3 VCs behind Affirm, DoorDash, and Zoom say the next wave of billion-dollar companies won't be in San Francisco

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Sentinel Global investors
From left to right: Karan Sharma, Ethel Chen, and Jeremy Kranz.

Sentinel Global

SpaceX ran a Starlink Super Bowl ad — a first for Elon Musk's business empire

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SpaceX's Super Heavy booster as it returned to its launch site, with the sun rising in the background.
SpaceX made history by returning the Heavy Booster to its launch site.

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Read the pitch deck AI private security startup Guard Owl used to raise $3 million

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A group photo of Guard Owl's cofounders
Guard Owl's three cofounders are Sam Abelyan, Narek Kajikian, and Edrees Tabibzada.

Guard Owl

An unexpected theme of this year's Super Bowl ads: tech glitches

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Salesforce Mr Beast Super Bowl
Marc Benioff called Mr Beast "an absolute genius" for his Salesforce Super Bowl ad.

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A former Microsoft exec shares what Satya Nadella taught him about leadership: 'Quit whining'

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

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AI agents failed at real-world consulting tasks — but Mercor's CEO says they're still on track to replace consultants

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Brendan Foody
Brendan Foody, the CEO of Mercor, said an IPO could be on the horizon.

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OpenClaw creator makes a case for 'specialized intelligence' over superintelligence

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OpenClaw
Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw, thinks AI is better off specialized.

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Elon Musk said we'd reach Mars in 2026. Now, he says SpaceX is building a city on the moon.

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk is seeking as much as $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft

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Some Kalshi transfers are delayed during the Super Bowl

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Kalshi app download screen on iPhone
Kalshi experienced a surge in deposits during the Super Bowl.

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The Super Bowl AI ad showdown: Anthropic snarks, OpenAI goes earnest

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OpenAI 2026 Super Bowl LX ad
OpenAI 2026 Super Bowl LX ad

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