DAILYCALLER (Derek VanBuskirk) - REPORT: DOJ Opens Probe Into Top Venture Capital Firm
The investigation has been ongoing for about a year
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Startup bets that investors want to trade compute like a commodity
Ornn, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup, raised a $33 million seed round to build a marketplace for trading the computing power that underpins today's AI boom, similar to what exists for oil traders. Why it matters: Investors increasingly want to trade compute like a commodity, betting it could make the historically expensive AI buildout more sustainable and efficient. Catch up quick: Commodity markets let companies use futures contracts to lock in prices for volatile raw materials. - Think airlines locking in jet fuel prices or manufacturers hedging metals prices, which helps them reduce the risk of price fluctuations. - But AI companies don't have an equivalent market for compute, a problem the 20-something founders of Ornn and a…
MEGAPHONE (Joe Rogan) - #2501 - Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen is a co-founder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, co-creator of the Mosaic internet browser and co-founder of Netscape, and author of “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto.”www.youtube.com/@a16zhttps://pmarca.substack.comhttps://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/www.a16z.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Great Coffee, Great Mission – Black Rifle Coffee is America’s Coffee. Visit https://blackriflecoffee.com/joerogan today to get 30% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Marc Andreessen is a co-founder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, co-creator of the Mosaic internet browser and co-founder of Netscape, and author of “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto.” www.youtube.com/@a16z https://pmarca.substack.com https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/ www.a16z.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan . Great Coffee, Great Mission – Black Rifle Coffee is America’s Coffee. Visit https://blackriflecoffee.com/joerogan today to get 30% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOpen
AXIOS (Ashley Gold) - The AI influence network's power players
Data: Axios research; Table: Kavya Beheraj/Axios Millions of dollars are pouring into state and federal races specifically around AI, targeting and supporting lawmakers in both parties. Why it matters: Tech money in elections is nothing new. But AI is now a potent campaign issue, driving big spending from rival camps. The big picture: Pro-AI billionaires funding PACs argue that they're trying to keep the U.S. from losing out to China in the AI race. AI safety and transparency groups are calling the technology a threat to jobs, kids and the environment. We've made a guide to the biggest AI super PAC and nonprofit players that are wielding influence across key elections in the U.S. and spending to boost policies: 1. Leading the Future is a…