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The airline has wasted resources on two failed growth strategies. Can a new plan turn the plane around? (00:14) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss: - Why not all airlines are facing the same headwinds - GM’s quarterly net loss - The just-announced partnership between X and Visa. Then, (14:54), Robert “Bro” Brokamp and Amy Bach talk about how homeowners can better understand their insurance policies and how to prepare for a potential loss. Tickers mentioned: JBLU, UAL, DAL, GM, V Host: Mary Long Guests: Jason Moser, Robert “Bro” Brokamp, Amy Bach Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Austin Morgan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Jan 29min

The tech battle between China and the U.S. is heating up – one player just showed the world that Ai can be done well with a lot less. (00:14) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss: - The Chinese app that is shaking up the AI landscape – DeepSeek – and how its leaner, less resource-intensive approach will affect artificial intelligence technology. - Why software prowess and efficiency will be the major themes for AI in 2025. - What to focus on when the affected big tech companies – Apple, Microsoft, Meta, ASML – report earnings this week. (19:15) Senior Fool Analyst David Meier, interviews John Zahurancik Fluence Energy’s President of the Americas, about the utilities side of the renewables market. Companies discussed: MSFT, NVDA, AAPL, ASML, FLNC Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Tim Beyers, David Meier, John Zahurancik Engineers: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Jan 32min

There’s more to the legendary chipmaker than its tech stack. Tae Kim is a Senior Technology writer at Barron’s and author of the new book, “The Nvidia Way.” Best-selling author Morgan Housel interviews Kim for a conversation about: - The early days at Nvidia and its long path to “overnight” success. - What drives Nvidia’s employees. - How Jensen Huang takes long-term thinking to the extreme. Premium Motley Fool members can catch Morgan and Tae’s full conversation here: https://www.fool.com/premium/4056/coverage/2025/01/15/ai-summit-the-nvidia-way To become a premium Motley Fool member, go to www.fool.com/signup Host: Morgan Housel Guest: Tae Kim Producer: Mac Greer, Mary Long Engineer: Tim Sparks, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Jan 30min

At new all-time highs, the market’s valuation concerns aren’t going away anytime soon. But they’re also not keeping big money from being committed to artificial intelligence. (00:44) Jason Moser and Asit Sharma discuss: - The S&P 500s new highs, what to make of the market’s valuation and what some of the big names on The Street have to say about it. - Stargate, the new $500B planned joint venture between OpenAI, Softbank, and some of the biggest names in tech. - Fantastic earnings reports from Netflix, GE Aerospace, and Twilio. (19:03) Tim Beyers talks with Frances Schwiep, a partner at Two Sigma Ventures, about where the biggest early-stage opportunities are right now in the AI ecosystem and what to look for in great founders. AI Summit interview with Frances Schwiep: https://www.fool.com/premium/4056/coverage/2025/01/15/ai-summit-2025-interview-with-frances-schwiep (32:30) Asit and Jason check in on their new year’s resolutions and offer up two stocks on their radar: Nike and Garmin. Stocks discussed: MSFT, NVDA, ORCL, NFLX, GE, TWLO, NKE, GRMN Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Asit Sharma, Jason Moser, Tim Beyers, Frances Schweip Engineers: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Jan 40min

...as if it didn’t have enough already! (00:14) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss: - The new venture to build out American AI infrastructure. - How 20 data centers get a $500 billion price tag. - GE Aerospace’s razor-and-blades business model. Then, (19:15), Seth Jayson joins to walk through why the rooftop solar industry doesn’t look so sunny. Companies mentioned: MSFT, ORCL, NVDA, GE, ENPH, SEDG To become a premium Motley Fool member, go to www.fool.com/signup Host: Mary Long Guests: Asit Sharma, Seth Jayson Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Jan 31min

Great earnings push Netflix to new all-time highs. With the leading streamer and the market at high valuations, what should investors expect over the next few years? (00:14) Jim Gillies and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Netflix’s record subscriber additions, new all-time highs, and how price increases feed into its advertising plans. - The market’s Shiller PE ratio as the Trump Administration takes over, and how high valuations affect expectations around returns. - What updates from Interactive Brokers and Schwab say about where investor minds are at. (17:17) What would it take to live a hundred healthy years? Fool analyst Sanmeet Deo talks with Jonathan Swerdlin, co-founder of Function Health, about the overlapping future of artificial intelligence and human health. Companies discussed: NFLX, TKO, GOOG, GOOGL, AMZN Premium Motley Fool members can catch the full AI Summit replay here: https://www.fool.com/premium/4056/coverage/2025/01/15/ai-summit-replay You can become a premium Motley Fool member at: www.fool.com/sigup Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Jim Gillies, Sanmeet Deo, Jonathan Swerdlin Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Jan 29min

Over the weekend, a Trump-backed memecoin was, for a moment, worth over $10 billion. For another moment, TikTok was banned; then it wasn’t. When so much is in flux and anything can go to the moon, how do you figure out what actually matters? (00:14) Anthony Schiavone and Mary Long discuss: - Separating signal from noise in an attention economy. - Finding value in a fast-changing world. - Earnings from a company that straddles the digital and the physical. Then, (16:02), Robert Brokamp and Alison Southwick talk about how to build a comfortable income cushion for your retirement. Check out the Nick Maggiulli article mentioned here: https://ofdollarsanddata.com/the-new-currency-is-attention/ Companies mentioned: PLD, $TRUMP, $MELANIA Host: Mary Long Guests: Anthony Schiavone, Robert “Bro” Brokamp, Alison Southwick Producer: Dylan Lewis Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Jan 26min

There are more potential moves on a Go board than there are atoms in the universe; the game is universally considered to be one of the most complex played by humans. And, yet, an AI computer program can play it perfectly. What does that mean for humanity? Terry Sejnowski is the Frances Crick Chair at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a Distinguished Professor at the University of San Diego, and author of the book “ChatGPT and The Future of AI.” Ricky Mulvey caught up with Sejnowski for a conversation about: - How chatbots work. - Mapping large neural models. - What a self-aware parrot can teach us about human consciousness. Premium Motley Fool members can catch replays from this week’s AI Summit here: https://www.fool.com/premium/4056/coverage/2025/01/15/ai-summit-replay To become a premium Motley Fool member, go to www.fool.com/signup Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Terrence Sejnowski Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Jan 42min