Alex Gove

Former journalist, VC, and operating exec. Contact me with tips at alex [at] strictlyvc.com.

Oct 30, 2026

Tech Stocks Take a Major Hit

Nasdaq plunges on the heels of a major Intel miss, Blackstone says Anthropic may have to deal with a junk credit rating after its IPO, and Halloween candy trivia

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Oct 29, 2026

Hackers Take Binance for Billions

Binance may have lost up to $5.7B to hackers, U.S. intelligence agencies think Nvidia's CEO may have been friendly with a Chinese spy, and "hot Halloween" cools off

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Oct 28, 2026

Feds Scrutinize Nvidia’s Proposed Purchase of Hugging Face

Justice Dept. weighs whether Nvidia's possible acquisition of Hugging Face could be anti-competitive, Apple offers up a $14.5K MacBook Pro, and a notoriously hard Harvard course is suddenly in vogue

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Oct 27, 2026

The CFTC Is Investigating Polymarket Again

Polymarket faces charges that it violated a 2022 settlement, Anduril and Qualcomm launch a laptop, and robot dog walkers are now a thing

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Oct 26, 2026

Anthropic Files to Go Public

Anthropic's IPO will be a huge test of the AI economy, DoorDash is considering acquiring Instacart, and Logan Airport looks for a new voice

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Oct 23, 2026

Anthropic's Model Continues Hacking Attack Even After Told It's Causing Harm

Anthropic admits Claude Mythos 5 continued hacking even after it was warned to stop, OpenAI vows it will not train new models on the open internet, and Jensen Huang turns microduck robots into this season's hot new toy

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Oct 22, 2026

Major U.S. Banks Shut Down Freewheeling Agents

Banks revoke agents' access to protect users, OpenAI is close to securing a $30 billion bridge financing, and screen tests for the next James Bond start this weekend

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Oct 21, 2026

Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Violating New Mexico Consumer Protection Laws

Meta found guilty of misleading consumers, two huge cybersecurity scares put companies on their toes, and Sunday scaries are a thing

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Oct 21, 2026

Anthropic's Revenue Surges

Anthropic is growing its revenue and infrastructure spend at record rates, SpaceX and Tesla consider a merger, and volume eating takes flight on TikTok

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Oct 19, 2026

MiniMax Takes a Shot at OpenAI and Anthropic

The Chinese LLM maker claims its new model is top dog, Eric Schmidt stands to make a killing from Anthropic's IPO, and Danes sure love their cheese sandwiches

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Oct 16, 2026

Now OpenAI's Models Are Stealing Funds from Ethereum Wallets

An OpenAI research model makes off with some unused crypto, City Therapeutics jumps 28% on its Nasdaq debut, and where are airplane barf bags when you need them?

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Oct 15, 2026

Tesla Unveils a Flying Car

Tesla's new Roadster can shoot off of the ground and spin around, Benchmark argues that AI is changing the rules about investing in rivals, and Sony releases a gold-plated Walkman

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Oct 14, 2026

Anthropic's Quarterly Revenue Numbers Jump 45%

Anthropic is firing on all cylinders, General Atlantic closes in on an IPO, and dogs hit the runway in Paris

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Oct 13, 2026

FBI Arrests OpenAI Employee Who Bugged Company Conference Room

OpenAI tipped off the FBI about a bug it found, Character.ai calls it quits, and a hot wings whiplash

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Oct 12, 2026

Meta Releases Its First Frontier AI Models

Meta claims its models match Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra, Moonshot AI files to go public, and "chronoworking" is now a thing

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Oct 9, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg Launched Muse Despite Internal Safety Concerns

Meta allegedly set Muse loose to fend off Instinct, Anthropic's agents submit a false tip on a murder case to Philadelphia police, and low resting rate rizz

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Oct 8, 2026

Trump Administration Freezes Skilled-Worker Immigration Programs for Microsoft and Others

Feds accuse tech heavyweights of abusing immigration programs, OpenAI's numbers cause shares of Nvidia and Oracle to dip, and the Internet says no to AI bedtime stories

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Oct 7, 2026

Common Sense Media Calls ChatGPT for Teens an "Unacceptable Risk"

ChatGPT for Teens earns a failing grade from a prominent media watchdog, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin contemplates an IPO, and Argentina offers up a new "golden passport"

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Oct 6, 2026

South Korea Investigates Potential AI Agent Banking Attacks

AI agents are at it again, Apple and LG team up on a slate of smart home devices, and Jaguar bets the farm on a new luxury EV

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Oct 5, 2026

The Pentagon Stops Using Claude

The Defense Dept. and Anthropic remain at odds, Etched eyes a $40B valuation, and the parallel parking championships are a hit in Philly

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Oct 2, 2026

Google Wins a Big Victory Over Publishers

Google triumphs in an antitrust suit brought by Chegg and Penske Media, Bernie Sanders tries to ban Flock, and the Netherlands says no to smart glasses

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Oct 1, 2026

OpenAI Fires Researchers for Sharing Info with an AI Safety Organization

OpenAI cuts three researchers for sharing confidential information with a safety group, Gavin Newsom vetoes smart glasses legislation, and the Introvert Travel Agency

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Sep 30, 2026

The FTC Is Investigating OpenAI, Anthropic, and Other Leading Labs

The FTC is not waiting for the AI industry to regulate itself, Factory's CEO accuses a VC board advisor of spying, and new fantasy football league punishments

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Sep 29, 2026

OpenAI Rolls Out a New Agent Product Despite Astra Safety Concerns

OpenAI claims its agents are trained to avoid risky actions, Oura pulls its IPO, and the Air Guitar World Championships crown a new champ

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Sep 28, 2026

OpenAI Delays Releasing New Model Because It's Too Deceptive

OpenAI pushes off the release of its new model, AMD pays $8.2B for Fei-Fei Li's World Labs, and Uber scraps its safari business

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Alex Gove

Tech Stocks Take a Major Hit

Hackers Take Binance for Billions

Feds Scrutinize Nvidia’s Proposed Purchase of Hugging Face

The CFTC Is Investigating Polymarket Again

Anthropic Files to Go Public

Anthropic's Model Continues Hacking Attack Even After Told It's Causing Harm

Major U.S. Banks Shut Down Freewheeling Agents

Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion for Violating New Mexico Consumer Protection Laws

Anthropic's Revenue Surges

MiniMax Takes a Shot at OpenAI and Anthropic

Now OpenAI's Models Are Stealing Funds from Ethereum Wallets

Tesla Unveils a Flying Car

Anthropic's Quarterly Revenue Numbers Jump 45%

FBI Arrests OpenAI Employee Who Bugged Company Conference Room

Meta Releases Its First Frontier AI Models

Mark Zuckerberg Launched Muse Despite Internal Safety Concerns

Trump Administration Freezes Skilled-Worker Immigration Programs for Microsoft and Others

Common Sense Media Calls ChatGPT for Teens an "Unacceptable Risk"

South Korea Investigates Potential AI Agent Banking Attacks

The Pentagon Stops Using Claude

Google Wins a Big Victory Over Publishers

OpenAI Fires Researchers for Sharing Info with an AI Safety Organization

The FTC Is Investigating OpenAI, Anthropic, and Other Leading Labs

OpenAI Rolls Out a New Agent Product Despite Astra Safety Concerns

OpenAI Delays Releasing New Model Because It's Too Deceptive

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