Altman Meets with Mideast Investors as OpenAI Eyes $830 Valuation
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Elon Musk’s comments on AI costs and the future of robots at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Plus, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is lining up funding from Middle East investors that could total $50 billion and a whopping $830 billion valuation. And Blue Origin successfully launches its latest crewed mission, marking more than 90 passengers that the Jeff Bezos company has sent above the Karman line.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 Tammi 1h 13min
Trump Rattles Europe Defense Tech Stocks
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss President Trump’s call for "immediate negotiations” on Greenland during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Plus Netflix shares slid as spending on programming mounts. And Zipline's CEO Keller Cliffton discusses the drone delivery startup's new $7.6 billion valuation and expansion plans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 Tammi 41min
Netflix’s Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Netflix’s amended, all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming business. Plus, Google DeepMind CEO, Demis Hassabis, says Chinese AI firms are six months behind US frontier models, as tech leaders sit down with Bloomberg from Davos. And funding continues to pour into defense tech startups.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20 Tammi 46min
Trump Wants Big Tech to Pay for Power
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses the plan laid out by the Trump administration and several states to have tech companies pay for surging energy prices following the rise of AI data centers. Plus, AI coding startup Replit nears a $9 billion valuation in a new funding round. And the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson discusses acquihires, consumer protection and AI regulation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 Tammi 46min
TSMC Forecast Lifts Peers on Robust AI Demand
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss TSMC’s strong earnings and forecast, a sign that demand related to AI remains robust. Plus, OpenAI strikes a $10 billion deal with Cerebras for compute, and hunts for hardware partners across data centers and consumer devices. And New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sues a delivery tech company, accusing it of breaking local worker-protection laws.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15 Tammi 43min
US Eases Path for Nvidia to Sell H200s to China
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the US Commerce Department’s move making it easier for Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips to China. Plus, fresh off its $1.4 billion founding round, Skild AI CEO Deepak Pathak discusses how the company’s robot “brain” works across form factors. And, Netflix is working to revise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, shifting to an all-cash offer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Tammi 44min
Meta Shifts to AI Devices From Metaverse
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Meta’s plans to double the output of its Ray-Ban AI-glasses as it pivots away from the metaverse. Plus, Microsoft pledges to pay electricity rates that will cover costs for its data centers, seeking to quell consumer anxiety over power prices. And, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski weighs in on President Trump’s call for a one-year 10% interest rate cap on credit cards.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 Tammi 44min
