April 21, 2026

Apple's John Ternus will run one of the world's most powerful companies; the job is a minefield: Apple's top job comes with almost unrivaled power and money, but it comes with plenty of baggage, too. Read More

ChatGPT's new Images 2.0 model is surprisingly good at generating text: ChatGPT Images 2.0, the newest image-generation model from OpenAI, shows just how much AI capabilities have evolved over the last few years. Read More

Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic's cyber model, Mythos: 'fear-based marketing': This week, during a podcast appearance, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called out his competitor's new cybersecurity model, noting that the company was using fear to make its product sound more impressive than it actually is. Read More

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

If your team uses it, Deck can run it. Computer use agents that log in, click through, and complete work across any web application — APIs or not, no exceptions.

Former Pinterest team redesigns email with Extra — and it’s actually good: Extra, from a team of former Pinterest designers and engineers, reimagines email around your life instead of the traditional inbox. Read More

Blue Energy raises $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards: By building reactors in shipyards, Blue Energy says it will tame nuclear power's cost problems, giving it access to cheaper financing. Read More

YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities: YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to celebrities, giving talent and their reps a way to find and remove deepfakes. Read More

Amazon taps Sweden's Einride for its electric big rigs: The agreement comes just as Einride is finalizing a merger with blank-check company Legato Merger Corp. to go public. Read More

Revolut eyes valuation of up to $200B in eventual IPO: Fintech giant Revolut, which secured a full banking license in the U.K. in March after years of waiting, was most recently valued at $75 billion in a secondary share sale. Read More

StrictlyVC kicks off the event series in SF next week. Join unfiltered fireside chats on fundraising, what it takes to build a physical AI breakthrough, and more with industry leaders like Eclipse Ventures co-founder Lior Susan, Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, and more. Make high-value connections that actually move the needle. Tickets are limited.

Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple. Here's a look at his 15-year legacy, from new products and services to China expansion.: Cook, who joined Apple in 1998, succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011 and went on to transform Apple into a $4 trillion powerhouse.  Read More

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April 21, 2026

Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, John Ternus taking over: The transition has been expected for some time and ends one of the longer and more impactful runs a CEO has had at any company. Cook had inherited a company that many industry watchers and enthusiasts struggled to separate from its famed founder. What he leaves behind is a $4 trillion business with annual revenue that has more than quadrupled on his watch. Read More

Blue Energy raises $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards: By building reactors in shipyards, Blue Energy says it will tame nuclear power's cost problems, giving it access to cheaper financing. Read More

Who is John Ternus, the incoming Apple CEO?: Starting on September 1, Ternus will lead one of the world's most valuable companies, but if you're not a dedicated Apple enthusiast, you've probably never heard of this man, who has largely remained out of the spotlight until now. Read More

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

Investors don’t just listen to what you say - they look at how your company operates. Is ownership clear? Do your numbers match your story? Can you answer follow-up questions without digging through spreadsheets? The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips founders with the materials investors expect to see, before pressure is on. Because confidence in the room doesn’t come from slides. It comes from preparation. 

Amazon taps Sweden's Einride for its electric big rigs: The agreement comes just as Einride is finalizing a merger with blank-check company Legato Merger Corp. to go public. Read More

Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return: Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It's investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return. Read More

It's not just one thing — it's another thing: This sentence construction ("It's not just this — it's that") has become so common in AI-generated writing that it's no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic — it's almost a guarantee. Read More

Google rolls out Gemini in Chrome in APAC countries: Google is rolling out Gemini in Chrome in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company is rolling this feature out to both desktop and iOS in all of these countries except Japan. Read More

What’s the key to better vegan cheese? Microbreweries, one startup says: AuX Labs says it has found a better way to make vegan cheese that tastes and feels like the real thing — and costs the same. Read More

Revolut eyes valuation of up to $200B in eventual IPO: Fintech giant Revolut, which secured a full banking license in the U.K. in March after years of waiting, was most recently valued at $75 billion in a secondary share sale. Read More

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