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23 July 2025 Vol 19
The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Ventures closes $100M third fund

The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Ventures closes $100M third fund

Mantis Ventures, the venture capital firm co-founded by Alex Pall and Drew Taggart of the electronic DJ group The Chainsmokers,…
Amazon’s Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX

Amazon’s Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX

Amazon’s race to challenge SpaceX in orbit is getting a helping hand from its chief competitor: SpaceX itself, which will…
US Army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos and extortion

US Army soldier pleads guilty to hacking telcos and extortion

Former U.S. Army soldier Cameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to hacking telecommunication companies and attempting to extort them by threatening…
Meta fixes bug that could leak users’ AI prompts and generated content

Meta fixes bug that could leak users’ AI prompts and generated content

Meta has fixed a security bug that allowed Meta AI chatbot users to access and view the private prompts and…
Finding value with AI automation

Finding value with AI automation

Today’s opportunity: Significant automation gains  When leaders respond to immediate panic, new business risks and mitigations often emerge.  Two recent…
Tech Billionaires Back Erebor in the Wake of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Tech Billionaires Back Erebor in the Wake of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

“What I imagine is going on here is that should this become a new chartered bank … the bank would…
AV startup Pronto.ai acquires off-road autonomous vehicle rival SafeAI

AV startup Pronto.ai acquires off-road autonomous vehicle rival SafeAI

The Venn diagram of engineers that know a little bit about AI, self driving, and mining has a small intersection.…
Google Discover adds AI summaries, threatening publishers with further traffic declines

Google Discover adds AI summaries, threatening publishers with further traffic declines

As publishers fret about decreased traffic from Google, the search giant has begun rolling out AI summaries in Discover, the…
The rights to Fyre Festival sold on eBay for 245K

The rights to Fyre Festival sold on eBay for 245K

Billy McFarland, the fraudster who brought you Fyre Festival, has sold the rights to the brand on eBay for $245,300.…
Lucid Motors will roll out hands-free highway driving this month

Lucid Motors will roll out hands-free highway driving this month

Lucid Motors is set to roll out a software update on July 30 that will enable hands-free highway driving on…