Visiting Anthropic’s Favorite Atomic Author

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter: • The Big Read: Sequoia’s new leaders go all out on AI. • Why U.S. robotics startups are stuffing parts from China in their luggage. • Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “ What to Carry, What to Burn ,” “ The Secret Dinner ” and “ Arco ” The West Seattle hillside home of Richard Rhodes, with views overlooking Puget Sound, is a good place to ponder the end of the world. Walk up a series of steps, through the front door and enter Rhodes’ home office, where his Pulitzer Prize hangs. He won it for his 1986 book “The Making of the Atomic Bomb,” a sprawling, 900-page account of the scientific discoveries that led to one of the greatest weap