Liberation Day, Round 2: Trump’s Tariffs & the AI Talent Race 7/8/25

CEO and President of Atlantic Council Fred Kempe discusses how the Trump administration’s renewed push for trade deals with foreign partners are being factored into the markets–or not. Meta has lured another AI executive to its team with a multi-million dollar compensation package–this time, it’s Ruoming Pang from Apple. Wired Senior Writer Lauren Goode discusses the ongoing tech battle for top AI talent. Plus, the TSA may be changing shoe requirements at the airport, Elon Musk is releasing a new version of his AI bot Grok, and Courtney Reagan reports on the best deals for Prime Day shoppers.

In this episode:

Lauren Goode, @LaurenGoode

Fred Kempe, @FredKempe

Courtney Reagan, @CourtReagan

Megan Cassella, @mmcassella

Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk

Melissa Lee, @MelissaLeeCNBC

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

Megan Cassella - 03:18

Courtney Reagan - 16:57

Fred Kempe - 23:15

Lauren Goode - 35:42