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The Feds Take Aim at a16z

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Aug 17, 2026

The Feds Take Aim at a16z

The Justice Department investigates Andreessen Horowitz, Travis Kalanick lays into VCs, and London bureaucrats try to limit "high-volume vertical drinking"

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
DeepSeek Delivers Another "DeepSeek Moment"

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Jul 31, 2026

DeepSeek Delivers Another "DeepSeek Moment"

DeepSeek's new AI almost matches OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Luna at a fraction of the cost, researchers conclude VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and "naked dressing" has a moment

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
Anthropic's AI Models Are Also Behaving Badly

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Jul 30, 2026

Anthropic's AI Models Are Also Behaving Badly

Anthropic admits its AI models hacked three companies, a hot AI hedge fund stumbles, and a “turducken” fossil

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
OpenAI Admits Hugging Face Hack Was Much Bigger Than Previously Known

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Jul 29, 2026

OpenAI Admits Hugging Face Hack Was Much Bigger Than Previously Known

OpenAI's agents penetrated four other online services in addition to Hugging Face, xAI fights a law to prevent nonconsensual sexualized images, and Ferrari's Luce defies the haters

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
Anthropic's New Model Cracks a Major Banking Encryption Standard

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Jul 28, 2026

Anthropic's New Model Cracks a Major Banking Encryption Standard

Anthropic's latest model breaks into AES, a startup backed by Khosla Ventures accuses Rippling of copying its code, and the "Hand of God" ball hits the auction block

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
Nvidia in Talks to Back OpenAI to the Tune of $500+ Billion

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Jul 27, 2026

Nvidia in Talks to Back OpenAI to the Tune of $500+ Billion

Nvidia uses its balance sheet to bolster OpenAI, China issues a sharp warning to the Trump AI hawks, and that four-note “Gen Alpha melody” you can't get out of your head

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
Tech Powerhouses Line Up Behind Open-Weight Models

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Jul 24, 2026

Tech Powerhouses Line Up Behind Open-Weight Models

The rift in Silicon Valley over open-weight models deepens, Elon Musk thinks AI could make money irrelevant, and Nike shoes for The Odyssey

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
EU Regulators Fine Google $1B

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Jul 23, 2026

EU Regulators Fine Google $1B

Europe ignores Washington's threats in penalizing Google, the House passes a bill to shut down dangerous frontier models, and Coca-Cola embraces the fridge cigarette

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
Reddit and Other Big Pubs Consider Blocking Google

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Jul 22, 2026

Reddit and Other Big Pubs Consider Blocking Google

Publishers weigh how to fight back against Google's AI search, Khosla Ventures shoots for $5.5 billion, and a Temu-style “dopamine site”

Alex Gove
Connie Loizos
Alex Gove, +1
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