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Happy Wednesday, Startupclubbers (naming ideas still pending 🫣) — Meta’s ex-policy chief came swinging at Silicon Valley’s “macho monoculture”, Google confessed to being behind the viral nano-banana AI editor, and Android’s gearing up to block unverified devs from 3B+ devices next year. Meanwhile, Apple’s stuck in AI slow-mo, Bitpanda ditched London’s IPO scene, and women still make up just 18% of AI—but change is on the horizon. Oh, and Trump casually grabbed a 10% stake in Intel for $8.5B. Chaos? Absolutely. We’re here for it.

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Ten bullets of updates

📚 Meta’s ex-policy chief calls out Silicon Valley’s "conformist, macho monoculture" while touting social media’s 5B user reach.
🍌 Google reveals it’s behind viral “nano-banana” AI image editor, which handled 10M+ edits in a week across social feeds.
📱 Starting 2025, Android apps must verify dev identities or risk losing access to 3B+ devices; sideloading unverified apps will be blocked by Google.
🛑 Apple's cautious approach to big buyouts may limit AI growth, with annual acquisitions only reaching $1B.
🌐 Lovable's CEO reveals how you can launch products and startups sans CS degree, with 5,000 users embracing their platform.
⏳ Another tech heavyweight has opted out of a London IPO, with Bitpanda joining 13+ companies steering clear of the UK market.
👩‍💻 Just 18% of AI professionals are women; discover how a new initiative is working to rewrite who builds tomorrow’s most powerful tech .
🇺🇸 Trump secured a 10% government stake in Intel by swapping $8.5B in grants for equity, making the US its largest shareholder.
🤖 Experts warn chatbot design flaws like sycophancy and excessive pronoun use could fuel episodes of AI psychosis.
☁️ A massive government database with 350M+ Social Security records was exposed.

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Why startups refuse to go public

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Peter Thiel-backed crypto darling decided against a London IPO, adding another line to the city’s rejection pile as tech firms sidestep the UK exchange for greener pastures.

The pattern isn’t subtle. As liquidity and excitement drain from London markets, fast-growth tech—especially fintech and crypto—are choosing New York, Amsterdam, or just staying private. The City’s recent charm offensive, including regulatory tweaks, hasn’t done much more than inspire polite nods from founders.

For investors and policymakers, the worry is existential: London's reputation as a global tech hub stays shaky when even “startup-friendly” initiatives can’t convince firms to list. Read the full story here.

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The FATAL flaw in AI hiring nobody can fix

Companies are quietly handing life-changing decisions—like hiring, loans, and medical care—to AI systems no one fully understands. These “black box” algorithms don’t just copy human bias—they amplify it. In this video, we unpack how they work, the scandals they’ve caused, and the fight to regulate them. From Amazon’s failed AI recruiter to hospital tools that hurt Black patients, the risks are real—and already here. Can we make AI fair, or are we just automating discrimination?

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Learn from this investor’s $100m mistake

In 2010, a Grammy-winning artist passed on investing $200K in an emerging real estate disruptor. That stake could be worth $100+ million today.

One year later, another real estate disruptor, Zillow, went public. This time, everyday investors had regrets, missing pre-IPO gains.

Now, a new real estate innovator, Pacaso – founded by a former Zillow exec – is disrupting a $1.3T market. And unlike the others, you can invest in Pacaso as a private company.

Pacaso’s co-ownership model has generated $1B+ in luxury home sales and service fees, earned $110M+ in gross profits to date, and received backing from the same VCs behind Uber, Venmo, and eBay. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.

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Vibe coding and natural language software development revolution

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Vibe coding, the art of spinning code from plain English prompts, is moving from the indie basement to the enterprise boardroom. The recent $200M raise at a $1.8B valuation shows this isn’t just a sideshow for hackers—it’s a tidal wave aimed at democratizing software creation. If early movers nail developer trust and wrangle compliance, expect to see the “you don’t need to code” pitch upend how organizations staff and ship products. Mass adoption here could mean a world where software is everyone’s side hustle, not just the IT department’s job. The disruption’s coming for legacy systems—and no cubicle is safe.

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