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The Information's TITV
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The Information’s TITV is first in tech news and analysis from the people that break and shape the story. The rest is just commentary.
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Anthropic’s ‘First Lady’ Cami Clark, OpenAI CRO Exit After 8 Months, Lovable’s $13.3B Valuation
3d ago00:54:23Tap to summarizeIn this week’s Editor’s Cut, The Information’s Jason Dean & Laura Mandaro discuss OpenAI CRO Denise Dresser’s departure after eight months. We also talk with Lovable CEO Anton Osika about their $400M raise at a $13.3B valuation, Dropbox co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi about returning to growth with AI search, and Coursera CEO Greg Hart about their $100M bet on LearnVector, and we get into the secret influence of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s wife, Cami Clark, with reporters Cory Weinberg and Jemima McEvoy.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropics-first-lady-took-winding-road-topSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:13 - OpenAI CRO Denise Dresser Exits After 8 Months13:48 - Lovable CEO Anton Osika on $13.3B Valuation & Vibe Coding20:30 - Dropbox Co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi on AI Search & Growth30:20 - Coursera CEO Greg Hart on $100M Bet on AI Startup LearnVector40:32 - Inside the Life of Cami Clark, Wife of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Transcribe →Robinhood CFO Debuts Second Public Venture Fund, WRITER’s New AI Model, Neolab Compute Crunch
4d ago00:36:17Tap to summarizeRobinhood CFO Shiv Verma talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Robinhood’s new publicly traded venture fund vehicle. We also talk with Jefferies Senior Analyst Brent Thill about CoreWeave and Nebius’s booming earnings, WRITER CEO May Habib about enterprise AI economics and their new model, and we get into the startup compute crunch with our reporter Rocket Drew.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-agenda/ai-compute-crunch-hitting-neolabs-especially-hardSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:13 - Robinhood Debuts Second Public Venture Fund06:06 - CoreWeave & Nebius Cash In on Soaring AI Compute Prices15:45 - WRITER Releases Flagship AI Model 'Palmyra X6'27:59 - Why the AI Compute Crunch is Hitting Neolabs Hard
Transcribe →Inside Kalshi’s $4B+ in Annualized Revenue, Chip Infrastructure Startup Eliyan Hits Unicorn Status
5d ago00:33:08Tap to summarizeCrypto reporter Yueqi Yang talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Kalshi topping $4B in annualized revenue and seeking a $40B valuation. We also talk with Eliyan co-founders Ramin Farjadrad and Patrick Sohelli about AI chiplet interconnects and competing with Broadcom, Leo Schwartz about David Sacks returning to Craft Ventures to target a new $1B fund, and we get into the USDA trimming its Salesforce footprint for C3 AI with Laura Bratton.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/kalshi-tops-4-billion-annualized-revenue-seeks-40-billion-valuationhttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/sacks-craft-targets-1-billion-first-fund-since-white-house-stintSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:13 - Kalshi Tops $4B In Annualized Revenue, Seeks $40B Valuation08:59 - Chip Infrastructure Startup Eliyan Hits Unicorn Status19:38 - Sacks’ Craft Targets $1B For First Fund Since White House25:35 - USDA Taps C3 AI to Trim Salesforce Footprint
Transcribe →Exclusive: OnlyFans Investor James Sagan Sits Down with The Information’s CEO Jessica Lessin
6d ago00:56:17Tap to summarizeOnlyFans Investor & CEO of Architect Capital's James Sagan sits down with The Information’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Jessica Lessin for an exclusive interview about his 16% stake in platform, AI and more. The Information’s Phoebe Liu talks to TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Nvidia’s new Nemotron 3.5 Lightning open-source model release, Menlo Ventures’ Matt Murphy about the VC landscape as Anthropic heads toward an IPO, and we get into the software sector’s M&A environment with KeyBanc Capital Markets’ Jackson Ader.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/onlyfans-new-investor-reveals-financials-ipo-ambitions-rare-interviewhttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-trying-develop-worlds-best-open-source-ai-modelsSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction00:01 - Architect Capital Takes 16% Stake in OnlyFans00:29 - Nvidia Debuts Nemotron 3.5 Lightning00:38 - Menlo Ventures Raises $3B for AI00:49 - State of Software: SaaS M&A and Salesforce Shakeup
