Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Every Monday, Grace and Alex scour the news and record notes on what’s going on to kick off the week.
As before, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was top of mind, but lots of other things were going on so we had more than pl ... Show More
Jun 26
OpenAI's Jalapeño chip is Big Tech's spiciest move away from Nvidia yet
Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending. OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference chip built with Broadcom, joining Google, Apple, and SpaceX in a growing list of companies build ... Show More
36m 25s
Jun 24
What if the AI giants are building the roads, not the destinations? Chi-Hua Chien thinks he knows who wins
In this episode, TechCrunch Editor in Chief Connie Loizos talks with Goodwater Capital co-founder Chi-Hua Chien, whose career spans some of Silicon Valley’s biggest technology shifts, from helping source Accel’s investment in Facebook as a young associate to backing a new generat ... Show More
43m 17s
Jun 19
The US banned Anthropic's Fable 5 release, but the numbers don't seem to care
Just as last week was ending, the US government forced Anthropic to pull its two newest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns after Amazon researchers allegedly found a way to bypass Fable 5's guardrails. Cybersecurity researchers have since signed an op ... Show More
32m 42s
Feb 2024
825. News: VRPs, junk fees, deepfakes and Formula 1's biggest new signing
Our expert host Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including Yapily and Ant Group bringing Commercial VRPs to Europe, new research from Wise highlighting the impact of junk ... Show More
1h 9m
May 2024
852. News: The first American bank failure of 2024, as Visa launch US open banking
Our expert host Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including Ramp's recent $150m funding, which it will use to enhance its AI capabilities, and Goldman Sachs selling its Mar ... Show More
1h 3m
Feb 2024
#981 - How High Can Tech Fly? with Dave Mazza
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Dave Mazza, chief strategy officer at Roundhill Investments, joins Ash Bennington to discuss the recent market action after a record-setting week, where he sees the tech sector headed from here, and the outlook for ... Show More
40m 5s
Feb 2024
US Unveils Fresh Sanctions on Russia After Navalny’s Death
Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Angela Stent, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution, and author of Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest, discusses the US unveiling its biggest one-day sanctions package against Russia sin ... Show More
36m 40s
<p>In this week's episode, we unpack the following four stories in the world of corporate finance.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Will new SEC rules mean that SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) can be more than a bubble-market phenomenon?</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The IPO mar ... Show More
