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Feb 2025
1h 14m

DeepSeek, Open Source, Tariffs, DOGE, Ma...

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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 discuss DeepSeek, globalism vs national interests, Trump tariffs, open source, DOGE, & more. . Enjoy another episode of BG2!



Timestamps:


(00:00) Intro


(03:20) DeepSeek & Open Source


(37:03) Trump Tariffs


(50:31) DOGE


(01:04:19) Tech and Political Uncertainty



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