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AI Devices, Midjourney’s Spas and Snap’s Flop-sicles

By Jemima McEvoy · Jun 20, 2026 8:01am PDT

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The brains behind Bernie’s AI sovereign wealth fund? A Silicon Valley law professor • The Takeaway: How I learned to love Mark Rober• E-commerce: The fast-growing Thiel-backed startup defying a creator economy slowdown• Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “Foul... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: The brains behind Bernie’s AI sovereign...

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The Law Professor Behind Bernie’s AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Idea

By Eli Rosenberg · Jun 20, 2026 7:00am PDT · 6 comments

A couple of weekends ago, Sarah Polcz, a University of California, Davis, law professor, and her husband, Adam Brown, a top scientist at Google’s DeepMind, hosted a party at their Portola Valley home that had all the trappings of a geeky good time. One guest piloted a drone that rained down ice cream bars on the kids in attendance. At the... A couple of weekends ago, Sarah Polcz, a University of California, Davis, law professor, and her...

Mantis VC co-founders Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers. Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

The Chainsmokers’ VC Firm Mantis Raising $100 Million Fund

By Julia Hornstein and Katie Roof · Jun 19, 2026 12:13pm PDT

The Chainsmokers are back. They released new songs in May—and are raising a new venture fund.Their firm Mantis VC is raising its fourth fund, an unofficial milestone that graduates them from emerging managers to just regular old VCs. The Chainsmokers are back. They released new songs in May—and are raising a new venture fund....

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Whop Is a Haven for Advice on Crypto Trades and Betting Tips. Can It Add Plumbers, Too?

By Ann Gehan · Jun 19, 2026 9:00am PDT

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Whop Is a Haven for Advice on Crypto Trades and Betting Tips. Can It Add Plumbers, Too?

By Ann Gehan · Jun 19, 2026 9:00am PDT

There are online marketplaces that sell eclectic mixes of antiques, auto parts and electronics. Then there is Whop, a bustling bazaar for buying mostly digital experiences rather than physical goods. On the site are merchants like PreMedley, which charges $27 per month for access to online tutoring groups, study materials and videos offering... There are online marketplaces that sell eclectic mixes of antiques, auto parts and electronics....

Cursor Co-founder Michael Truell

Cursor Returns Spur VC-Backed Deal Hopes

By Katie Roof · Jun 18, 2026 5:16pm PDT

Achieving the largest IPO in history wasn’t the only record that SpaceX set. It’s now agreed to complete the largest acquisition of a venture-backed startup in history, its $60 billion dollar purchase of Cursor. The acquisition will make its founders billionaires, and it should provide billions in returns for investors like Thrive Capital... Achieving the largest IPO in history wasn’t the only record that SpaceX set. It’s now agreed to...

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Meta’s Microsoft Mobile Moment

By Martin Peers · Jun 18, 2026 5:01pm PDT

No one can rival OpenAI for internal drama. But in recent days, Meta Platforms seems to be trying its best to do so. Earlier this week, Wired reported that Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth told staff Meta had done an “atrocious” job of launching a new AI division. That report followed another one in Wired about the internal... No one can rival OpenAI for internal drama. But in recent days, Meta Platforms seems to be trying...

Tarek Mansour, co-founder of Kalshi. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/ Getty Images

Kalshi Passes $2 Billion in Annualized Revenue, Holds Informal IPO Talks

By Yueqi Yang · Jun 18, 2026 2:30pm PDT

Prediction market Kalshi is generating more than $2 billion in annualized revenue, up about three times from November, as traders betting on NBA and World Cup games drove a surge in trading volume, according to people familiar with the company’s financials. Kalshi’s fast growth has led its top executives to hold informal conversations with... Prediction market Kalshi is generating more than $2 billion in annualized revenue, up about three...

