Anduril/Qualcomm build an American laptop + FBI agent talks cyber + Hackers meet in Fullerton

Also: he added AI to a self-service car wash

OC Tech Week drew 268 people on opening night

Also: why 177 people skipped Friday night plans for AI

OC finally gets its own Tech Week

Also: why do Alexa/Siri/Google all suck so bad?

Anduril goes underwater + San Clemente coworking + AI breakfast

Plus: it's LA Tech Week!

FieldAI quintuples to $10B + Mach now at $3.7B + Founder mixer

Plus: Californians spend HOW MUCH on OnlyFans?

From 3 college kids with $6k to 600 people across 10 markets + this week in OC tech

Also: Whiskey fest + EcoVG pitches

Mach Industries hits $3.7B in HB + audio travel stories across SoCal + UCI’s $10M WRITE AI Center

Also: Dana Point’s Laguna Cliffs becomes a JW Marriott

Bootstrapped to 2M users: SuperMoney’s Miron + Celero’s $275M Series C

Also: travel routers, I finally get the appeal

Chief AI Scientist of FAA speaking + Stripe Newport Beach event + FieldAI and Caterpillar robots

Also: Tech:OC profiles launch next week

Laguna lifeguard builds AI drone-search software + 500 founders at Hilton Costa Mesa

Also: I'm launching a new Tech:OC profile series

Rivian's e-bike spinoff just raised another $150M + 1,000 pizza kiosks are coming from Costa Mesa

Also: does anyone like their robot vacuum?

OC Teen Wildfire Sensor Network + Anduril is Closing in on Boeing + Data Con LA

Also: San Clemente has a legit NYC-level speakeasy?!

MeridianLink buys Credit Mountain, Laguna's Gigasavvy gets acquired 🤝 + ocean hackathon for kids

Plus: a sheepdog, 300 goats, and a rescue helicopter 🐑

Young Entrepreneur Camp, OC Tech Summer Bash, Comedians Roast Techies

Plus: Laguna Beach's wild history

$876M Drone Exit, OC CTO Talks, Founder Omakase Dinner + Startup Standup

Plus: SpaceX internship in Irvine

Syntiant Eyes $300M IPO, Irvine Launches Innovation Hub + NVIDIA Is Hiring in OC

Plus: tour a Coast Guard ship next weekend!

Cableteque Raises $6M, CerraCap Backs Cybersecurity AI + Deloitte’s $261K AI Role

Plus: a steam engine video you have to see

OC AI Demo Night, Lovable Workshop, Executive Dinner in Long Beach

Plus: Newport Founder Beach Walk this week

Anduril HQ for sale, OC Tech Economy Talk + Mark Manson Talk in LA

Plus: did you see the king waves pummel Capo Beach homes?!

Kiln coming to OCVibe, no one wants to design fire alarms + Syntiant’s AI acquisitions

Plus: Happy Father's Day!

Google I/O Comes to Newport, Karma’s Luxury EVs, Laguna Fire Tech

Plus: $230k for Amazon Sales Specialist

Anduril alum's $42M raise, $264K AI role in Irvine, agentic-workflow night + new Dana Point dog zone

Plus: Mach Industries balloons to $1.8B and OC's 4th-best-in-US pizza.

Rand Tech Hits $1B, Dog Art Event w/ 135 RSVPS, Space Tech Expo, Rivian R2 Launch, "Empire of AI" Panel + Virgin Galactic Timeline

Disney sued over facial recognition, OC GenAI night, AI in sports + pulling water from air

Supernal's new CTO, $400M robots, $300k robotics role + Sweat Sensors