ContentsEditorialVance AI Speech: A Breath of Fresh AirEssays of the WeekAIJD Vance Speech at European AI Action SummitOpenAI cancels its o3 AI model in favor of a ‘unified’ next-gen releaseOpenAI pledges that its models won’t censor viewpointsThe Artificial Intelligence Driven Future: Who Wins and Who LosesBig Tech is moving on from the DeepSeek shockAnthropic Strikes BackAnthropic Projects Soaring Growth to $34.5 Billion in 2027 RevenueAnthropic’s next major AI model could arrive within wee...

ContentsEditorialVance AI Speech: A Breath of Fresh AirEssays of the WeekAIJD Vance Speech at European AI Action SummitOpenAI cancels its o3 AI model in favor of a ‘unified’ next-gen releaseOpenAI pledges that its models won’t censor viewpointsThe Artificial Intelligence Driven Future: Who Wins and Who LosesBig Tech is moving on from the DeepSeek shockAnthropic Strikes BackAnthropic Projects Soaring Growth to $34.5 Billion in 2027 RevenueAnthropic’s next major AI model could arrive within wee...

ContentsEditorialPolitics & Economics: Two Worlds CollideEssays of the WeekPost ElectionDaniel Penny hired by venture capital firm Andreessen HorowitzGoogle Ends Diversity Hiring TargetsDOGE Cancels Politico’s Government Funding After $8 Million in Subscription Contracts RevealedMusk’s Twitter Lenders Sell $5.5 billion Worth of DebtAIThe End of Programming as We Know ItAI Weeks When Decades HappenDeepSeek: AI's Sputnik Moment? Tech Veterans Weigh InRevenge of the GPT Wrappers: Defensibil...

ContentsEditorialPolitics & Economics: Two Worlds CollideEssays of the WeekPost ElectionDaniel Penny hired by venture capital firm Andreessen HorowitzGoogle Ends Diversity Hiring TargetsDOGE Cancels Politico’s Government Funding After $8 Million in Subscription Contracts RevealedMusk’s Twitter Lenders Sell $5.5 billion Worth of DebtAIThe End of Programming as We Know ItAI Weeks When Decades HappenDeepSeek: AI's Sputnik Moment? Tech Veterans Weigh InRevenge of the GPT Wrappers: Defensibil...

ContentsEditorial: Essays of the WeekPost ElectionAn investing revolution is coming. The U.S. isn’t ready for it.Migration Is Remaking Our World — and We Don’t Yet Understand ItLina Khan warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if Trump gives free hand to private equityBill Gates Wants To 'Tax The Robots' That Take Your Job – And Some Say It Could Fund Universal Basic Income To Replace Lost WagesAII Study Financial Markets. The Nvidia Rout Is Only the Start.OpenAI in Talks for Huge Inve...

ContentsEditorial: Essays of the WeekPost ElectionAn investing revolution is coming. The U.S. isn’t ready for it.Migration Is Remaking Our World — and We Don’t Yet Understand ItLina Khan warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if Trump gives free hand to private equityBill Gates Wants To 'Tax The Robots' That Take Your Job – And Some Say It Could Fund Universal Basic Income To Replace Lost WagesAII Study Financial Markets. The Nvidia Rout Is Only the Start.OpenAI in Talks for Huge Inve...

Hat Tip to this week’s creators:ContentsEditorial: There Are No OligarchsEssays of the WeekAIMarc Benioff on Oligarchy - There isn’t one.What would a world with AGI look like?Predictions for AI and Robotics: Big Changes Ahead in the Next 5 YearsMeta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. PushOpenAI Introduces Operator for Effortless Task HandlingOpenAI's 'Operator' Shows Why They'll Build a Web BrowserOpenAI struggles to price Microsoft stake in deal to beco...

Hat Tip to this week’s creators:ContentsEditorial: There Are No OligarchsEssays of the WeekAIMarc Benioff on Oligarchy - There isn’t one.What would a world with AGI look like?Predictions for AI and Robotics: Big Changes Ahead in the Next 5 YearsMeta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. PushOpenAI Introduces Operator for Effortless Task HandlingOpenAI's 'Operator' Shows Why They'll Build a Web BrowserOpenAI struggles to price Microsoft stake in deal to beco...

