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  • Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage; plus, Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups

    Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage; plus, Thiel Capital’s Jack Selby nabs stakes in hot startups
    Jul 6 2026
    As part of an ongoing legal dispute with three Hollywood studios, Midjourney is seeking to compel those studios to reveal how they use AI themselves. Also, Selby's VC firm Copper Sky Capital is currently raising a $300 million second fund, according to a regulatory filing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip; plus, Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office

    Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip; plus, Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office
    Jul 2 2026
    Nvidia AI chip competitor Etched says it has already booked $1 billion under contract for the inference systems powered by its chip. Also, Neo is Bhavin Turakhia’s fifth venture and his latest involving enterprise software. This time he's taking on Microsoft Office, Google Apps with AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business

    Arena, the AI leaderboard everyone uses, is now a $100M business
    Jul 1 2026
    The startup, which runs a popular free AI leaderboard, launched its commercial service just last September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
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