Oops forgot to update you guys on here. TLDR: got poached by The Information to be Deputy Bureau Chief of VC, moved back to SF.

Prediction startup Polymarket is considering an offer that would value it as high as $9 billion. This follows its recent U.S. market re-entry after receiving approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

@katieroof.bsky.social hired by @theinformation.com as deputy bureau chief for VC coverage: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/t...

Exclusive: Supabase, a startup that provides back-end services for ‘vibe coding’ startups, is in talks to raise more money at a valuation of $5 billion or more. Read more from @katieroof.bsky.social and @Natasha Mascarenhas 👇 https://bit.ly/4pwh54P

Uninformed opinions are one of my top pet peeves. So many people out there thinking they’re knowledgeable about something when really they understand like .0001% of the topic at hand. They don’t even have the awareness to know how little they know

People often correctly spot fake news on the opposite end of the political spectrum, but when it comes from prominent people whose views they tend to agree with, they swallow every word 🙃

OpenAI officially closes its ~$6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive's startup, which it refers to as io Products, after a trademark suit from hearing device startup Iyo (Hayden Field/The Verge) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

today in Grokology, the chatbot is doing antisemitism

hey uh this isn't going well?

Someone using AI to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted at least five people, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress, “with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,” a US diplomatic cable said.

Had a meeting with a VC at a SoHo coffee shop. Ran into two separate VCs holding meetings at the same coffee shop. 😆

Details of the latest anti-Jewish hate crime in SF. Bystanders allegedly joined in on the attack jweekly.com/2025/06/16/m...

The Jewish community in SF is small and in the past week alone there were hate crimes in Marina, Mission

Trump turns 79 today. He is not only the oldest person ever inaugurated as president, but older today than three of our four living former presidents -- older than Obama (out of office for 8 years), Bush (out of office for 16 years, and Clinton (out of office for 24 years).

Statista: the global influencer marketing industry is projected to grow 36% between 2024 and 2025, reaching $33B, as brands tighten overall ad budgets (Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

I am at my first AI film festival and my favorite won. I just want you to know I have good taste in robot art 🤖 🖼️

Protests against ICE deportations that have engulfed San Francisco’s streets this week took an antisemitic turn when a local Jewish-owned civic engagement hub and community space had its windows smashed and walls defaced with slurs.

INBOX: Mike Bloomberg — who very rarely endorses in NYC mayoral elections — is endorsing Andrew Cuomo for mayor, calling him the "best choice."

Was a scoop big enough to post on a Saturday night

Starbucks is testing a protein option in its drink lineup, wading into a red-hot trend as it seeks to reverse a string of sales declines.

20% of unicorns could die, said Accel’s Rich Wong to me on stage at Bloomberg’s Tech conference. That would be hundreds of “billion dollar” companies evaporating www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

new: Shari Redstone Says She Has Thyroid Cancer www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/b...

(1/6) Correction: We’ve deleted the post below because it and early versions of the article didn’t meet Post fairness standards.

From AI to trade wars, how is the global tech industry navigating hazards and opportunities? 🎧 Listen to our Live Q&A conversation with Bloomberg's @markgurman.bsky.social @katieroof.bsky.social, Edward Ludlow and Emily Birnbaum bloom.bg/43zMlFy

NEW: A Holocaust survivor was among those burned the suspected terror attack in Boulder, according to a friend of the victim who spoke with 9NEWS' Angeline McCall.

Breaking News: The CDC kept Covid shots on an updated vaccination schedule for children, days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they would be taken off.

Are the business/tech media layoffs as of late due to reduced referral traffic from social media? Plateauing revenue growth from subscriptions? A political climate that deprioritizes other news categories? Or?

The number of people killed by the police has risen every year since the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis officer in 2020. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

The late Quincy Jones's 5BR, 17BA, 25K sf LA estate is on the market. $59.995M. You produce the next "Thriller" and maybe you can buy it? #FridayNightZillow www.zillow.com/homedetails/...?

CB Insights: OpenAI's acquisition of Jony Ive's io for $6.5B sets a new record for venture-backed acquisition by a private buyer (Katie Roof/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

The Jewish woman who was murdered in DC last night previously worked at Tech2Peace, a peace-focused nonprofit aiming to help Palestinians get high paying jobs in Israel at tech companies www.tech2peace.com

The VC industry is contracting, with emerging funds in decline. This effects the whole ecosystem and also disproportionately impacts diverse investors www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Ben Samuels of Haaretz is my go to for this evolving news in DC: www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Disney and ABC News have reportedly asked the hosts of “The View” to tone down their political rhetoric

Venture firm Spark Capital made more than $500m from its early bet on Israeli Robinhood competitor Etoro which went public this week www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A man checked out 100 books on Jewish history, Black history, and LGBTQ+ education from a library only to burn them

Restaurant tech startup Owner.com, which offers AI website building, marketing, and other tools raised $120M co-led by Meritech and Headline at a $1B valuation (Katie Roof/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Anyone care about IPOs on here? Investment crowd still on Twitter

Scoop that Figma has picked Morgan Stanley for its IPO, the latest sign that the design software company is serious about going public after its failed sale process to Adobe where it almost got $20B. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I got to write about Ryan Reynolds! Have a scoop about the MNTN IPO being back on and he’s affiliated with the ad tech company. Backed by Greycroft, Qualcomm Ventures, Bonfire Ventures www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Wonder, which runs Grubhub and Blue Apron, raised $600M led by NEA, a source says at a $7B+ valuation, and CEO Marc Lore says it has $2B+ in revenue (Katie Roof/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Germany- and US-based Parloa, which uses AI to automate customer service and call center operations, raised $120M at a $1B valuation, after raising $66M in 2024 (Katie Roof/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

OpenAI has now agreed to buy Windsurf formerly Codeium for about $3 billion, its largest acquisition yet. Bloomberg first broke the news of talks several weeks ago. Scoop with @rachelmetz.bsky.social

Message received today “I’m traveling but happy to connect in May.” Should I tell him? 😉

“if anyone asks I’m always in New York and I hate LA” - tech employee who secretly lives in LA

Do venture capitalists use this thing?

Our scoop on XAI parent looking to raise about $20B at about a $120B valuation. Includes Elon Musk’s OpenAI competitor Grok as well as Twitter (X) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Will be offline and on vacation in Big Sur this week. Save your news for next week! :)

Throwback to HBO Silicon Valley premiere 2017