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The Electric

The Electric: Why Going Small May Be How to Survive the Battery Downturn

By Steve LeVine · Mar 30, 2026 4:30am PDT
Five years ago, Western car, battery and metals companies spent billions of dollars to build gigantic factories to meet forecasts of tremendous demand for electric vehicles. Among them were companies that promised to recycle spent batteries, with the goal of reducing the cost and environmental footprint of making EVs and allowing the West to... Five years ago, Western car, battery and metals companies spent billions of dollars to build...
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The Briefing

SpaceX’s IPO Challenge

By Martin Peers · Mar 29, 2026 3:00pm PDT
Break out the oxygen masks. The number of breathless headlines is about to soar. SpaceX is expected to file its initial IPO paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission any day now. It will be the confidential version, so we won’t get to see it. But what is usually a procedural nonevent for the public has turned into a carnival thanks... Break out the oxygen masks. The number of breathless headlines is about to soar. SpaceX is...
Sunday Insights

SpaceX Hype Boosts Stocks in Its Crosshairs

By Theo Wayt · Mar 29, 2026 8:00am PDT · 5 comments
Stocks in rocket launch and satellite companies have surged over the past year, as SpaceX’s soaring private valuation and steps toward what could be a record-smashing initial public offering drums up enthusiasm for all things outer space. But most of the companies whose stocks have been rocketing are at risk if SpaceX solidifies its lead in... Stocks in rocket launch and satellite companies have surged over the past year, as SpaceX’s...
Illustration: Clark Miller (Photos: Getty Images)
Inside JPMorgan's Tech100: Bezos, Amodei and the Billionaire Who Wasn't There
By Jessica E. Lessin · Mar 28, 2026 8:00am PDT
Illustration: Clark Miller (Photos: Getty Images)
The Weekend

Inside JPMorgan's Tech100: Bezos, Amodei and the Billionaire Who Wasn't There

By Jessica E. Lessin · Mar 28, 2026 8:00am PDT
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Midjourney’s David Holz was AI’s creative rebel. Then Google pounced. • Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “Catching the Codfather”  “American Reich” and “For All Mankind”The only thing more fluid these days than which AI company has a better model is which... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Midjourney’s David Holz was AI’s creative...
Illustration: Clark Miller (Photos: Apple TV)
Media and Entertainment

The ‘For All Mankind’ Showrunners Think They Know What Silicon Valley Likes

By Abram Brown · Mar 28, 2026 7:01am PDT
Over five seasons, the fictional human beings in “For All Mankind,” Apple TV’s alt-history space race drama, have accomplished any number of feats: They’ve landed on the moon. And on Mars. They’ve put a woman in the White House—mainstreamed nuclear fusion, too. In another dramatic moment, a group even managed to lasso an asteroid laden... Over five seasons, the fictional human beings in “For All Mankind,” Apple TV’s alt-history space...
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The Big Read

Midjourney Is Profitable and Chasing Hardware Dreams. But Can It Survive Google?

By Jemima McEvoy · Mar 27, 2026 9:09am PDT · 3 comments
Over much of the past year, David Holz, the 37-year-old founder of Midjourney, has devoted himself to a single task: reassuring fans of his AI image-making tool that a new, significant update—version 8—would indeed arrive soon. Initially, Holz said it might come at the end of 2025. That date slipped to January. Then February. Then... Over much of the past year, David Holz, the 37-year-old founder of Midjourney, has devoted...
Exclusive

Tencent Bets on OpenClaw to Make Up for Lost Ground in China AI Battle

By Qianer Liu and Juro Osawa · Mar 27, 2026 6:00am PDT · 1 comment
Shortly after OpenClaw shot to popularity in January, a newly hired product manager at Tencent in China became obsessed with the open-source software for building AI agents. That manager, Shuyu Zhang, quickly came up with the idea for QClaw, an OpenClaw-based agent that can be installed with one click and controlled with Tencent’s WeChat app,... Shortly after OpenClaw shot to popularity in January, a newly hired product manager at Tencent in...
The Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday. Genaro Molina/LA Times/Getty Images.
Social Media’s New Legal Overhang
By Martin Peers · Mar 26, 2026 5:00pm PDT
The Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday. Genaro Molina/LA Times/Getty Images.
The Briefing

Social Media’s New Legal Overhang

By Martin Peers · Mar 26, 2026 5:00pm PDT
It was a brutal day on Wall Street—particularly for shares of Meta Platforms, Reddit and Snap. While the Nasdaq dropped 2.4%, shares of the social media firms plunged between 8% and 10% as the implications of Wednesday’s verdict in the social media addiction lawsuit sank in. That verdict, which found Meta and Google’s YouTube liable for... It was a brutal day on Wall Street—particularly for shares of Meta Platforms, Reddit and Snap....
How the Next General Partners Are Winning Deals
Dealmaker

How the Next General Partners Are Winning Deals

By Julia Hornstein · Mar 26, 2026 4:37pm PDT
This morning we published a list of 15 venture capital partners our sources tell us could be slated to become general partners, or the top decision makers at their firms. One thing that’s clear from the dozens of conversations I had to report on the list: Investors need to be more creative—and move faster—than ever to win deals. Take Yazan... This morning we published a list of 15 venture capital partners our sources tell us could be...
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei via AP
Exclusive

Anthropic Discusses Going Public as Soon as the Fourth Quarter

By Valida Pau and Sri Muppidi · Mar 26, 2026 3:10pm PDT · 1 comment
Anthropic executives have discussed an initial public offering of the AI firm’s shares as soon as the fourth quarter this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Bankers vying to take Anthropic public expect the company to raise more than $60 billion in the initial public offering, said some of the people. That could be the... Anthropic executives have discussed an initial public offering of the AI firm’s shares as soon as...
Art by Mike Sullivan
Applied AI

Ozempic Maker Says AI Agents Are Shortening Its Clinical Trials

By Aaron Holmes · Mar 26, 2026 11:00am PDT
In the ultracompetitive world of drug development, getting a new medication on the market as fast as possible can have major business implications. There’s perhaps no better recent example than Novo Nordisk, which has generated nearly $100 billion in sales of weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy while trying to fend off competition from Eli... In the ultracompetitive world of drug development, getting a new medication on the market as fast...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella via Getty
Microsoft Freezes Hiring in Major Cloud and Sales Groups
By Kevin McLaughlin and Aaron Holmes · Mar 26, 2026 10:36am PDT
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella via Getty
Exclusive

Microsoft Freezes Hiring in Major Cloud and Sales Groups

By Kevin McLaughlin and Aaron Holmes · Mar 26, 2026 10:36am PDT
Microsoft executives in recent weeks told managers at major divisions, including its Azure cloud and North American sales groups, to suspend new hiring, according to three current employees with direct knowledge of the decision. It’s not uncommon for Microsoft to slow hiring or even lay off staff toward the end of its fiscal year, which ends in... Microsoft executives in recent weeks told managers at major divisions, including its Azure cloud...