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Feb 6

How far will Elon Musk take the ‘everything’ business as SpaceX and xAI merge?

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what might be the blueprint for a new Silicon Valley power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling historic conglomerate GE's peak market cap, and Musk being vocal about his view that "tech victory is decided by ve ... Show More

38m 56s

Feb 4

What a16z is actually funding (and what it's ignoring) when it comes to AI infra

Andreessen Horowitz just raised a whopping new $15 billion in funding. And a $1.7 billion chunk of that is going to its infrastructure team, the one responsible for some of its biggest, most prominent AI investments including Black Forrest Labs, Cursor, OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Ideogr ... Show More

32m 33s

Jan 30

Uber puts another chip on the self-driving roulette table

Self-driving truck startup Waabi's billion-dollar fundraise isn't just about trucks. The deal, for $750 million up front plus another $250 million from Uber tied to deployment milestones, marks a major expansion into robotaxis for the company founded by former Uber AI chief Raque ... Show More

31 m

Apr 2024

Tech Partying Like Its 2021 with Rick Heitzmann + A Better Way To Carpool with Joanna McFarland CEO of HopSkipDrive | Okay, Computer.

On this episode of “Okay, Computer,” Dan Nathan and Rick Heitzmann of FirstMark Capital give an update on the IPO market, and what to expect from some of the most valuable unicorns in 2024. Topics they hit include; the Reddit IPO (4:00), IPO outlook for 2024 (10:30), investing in ... Show More

1h 1m

Oct 2025

Elon Musk and the end of a telecom tycoon’s dream

In recent weeks, satellite business EchoStar has clinched multibillion-dollar deals with SpaceX and AT&T. It may sound like boom times for founder Charlie Ergen, but these deals illustrate something different: the abandoning of an ambitious, decades-long quest to build his own mo ... Show More

23m 40s

Jan 2025

How DeepSeek crashed the AI party

Nilay and David dig into the week's biggest story: the new Intel-powered Surface Pro. Kidding! They talk about DeepSeek, the out-of-nowhere AI company that sent both Silicon Valley and the stock market into uproar this week. Then, after the hosts debate what the real killer app f ... Show More

1h 42m

Jan 2021

Peter Thiel: "It's Up to Us to Make the Future Better"

In this episode, Andrew and Navin speak with Silicon Valley icon, Peter Thiel. They dive deep into the impact of Covid-19, the US rivalry with China, and the effects of artificial intelligence on the global economy. Peter Thiel is the co-founder of PayPal, made the first outside ... Show More

28m 38s

Nov 2024

915. News: LATAM fintech is booming, Metrobank slapped with a hefty fine, and why Klarna chose NYC for its IPO

Join hosts Laura Watkins and Benjamin Ensor alongside some great guests as we look at the biggest financial services and fintech stories of the past week. Topics covered include: a LATAM fintech roundup featuring news from Nubank, Ualá, and Tako; Klarna announcing plans to IPO i ... Show More

1h 7m

Sep 2025

Intel Said to Seek Apple Investment as Part of Comeback Bid

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Intel Corp. has approached Apple Inc. about securing an investment in the ailing chipmaker, according to people familiar with the matter, part of efforts to bolster a business that’s now partially owned by the U ... Show More

42m 2s

Sep 2025

Oracle’s leadership shake-up

Nvidia said it planned to invest up to $100bn in OpenAI to support a massive build-out of artificial intelligence data centres, Oracle’s Safra Catz is stepping down as chief executive and the US is considering a “large and forceful” intervention to support Argentina through a bou ... Show More

11m 7s

Feb 2025

How Based is Grok 3? + Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on Markets For Everything + Vibecoding 101

<p>This week, Elon Musk brought a new chatbot into the crowded A.I. universe — Grok 3, the latest model from his company xAI. We break down how it compares with other leading models and what it reveals about Musk’s larger ambitions. Then, Vlad Tenev, the chief executive of the in ... Show More

1h 11m

Jan 2025

China's DeepSeek has US questioning AI innovation pace: Snowflake CEO weighs in

AI is developing at lightning-fast speeds. What is seen as game-changing on a Monday could be seen as behind the curve by Friday. Investors have been reminded of that this week as AI darling stocks such as Nvidia (NVDA) get punished on fears of DeepSeek. The China-based model mak ... Show More

24m 14s

Jun 2025

It's not just Big Tech: How AI is disrupting every industry

AI is the future and investors need to prepare accordingly. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, TECHnalysis Research president Bob O’Donnell joins Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Allie Canal to discuss the impact of AI on technology, t ... Show More

24m 45s

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