Q1 2026: $252B Venture Boom Breaks All Records | Apr 7, 2026

from The Beyond Brief Daily · host Michael Benatar

Record venture funding just hit $252 billion in Q1 2026 with 87% going straight to AI companies, while cybersecurity vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than they can be patched. We'll break down the massive capital shift happening in real time, plus Google's new virtual try-on tech going live in search results and why California's AI regulations might set the national playbook.

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