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Microsoft Builds! SUNO on Fire, AI Roll Up Roll Ups, Mysterious Data Centers

2026-06-03 · 12 company · 10 thematic

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mikey

CEO of Suno, an AI music generation platform that raised $400M led by Bond. Reports engagement metrics up 50% in 6 months, targeting consumer entertainment market alongside music streaming.

tom fairley

CEO of Bullish (institutional crypto exchange, CoinDesk, Consensus). Early Coinbase investor via NYSE in 2013. Thesis: $270T global securities tokenization onto blockchain rails is next parabolic growth catalyst.

nikesh arora

Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks. Former president of SoftBank and former chief business officer of Google.

henry stern

Founder of Privy, wallet infrastructure for stablecoin adoption. Partnership with Deal for contractor payroll in stablecoins (Argentina launch). Tracks cross-border corridors (US-Mexico, UAE-India) and institutional adoption.

alexander good

Former Army, Citi, Palantir, Balyasny. Founder of Post Fiat protocol. 'Doom thesis': AI accelerates surveillance state, driving capital to privacy coins (Zcash, Monero). Bearish on Bitcoin due to Saylor leverage concentration. Tracks AI-driven market composition shifts.

john coogan

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show focused on startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

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