Ian Kar

Helping F1000 enterprises with AI at Arcana Advisors

Ex @fintechtoday_ cofounder (acq), @acorns PM, & writer w bylines in @qz, @theatlantic, @americanbanker +

[Daniel Di Martino @DanielDiMartino]

Saikat Chakrabarti has a net worth of over 150 million dollars.

Yet he says that "$7 million" of "crypto, AI, and AIPAC" money tiped the race against.

If he truly believed it took $7 million, he could have easily bought the Congressional seat for himself. So he's lying.

[Ian Kar @iankar_]

this is the most Gen Z answer ever

[Polymarket Hoops @PolymarketHoops]

Wemby says Revenge of the Sith is his favorite Star Wars movie of all time:

“When I say I like Star Wars, I don’t count the last three movies. My favorite is Revenge of the Sith, my second favorite would have to be Attack of the Clones, and then I’d say The Empire Strikes Back.”

(via @OldManAndThree)

[Bobby Wagner @bwags]

82-0 might be fun for some of you, but for True & Ethical appreciators of defense, glue guys, vibes, grinders, and “he just does the little things” guys, this game is actually a minor form of torture

[AltAzn @Alt_Azn]

Let me explain the universe where Pratt doesn’t enter the race.

-Raman makes the runoff.
-Ro Khanna breaks with the party and endorses her.
-Mamdani, AOC and the squad follow.
-The “media” rallies around Raman as the LA Mamdani and we get nothing but fluff pieces.

Raman wins in November and LA becomes an even bigger shithole.

Pratt already saved us from all of that.

[Ara Kharazian @arakharazian]

NEW: DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company, is one of the fastest growing vendors on Ramp.

In probably the biggest sign that companies are looking for cheaper alternatives to OpenAI and Anthropic, some are willing to use cheaper, Chinese models, sending U.S. data back and forth from China-hosted servers.

[Hayden Field @haydenfield]

i stand by this!!!

[Mark Gurman @markgurman]

I don't expect AR glasses until the end of the decade, while a new Vision Pro (not the canceled Vision Air) that's cheaper/lighter is in the works for late 2028 or 2029, I'm told. That category will essentially be on ice until it figures out how to make it happen.

[Ankur Nagpal @ankurnagpal]

If you’re over the age of 30 and going to tech week parties

Why

[Ian Kar @iankar_]

Honestly The Rip was incredible

[Reel Updates @worldofreel]

In a new @SightSoundmag op-ed, Quentin Tarantino says modern cinema inspires “contempt” in him, and he would “rather read a book” than watch most new movies—except for ‘THE RIP’ and ‘HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA’ — CHAPTER 1 and 2,’ which are great.

https://t.co/CimayVvEUG

[New York Post @nypost]

Far-left LA mayoral candidate breaks down in tears as she falters behind Spencer Pratt and Karen Bass https://t.co/cTLB5FjiwP

[Ian Kar @iankar_]

Was playing around w suno recently and did a full 180 on my original opinion—it’s actually so sick and super fun

[Mikey @MikeyShulman]

Suno has raised over $400M, led by @bondcap, to keep bringing creative fulfillment to people everywhere.
We’re excited to welcome new investors including @IVP, @usv, and @ForerunnerVC , and grateful for the continued support of @matrixvc , @lightspeedvp, @MenloVentures, and Schroders Capital

https://t.co/eiuAzRu1wT

[Simon Willison @simonw]

Uber reportedly now caps coding agents at $1,500/month per employee per tool - seems sensible to me, but it's also an interesting hint at the value Uber thinks these tools are providing
https://t.co/6YT0lCzPml

[Matthew Seedorff @MattSeedorff]

NEW: With votes still being counted, @spencerpratt holds a sizeable lead for 2nd place and appears on track to advance to a runoff against Mayor @KarenBassLA .

When I asked how he’s feeling, Pratt replied: “Obviously, God wanted 5 more months of me exposing all the failures of our mayor.”

[Sean Linehan @seanlinehan]

Claude apparently has ~5% as many MAUs as ChatGPT. That's wild.

[Steve Guest @SteveGuest]

NBC's Garrett Haake on Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt:

“A majority of Los Angelenos are saying they want to fire Karen Bass.. if this were any other city outside of California where you had normal primaries, Karen Bass with those numbers would be toast.”

[Ian Kar @iankar_]

muting 60 minutes these boomers are infuriating

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Scott Pelley has been fired by 60 Minutes. Pelley will soon find out that no one else in media will come close to paying him millions a year to do a few stories a year. I think a lot of these old school TV guys are delusional about their market worth in today’s media.

[Ian Kar @iankar_]

@PhilipJohnston yeah I dont get the reaction, everyone does this for so many different types of use cases (not just investing but definitely that too)

[Ashlee Vance @ashleevance]

The heart and soul of 60 Minutes has been feeling dated for 20 years. Everything is going to be just fine and likely better