Jersey Mike’s is considering a $8B sale to Blackstone.

Serena Williams’ VC fund includes 14 unicorns.

Northrop Grumman won a contract to build train railways on the moon.

Rent the Runway shares surged 200%+ after getting caught in the AI frenzy. 

Google launches Code Assist, its latest challenger to GitHub’s Copilot.

Sam Altman & Jony Ive’s AI device startup is in talks to raise $1B.

Brazil Supreme Court is going after Musk & Twitter/X.

Elon’s xAI will raise $3B at $18B valuation. 

Y Combinator has invited alums to invest in its new funds.

Microsoft pitched OpenAI’s Dall-E as a battlefield tool for the U.S. military.

Waymo is officially launching its paid robotaxi service in LA.

Spotify will add a remixing tool that lets you customize songs.

SBF appealed his fraud conviction, as expected. 

Apple's new AI model could help Siri see how iOS apps work. 

HSBC will sell its Argentina business in a $550M deal.

Microsoft will build a brand new AI hub in London.

Canada is launching a $1.8B AI fund.

Tesla is reportedly ditching its plans to build a $25k low-cost EV.

Google launched Android a “find my” device network.

Chips - Meta launched a new training & inference chip, Google made a chip available to the public, and Intel announced it will start mass producing a 40% more efficient chip than Nvidia H100s.

Splash Ventures, the San Diego-based acquirer and operator of small pool cleaning companies, raised $4.5 million in pre-seed funding.

Hypercard is the first personal credit card enabling employees to access their employer's benefits when making purchases.

Udio is an AI music generator that generates realistic-sounding songs. 

Aqua is a voice-native text editor that lets you edit text conversationally.

Reshape is automating the visual assay data collection process of medical research.

Reduced Food uses a unique fermentation process to make stocks, soups, and sauces from unused food scraps. 

Sunday is a subscription-based car wash company. 

Growth Therapy helps you find a great therapist covered by your insurance. 

ArchetypeAI is an AI model that understands the physical world using real-time sensor data.

Libretto modifies and tests AI prompts automatically to get the best possible results.

Kiyo is an intelligent personal shopper that learns your styles and picks items you’ll love.

Carrar makes a thermal management system for EV batteries.

Honey is an insurance company that uses data from your smart home to offer better home insurance and accident detection.

Wonderbelly makes medicines that help fight digestive issues using Clean Label Certified, Vegan, and non-GMO inactive ingredients. 

Autotab lets you hire AI to do repetitive digital tasks.

Torus is a smart home battery storage and energy management system.

Commons Clinic is a group of top-ranked orthopedic specialists that provide comprehensive minimally-invasive surgical and conservative musculoskeletal care.

Floodbase generates real-time flood maps for profitable flood policy insurance.

How venture firms are using AI to identify and close deals. WSJ

The anatomy of a credit card rewards program. LINK

CoVenture’s Ali Hamed on investment opportunities in 2024.  PODCAST

Your dog will have an anti-aging drug before you do. BBG

Devin, the AI coding copilot tool, faked parts of its impressive demo. YOUTUBE

How Insomnia Cookies went from college side hustle to a $200M company. YOUTUBE 

The Wi-Fi only works when it's raining: the strangest hardware problem I ever had to solve. BLOG

4 Californians have been arrested after stealing a stash of Lego worth $300k.

Harvard will reinstate SAT/ACT testing requirements.

Snapchat turned off its controversial ‘Solar System.’ 

Tesla now offers used car sales directly from its website.

Dude Perfect raised $100M "to pursue bold new opportunities and projects."

Starpool is making a “stay dry” cold plunge.

Iran attacked Israel with drone and missile strikes. 

Dupe is a site that finds cheaper versions of furniture you already want to buy.

Anne Frank and MLK Jr. were born int he same year (1929).

More Americans are forgoing ADHD meds as shortages drag on.

Taylor Swift’s music has returned to TikTok, even though she’s signed to Universal Music Group. 

26% of public school students were considered ‘chronically absent’ last school year. 

Showtime app is officially shutting down to merge with Paramount+.

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