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Late night scoop about *this platform* - X is weighing a new financing round that would value it at $44B, same as the take private price in 2022 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A $172 million new act for Stacy Brown-Philpot Stacy Brown-Philpot as she launches venture firm. 7 day gift link bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: AI robots aren't just for the assembly lines or battlefield. Robotic massage AI startups Aescape raises $83 million, expanding nationwide to 60 Equinox gyms bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology

Scoop: Andreessen leading round valuing crime fighting Flock Safety at $7.5B bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Klarna’s IPO filing set to appear as soon as next week! Scoop with new details on the maybe finally almost here listing for the Sequoia Capital-backed European fintech startup. Current market cap predictions: $15B- $20B bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Harvey, Cursor, Abridge – I wrote about the hottest AI startups right now, and they're all ‘apps’ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scoop: The popular coding tool, Cursor, is in talks to raise hundreds of millions more at a valuation near $10 billion. Thrive Capital is expected to serve as a lead. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

There have been 11 venture-backed acquisitions above $1b this year, tying the quarterly record and there’s still a week left! And in terms of dollars, Wiz ensured a record bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

🚨NEW: Google has spent the past 2+ years trying to remake search with generative AI. The results? Mixed. Check out my @bw cover with Davey Alba on missed opportunities, Google's attempts to right the ship & the price being paid across the web. Gift link: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Sequoia Capital & Spark Capital in talks to co-lead a round for Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe's voice AI startup. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Rippling, the HR startup at the center of a theatrical Silicon Valley espionage drama, is in talks to raise money at a $16 billion valuation. Scoop w/ Gillian Tan Katie Roof bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Deel's communications chief resigns as its legal espionage drama escalates bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

SignalFire raised a $1B+ fund to bet on early-stage AI startups, taking its AUM to $3B, and plans to use AI to spot market trends to help portfolio companies (@katie_roof / Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… techmeme.com/250407/p10#a25… x.com/Techmeme/statu…

"Covid-level fear and uncertainty" in Silicon Valley after Trump's tariffs toppled the market. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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US shipbuilding poised for a comeback but not all will have captains. Defense tech startup Blue Water Autonomy is building an open water autonomous vessel, joining Anduril Industries Saronic Saildrone vatnsystems to fill the seas with thousands of drones. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via

The inside story of how one of Asia’s top startups faked its numbers, based on conversations with the company's founder and dozens of his investors, staff and clients bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg David Ramli Olivia Poh Faris Mokhtar Emily Cadman Peter Elstrom

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Scoop: OpenAI is in talks to acquire AI code editor Windsurf for $3 billion. w/ Rachel Metz & Shirin Ghaffary bloomberg.com/news/articles/…