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Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!

I'm Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Rising Tide Partners.

My co-hosts in this episode is Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. He covers the ins-and-outs of the startup world including breaking news, IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A through his newsletter.

June 6 Tech News

We recorded this week's pod live on LinkedIn here. What did you think?

General Atomics Fusion Reactor Tour

Funding Roundup – Q2 So Far

• Flock Freight raised $60M Series E

• RevenueCat raised $50M Series B (co-founder based in SD)

• BioLink: $100M Series C

• Hyatt Therapeutics: $65M Series A

• ClearPoint Neuro: $110M public offering

Executive Moves

• Mark Fields named Chief Information & Innovation Officer at Illumina

AI Spotlight

• Personal AI partners with NVIDIA and launches an AI receptionist tool

  • Headquarters moving to SF, but SD office remains

  • Still a top contender in SD's AI ecosystem

• Qualcomm & NVDIA making big AI moves

Microsoft x Activision Blizzard

• Global deal, local impact: High Moon Studios (Carlsbad) now under Microsoft

• Gaming community expanding: new meetups + co-working hub in the works

Consumer Brand News