​The newest episode raises questions about whether Sequoia’s new leadership — managing partners Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, who took over last month — can or will rein in Maguire’s social media activity.  

​The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, according to people familiar with the deal.  

​The $816 million contract follows a separate $515 million — both awarded by the U.S. Space Development Agency.  

​This week on Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen spoke to two founders who are working to make progress in industries ripe for disruption, despite the regulatory headaches that might have deterred many other people.  

​Marcario joined the board in 2021, and will maintain her position as chair overseeing the Rivian Foundation, which made its first grants last year.  

​Investors at TechCrunch Disrupt explained their focus on artificial intelligence and offered advice to founders on how to stand out in a crowded AI field.  

​Graphite is an AI code review assistant that was last valued at $290 million.  

​The decision brings to a close a years-long court battle that irked Musk so much he moved Tesla’s incorporation from Delaware to Texas.  

​Given NGL’s track record of dubious growth hacking, this partnership with Mode Mobile seems like a good match.  

​Cisco warned that Chinese government hackers are exploiting a zero-day in some of its products. Researchers now say there are hundreds of vulnerable Cisco customers.