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TikTok Takes a Big Step towards Avoiding U.S. Sanctions

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Dec 18, 2025

TikTok Takes a Big Step towards Avoiding U.S. Sanctions

TikTok signs paperwork to form a U.S. version of its app, Trump Media merges with a nuclear fusion company, and a crazy cockatoo that just can't stop

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
OpenAI May Be Looking to Team Up with Amazon

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Dec 17, 2025

OpenAI May Be Looking to Team Up with Amazon

Reports say OpanAI is talking to Amazon about an investment and a partnership, Cisco has been hacked, and hockey players face off over romance novels

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
Databricks Zeroes in on a $134B Valuation

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Dec 16, 2025

Databricks Zeroes in on a $134B Valuation

Databricks is putting together a monster Series L, Waymo also looks to raise billions, and a $14,000 Christmas card

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
Tesla's Stock Soars as Its Robotaxi Service Goes Driverless

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Dec 15, 2025

Tesla's Stock Soars as Its Robotaxi Service Goes Driverless

Tesla takes off with the news that it is ditching drivers, Lightspeed raises $9 billion across six funds, and "slop" is the word of the year

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
The Market Stumbles on AI Infrastructure Spending

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Dec 12, 2025

The Market Stumbles on AI Infrastructure Spending

Traders voice their doubts about tech's massive AI outlays, Elon Musk stirs up a major fight with the EU, and a Phantom for the ages

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
Disney Takes a $1B Stake in OpenAI

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Dec 11, 2025

Disney Takes a $1B Stake in OpenAI

OpenAI is giving up $1B in equity to license Disney's characters, Do Kwon gets a 15-year stretch, and all hail the shrimp tower

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
DeepSeek Is Using Smuggled Nvidia Chips to Create Its New AI Model

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Dec 10, 2025

DeepSeek Is Using Smuggled Nvidia Chips to Create Its New AI Model

DeepSeek raises new questions about the Trump administration's plan to sell Nvidia chips to China, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk race to put data centers in space, and a baby is born in a Waymo

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
SpaceX Targets a $1.5 Trillion IPO

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Dec 9, 2025

SpaceX Targets a $1.5 Trillion IPO

SpaceX shoots for the moon with its IPO, Boom aims its turbines at data centers, and beware the swag gap

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
Paramount Skydance Launches a Hostile Bid for Warner Bros.

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Dec 8, 2025

Paramount Skydance Launches a Hostile Bid for Warner Bros.

Paramount Skydance takes on Netflix for control of Warner Bros., Tiger Global promises to be a more humble VC, and London flat or Swedish prison?

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
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