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Alex Gove

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

X Tries to Tamp Down Controversy Over Grok's Sexual Images

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Jan 9, 2026

X Tries to Tamp Down Controversy Over Grok's Sexual Images

X is facing heat from all sides over Grok's generation of non-consensual images, Andreessen Horowitz takes in even more LP money, and recreating holiday memories of your kids

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Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI Is Going to Trial

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Jan 8, 2026

Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI Is Going to Trial

A judge has scheduled a jury trial for Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Anduril's Palmer Luckey is stuck in the past, and "Succession" character or real billionaire?

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Anthropic Is Now Raising Money at a $350B Valuation

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Jan 7, 2026

Anthropic Is Now Raising Money at a $350B Valuation

Anthropic expects to double its price in just four months, VC fundraising plummets, and why your McMansion is making you miserable

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xAI Pulls in a Huge $20B Round

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Jan 6, 2026

xAI Pulls in a Huge $20B Round

xAI raises a monster round, Discord files to go public, and a grocery store full of billionaires

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Nvidia Rolls Out a New Super Server at CES

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Jan 5, 2026

Nvidia Rolls Out a New Super Server at CES

Nvidia unexpectedly released a new server system, CES opened with a focus on AI in the physical world, and Lego goes high tech

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Elon Musk Wins His Pay Package Fight

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Dec 19, 2025

Elon Musk Wins His Pay Package Fight

Tesla's CEO had his 2018 pay package reinstated, Sequoia's Shaun Maguire courts controversy once again, and two puppies enjoy a spa day

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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Netflix Makes an $82.7B Play for Warner Bros.

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Dec 5, 2025

Netflix Makes an $82.7B Play for Warner Bros.

Netflix bets big on legacy media, SpaceX zeroes in on an $800B valuation, and an Elon Musk robot dog

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Meta's Metaverse Is Shrinking

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Dec 4, 2025

Meta's Metaverse Is Shrinking

Meta is considering cutting way back on its metaverse plans, Marc Benioff calls LLMs "the new disk drives," and an octopus that can play the piano

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Apple Loses Another Key Exec

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Dec 4, 2025

Apple Loses Another Key Exec

Meta poached Apple's design chief, VCs are using a "kingmaking" strategy to pick AI winners, and Waymos are increasingly becoming "confidently assertive"

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OpenAI Declares a "Code Red"

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Dec 2, 2025

OpenAI Declares a "Code Red"

OpenAI is feeling pressure from Google and Anthropic, Kalshi raises a minster round, and the latest trend in Japanese toilets

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Apple Parts Ways with Its AI Chief

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Dec 1, 2025

Apple Parts Ways with Its AI Chief

Apple's shake-up underlines its need for a more robust AI product, Bitcoin takes another header, and the new largest city in the world is ...

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Apple Eclipses Samsung in Smartphone Sales

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Nov 26, 2025

Apple Eclipses Samsung in Smartphone Sales

Apple is set to become the world's largest smartphone producer, Jeff Bezos' Project Prometheus makes its first acquisition, and Leslie Jones talks turkey

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Nvidia Insists It's No Enron

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Nov 25, 2025

Nvidia Insists It's No Enron

Nvidia is feeling the heat from fraud claims, China rolls out an army of industrial robots, and Beef the bulldog takes Instagram by storm

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Amazon Tries to Outflank Google and Microsoft for Federal Dollars

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Nov 24, 2025

Amazon Tries to Outflank Google and Microsoft for Federal Dollars

Amazon's AWS is committing to spend $50 billion on government computing infrastructure, Sam Altman and Jony Ive say they've come up with OpenAI's first device, and a major cryptology group loses a password

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Another SpaceX Rocket Bites the Dust

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Nov 21, 2025

Another SpaceX Rocket Bites the Dust

Another SpaceX rocket explodes, Sam Altman warns OpenAI staffers that Google is catching up, and young men embrace “goodnight, bro”

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Nvidia Fails to Prop Up a Nervous Market

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Nov 21, 2025

Nvidia Fails to Prop Up a Nervous Market

The market initially rejoiced at Nvidia's numbers before falling back to Earth, Kalshi lines up a big round, and cow cuddling

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