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Adaption Labs, which aims to create AI systems that learn continuously and cost less to run, raised a $50M seed round led by Emergence Capital Partners (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/02/04/adaptio

Former Cohere exec Sara Hooker has raised $50 million for her AI startup Adaption Labs—a bet on smaller, smarter models
Former Cohere execs Sara Hooker and Sudip Roy cofounded Adaption Labs to find ways to allow AI to learn continuously and be less costly.

When people say "it's socialism for the rich, but rugged capitalism for the poor" I always want to correct them. "Socialism for the rich" is not socialism at all. That's just capitalism. That's the definition of the capitalist state: a committee that manages the collective interest of the whole bourgeoisie.

Harry Dunn was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2023, the second-highest civilian honor, which was presented to him by former President Joe Biden.
"I once told Congress,
'I did my job, now you do yours,'"
Dunn says in his announcement video posted Wednesday.
"Well, I'm done waiting." 
Dunn will face a crowded field for the Democratic nomination to replace Hoyer,
including established Maryland politicians Del. Adri…

Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn running for Congress
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn — who emerged as a national figure after the Jan. 6 riot — announced a second bid for Congress on Wednesday.

Column of smoke seen, loud noises heard in Venezuelan capital (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/loud-noises-heard-venezuela-capital-southern-area-without-electricity-2026-01-03/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p3#a260103p3

The University of Missouri starts a program allowing students to live in DC and report on Missouri politicians for publications affiliated with the school (Liam Scott/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/feature/cap…

Capitol Newbies: The University of Missouri students bringing regional reporting back to Washington, DC.
The University of Missouri students bringing regional reporting back to Washington.

“Venezuelan interim government stands behind Maduro, says interior minister”
This could get interesting…
Https://news.sky.com/story/venezuela-latest-explosions-heard-in-capital-of-caracas-13489831?postid=10796150#l…

Maduro government 'still very much in control right now', says Sky correspondent
Nicolas Maduro is in the US - in handcuffs - where he said "happy new year" as agents escorted him through a corridor. He could appear in court tomorrow. But was this all legal? What is the reaction from US allies - and its foes? Follow the latest.

Source: a16z Crypto is targeting around $2B for its fifth fund and plans to close the raise by the end of the first half of 2026 (Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/03/04/a16z-crypto-chris-dixon-venture-capital-blockchain-paradigm-hau…

Exclusive: Venture giant a16z crypto targeting around $2 billion for its fifth fund amid blockchain market downturn, sources say
The Chris Dixon-led firm is planning to close the fundraise in the first half of 2026.

Sources: Anduril is seeking to raise about $4B in a round co-led by Thrive Capital and a16z, which could nearly double the startup's valuation to ~$60B (Edward Ludlow/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-0…

Alphabet says it expects 2026 capex to be in the range of $175B to $185B, above estimates of about $115.26B (Deborah Sophia/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/google-parent-alphabet-forecasts-sharp-surge-2026-capital-spen…

Global fintech VC funding rose 27% YoY in 2025 to $51.8B; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% YoY (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/most-active-fintech-inve…

Y Combinator Was By Far The Most-Active Fintech Investor in 2025, Data Shows
All told, global venture funding to financial technology startups totaled $51.8 billion for 2025 compared to $40.8 billion in 2024, per Crunchbase data. The investors who provided all that capital included a mix of private equity and alternative investors, with venture capital firms and accelerators next in line.