🚀 SpaceX launches Google chips, Anthropic November IPO, Shopify Canvas

Happy Friday.

Tavus built an AI that 48% of people mistook for a real human on a live video call. It builds the whole person from a single photo and clones a voice from about 10 seconds of audio.

The result is so convincing that Tavus is holding off on releasing the model until the safety side is sorted.

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Enjoy today's news.

SpaceX launches Google's AI chips into orbit, testing Project Suncatcher's push toward solar-powered data centers in space.
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Anthropic targets a mid-November IPO, aiming to begin trading before the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Shopify debuts Canvas, a design tool letting merchants customize entire online stores visually with its Sidekick AI agent.
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NVIDIA and SoftBank complete a final $20B investment in OpenAI, closing out the March round at an $852B valuation.
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Amazon redesigns its Kindle device lineup, featuring flush-front displays, thinner profiles, vibrant colors, and page-turn accessories.
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Microsoft introduces three new audio models, delivering faster transcription and more natural, low-latency voice experiences.
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Google launches Guided Vision in Gemini Live, giving blind and low-vision users real-time descriptions of their surroundings.
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SpaceXAI rolls out Grok 4.7 to its main app and 𝕏, making the upgraded model the new default experience.
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Nokia partners with ICEYE to develop secure satellite broadband systems, supporting defense, border security, and disaster response missions.
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Runway Labs unveils Project Continuum, a real-time video interface that turns media into immersive, interactive worlds.
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SpaceXAI updates Grok Bot to proactively identify and suggest tasks, helping users automate work without needing manual prompts.
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Pickle launches a personal AI companion, letting it coordinate tasks with friends' AIs while protecting data.
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Brothers raises $7.5M to build autonomous surgical robots that learn from human demonstrations and improve through experience.
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New Silicon Valley Girl episode: Marina Mogilko sits down with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky to discuss building AI-native products, why chat is the wrong AI interface, and what separates top builders from the rest.
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New 20VC episode: Benchmark General Partner Jack Altman, SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin, and Scale General Partner Rory O’Driscoll join Harry Stebbings to analyze Instinct’s $10B valuation, surging AI infrastructure investments, and shifting venture dynamics.
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New a16z Show episode: DoxxNet founder Barrett Lyon joins a16z's Joel de la Garza to discuss rebuilding internet privacy, peer-to-peer networks, and the dangers of AI-powered tracking.
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As promised, tech and startups in a minute.

See you on Monday.

P.S. The AI race, summed up 👇