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(08:18) - OpenAI's Device Takes Shape

(16:39) - Meta Faces Major Child Safety Case

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(36:10) - WSJ Mansion Section

(43:41) - Samir Kaul, a general partner at Khosla Ventures, discusses the firm’s investment in Jeff Dean’s Discovery Loop and its potential to apply AI to scientific research with tangible outcomes. He also shares his views on AI regulation, inflated private-market valuations, venture capital strategy, founder support, and the importance of taking bold risks to generate exceptional returns.

(01:09:45) - Patrick Wendell discusses his role as Databricks co-founder and VP of Engineering, where he leads AI products and internal AI adoption. He explains how AI coding tools can nearly double engineering capacity while creating rapidly escalating consumption costs, and highlights model switching, intelligent routing, and optimization as key ways to control spending without sacrificing productivity.

(01:27:30) - Grant Lafontaine discusses Whatnot’s $500 million Series E funding round at a $20 billion valuation and the live-shopping platform’s rapid growth. He explains how authentic, knowledgeable sellers can build substantial businesses with small audiences, while outlining Whatnot’s focus on customer experience, new markets, product categories, and future streaming formats.

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(04:00) - OpenAI Details Hugging Face Incident

(12:36) - SpaceX SPV Gone Wrong

(20:05) - Nikita Bier Steps Down at X

(25:44) - Google Rewires AI Leadership

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(36:14) - Intel's Comeback

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(01:00:02) - Aditya Agarwal, managing partner at South Park Commons, discusses its new $575 million fund and the growing ambition of founders building capital-intensive deep-tech companies. He also covers founder dilution, AI-assisted application review, Series A fundraising, scientific diligence, and the importance of technical progress and rapid growth.

(01:16:00) - Ariane Gorin, CEO of Expedia Group and a former Microsoft executive, discusses strong travel demand and Expedia’s growth despite economic uncertainty and rising prices. She explains how Expedia is using AI to personalize trip planning, improve productivity, expand partnerships with AI platforms, and build toward a personal travel-agent experience.

(01:35:47) - Nick Thompson discusses his role as CEO of The Atlantic and his strategy for growing subscriptions through trusted, high-quality journalism. He explores print’s enduring value, evolving approaches to video and Substack talent, and how AI may reshape journalism, audience behavior, and the broader media ecosystem.

(02:04:47) - Chris Power, founder and CEO of advanced manufacturing company Hadrian, discusses the company’s $1.37 billion raise and rapid expansion of its factories-as-a-service model for major defense and aerospace customers. He explains Hadrian’s full-stack approach to building and operating highly automated factories, its growing U.S. footprint, and its role in accelerating the adoption of emerging manufacturing technologies.

(02:17:13) - Christian Mochen discusses founding Atlas Motion, a company developing motion systems for autonomous and robotic platforms, beginning with small drone motors. Drawing on experience at Toyota, Tesla, Shield AI, and Mach Industries, he explains the company’s $11.5 million seed round, software-driven manufacturing strategy, operations in Manila, and plans to bring cost-competitive production to the United States.

(02:22:23) - Dylan Field discusses Figma’s strong growth, rising AI adoption, and the growing importance of design as coding becomes increasingly commoditized. The Figma co-founder and CEO explains how the company is developing AI tools that preserve human creativity and control while expanding its platform across design, code, and production workflows.

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(00:18) - Google DeepMind Reorgs

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(23:40) - Revolut Founder Sued Over Yacht

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(34:12) - China Biotech Drives Monkey Prices

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(45:10) - Harley Finkelstein, president of Shopify, discusses the company’s strong growth and how AI-driven agentic commerce is helping shoppers discover niche products from independent merchants. He also explains how Shopify’s AI tools, including Sidekick and Autopilot, help merchants launch, optimize, and automate their businesses more effectively.

(01:04:19) - John J. Giamatteo discusses his leadership as CEO of BlackBerry and the company’s transformation from smartphones to secure embedded software. He highlights BlackBerry’s automotive operating systems, cautious use of AI, partnerships, industrial robotics growth, and enduring focus on security, trust, and innovation.

(01:19:50) - Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of financial technology company Circle, discusses stablecoins’ integration into the traditional financial system, USDC’s growing role in global payments, and blockchain infrastructure’s evolution. He also highlights AI agents as a new form of digital labor, alongside the heightened cybersecurity and regulatory challenges created by powerful AI models.

(01:40:03) - Mackenzie Burnett is the co-founder and CEO of Ambrook, a financial management software company built for farms, ranches, and other independent businesses in the real economy. Ambrook helps agricultural operators manage accounting, payments, and financial reporting, with the broader goal of strengthening rural businesses and American industry.

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