FUNDRAISING ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Code Metal raises $125M Series B to automate translation of AI code into edge-optimized hardware
• Freeform raises $67M Series B led by Linz Capital with Nvidia, Founders Fund, and Two Sigma for advanced laser metal printing
• Taalas raises $169M to embed AI models directly into silicon for ultra-fast, low-cost inference

GUEST INTERVIEWS

• Sigil Wen's Web 4.0: building a self-sustaining internet where AI agents pay their own bills
• Saagar Enjeti on screens, children, cannabis, and populist backlash against data centers
• Figma CEO Dylan Field: 40% revenue growth to $1.046B in 2025, Figma Make drives non-designer adoption

NEWS

• Bland launches Soulja Boy AI voice product for business phone calls
• Palantir CEO Alex Karp spent $17M on executive aircraft in 2025 — more than double the prior year
• Netflix vs. Paramount bidding war for Warner Brothers Discovery intensifies
• eBay acquires Depop from Etsy for $1.2B to capture Gen Z secondhand fashion market
• AI is replacing freelancers: Ramp data shows 97% savings as businesses shift spend from Fiverr and Upwork
• Top lawyers now charging $3,400/hour as elite legal fees hit record highs
• Americans 70+ control 39% of all equities as older consumers drive 2026 economic growth
• Snap's head of Spectacles ousted after strategy blowup with Spiegel ahead of AR glasses launch

COMMENTARY

• The SaaSpocalypse is cancelled — which SaaS companies are actually AI-proof