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AGENDA:

04:02 NVIDIA's GTC: What You Need to Know

11:39 Meta's 20% Layoffs & Atlassian Lets Go of 1,600

21:42 How to Test AI Fluency in Employees

30:59 Anduril Lands $20BN Army Contract

46:46 Travis Kalanick Returns With Atoms

49:55 If Travis Kalanick Ran Uber Today, Would it be $1TRN Company?

56:03 When is it Right to Replace Founders

01:04:24 Adobe CEO Exit Shock

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