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(02:08) - What China Actually Imports from the West

(11:58) - Sony and TCL Form Alliance

(17:08) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions

(21:19) - TikTok Deal

(31:41) - Tech Giants Hit by Spying

(34:36) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions

(43:02) - Google and Epic Games Settle

(46:21) - Crypto Prepares for Quantum Threats

(49:20) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions

(01:00:34) - Tuhin Srivastava is the CEO and co-founder of Baseten, an AI inference company that has experienced significant growth, raising $150 million at a $2.15 billion valuation. He discusses the rapid adoption of AI models by enterprises, emphasizing the importance of infrastructure to support scalable and efficient AI applications. Srivastava also highlights the challenges enterprises face in deploying custom models and the role of companies like Baseten in facilitating this transition.

(01:17:17) - Bryce Strauss, co-founder of Nominal, discusses the company's partnership with Pratt Miller Motorsports, emphasizing the integration of Nominal's engineering software into the team's race operations. He highlights the challenges of endurance racing, such as managing fuel consumption and data analysis, and explains how Nominal's platform aids in optimizing performance through real-time telemetry and decision-making. Strauss also notes the broader applications of their technology across industries like aerospace and defense, underscoring its versatility in handling complex engineering problems.

(01:30:48) - Max Spero, co-founder and CEO of Pangram Labs, discusses the company's mission to detect AI-generated content and its rapid growth since launching a Twitter bot in late 2025. He highlights partnerships with platforms like Quora to maintain content authenticity and addresses challenges posed by AI-generated misinformation, emphasizing the importance of accurate detection tools to preserve the integrity of online information.

(01:50:59) - Russ d'Sa, CEO of LiveKit, discusses the company's recent achievement of becoming a unicorn with a $100 million Series C funding round, valuing the company at $1 billion. He attributes this success to the rapid growth of voice AI and LiveKit's pivotal collaboration with OpenAI on ChatGPT's voice mode, which transformed their focus from video conferencing infrastructure to AI. D'sa emphasizes the importance of user experience in voice AI, noting that personal assistants should exhibit human-like empathy, while B2B applications prioritize reliability and efficiency.

(02:07:39) - WSJ Mansion Section

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(02:40) - How Davos Makes Half a Billion in Revenue

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(31:18) - Private-Credit Investors Cash Out

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(45:08) - Apple to Rebuild Siri

(59:51) - Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, CEO and co-founder of Zipline, announced the company's recent $600 million funding round, elevating its valuation to $7.6 billion, and plans to expand autonomous delivery services to Houston and Phoenix in early 2026. He highlighted Zipline's rapid growth, with U.S. deliveries increasing approximately 15% week over week for the past seven months, and the company's milestone of surpassing two million commercial deliveries. Cliffton also discussed the development of Zipline's next-generation aircraft, EV3, which offers significant performance improvements at half the cost, and emphasized the company's commitment to integrating autonomous logistics into everyday life across diverse climates and urban environments.

(01:17:10) - Jake Cooper, CEO of Railway, a software deployment platform, discusses the company's recent $100 million funding round aimed at building data centers and simplifying software development. He highlights the evolving role of developers, emphasizing that advancements are enabling a broader range of individuals, including designers and managers, to ship code efficiently. Cooper also shares insights on internal organizational changes, noting that enhanced tools have significantly accelerated project development, leading to what he terms "Agent Speed" within the company.

(01:33:31) - Joe Weisenthal is an American journalist and podcaster, serving as the executive editor of news for Bloomberg's digital brands and co-hosting the "Odd Lots" podcast. In the conversation, he discusses Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where Carney declared the old world order is "not coming back" and emphasized that "middle powers must act together because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu." Weisenthal also explores China's economic strategies, noting their ambition to move beyond being the world's factory by increasing domestic consumption and addressing global concerns about their manufacturing dominance.

(02:01:47) - Coldhealing is a TikTok anthropologist and self-described "dark statistician" based in New York City. In the conversation, he discusses his approach to curating and sharing emerging internet culture, particularly on TikTok, emphasizing the importance of documenting online trends that traditional institutions may overlook. He also reflects on the evolution of "Day in the Life" videos, noting a shift from aspirational portrayals to more mundane representations, and shares his experiences with generative AI content, observing its growing presence on platforms like Instagram Reels and its varying reception among audiences.

(02:23:37) - Capital One Goes Big on Brex

(02:27:30) - Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARK Invest, is renowned for her focus on disruptive innovation in sectors like AI, robotics, and blockchain. In the conversation, she emphasizes AI as a major catalyst for innovation, discusses ARK's unique research approach centered on converging technologies, and highlights the importance of proactive AI integration for enterprises to remain competitive.

(03:03:29) - Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic at The New York Times and co-host of the "Popcast" podcast, discusses the integration of AI in music production, noting its increasing use in songwriting and vocal processing. He draws parallels to historical technological shifts in music, such as Bob Dylan's transition to electric guitar and the adoption of Auto-Tune, suggesting that initial resistance to AI may diminish over time. Caramanica also expresses concern that AI-generated music could lead to more passive listening habits, as audiences might become less attentive to the authenticity and creativity of the music they consume.

(03:18:21) - Pedro Franceschi, co-founder and CEO of Brex, announced a historic $5.15 billion merger between Brex and Capital One, highlighting the synergy between Brex's innovative financial services platform and Capital One's extensive scale and resources. He emphasized that the partnership aims to accelerate growth and product development, while maintaining Brex's operational independence to continue delivering cutting-edge solutions to businesses. Franceschi also expressed his commitment to leading Brex through this new phase, underscoring the shared vision and ambition of both founder-led companies.

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