Big tech platforms are preparing for the first big election of the AI era. Why even Microsoft is so desperate to get its hands on AI chips. Some incredibly bearish signs from crypto. But could we actually see a crypto IPO happen soon? Don’t sleep on Amazon’s healthcare ambitions. And never underestimate the power of timing nostalgia correctly.
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Nov 21
The iOS Walls Are Crumbling In The Garden
Google phone users can now work with Airdrop on the iPhone cause Google cleverly found a way. Google might have jumped ahead in the AI race and Sam Altman knows it. I’ve heard of quantum computing, but a quantum internet? The Weekend Longreads suggestions, and at the end, a long ... Show More
31m 19s
May 2022
BREAKDOWN: Crypto Politics Heats Up in Advance of the Midterm Elections
Politicians are starting to formalize their positions.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.
Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at a set of stories relating to crypto’s place in the political discourse, including:
SEC increasing enforcement staff
Bitcoin Mi ... Show More
16m 3s
Jan 2022
BREAKDOWN: Internet Shut Down, Bitcoin Mining Offline as Kazakhstan’s Political Crisis Escalates
A brief overview of the protests that have rocked the Central Asian company over the last week.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.
On today’s episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW provides a basic primer on the escalating political crisis in Kazakhstan. He covers:
The ... Show More
17m 12s
Apr 2022
BREAKDOWN: The Geopolitics of Crypto, With Jill Gunter
The Expresso Systems strategist joins to discuss bitcoin, macro, politics and more.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
Today on “The Breakdown,” NLW is joined by Espresso Systems co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Jill Gunter. She is also an investor w ... Show More
55m 36s
Feb 2022
BREAKDOWN: Why a US Senator Just Said the Fed Should Buy Bitcoin
Plus a look at the political debates around inflation.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, and FTX US.
On today’s episode, NLW looks at the increasingly political discourse around inflation in the United States. The Right is claiming government overspending is to blame w ... Show More
14m 49s
Apr 2018
The First Computer War - The Electronic Brain | 1
<p>With so much information at our fingertips, it’s hard to remember that we haven’t always walked around with supercomputers in our pockets. In fact, in 1952, CBS thought that Americans would find it SO hard to imagine that a machine could even predict election results accu ... Show More
22m 21s
May 2024
UNCHAINED: Erik Voorhees' New Venture | Why AI Desperately Needs Privacy and Uncensorability
Erik Voorhees' latest venture, Venice, is a private, uncensorable, open-source AI agent run on decentralized computation.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform ... Show More
1h 15m
May 2024
TWiT 980: Hed Dek Lede and Nut Graf - OpenAI and Reddit, Signal Smear Campaign
OpenAI and Reddit, Signal Smear Campaign GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts) It's Time to Believe the AI Hype The panel discusses their experiences with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude OpenAI strikes deal to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT OpenAI Superalignment team ... Show More
2h 33m