E166: Mind-blowing AI Video: OpenAI launches Sora + Biden too old? Tucker/Putin interview & more

(0:00) Sacks Tequila Tasting! (1:19) Nvidia's market cap surpasses Google, ARM's stock rips, Masa's big comeback (15:36) Mind-blowing Sora demos: breaking down OpenAI's new text-to-video model (51:24) The risks of companies issuing stock option loans (1:04:57) Biden's cognitive decline, should the Democrats find a replacement? Plus, third party viability (1:31:46) Takeaways from Tucker's Putin interview Follow the besties: [https://twitter.com/chamath](https://twitter.com/chamath) [https...

Nvidia Surges Past Amazon's Market Cap and is Creeping on Google

AI hype continues to drive results in the market. Also on this episode, Google is investing $25m into AI worker training in Europe. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/

Episode 151: The Cuban Embargo

Soy Cuba? I find it quite Based actually... follow Noah on the bird site: https://twitter.com/noahpasaran buy the shirt: https://www.grimgrimgrim.com/products/well-theres-your-problem-x-grimgrimgrim-diy-disastercore Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod/ Send us stuff! our address: Well There's Your Podcasting Company PO Box 26929 Philadelphia, PA 19134 DO NOT SEND US LETTER BOMBS thanks in advance in the commercial: Local Forecast - Elevator Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed un...

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Axact sells fake diplomas and degrees. What could go wrong with this business plan? Sponsors Support for this episode comes from NetSuite. NetSuite gives you visibility and control of your financials, planning, budgeting, and of course - inventory - so you can manage risk, get reliable forecasts, and improve margins. NetSuite helps you identify rising costs, automate your manual business processes, and see where to save money. KNOW your numbers. KNOW your business. And get to KNOW how NetSuite ...

Layoffs continue, Silicon Valley renews romance with Middle East money and why Netflix is retiring its no-ads basic tier

On the show today, Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds have parked a whole lot of money in Silicon Valley. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, for one, spent more than $31 billion on 49 venture deals, up 33% in 2023. Why does the tech industry find it so hard to break up with Middle East money? Plus, Netflix changes up its business model — again. We look at why the streaming giant sees even more ads in its future. But first, job cuts continue across the tech landscape. Even TikTok, with its...

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'The Ultimate Confidence Trickster': The Double Life of a Tech Exec

For more than three years, Jan Marsalek has been on the run. He was the jet-setting COO of Wirecard, the German company that imploded after a financial fraud scandal. But now, Western intelligence and security officials are saying Marsalek had likely been a Russian spy for nearly a decade. WSJ's Bojan Pancevski tells the tale of the investigations into Marsalek's covert operations. Further Listening: \- Wirecard's Missing $2 Billion Further Reading: \- He’s Wanted for Wirecard’s Missing $2 B...

'The Ultimate Confidence Trickster': The Double Life of a Tech Exec

For more than three years, Jan Marsalek has been on the run. He was the jet-setting COO of Wirecard, the German company that imploded after a financial fraud scandal. But now, Western intelligence and security officials are saying Marsalek had likely been a Russian spy for nearly a decade. WSJ's Bojan Pancevski tells the tale of the investigations into Marsalek's covert operations. Further Listening: \- Wirecard's Missing $2 Billion Further Reading: \- He’s Wanted for Wirecard’s Missing $2 B...

Afghan women grapple with the Taliban’s university ban, one year on

The Taliban banned women from attending universities in Afghanistan in December 2022, a move that the World Bank warns will hinder the country’s prospects for economic growth. We’ll hear from three women who share how the lack of educational opportunities has affected their lives. Plus, the stock market opens for the year. And later: What we can expect from video games and rapidly evolving AI in 2024?

Afghan women grapple with the Taliban’s university ban, one year on

The Taliban banned women from attending universities in Afghanistan in December 2022, a move that the World Bank warns will hinder the country’s prospects for economic growth. We’ll hear from three women who share how the lack of educational opportunities has affected their lives. Plus, the stock market opens for the year. And later: What we can expect from video games and rapidly evolving AI in 2024?

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Episode 687 | "Pristine Vaginè"

In the final episode of 2023, the JBP begins by recapping their holiday season (26:06) before turning to Spirit Airlines firing a gate agent after putting a six-year old on a flight by himself (44:45). The Bionic Six then shouts out their favorite albums and artists of the year (1:12:50) as well as the top JBP moments (1:17:00), Joe reads the network’s end of year performance analysis (1:28:50), and Kevin Hart is suing Tasha K for extortion (1:45:46). Also, Emanny shares his review of ‘The Color...

