Best Intel Chip Chat Podcasts (2025)

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Celebrities Fight Sora + Amazon’s Secret Automation Plans + ChatGPT Gets a Browser 1:07:57

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Backlash to OpenAI’s video generation app Sora has reached a new tipping point. We discuss two big changes the company is making, after Bryan Cranston and the family of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. complained about deepfakes. Then, New York Times reporter Karen Weise joins us to discuss her scoop that Amazon plans to reduce its hiring needs …

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The Singularity is Here: AI is Solving Math, Sora Outpaces Chat-GPT & AI is Designing Chips w/ Salim Ismail, Dave Blundin & Alex Wissner-Gross | EP #201 2:00:05

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Learn more about XPRIZE Visioneering: https://events.xprize.org/event/8275124a-66df-41cd-82e7-d13e32d4e0a3/summary Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist an…

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California Regulates A.I. Companions + OpenAI Investigates Its Critics + The Hard Fork Review of Slop 1:05:10

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This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a big package of A.I. and social media bills into law — including the first state law in the United States to regulate A.I. companions. We talk through what stood out to us in the package and whether these protections will work. Then, the subpoena that has the whole tech world talking. Nathan Calvin…

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Money After AI: Meet the New Digital Dollar Built for the Internet "Stablecoins" w/ Jeremy Allaire, Emad Mostaque & Salim Ismail | EP #200 1:30:26

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Jeremy Allaire is Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle, a fintech company that powers digital payments and stablecoins like USDC. Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc ) Read Emad’s…

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TR 40: InferenceMAX, Video games, Rare earths 55:00

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In today's episode of Transistor Radio, the boys discuss InferenceMAX, video games, and rare earths.

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ChatGPT’s Platform Play + a Trillion-Dollar GPU Empire + the Queen of Slop 1:06:35

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This week, we discuss the standout moments from our field trip to OpenAI’s third annual DevDay — including a bizarre chat between Jony Ive and Sam Altman, and the announcement that OpenAI is putting apps into ChatGPT. Then, we try to make sense of the massive computing deal between OpenAI and AMD, and how it could impact the larger economy. And fin…

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OpenAI vs. Grok: The Race to Build the Everything App w/ Emad Mostaque, Dave Blundin & AWG | EP #199 1:11:37

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc ) Read Emad’s Book: thelasteconomy.com Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified, focused on AI and c…

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The AI War: OpenAI Ads & Sora 2, Grok Partners With US Government & Google’s Ad Business is at Risk w/ Dave Blundin, Salim Ismail, & Alex Wissner-Gross | EP #198 2:12:46

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified, focused on AI and complex systems. – My companies: Apply to Dave's and my new fund:https://qr…

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Sora and the Infinite Slop Feeds + ChatGPT Goes to Therapy + Hot Mess Express 1:05:54

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This week, we’re talking about the new A.I.-generated video tools and social media feeds from Google, Meta and OpenAI. Is this how A.I. is going to cure cancer? Then, the psychotherapist Gary Greenberg stops by to discuss his recent New Yorker essay about treating ChatGPT as a patient, and why what he saw left him unsettled. And finally, all aboard…

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TR39: Dylan's "Favorite" Semi Equipment, Intel, China 50:55

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Unfortunately we did another episode of Transistor Radio. In today's episode, Dylan, Doug, Jordan, WeiZ of SA, and Jon talk Intel, China, Huawei, and Sora 2.

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The Latest in AI: Job Loss, Elon & Sam Altman Chip Race & the "AI Bubble" w/ Brian Elliott (Blitzy), Emad Mostaque & Dave Blundin | EP #197 1:43:13

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Download this week's deck: http://diamandis.com/wtf Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Brian Elliott is a serial entrepreneur and Co-founder of Blitzy, an autonomous custom software supercharged by Generative AI. Blitzy's benchmark paper: https://paper.blitzy.com/blitzy_system_2_ai_platform_t…

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The Great A.I. Build-Out + H-1B Visa Chaos + TikTok Braces for the Rapture 52:41

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This week, an eye-popping $100 billion deal between OpenAI and Nvidia — along with an announcement about the construction of five new American data centers — has us re-examining our predictions of an A.I. bubble. Then, we try to make sense of the Trump administration’s changes to the H-1B visa program, which generated mixed reactions from tech lead…

