Happy Friday.
From Sam Altman's deposition:
Q. Was it your perception that Mr. Musk's time was very valuable?
A. Yes.
Q. And was it your perception that he did not have extra time?
A. I mean, he played a lot of video games.
😂🍿
Enjoy today’s news.
Andreessen Horowitz raises $15B+ to back AI, crypto, and America’s next 100 years.
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Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI heads to a jury trial in March.
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Sergey Brin is joining his Google co-founder, Larry Page, in cutting ties with California over a proposed wealth tax.
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Disney+ will be adding short-form videos later this year.
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xAI plans to build a $20B data center in Mississippi to scale AI compute capacity.
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FIFA partners with TikTok to bring enhanced World Cup 2026 content and fan experiences to mobile.
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Meta’s acquisition of AI agent startup Manus is getting a closer look from Chinese regulators.
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Matthew Prince, Cloudflare CEO, calls out Italy over a $17M fine tied to internet censorship demands.
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As promised, tech and startups in under a minute.
See you on Monday.
P.S. Fundraising tactic we like 👇
