (Patrick Howell O’Neill / Bloomberg)

According to A16Z, and others have raised $ 100 million from the Chernin group, A16Z and others, according to an evaluation of $ 1.1 billion because it builds a social network and focuses on advertising (New York Times)

Morgan Stanley says that XAI has collected $ 5 billion in equity in more than $ 5 billion in debt; The company raised $ 6 billion in December from A16z and others (Miles Kruppa / The Information)

A profile of Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor who became a A16z partner who then founded Haun Ventures and thinks that the genius law will make stables safe (Connie Loizos / Techcrunch)

Sources: Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab collected $ 2 billion by A16Z to an evaluation of $ 10 billion; Murati will hold the voting rights of the Board of Directors who prevail over all other administrators (Financial Times)

Polygon Labs Spinout Miden, a blockchain project based on zero evidence focused on high scalability, has collected a 25 million dollars seed led by A16z Crypto, 1kx and Hack VC (Zoltan Vardai / Cointelegraph)