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Jan 2025
1h 11m

Stargate, Executive Orders, TikTok, DOGE...

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Open Source bi-weekly convo w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner on all things tech, markets, investing & capitalism. This week they are joined by a surprise guest, and discuss Stargate, executive orders, TikTok, DOGE, Public Valuations & more. Enjoy another episode of BG2!


Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(01:21) Stargate

(15:07) Dylan Patel and Semianalysis take on Stargate

(17:56) Stargate’s Impact on AI Competitive Landscape

(29:03) DeepSeek

(32:03) Special Guest Rene Haas (CEO of ARM Holdings)

(49:46) DeepSeek continued

(51:53) Trumps Executive Orders & Regulatory Freeze

(54:10) Coordination in AI Legistlation

(59:38) US National Debt and Balancing the Budget

(1:01:08) TikTok

(1:05:48) Tech Check


Produced by Benny Beausoleil

Music by Yung Spielberg


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