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AI applications startups still going strong among VCs. OpenEvidence is getting inbound offers at $20B, last valued at $12B Also becomes an M&A target🎯 @steph_palazzolo

US visas issued to international students fell by roughly a third in 2025. Today, DHS finalized changes to a rule known as "Duration of Status" — a move that will help lock that decline in place. The fallout for the STEM workforce, innovation, and economic growth could be severe. A sustained one-third decline in foreign STEM graduates entering the US labor force would shrink the high-skill STEM workforce by 6.2% overall and by 11.5% at the PhD level. Over a decade, that would cut annual US GDP by $240 billion to $481 billion, comparable to losing an entire state's economy. That's the estimate from @AmyMNice, in a guest research brief for Hoover's Immigration Initiative, drawing on research she co-authored with @m_clem and @JeremyLNeufeld. Read the full brief: hoover.org/research/break…

We're raising funding at $188 billion valuation to double down on our AI strategy focused on three priorities: 1️⃣ Unity AI Gateway - our multi-AI governance solution that helps control costs. 2️⃣ Genie - our AI coworkers that actually understand your business data. 3️⃣ Lakebase - our serverless Postgres database specifically for AI agents. databricks.com/company/newsro…

“Everybody gets the best surgeon in the world, every time.” We go inside how Andromeda Surgical turns an off-the-shelf robot arm into a “sous surgeon,” controlled from an iPad. PLUS Mogul lets anyone buy a slice of a rental home for as low as $250. It’s a founder double feature on Friday TWiST 0:00 The iPad controlled surgery bot 5:46 Building "Google Maps for the body" 10:10 Northwest Registered Agent - Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity — Learn more at northwestregisteredagent.com/twist 14:28 What is a "sous surgeon" 20:46 CLA - Innovation takes balance. CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors can help you get from startup to where you want to end up. Get started now at claconnect.com/withyou 24:30 The Neuralink connection 29:40 Understanding Mogul's business model 31:01 MongoDB - AI-assisted and agentic coding is helping you build faster than ever. Start building at MongoDB.com/ai 33:32 So who manages the homes? 36:50 Dividends vs. Appreciation 44:57 How Mogul picks markets cc: @nickdamian0, @andromedasurg, @blackwoodtweets, @mogul__club, @jason, @alex 🎥 Watch the full episode here 👇

BREAKING: @bchesky’s 𝕏 account was hacked, posting a since-deleted AI slop thread, per Fortune