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One of Sequoia’s most prominent investors, managing partner Roelof Botha, sees signs of another greed cycle brewing in venture capital, one where the least sophisticated investors will likely get most hurt. He posted a warning on X on Thursday, writing, “We remain destined to repeat the mistakes of the past! SPVs are making a come-back,…

On Monday, Apple announced a new $500 billion pledge to develop AI in the U.S. over the next 4 … [+] years. Here’s what it really means for the AI industry. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Image Getty Images The AI world is always abuzz with something new. In the last 2 months, we’ve seen a…

The AppLovin Corporation logo appears on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo in Reno, … [+] United States, on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty ImagesSee more on Trefis.com Trefis AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) stock declined following critical reports from two short sellers, Fuzzy Panda and Culper Research, which…

Snowflake plans to expand its startup accelerator with $200 million in additional commitments, the tech giant that specializes in cloud-based data storage said Thursday. The new injection of capital follows a string of activity by Snowflake over the past several months that illustrates that company’s growth ambitions. The Snowflake Startup Accelerator, formerly known as the…

Former North Carolina Congressman Patrick McHenry announced Wednesday that he landed a job with VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. He will be a Senior Advisor. His post on X said little about what the job entails, except to be advocating for startups (which a16z likes to call “little tech”) with policymakers…

Amazon shared an impressive vision of an “agentic” future on Wednesday — one in which the company’s improved Alexa, Alexa+, handles countless mundane tasks, from booking restaurants to finding appliance repairmen. If Amazon can deliver, it could be the first out to the gate with a comprehensive, consumer-focused agent tool. The company hopes to marry…