The Saturday Morning Newsletter #82
Solitude Isn’t Loneliness, Why You Care If I Think You Matter, and The Weather is Getting Wilder
This Week I’m Tracking: 14 developments across the sectors shaping our future
Reading Time: 5 minutes of curated insights
Your weekly pulse check: The most important events in venture capital, energy, space, economics, intellectual property, philosophy, and more. I distill the most important developments across sectors I track, saving you hours of research while keeping you ahead of the curve.
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#1: SyberJet
Description: SyberJet is a jet startup.
Why Is This Company Interesting? Syberjet is seeking to raise $1B at a $4B valuation. SyberJet is creating the best light jets capable of flying the farthest distances at the fastest speeds. Their jets can outperform the competition while maintaining the luxury standards owners strive for. Designed and built in America, the first jet model is already FAA approved, with the second on the way.
#2: V-Glass
Description: V-Glass is a vacuum-insulated glass startup.
Why Is This Company Interesting? V-Glass recently raised $3M in venture capital funding. V-Glass is designing thermal-insulated windows that enable large-scale energy savings. Traditional homes lose around 30% of their heat through windows. V-Glass has a solution that addresses this issue, creating a climate-friendly, cost-effective window.
#3: GridBeyond
Description: GridBeyond is a software and hardware company coordinating energy usage.
Why Is This Company Interesting? GridBeyond recently raised $13.8M in venture capital funding. What good is having energy if you can’t put it to efficient use? GridBeyond has developed a software platform that manages your assets and requirements, ensuring efficient energy use, conserving power, and avoiding unnecessary costs.
#4: Frore Systems
Description: Frore Systems is a data center cooling startup.
Why Is This Company Interesting? Frore Systems recently raised $143M in venture capital funding. Frore has found itself at the perfect time in history. The demand for data centers is skyrocketing as artificial intelligence and other technologies proliferate. Each of these data centers needs to be cooled. That’s where Frore comes in—they provide proprietary technology that enables faster and more efficient cooling.
#5: GA Drilling
Description: GA Drilling is a developer of geothermal drilling technology.
Why Is This Company Interesting? GA Drilling recently raised $10M in venture capital funding. GA recently completed a successful field deployment of its NexTitan technology in Norway, confirming that it can drive a drill bit deeper and through formations that have historically rendered deep drilling uneconomical. This new raise enables them to broaden the scope of their offerings and start commercializing their designs.
The New York Times: The Weather is Getting Wilder
Scientists are beginning to wonder whether climate change is accelerating. New research found that the rate of global warming has doubled over the last decade. Not all researchers agree, though many are surprised by how intense it is. Consequences are arriving faster and more powerfully than many had expected.
The New York Times: In Ski Towns, A Bad Snow Year Is Worsening Wildfire Fears
Across much of the U.S., mountain towns have received very little snow this season. Everyone is very concerned about the wildfire risk if it continues to be this dry. Climate change has already doubled the frequency and intensity of extreme wildfires worldwide, and this year might be even worse.
The Wall Street Journal: Open Space Book Review
Satellites are becoming increasingly crucial to our lives. Space offers a vast opportunity for exploration, resources, and potentially new life. Currently, private corporations dominate much of the satellite fleet in space, providing tons of power (for instance, to warring forces targeting enemies). We are still in the early days, but there are some dynamics of space commercialization and exploration that we haven’t fully thought out that could be to our detriment.
Pitchbook: AI Market Map, 500 Leading Companies
Pitchbook has been closely tracking the AI funding crazy, with investments passing $240B in 2025. A handful of outsized rounds led the charge and are expected to continue this trend. This map is helpful for current startup leaders, prospective venture capital investors, and even interested sideline viewers.
The New York Times: I Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis. What Is Coming May Be Worse.
We’ve already returned to a period of risk following the recovery from the 2008 crisis. This time, the risks are more broadly distributed, not just in mortgage-backed securities. Today’s system is much more tightly coupled and complex, which means a specific source of stress can trigger a cascading effect and probably the next crisis.
NDTV Profit: IP Drives Over 90% of Global Wealth
One intellectual property rights lawyer estimates that around 90% of the world’s wealth now resides in intangible assets such as intellectual property, brands, technology, data, processes, and more. Historically, wealth has been driven by knowledge, and in today’s world, knowledge means intellectual property and proprietary know-how.
Futurist Speaker: The Dream That Was Always Yours
Most people have a core initiative or goal they’ve been pursuing or always wanted to pursue. Why haven’t you done it? This writer argues that with the increases in technology and automation in the 21st century, you’ll have less routine work and more time to focus on these types of things—those that truly interest you.
Psychology Today: Why You Care If I Think You Matter
We have the capacity to reflect on our own self-mattering and long to justify it. We try to prove to ourselves that we matter to other people. To matter means to be deserving of attention. This author discusses our longing to be deserving of our own attention. However, it’s just arbitrary like our personal identity—yet we rarely realize this.
Global English Editing Article
“Behavioral scientists found that people who prefer solitude over socializing aren’t lonely – they’ve discovered that the quality of their own company is higher than what most social interactions provide.”
You could see this as an accurate and helpful finding; it signals that people who prefer solitude are comfortable with themselves (at least more than with others), and that they prefer solitude.
Or you could see it as concerning, as these people will only continue isolating themselves, dramatically limiting their contact with the outside world.
This author argues for the first point, saying that these people aren’t as broken as we might think. Chosen solitude is different than loneliness.
I think the key point here is the choice. When they chose to be alone, they exhibited positive signs. Conversely, when it was forced or outside their control, they experienced negative effects.
What does this mean for you? Choose to be in solitude as much as you need—know the power of your choices. Notice when you’re put into loneliness and how often that’s outside your control. Control what you can.
That’s a wrap on this week’s roundup.
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