409. Keeping Death at Bay | Dr. Adeel Khan

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in-person with longevity and chronic pain expert, Dr. Adeel Khan. They discuss how Adeel helped treat Dr. Peterson and his wife Tammy for chronic pain, how gene-editing via stem cells will be the inevitable future of medicine, the doomed nature of restriction-based dieting, the physiological basis behind depression, and the current state of research giving new insights into longevity. Dr. Adeel Khan completed his MD at the University of Ottawa in Canada. After ...

2023 Top Episode #2: Dmitry Balyasny – Multi-Strategy Platform at BAM

We’re counting down the top 5 episodes of 2023. Number three covered private credit and number two covers the other most topical strategy of the year – multi-manager platform hedge funds. Weighing in at number two is Dmitry Balyasny and his discussion of multi-strategy platforms at BAM. Learn More Follow Ted on Twitter at [@tseides](https://twitter.com/tseides?lang=en) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedseides/) Subscribe to the [mailing list](https://capitalallocators.com/) Acces...

Tea of 2023

(VIDEO PODCAST AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE) To close off 2023, Alix gives us the unfiltered tea of each month. She breaks her silence on one of the biggest internet scandals of 2023 - accusations of Alix being a home-wrecker in NFL Man’s previous relationship. She finally gives the internet the real story of what went down. Alix also goes in detail about friendship break-ups, getting stranded in Italy, toxic exes, getting married, surprise gifts from exes, and many other wild stories. NFL ...

How 'blood gold' from Africa is funding Russia's war on Ukraine

According to a new report, the Wagner Group has laundered some $2.5 billion to Russia since its full scale invasion of Ukraine last year, in an effort to support the war effort.

Talk Back PART ONE!

"The wives reveal behind-the-scenes details and answer viewer questions." The best episode of the entire season was almost lost in the holiday taint between Christmas and New Years– this feels very on-brand for the Browns. Kody and Robyn are delusional, Meri will watch this and think Kody wants her back, Janelle's letting the dogs breathe and hump all over her house and Christine is hitting her stride with her pettiness. Join our Facebook Group: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shit Talk: Sister Wives and ...

E158: Global trade disrupted, Adobe/Figma canceled, realtors sued, Trump blocked

(0:00) Bestie intros: Jason comes in hot, All-In's new Chairman Dictator, Holiday party recap, and more (7:54) Understanding the trade disruption in the Red Sea: Houthis, global impact on trade, the dicey geopolitical situation, and how this compares to COVID freight prices with Flexport's Ryan Petersen (35:55) Major M&A deals called off, downstream impacts of a hawkish regulatory environment (54:15) The new era of startup building: less capital raised, less overhead costs, more profitable, s...

Absurd Truth: It's Oil, Stupid.

**The Biden administration unveils hydrogen tax credit plan to try and jump-start the industry. Meanwhile, is Hunter Biden using his father’s pardon power as leverage?** **Please visit our great sponsors:** **All Family Pharmacy** **[https://allfamilypharma.com/dana](https://allfamilypharma.com/dana)** **Save 10% with code DANA10 when you order today at [https://allfamilypharma.com/dana](https://allfamilypharma.com/dana)** **Hillsdale** **[https://danaforhillsdale.com](https://danaforhills...

Friday December 22 - Full Show

**Rich Zeoli sits in for Dana. The White House still has no answers for the crisis at the border. How quickly will the Supreme Court toss out Colorado’s ballot ruling? Is Hunter Biden using his father’s pardon power as leverage? Can Biden recover from his abysmal poll numbers in swing states? The Biden administration unveils hydrogen tax credit plan to try and jump-start the industry. The Supreme Court rejected Jack Smith’s request to bypass the appellate court on Trump’s presidential immunity c...

Postgame Show: See You Next Year!

Jessica wraps up the year with the Top 5 Most Unbelievable Things to Happen in 2023. Then, Pablo Torre is here to share an excerpt from his show, Pablo Torre Finds Out, where Parakeet Cortes tells him "the meaning of Christmas" and Charlotte Wilder pops in for a visit. Plus, Roy wraps up the 2023 portion of the 2023-24 NHL season with "The Hockey Show with Roy" featuring his weekly guest David Dwork and a 10-minute misconduct with former NHL referee and current host of the "Snipes & Stripes" pod...

#BecauseMiami: Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy

Because Miami closes out its 2023 by showcasing the Miami Herald and a bombshell series of stories called "Shakedown City." This is a devasting report that could very well take down multiple mayors in the county of Miami Dade. We have two of the writers who contributed to this investigative report. Sarah Blaskey, who discusses just how complicit Miami mayor Francis Suarez is in all of this, and Jay Weaver, who talks about the role of real estate developer Rishi Kapoor. Plus, its the 40th anniver...

2023 Pop Culture Recap

Emma & Julie revisit some of the most viral moments of the year. What a ride it’s been. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices