Bezos-Backed Slate Auto Eyes End-of-2026 Production as EV Reservations Hit 150K
Bezos-backed Slate Auto surpassed 150,000 reservations for its modular, sub-$25K electric pickup and is targeting commercial production at a Warsaw, Indiana plant by end of 2026.
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VC Funding Smashes All Records: $297 Billion Poured Into Startups in Q1 2026
Global startup investment hit $297 billion across ~6,000 companies in Q1 2026 — a 2.5x jump over Q4 and more than 70% of all VC deployed in full-year 2025, per Crunchbase.
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The Weekly Brief #017 — April 9, 2026: Mythos Goes Dark, Meta's Comeback, Samsung's 8x Surge & the $16B AI Infrastructure Bet
Issue #017 of The Weekly Brief covers Anthropic's secret Project Glasswing with Claude Mythos, Meta's Muse Spark launch, Samsung's record 755% profit surge, TikTok's €1B Finland data center, and Oracle's $16.3B AI infrastructure financing.
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Hypersonic Unicorns, Physical-AI Billions & Space Servicing: The Biggest Startup Deals of April 7–9, 2026
The biggest startup funding rounds of April 7–9, 2026: Hermeus raises $350M to become a hypersonic unicorn, Eclipse Ventures closes a $1.3B physical-AI fund, and Starfish Space secures $110M to service the orbital economy.
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Xreal 1S Review: The $449 AR Glasses That Make Spatial Computing Accessible
Xreal 1S AR glasses launch at $449. The X1 chip converts 2D to 3D. Here's our full review.
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Microsoft Launches Three MAI Models, Amazon Bets $35B on AGI: The April 2 AI Briefing
AI & The Future Microsoft Launches Three MAI Models, Amazon Bets $35B...
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Claude Leaked, OpenAI Hits $852B: Every Major AI Story From April 1, 2026
“ AI & The Future Claude Leaked, OpenAI Hits $852B: Every Major...
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