# StrictlyVC

> Our free daily newsletter provides you with all the info you need to know about the VC scene in Silicon Valley and beyond. Our events bring together VCs, entrepreneurs, and corporate development execs, among others.

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## Posts
- [OpenAI's Agents Conspired for More Than a Month Without the Company Knowing About It](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/openai-s-agents-conspired-for-more-than-a-month-without-the-company-knowing-about-it): OpenAI once again has to answer for its agents, Federal regulators are already investigating Tesla's robotaxi service, and Burning Man is a big, muddy mess
- [Nvidia Buys Hugging Face for $13B](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/nvidia-buys-hugging-face-for-13b): Nvidia makes a big bet on open source, Moonshot AI files to go public, and Burners are getting older and richer
- [Google Doesn't Have to Sell Its Ad Tech Business](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/google-doesn-t-have-to-sell-its-ad-tech-business): Google wins a big victory in court, Cognition closes in on a giant round, and the grim business of cleaning up Waymo cars
- [OpenAI Dismisses Apple's Trade-Secret Lawsuit as a "Mess of Its Own Making"](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/openai-dismisses-apple-s-trade-secret-lawsuit-as-a-mess-of-its-own-making): OpenAI accuses Apple of anti-competitive behavior, John Ternus takes over as Apple's CEO, and "pheromone-maxxing" is now a thing
- [The Feds and 20+ States Sue Amazon for Manipulating Ad Auctions](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/the-feds-and-20-states-sue-amazon-for-manipulating-ad-auctions): Amazon is accused of scamming merchants out of billions, Ryan Breslow tries to save Bolt with a last-ditch bridge financing, and full-body MRI scans take off
- [OpenAI Says SpaceX Can't Be Trusted](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/openai-says-spacex-can-t-be-trusted): OpenAI pulls the plug on SpaceX's Cursor, Anthropic moves closer to "recursive self-improvement," and Miami's jet set love their helipads and private docks
- [Tech Giants Warn of Impending AI Cyberattacks](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/tech-giants-warn-of-impending-ai-cyberattacks): A coalition of tech heavyweights issue a warning about AI hacks, a federal judge blocks the Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic, and treehouse rentals for connoisseurs
- [Meta Agrees to Pay Billions to Settle Claims It Harmed Children](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/meta-agrees-to-pay-billions-to-settle-claims-it-harmed-children): Meta will pay up and make changes to its apps to protect kids, Nvidia gets closer to buying Hugging Face, and books that teach babies about quantum physics
- [REPORT: Anthropic Claims Its TAM Exceeds $30T](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/report-anthropic-claims-its-tam-exceeds-30t): Anthropic is throwing around some big numbers, DeepSeek is lining up a monster round, and the rise of the "meat proxy"
- [The Trump Administration Proposes New H-1B Fees](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/the-trump-administration-proposes-new-h-1b-fees): The Feds take a new tack on H-1B visas, Oura's imminent IPO just got very pricey, and Chinese humanoid robots race into the record books
- [DeepSeek Closes in on Anthropic's Top Model](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/deepseek-closes-in-on-anthropic-s-top-model): DeepSeek's new V4 Flash model raises the stakes in the U.S.-China AI rivalry, New York now boasts more tech talent than the San Francisco Bay Area, and vintage baby clothes are a thing
- [Polymarket Wallets Linked to Disclosure of U.S. Military Info](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/polymarket-wallets-linked-to-disclosure-of-u-s-military-info): Researchers warn that Polymarket could be providing signals to U.S. adversaries, TikTok is facing scrutiny for disabling a safety feature, and "clawcades" make a comeback
- [Moderna's Personalized Cancer Vaccine Passes Muster](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/moderna-s-personalized-cancer-vaccine-passes-muster): Moderna’s stock pops after its cancer vaccine succeeds in a late-stage trial, Cognition denies SpaceX M&A rumors, and a new video game tests players’ ability to survive Paris heat
- [Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI in Quarterly Sales](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/anthropic-overtakes-openai-in-quarterly-sales): OpenAI's numbers pale in comparison to Anthropic's rapid growth, Meta faces off against 29 state AGs, and Eric Schmidt puts his superyacht up for sale
- [The Feds Take Aim at a16z](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/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"
- [DeepSeek Delivers Another "DeepSeek Moment"](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/deepseek-s-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
- [Anthropic's AI Models Are Also Behaving Badly](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/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 
- [OpenAI Admits Hugging Face Hack Was Much Bigger Than Previously Known](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/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
- [Anthropic's New Model Cracks a Major Banking Encryption Standard](https://newsletter.strictlyvc.com/p/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