Japan comes up all. the. time. when I chat with venture capitalists about their travel, ahem, fundraising plans this year. We did a deep dive into Tokyo becoming a fundraising hot spot, and its push into risky, startup-y spaces:

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It's the $5 billion (plus) question: How will open-source AI make money?

In this morning's AI Agenda, we dive into this question with one of the hottest Silicon Valley darlings: Mistral.

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Join us Wednesday for a live conversation about how mounting scrutiny on players like Temu & Shein is changing the e-commerce landscape.

Featuring Jing Yang Theo Wayt Ann Gehan Mark Shmulik

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More venture capitalists from Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the world are flying to Japan. Why? Here is a story with natasha mascarenhas & Margaux MacColl after my recent trip to Tokyo. theinformation.com/articles/japan…

Will open-source AI be squashed by closed-source AI?

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AI Agenda by Stephanie Palazzolo

How do I find a top battery engineer who has worked at Tesla, Apple and Ford? In the new, searchable Tesla Diaspora Database. The Electric. theinformation.com/articles/the-e…

As Tesla tip toes toward launching FSD in China, I took a look at Tesla's efforts to perfect self-driving in San Francisco, where its 'general solution' hasn't been cutting it.
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A Tesla effort in one San Francisco neighborhood shows how it's changing its approach to delivering a true self-driving vehicle.

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By Becky Peterson

A Searchable Database of Tesla Veterans: When they have left Tesla, electric vehicle and battery hands have taken the work ethic to other companies. Here are 90 of them, cross referenced.

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From Steve LeVine.

The Tesla Diaspora Database: See details on 90 former Tesla executives now running other EV and battery companies.

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Amazon joins a growing list of tech companies, including Tesla and Shopify, that are putting less emphasis on equity compensation as a way to motivate workers.

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By Theo Wayt

YouTube TV is now the No. 3 provider of subscription TV services. But making money directly from the service isn't why YouTube is doing it.

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By Sahil Patel

Our Tech Sentiment Tracker compiles the results of our monthly survey of readers’ outlook for 14 big tech companies.

Explore the results:
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There are several arguments against AI regulation—but Chamath Palihapitiya argues that oversight has proven to be an important part of scaling an economy.

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Many consumer-focused software firms, such as Dropbox and Evernote, stumble when trying to expand into enterprise sales.

Can Canva succeed?

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By Cory Weinberg

The Top 5: Our favorite interior designers…for rescuing a boring office.

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Explore the Next General Partners list: a ranking of rising stars and emerging leaders across venture capital and tech.

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By natasha mascarenhas & @kateclarktweets

According to former Mercury employees, Mercury often prioritized growth over a more conservative stance toward complying with banking laws.

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By Michael Roddan

Over the past 24 years, Jeff Bezos has poured billions of dollars into Blue Origin with the goal of helping to make it dirt cheap to travel to space with reusable rockets.

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By Nick Wingfield & Becky Peterson

There’s a good chance you’ll find a venture capitalist in one of these Bay Area coffee shops.

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By Annie Goldsmith