ContentsEditorial: The Great RealignmentEssays of the WeekPost ElectionIs America an Oligarchy Yet?TikTok is just the beginningU.S. Ban of TikTok Is Set to Deal a Major Blow to ByteDance, Its Chinese OwnerSupreme Court Upholds Law That Would Ban TikTok on SundayTrump comments on TikTok ban: ‘Stay tuned!’EFF Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Decision to Uphold TikTok BanMark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More ApologiesZuckerberg Acts Like Musk but Isn’tMark Zucker...

ContentsEditorial: The Great RealignmentEssays of the WeekPost ElectionIs America an Oligarchy Yet?TikTok is just the beginningU.S. Ban of TikTok Is Set to Deal a Major Blow to ByteDance, Its Chinese OwnerSupreme Court Upholds Law That Would Ban TikTok on SundayTrump comments on TikTok ban: ‘Stay tuned!’EFF Statement on U.S. Supreme Court's Decision to Uphold TikTok BanMark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More ApologiesZuckerberg Acts Like Musk but Isn’tMark Zucker...

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Hat Tip to this week’s creators: @JohnCassidy, @paulkrugman, @rex_woodbury, @JTLonsdale, @Om, @mgsiegler, @deanwball, @sundarpichai, @a16z, @davidu, @benthompson, @stratechery, @cademetz, @GoogleQuantumAI, @rhodgkinson, @geneteare, @michaelsayman, @ajkeen, @RiversidedotFM, @elonmuskContentsEditorial: I’m With MuskEssays of the WeekPost ElectionHow Long Will the Trump Crypto Boom Last?Why Does U.S. Technology Rule?10 Charts That Capture How the World Is ChangingOur Duties as Defense Technologi...

Hat Tip to this week’s creators: @JohnCassidy, @paulkrugman, @rex_woodbury, @JTLonsdale, @Om, @mgsiegler, @deanwball, @sundarpichai, @a16z, @davidu, @benthompson, @stratechery, @cademetz, @GoogleQuantumAI, @rhodgkinson, @geneteare, @michaelsayman, @ajkeen, @RiversidedotFM, @elonmuskContentsEditorial: I’m With MuskEssays of the WeekPost ElectionHow Long Will the Trump Crypto Boom Last?Why Does U.S. Technology Rule?10 Charts That Capture How the World Is ChangingOur Duties as Defense Technologi...

News of the Week is a supplement to That Was The Week. It includes a curated set of news articles from the prior week. If you want to see these in real-time, they are all posted at the time of reading to https:/x.com/kteare and https://t.me/thatwastheweek Carta: Pre-Seed to Series A Funding is Down -9% in 2024Author: Jason Lemkin | Source: SaaStr | Published: 2024-12-05 | Domain: saastr.com Summary: The article discusses the latest funding data from Carta, which shows that large AI deals are ...

News of the Week is a supplement to That Was The Week. It includes a curated set of news articles from the prior week. If you want to see these in real-time, they are all posted at the time of reading to https:/x.com/kteare and https://t.me/thatwastheweek Carta: Pre-Seed to Series A Funding is Down -9% in 2024Author: Jason Lemkin | Source: SaaStr | Published: 2024-12-05 | Domain: saastr.com Summary: The article discusses the latest funding data from Carta, which shows that large AI deals are ...

A reminder for new readers. Each week, That Was The Week includes a collection of selected essays on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I chose the articles based on their interest to me. The selections often include viewpoints I can't entirely agree with. I include them if they provoke me to think. Click on the headline, contents link, or the ‘Read More’ link at the bottom of each piece to go to the original. I express my point of view in the editorial and the weekl...

A reminder for new readers. Each week, That Was The Week includes a collection of selected essays on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I chose the articles based on their interest to me. The selections often include viewpoints I can't entirely agree with. I include them if they provoke me to think. Click on the headline, contents link, or the ‘Read More’ link at the bottom of each piece to go to the original. I express my point of view in the editorial and the weekl...

A reminder for new readers. Each week, That Was The Week includes a collection of selected readings on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I chose the articles based on their interest to me. The selections often include viewpoints I can't entirely agree with. I include them if they provoke me to think. Click on the headline, contents link, or the ‘Read More’ link at the bottom of each piece to go to the original. I express my point of view in the editorial and the wee...

A reminder for new readers. Each week, That Was The Week includes a collection of selected readings on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I chose the articles based on their interest to me. The selections often include viewpoints I can't entirely agree with. I include them if they provoke me to think. Click on the headline, contents link, or the ‘Read More’ link at the bottom of each piece to go to the original. I express my point of view in the editorial and the wee...