What You Missed (3/15 - 3/21)

Delve Nearing Implosion
A leaked spreadsheet of hundreds of Delve audit reports allegedly reveals that the company, not independent CPAs, drafted key SOC 2 sections and recycled boilerplate controls, turning compliance into paperwork theater from low‑cost Indian certification mills posing as U.S. auditors.

3 Charged in Nvidia Chip Conspiracy
A senior Supermicro executive and two associates are accused of orchestrating a $2.5 billion scheme to secretly divert advanced Nvidia-based servers from U.S. factories to Chinese buyers, sidestepping export controls that restrict Beijing’s access to cutting-edge AI chips.

White House Releases National AI Policy Framework
Backed by House Republicans and major tech groups but criticized by AI watchdogs, the administration’s AI plan favors light-touch, sector-specific regulation, federal preemption of stricter state regimes, and broad support for workforce upskilling and innovation.

Okta Introduces New Security for an Agentic Future
Okta is positioning identity as the control plane for AI by treating agents as first‑class identities, integrating with leading agent platforms, and providing centralized visibility into what each agent is, what it can reach, and what it can do.

Malware Infostealers Disguised as Claude Code and OpenClaw
A new Kaspersky report says attackers are disguising Amatera and AMOS infostealers as Claude Code and OpenClaw downloads via malicious search engine ads.

Unilever Considering Portfolio Shakeup With McCormick
Unilever has confirmed it is in merger talks with McCormick over its Foods division, a move that could spin off household names like Hellmann’s and deepen Unilever’s pivot toward higher‑margin beauty and personal care categories. A successful deal would create a global leader in condiments, seasonings, and pantry staples, intensify competitive pressure on rival food groups, and likely spark a new wave of M&A as others respond.

ColdIQ Killed Outbound and Rebuilt Their GTM Motion
A lot of B2B teams hit a ceiling when their outbound engine that drove the first few million in ARR stops compounding. ColdIQ shows a phased playbook to fix that helped them grow to $7M+ ARR.

Uber to Deploy 50,000 Robotaxis by 2031
Rivian and Uber are partnering to build a large-scale, fully autonomous ride-hail fleet, starting with 10,000 Rivian R2 robotaxis with commercial services slated to begin in San Francisco and Miami in 2028 and expand to 25 cities worldwide by 2031.

Uncle Nearest Receiver Seeks New Sanctions
Uncle Nearest founder Fawn Weaver says the brand’s receivership is over and has greenlit Chapter 11 to reorganize more than $100 million in disputed debt, but the court-appointed receiver is fighting back with a motion to block the filings and seek sanctions, arguing only he can act for the company.

WNBA and WNBPA Tentatively Agree on New CBA
Marking what league leaders call a defining moment, the WNBA’s new tentative CBA with the WNBPA will overhaul player economics through revenue sharing, push top salaries into the multimillion-dollar range, expand rosters and season length, and enhance support for families and retired players.

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$42M - the size of MacKenzie Scott’s latest HBCU donation

$11B - the size of the now completed IBM acquisition of Confluence

$50B - the size of the Amazon and OpenAI deal that has Microsoft mulling legal action

79K - rumored layoffs at Meta to offset AI spending

10 Years - the length of the US Army’s latest contract with Anduril, worth up to $20B