Edition of Thursday, October 29, 2026

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar Discusses AI Industry

An interview with Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar about AI diffusion and safety, forward-deployed engineer, and what the battle in tech is actually about.

Exclusive: Deeptech startup MuRay raises €7.1m to see inside rocket engines

SaaStr: AI Transforms GTM Roles In 10 Months

We are about 10 months or so into AI for go-to-market that actually works: agents running real motions in production, booking real meetings and closing real dollars. In that time, agents have absorbed much of SDR, first-line support, a growing share of CS…

Companies See Revenue Rise While Value Falls

Revenue growth does not guarantee a larger exit, as declining valuation multiples can outweigh operating gains and reduce enterprise value. Guest author Itay Sagie suggests that founders and boards should track valuation alongside financial performance, model…

Numeracle Secures Funding To Combat Spam Labels On Legitimate Calls

Numeracle, a McLean, Virginia-based company that verifies businesses and links their identities to the phone numbers they use to contact customers, has raised $28 million from Edison Partners to help businesses whose calls are incorrectly labeled as spam or…

Hybrid Work Is Boosting Local Business Sales by 30 Percent—and RTO Could Put That at Risk

Hybrid employees now account for nearly a quarter of weekday customers at neighborhood businesses, shifting workweek spending away from downtown office districts.