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Replit CEO on Vibe Coding and the Future of Software Development w/ Amjad Masad, Dave Blundin & Salim Ismail | EP #196 1:03:59

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This episode was recorded at https://www.imaginationinaction.co/ Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Amjad Masad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Replit Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures – Connect with Amjad: https://replit.com/ X: https://x.com…

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NVIDIA & the US Government Just Bailed out Intel, Sending the Stock Soaring w/ Dave Blundin, Salim Ismail & Alexander Wissner-Gross | EP #195 1:26:25

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Download this week's deck: http://diamandis.com/wtf Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified, focused on AI and complex systems. – My c…

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Charlie Kirk and Online Rage + Inside Trump’s Chip Flip + This Week in A.I. 1:13:47

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This week, we discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, freedom of speech and the terrifying new reality of extremely online violence. Then The Times’s David Yaffe-Bellany brings us inside the blockbuster New York Times investigation into a $2 billion investment in Trump’s crypto company World Liberty Financial and a controversial deal to send the…

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LinkedIn Co-Founder Opens Up on AI Job Loss w/ Reid Hoffman, Dave, Salim, and AWG | EP #194 1:44:29

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Download this week's deck: http://diamandis.com/wtf Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Grab dinner with MOONSHOT listeners: https://moonshots.dnnr.io/ Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist a…

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Are We Past Peak iPhone? + Eliezer Yudkowsky on A.I. Doom 1:12:24

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Apple’s yearly iPhone event took place this week, and it left us asking, Is Apple losing the juice? We break down all the new products the company announced and discuss where it goes from here. Then, Eliezer Yudkowsky, one of the most fascinating people in A.I., has a new book coming out: “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.” He joins us to make th…

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The State of AI: Elon’s $1T Package, Apple’s $600B for Trump & How Startups Win w/ Dave, AWG & Blitzy Founders Brian Elliott & Sid Pardeshi | EP #193 1:28:53

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified, focused on AI and complex systems. Blitzy is an autonomous custom software supercharged by Ge…

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A.I. School Is in Session: Two Takes on the Future of Education 1:11:48

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This week, we check in on the state of artificial intelligence in education. We talk with a co-founder of Alpha Schools, MacKenzie Price, about how her private K-12 schools are using A.I. to generate personalized lesson plans and enabling teachers to spend their time motivating rather than teaching students. Then, the Princeton historian D. Graham …

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AI Insiders Reveal Elon Musk's Master Plan to Win AI w/ Dave Blundin & Alex Wissner-Gross | EP #192 1:50:55

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified, focused on AI and complex systems. – My companies: Reverse the age of my skin using the same cream at https://qr.diamandis.com/onesk…

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Balaji Opens Up on AI/AGI, Bitcoin & America’s Incoming Collapse w/ Dave Blundin & Salim Ismail | EP #191 1:51:44

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Balaji is the author of the Network State and founder of the Network School. – My companies: Reverse the age of my skin using the same cream at https://qr.diamandis.com/…

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Intel’s New Deal + Waymo C.E.O. Tekedra Mawakana on Scaling Driverless Cars + Trumps in Tech 1:02:53

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President Trump announced this week that the U.S. government, in a highly unusual deal, had agreed to take a 10 percent stake in the chip maker Intel, and that he was considering similar investments in other companies. We discuss why Trump cares so much about Intel, what the government is trying to accomplish with this deal, and how people in Silic…

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Is AI a Bubble? Experts Debate the Future of AI w/ David Blundin, Salim Ismail, and Alexander Wissner-Gross | EP #190 1:47:49

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Download this week's deck: http://diamandis.com/wtf Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified, focused on AI and complex systems. – My c…

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Open AI's Head of Product on the AI Race, Google & the Reality of AGI w/ Kevin Weil & David Blundin | EP #189 1:21:31

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Kevin Weil is CPO at OpenAI David Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures – My companies: Reverse the age of your skin using the same cream I use at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Apply to Dave's and my new fund: https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventur…

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Is This an A.I. Bubble? + Meta’s Missing Morals + TikTok Shock Slop 1:06:31

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Note: This episode contains sexually explicit music. This week, the whole tech world seemed to be asking: Are we in an A.I. bubble? We’ll explore the cases for and against, including who we think stands to lose most. Then we’re joined by the journalist Jeff Horwitz to discuss his blockbuster reporting about an internal Meta policy document that per…

