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Verge Decoder interview with LightShed's Walter Piecyk dissecting SpaceX's ~$28B spectrum buying spree ($8B for T-Mobile/Grain 800 MHz plus ~$20B EchoStar) as the foundation for a terrestrial-plus-satellite fourth US wireless carrier, with detailed analysis of CapEx requirements, telco competitive vulnerabilities, and FCC dynamics.
PJM Interconnection will study SoftBank's proposed 'Flagship' Ohio project — roughly 10 GW of AI data center load, ~10.2 GW of gas-fired generation, and new 765-kV transmission lines built by AEP Ohio — under a state agreement approach rather than the standard queue process.
SoftBank pledges a $9.5B rescue for WeWork including up to $1.7B to Adam Neumann for an 80% stake, amid a broad VC funding wave and a major Facebook antitrust probe.
Digest catalogs a broad wave of funding rounds across biotech, fintech, and consumer tech, plus notable leadership moves, with Album VC raising a $75M Utah fund and Pinterest delivering mixed Q3 results.
Oct 21, 2019 StrictlyVC digest covering NordVPN hack, Facebook disinformation countermeasures, SoftBank–WeWork finance/board dynamics, large funding rounds, and notable fundraisings plus executive moves.
The digest highlights regulatory scrutiny of SoftBank/WeWork bailout by CFIUS, Tesla’s strong Q3 earnings, and a wide batch of funding rounds across fintech, software and consumer startups, framed by surrounding tech policy and macro headlines.
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