Mark Wilson

Lead Writer, @hark_labs. Former Global Design Editor @fastcompany

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

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[Hark @hark_labs]

Today we’re excited to announce over $700 million in Series A funding to accelerate our ambitions to realize a generational leap in computing.

Hark is an AI lab building the most advanced, personal intelligence in the world. We're pairing our own foundation models with bespoke hardware to create a universal interface between humans and machines.

Toward this goal, we’ve raised our Series A at a $6 billion post-money valuation. In a round led by Parkway Venture Capital, demand from investors was significant and oversubscribed, with participation from NVIDIA, Align Ventures, AMD Ventures, ARK Invest, Brookfield, Greycroft, Intel Capital, Prime Movers Lab, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Tamarack Global.

With these resources at Hark’s disposal, we’re hiring some of the best talent from across the industry. We’ve also secured the infrastructure we need to bring many of our visions to life. We’ll train our next generation of models at our new NVIDIA B200 data center.

We’re ambitious, but we recognize the incredible challenges ahead. We plan to amplify human capacity, autonomy, and joy with an adept, personalized AI assistant. This is a time when the right way is the hard way. And the right approach requires a blend of bespoke-crafted software and hardware.

This round cements our ambitions to build the world-defining AI experiences of tomorrow. And as it turns out, tomorrow isn’t so far away.

[Trae Stephens @traestephens]

Working with @jendarhy is one of the best parts of my day-to-day at @anduriltech...and @ctrlzee at @FastCompany did a great job capturing her true essence in this profile.

My fave quote: “Here are exactly the three tans you’re allowed to use. That’s it. Nobody gets to pick tans anymore. Actually, nobody gets to pick any colors anymore.”

😂😂😂

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

Take a first look inside the @anduriltech design lab, led by @jendarhy https://t.co/3vdAJzu7xb

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

@ArchLordDunerdr read the full piece - not exactly the argument

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

RIP PCs https://t.co/HZZnfdoNUZ

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

EXCLUSIVE: Starbucks has designed a new ceramic cup and brought back its '90s chair - read about their development here https://t.co/CXzEGH28ff

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

A first look at Jony Ive’s Ferrari https://t.co/CQ29gtMOAC

[Liz Stinson @Lizstins]

This deeply reported essay from @ctrlzee looks at @jgebbia's first months as America's first Chief Design Officer. It's a nuanced critique of what Gebbia has gotten right and wrong, and how good design is dependent on good intent. Worth a read: https://t.co/mcPTACDrsJ

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

Trump decimated the government’s digital design agencies and replaced them with a personal propaganda czar. Read @FastCompany's profile on America’s first Chief Design Officer, @jgebbia

https://t.co/sfKf0Wkaqe

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year is…a white! https://t.co/TgEQygmqoO

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

Take a first look inside Netflix House—where there is actually just one movie theater, and it's free https://t.co/fZtaKvJFcA

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

If anything in this clueless middle manager workflow is useful to your job, you are about to be replaced by AI. And maybe you should be. This is not work. It's productivity theater.

[Satya Nadella @satyanadella]

1/ Based on my prior interactions with [/person], give me 5 things likely top of mind for our next meeting.

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

From the makers of @AugustHomeInc smart locks, @yvesbehar and @jcjohnson want to fix the smart home with their new startup Doma https://t.co/8MFCpk4EhS

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

Read all about the number one Most Innovative Company's new project, Applied Mschf, here: https://t.co/jrvSmDzfK9

[MSCHF @mschf]

APPLIED MSCHF is a mercenary group. A private army.

In today’s world: a PMC—Private Marketing Contractor.

The kind of force a late-Renaissance city-state Prince hires, because if he doesn’t employ it, he’s threatened by it.

https://t.co/My6n964CHu

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

Oh and #MAGACoke!

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

By Design episode 2 is live! Talking dystopian AI architecture and Superman production design https://t.co/hPwyqFlico

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

By Design episode 2 is live! Talking dystopian AI architecture and Superman production design https://t.co/hPwyqFlico

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

Fast Company’s new design podcast is live. We call it By Design. Michael Bierut is our first guest as we talk Apple, IO, and gold phones. Give it a listen: https://t.co/3NtSbpnYAu

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

Apple finally adding windows to iPad OS feels eerily like Max coming full circle to add back the HBO

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

@jaredrawk oh def believe the io device will have a camera

[Mark Wilson @ctrlzee]

Two years ago, Jony Ive and I spoke about the potential of AI. He believed it would usher in the fourth great modality in UX https://t.co/4umVmj3mJd