Dan Primack

Went the the movie theater last night. One of the pre-show commercials was for Anduril. Apparently we're all supposed to go out and buy military drones?

@nub Yup. They took a kinda dense science book and turned it into a fantastic popcorn film.

@danprimack It’s a great film! The book is more about using clever thinking to solve complex engineering problems. Almost all of that drama is hand waived away in the movie.

When I learned they were going to make Project Hail Mary into a movie, I didn't really think it could be done -- or at least done well. I was wrong.

Trump began calling around to ask why [Live Nation] hadn’t been settled. What’s the holdup? he wanted to know, according to people familiar with the matter. It was an extraordinary role for a president to play in a routine antitrust investigation.

"The cost to the country of this new pay-to-play approach to antitrust enforcement is enormous." wsj.com/us-news/law/lo…

Advanced nuclear startup X-energy files for IPO axios.com/2026/03/20/nuc…

Digging into what Jeff Bezos is up to with Project Prometheus and that $100 billion fundraise. axios.com/2026/03/20/jef…

The exclusive Democratic group chat shaping AI policy axios.com/2026/03/20/dem… by @ashleyrgold

Giant biotech round that hit right after I sent Pro Rata: Earendil Labs raises $787M axios.com/pro/biotech-de…

Asked about the $200 billion figure the Pentagon is seeking for the Iran war, GOP Rep. Scott Perry says he wants Iran to pay for the war... "Well, I think we have got to pay for this somehow, right? We don't have endless money."

Scoop: Anthropic meets with House Homeland Security behind closed doors trib.al/PsD6mxh

If Duke loses today, it would save me SO MUCH time over the next few weeks.

ICYMI

The best news may be in the rearview... Bears encroach on bullish dealmaking market axios.com/2026/03/19/bea…

QatarEnergy CEO says the Iranian attack overnight damaged ~17% of its LNG production capacity, and it would take 3-5 years to repair the damage. reuters.com/business/energ…

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Exclusive: $30M in seed money to cut data center energy loss trib.al/B2dWwWg

Uber to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian for robotaxi push axios.com/2026/03/19/ube…

. @RobertParish00: “I’m not as anti-people as I used to be.”