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Robotics CEO: The Humanoid Robot Revolution Is Real & It Starts Now w/ Bernt Bornich & David Blundin | EP #188 1:41:19

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends David Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Bernt Bornich is the Founder and CEO at 1X Robotics, a competitor to Figure and Optimus. – My companies: Test what’s going on inside your body at https://qr.diamandis.com/fountainlifepodcast Reverse the age …

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GPT-5 Backlash + Perplexity C.E.O. Aravind Srinivas on the Browser Wars + Hot Mess Express 1:11:29

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OpenAI spent the week responding to outcry from users who miss the behavior of the old ChatGPT, before the latest flagship model was released. We discuss the criticism, why it caught the company by surprise and what it indicates about the deepening emotional relationships that people are forming with chatbots. Then, Aravind Srinivas, the chief exec…

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The AI-Crypto Collision That Will Redefine Global Power w/ Eric Pulier, Dave Blundin & Salim Ismail | EP #187 1:54:17

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Download this week's deck: http://diamandis.com/wtf Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO David Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Eric Pulier is the founder of Vatom Inc., the world's leading enterprise engagement platform. He is also an author, …

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TR38: H20, GPT-5, Ajinomoto Build-up Film 1:07:43

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For the second episode in a row, Dylan doesn't make it through an episode of Transistor Radio. In today's episode, we talk about the Nvidia H20 rev-share/tax/tariff, the GPT-5 galaxy brain, and ABF.

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AI Insiders Breakdown the GPT-5 Update & What it Means for the AI Race w/ Emad Mostaque, Alex Wissner-Gross, Dave Blundin & Salim Ismail | EP #186 1:50:14

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Download this week's deck: http://diamandis.com/wtf Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and investor. Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet (h…

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GPT-5 Arrives, and We Try the New Alexa+ 1:12:57

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This week, OpenAI released its much-anticipated flagship model, GPT-5. We break down what we know about the upgrade, drawing from our initial testing and a special news briefing with Sam Altman. Then, we explain why we were underwhelmed by Amazon’s new Alexa+, which is powered by generative A.I., and take our feedback to Daniel Rausch, vice preside…

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Age-Gating the Internet + Cloudflare Takes On A.I. Scrapers + HatGPT 1:11:32

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This week, we look at the fallout from a sweeping internet age-verification law that went into effect in Britain. We explain why age restrictions are suddenly popping up all over the internet — and how some might create more problems than they solve. Then Matthew Prince, chief executive of Cloudflare, returns to the show to discuss his company’s ne…

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AI Experts Look Inside America’s Plan to Win the Global AI Race w/ Alexander Wissner-Gross & Dave Blundin | EP #185 2:01:27

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Dave Blundin is the founder of Link Ventures Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and investor. – My companies: Test what’s going on inside your body at https://qr.diamandis.com/fountainlifepodcast Reverse the age of my skin using the same cream a…

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Trump Fights ‘Woke’ A.I. + We Hear Out Our Critics 1:06:20

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On Wednesday, President Trump signed three A.I.-related executive orders, and the White House released “America’s A.I. Action Plan.” We break down what’s in them, how the federal government intends to target “political bias” in chatbot output, and whether anyone will stand up against it. Then, do we hype up A.I. too much? Are we downplaying potenti…

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Emad Mostaque: The Plan to Save Humanity From AI | EP #184 1:27:00

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder of Link Ventures Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet (https://www.ii.inc). Access Emad's White papers: - https://ii.inc/web/blog/post/master-plan - https://ii.inc/web/whitepa…

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X Hits Grok Bottom + More A.I. Talent Wars + ‘Crypto Week’ 1:08:19

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This week, we tick through the many dramatic headlines surrounding xAI, including the departure of X’s chief executive, Linda Yaccarino; the Grok chatbot spewing antisemitic comments; and the A.I. companion Ani engaging in sexually explicit role-play. Then, we explain why a fight to acquire the start-up Windsurf startled many in Silicon Valley and …

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Ex-Google CEO: What Artificial Superintelligence Will Actually Look Like w/ Eric Schmidt & Dave Blundin | EP #183 1:26:53

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Eric Schmidt is the former CEO of Google. Dave Blundin is the founder of Link Ventures – Offers for my audience: Test what’s going on inside your body at https://qr.diamandis.com/fountainlifepodcast Reverse the age of my skin using the same cream at https://…

