Happy Friday.
It is time once again for the number of the week.
And this week’s number is… $1B.
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Enjoy today's news.
Google will send its first AI chips into orbit next week under Project Suncatcher, testing the future of solar-powered data centers in space.
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Tesla starts high-volume Semi truck production in Nevada, with first deliveries underway and capacity for 50,000 trucks a year.
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Neko Health, founded by Spotify founder Daniel Ek, opens its first U.S. clinic in New York, offering full-body scans and 50+ blood biomarkers in a one-hour visit.
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Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic plan a joint AI safety body, aiming to set standardized guardrails for frontier AI models.
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Revolut launches Pay with Smile in the UK, testing facial recognition checkout at select London coffee shops.
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Amazon invests $100M in a new Indiana robotics hub, doubling its robot-manufacturing capacity to automate warehouse operations.
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Stripe publishes European entrepreneurship and compute data, highlighting opportunities to strengthen the region’s startup ecosystem.
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Google tests its Call for Me feature, letting Gemini call businesses directly to make reservations or check on tasks.
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Anthropic signs a $12B cloud deal with Akamai, securing a warrant for up to 5% of the company.
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Shopify redesigns its admin interface, introducing a collapsible sidebar and floating Sidekick AI to streamline merchant workflows.
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Ando raises $20M to build an AI-native team messaging platform designed for agents to work alongside humans.
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New MD MEETS episode: Mathias Döpfner sits down with Palantir and Founders Fund co-founder Peter Thiel to discuss Europe's lag in AI, the limits of tech growth, and whether AI will surpass the internet.
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New 20VC episode: Harry Stebbings interviews SaaS investor Jason Lemkin and Scale General Partner Rory O'Driscoll on Meta's Muse rivalry with ChatGPT, Anthropic's delayed IPO, and OpenAI's massive burn rate.
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New Up Next episode: Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey joins Clay Mowry and Jessica Peterson to discuss scaling defense manufacturing with Arsenal-1, building trust in autonomous flight, and the future of subterranean warfare.
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New The Peel episode: Turner Novak sits down with Gusto co-founder Tomer London to discuss shipping Gusto in eight weeks, AI's impact on small businesses, and crossing $1B in revenue.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.
See you on Monday.
P.S. Have a great p(bloom) weekend 🤘
