Happy Monday.
Corgi co-founder Nico Laqua:
“If you’re not working 7 days per week, you’re going to lose.”
Timeline: *calling the dog warden*
😅
Full interview down below.
Enjoy today's news.
Apple delays its smart glasses to late 2027 (originally targeting late 2026 / early 2027). They’ll offer cameras for photos and video, speakers and mics for calls and Siri, with prices expected between $200 and $500.
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Meta is reportedly working on an AI pendant. The wearable could start testing next year as the company doubles down on AI hardware beyond its Ray-Ban smart glasses.
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Gudtrip is the AI weed vape that gives you Bitcoin for smoking. Could this possibly be real?
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SoftBank, known for investments in Uber, Arm, and OpenAI, becomes Japan’s most valuable company, overtaking Toyota for the first time in 20+ years.
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Microsoft is building its super app that combines Copilot, chat, coworking tools, and agentic workflows in one place.
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It also introduces Surface Laptop Ultra, coming fall 2026 with a 15-inch mini-LED display, up to 128GB of unified memory, and local AI model support.
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SpaceX wins $4.16B contract to build Golden Dome satellites for the US Space Force. The system will track airborne threats from space, with first satellites expected by 2028.
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Brilliant launches Koji, an AI tutor for math and coding that can see what’s happening on-screen, guide students through problems, and help without just giving away the answer.
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Clicky updates with real-time voice control.
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a16z partner Justine Moore posts why Hollywood isn't fighting AI anymore.
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PewDiePie launches Odysseus, a free self-hosted AI workspace with local coding, agents, and automation in one setup.
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Harry Stebbings interviews Corgi co-founder and CEO Nico Laqua on building an AI-native insurance carrier, living in the office, raising $106M, and whether the most intense startup culture in America can scale.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.
See you tomorrow.
P.S. Waymo × Zoox standoff. Only in SF, baby! 🙂