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AI Experts React: Elon’s Grok 4 Is Now #1 in AI — This Changes Everything w/ Emad Mostaque, Salim Ismail & Dave Blundin | EP #182 1:04:32

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder of Link Ventures Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet – Offers for my audience: Get the first lesson of my executive course for free at https://qr.diamandis.com/futureproof Te…

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Interesting Times: A Mind-Bending Conversation with Peter Thiel 1:02:23

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This week, we’re bringing you a recent interview from “Interesting Times with Ross Douthat,” one of The New York Times’s newest podcasts. In this episode, Ross sits down with Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir and one of the most contrarian thinkers in tech. Together, they unpack Thiel’s theory that we’re living through an era of te…

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Episode 37.5: Peak Software w. MechaDylan 25:48

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Dylan is sick so this is not an official Transistor Radio episode. But MechaDylan does make an appearance.

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AI Is Making More Millionaires Than Anything in History w/ Salim Ismail & Dave Blundin | EP #181 1:48:06

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder of Link Ventures – Offers for my audience: Get the first lesson of my executive course for free at https://qr.diamandis.com/futureproof Test what’s going on inside your body at https://qr.dia…

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Hard Fork Live, Part 2: Patrick Collison of Stripe + Kathryn Zealand of Skip + Listener Questions 57:46

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We’re back with part two of Hard Fork Live (see last week’s episode for part one). This week, Patrick Collison, Stripe’s chief executive, joins us onstage for a wide-ranging conversation about how Silicon Valley could unleash greater progress, from building new housing to curing diseases, and why he believes prestige television is a waste of time. …

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Elon’s Departure, Bitcoin’s Takeover & How America Wins in the AI Era w/ Anthony Scaramucci, Salim Ismail & Dave Blundin | EP #180 1:28:11

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Anthony Scaramucci is an American financier, entrepreneur, and political figure, and the founder of SkyBridge Capital. Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder of Link Ventures – Offers for my audience: You can access my conversatio…

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The Race for Super Intelligence Will Decide Our Future as a Species w/ Salim Ismail & Dave Blundin | EP #179 2:03:24

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder of Link Ventures – Offers for my audience: Get the first lesson of my executive course for free at https://qr.diamandis.com/futureproof Test what’s going on inside your body at https://qr.dia…

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Hard Fork Live, Part 1: Sam Altman and Brad Lightcap of OpenAI 57:04

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The first Hard Fork Live is officially in the books, and for those who couldn’t attend, we’re playing highlights from the event in this episode and the next. This week, Mayor Daniel Lurie of San Francisco makes a surprise appearance to discuss the advice he’s receiving from tech executives during the early days of his administration, as well as how…

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Episode 37: Meta, Bees ... and other stuff 51:50

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The topic of today's original episode was unavailable for recording due to conflict reasons so we just talked in circles.

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David Sinclair (Harvard Professor) Reveals Age-Reversing Science to Look & Feel Younger 2:30:22

4M ago2:30:22

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends David A. Sinclair, A.O., Ph.D., is a tenured Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and a serial biotech entrepreneur. – Offers for my audience: Get the first lesson of my executive course for free at https://qr.diamandis.com/futureproof Test what’s…

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Trump Is Selling a Phone + The Start-Up Trying to Automate Every Job + Allison Williams Talks ‘M3GAN 2.0’ 1:03:57

4M ago1:03:57

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This week, President Trump’s family business announced that it was introducing a mobile phone and a cellular network. We tick through the many potential conflicts of interest this new business venture raises. Then, the co-founders of the startup Mechanize defend their efforts to automate away all jobs — starting with software engineering. And final…

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AI Experts Debate: Overhyped or Underhyped? (Opposite Opinions) Mo Gawdat & Steven Kotler | EP #177 1:31:03

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Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Mo Gawdat is an author and former CBO of Google X. Steven Kotler is an entrepreneur and a multiple New York Times Best-Selling Author. – Offers for my audience: You can access my talks with Mo Gawdat and Cathie Wood for free: diamandis.com/summit Test what’s…

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Meta Bets on Scale + Apple’s A.I. Struggles + Listeners on Job Automation 1:07:27

4M ago1:07:27

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This week, Meta hits the reset button on A.I. But will a new research lab and a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI bring the company any closer to its stated goal of “superintelligence”? Then we break down Apple’s big developer conference, WWDC: What was announced, what was noticeably absent, and why Apple seems a little stuck in the past. …