David B Shipper

Shout out to my new followers! You guys ROCK!! New episode from the "State of the World" Podcast: Is the U.S. threatening to commit war crimes in Iran? ift.tt/KnSI5mO On Monday, President Trump threatened to destroy civilian infrastructure across Iran, including the…

Follow for MORE! Startup funding shatters all records in Q1 ift.tt/RkjVTib The record quarterly fundraise was largely fueled four mega-deals into OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo. But it also indicates a generally hot market. 2026-04-01T20:25:28Z

Shout out to my newest followers. You ROCK!!! Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Eli Lilly, Hasbro, Philip Morris, Intel, Micron & more ift.tt/0cjh26F

Shout out to my newest followers. You ROCK!!! New "TED" Video: How to Change Someone’s Perspective | Buenos Aires | TED Idea Search youtube.com/watch?v=SFzh4N…

Follow for MORE! Less than a month: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together ift.tt/fIuTEaA StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together on April 30. Space is limited. Register here …

Shout out to my newest followers. You ROCK!!! Visa launches new AI tools to manage the charge dispute process ift.tt/OVDM5mH

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Shout out to my newest followers. You ROCK!!! New episode from the "The Indicator" Podcast: Why Pokémon cards are growing faster than your retirement account ift.tt/09XH5zn 2026-04-01T07:00:00Z

Something fun to listen to! New episode from the "Pop Culture Happy Hour" Podcast: The Comeback ift.tt/1j7NVJx

What We’re Hearing, Q1 2026: Life/Annuity/Benefits Insurers ift.tt/k0mYdDl

What We’re Hearing, Q1 2026: Property and Casualty ift.tt/pICMJRH

Follow for MORE! Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open-source LiteLLM project ift.tt/YUkpctC The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems. …

Follow for MORE! Toyota’s Woven Capital appoints new CIO and COO in push for finding the ‘future of mobility’ ift.tt/1biCTtN Woven Capital is the growth-stage venture capital arm of Toyota, focused on backing founders building in space, cybersecurity, and autonomous…

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Follow for MORE! It’s not your imagination: AI seed startups are commanding higher valuations ift.tt/iDuSH7W Among the most recent Y Combinator cohort, many startups were commanding $40 million valuations. But with more money comes higher expectations. 2026-03-31T21…

Follow for MORE! Yupp.ai shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon ift.tt/HjLdsTC Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup …

Shout out to my new followers! You guys ROCK!! New episode from the "State of the World" Podcast: Humanity’s future with Artificial Intelligence ift.tt/Vp80qO5 A conversation with an advocate for the regulation of Artificial Intelligence. He has thought a lot about…

Follow for MORE! Whoop’s valuation just tripled to $10 billion ift.tt/lACE07U The fitness tracking startup just closed a $575 million Series G with Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James among its investors. The obvious question looming over a round of this size at this…

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Shout out to my newest followers. You ROCK!!! New "TED" Video: The Controversial Climate Tool Funding Real Change | Sandeep Roy Choudhury | TED youtube.com/watch?v=ipazFI…