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How I Learned to Love Mark Rober

By Jessica E. Lessin · Jun 18, 2026 11:50am PDT · 6 comments

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How I Learned to Love Mark Rober

By Jessica E. Lessin · Jun 18, 2026 11:50am PDT · 6 comments

One day last fall, my third-grade son came home and proudly announced that he had watched YouTube at school. I was miffed, wondering what the teachers were doing while they plopped the kids in front of a screen. “Don’t worry, Mom,” my son said. “We watched Mark Rober.” I felt a little better. I was familiar with Rober’s highly engaging... One day last fall, my third-grade son came home and proudly announced that he had watched YouTube...

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Google and Microsoft Team Up to Beat Back Anthropic and OpenAI

By Amir Efrati, Aaron Holmes and Catherine Perloff · Jun 18, 2026 10:30am PDT

When a group of tech companies announce an agreement to support an AI backend-software protocol, we don’t blame corporate IT executives for not paying attention. It sounds quite boring.But one such announcement on Wednesday from Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Snowflake, ServiceNow and others is worth paying attention to. It demonstrates one way... When a group of tech companies announce an agreement to support an AI backend-software protocol,...

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Amazon Gives Big Brands More Control Over Product Listings

By Ann Gehan · Jun 18, 2026 8:00am PDT

Amazon’s status as the home of independent merchants is eroding. The e-commerce giant has lately overhauled its shopping site to give big brands more control over how their products are displayed and sold. The company recently told them it would give them priority over independent merchants in deciding how their products are described on its... Amazon’s status as the home of independent merchants is eroding. The e-commerce giant has lately...

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A Competitor to OpenClaw Emerges

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Jun 18, 2026 7:00am PDT

After the success of OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent software that took the tech world by storm earlier this year, it’s no surprise that copycats are popping up. And some of these copycats are catching up to OpenClaw, by some measures.Hermes, an agent tool from Nous Research, recently eclipsed OpenClaw in terms of new GitHub contributors in... After the success of OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent software that took the tech world by storm...

Yichao "Peak" Ji, co-founder and Chief Scientist at Manus AI. Photo via YouTube

Manus’ Revenue Soars as Original Investors Move to Reverse Meta Deal

By Jing Yang, Juro Osawa and Qianer Liu · Jun 18, 2026 6:00am PDT

Yichao "Peak" Ji, co-founder and Chief Scientist at Manus AI. Photo via YouTube

Manus’ Revenue Soars as Original Investors Move to Reverse Meta Deal

By Jing Yang, Juro Osawa and Qianer Liu · Jun 18, 2026 6:00am PDT

The early Chinese backers of AI firm Manus are planning to buy the firm back from Meta Platforms at the $2 billion price Meta paid, in response to a Chinese government order that the deal be reversed, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. While the government’s order has sparked alarm among Chinese startup founders,... The early Chinese backers of AI firm Manus are planning to buy the firm back from Meta Platforms...

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Star Google AI Researcher Shazeer Joins OpenAI

By Erin Woo and Amir Efrati · Jun 17, 2026 5:09pm PDT · 3 comments

Noam Shazeer, the Google DeepMind researcher whose work underpinned the generative AI boom, is joining OpenAI, the AI firm told staff on Wednesday. Shazeer left Google in 2021 to co-found a chatbot startup Character.AI, but rejoined Google’s AI team DeepMind in 2024 as part of a $2.7 billion deal with his AI startup. He then became a tech lead... Noam Shazeer, the Google DeepMind researcher whose work underpinned the generative AI boom, is...

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Software Slump Resumes; Snap’s Spectacle

By Martin Peers · Jun 17, 2026 5:00pm PDT

This was what you call an ugly day in the markets. Tech stocks sold off across the board, thanks to rising expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. SpaceX stock fell nearly 5%, dragging it back below Amazon in market capitalization. But SpaceX, at least, is coming off a big rally. Software stocks such as Microsoft,... This was what you call an ugly day in the markets. Tech stocks sold off across the board, thanks...