Transcribe →SpaceX Nears $60B Cursor Acquisition, Meta’s Open Source Model Family, Microsoft’s AI Chip Ramp Up
1w ago00:38:04Tap to summarizeAmp Co-Founder and CEO Quinn Slack talks with guest TITV Host Stephanie Palazzolo about Meta’s return to open-source AI models. We also talk with The Information’s Grace Kay about SpaceX closing its $60B acquisition of Cursor, Aaron Holmes about Microsoft ramping production of homegrown AI chips, and Catherine Perloff about AWS telling engineers to cut CPU waste.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/microsofts-homegrown-ai-chip-effort-shows-signs-life-slow-starthttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/cursor-maps-branding-changes-spacex-acquisition-nearshttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/aws-tells-engineers-cut-cpu-waste-amid-crunchSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction02:08 - SpaceX Nears $60B Acquisition of Cursor06:55 - Meta Bets Big on Open-Source Models20:25 - Microsoft Ramps Up Homegrown AI Chips28:45 - AWS Tells Engineers to Cut CPU Waste
Transcribe →Lyft CEO on Strong Growth & Autonomous Vehicles, How Dario Amodei Stirred Up Silicon Valley
1w ago00:45:15Tap to summarizeLyft CEO David Risher talks with guest TITV Host Stephanie Palazzolo about Lyft’s strong demand, autonomous vehicle partnerships and global expansion. We also talk with Senior Reporter Cory Weinberg about Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Canva's AI growth speed bumps, and we get into ByteDance's AI model strategy with Juro Osawa. Lastly, we speak to Co-Executive Editor Martin Peers about Warner Bros. Discovery’s drop in revenue and the Paramount-WBD merger facing government scrutiny. Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/the-briefing/softbanks-openai-backed-loan-highlights-risks-financing-strategyhttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/canva-hits-ai-speedbump-costs-chatgpt-competitionhttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/dario-amodei-spread-anthropics-religion-stirred-silicon-valleySubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction02:01 - Lyft CEO David Risher on AV Partnerships & Q2 Earnings18:05 - Inside Dario Amodei’s Rise & Anthropic’s High-Stakes AI Race31:01 - Canva’s Growth Slowdown & The AI Model Inference Cost Dilemma35:26 - ByteDance Founder Bans AI Distillation to Avoid Washington Scrutiny38:13 - Editor’s Cut: WBD-Paramount Merger Scrutiny & SoftBank’s OpenAI Financing Risks
Transcribe →Google’s AI Shakeup, Nvidia Weighs Putting Less Memory in Rubin Chips, Meta’s New AI Coding Tools
2w ago00:43:59Tap to summarizeNvidia Reporter Phoebe Liu talks with guest TITV Host Stephanie Palazzolo about Nvidia's proposed solution to the high-bandwidth memory crunch for its next-generation Rubin chips. We also talk with Creative Strategies' Max Weinbach about Meta's new Muse Code agent and Muse Spark 1.2 model, The Information's Co-Executive Editor Martin Peers about Google DeepMind's executive shakeup and what it signals for Alphabet's future leadership, and Radical Ventures Partner Rob Toews about backing Discovery Loop, the new AI scientific research startup founded by Google's former chief scientist Jeff Dean.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/dario-amodei-spread-anthropics-religion-stirred-silicon-valleyhttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-weighs-radical-idea-less-rubin-ultra-chip-memorySubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction00:01 - Nvidia Weighs Putting Less Memory in Rubin Chips00:09 - Meta Debuts New AI Coding Tools00:20 - What Google’s AI Shakeup Means for Pichai Succession00:30 - Radical Ventures Backs AI Startup Founded by Ex-Google Leaders
Transcribe →SpaceX’s $7.8B Q2 Revenue, AMD Stock Falls Despite 50% Revenue Growth, China’s New AI Gold Rush
2w ago00:34:04Tap to summarizeTMF Associates President Tim Farrar talks with guest TITV Host Stephanie Palazzolo about SpaceX’s first-ever earnings report, Elon Musk’s ambitious revenue claims, and the fight with telcos over Starlink Mobile. We also talk with BEP Research Founder & CEO Ben Pouladian about why AMD stock fell despite 50% revenue growth and if they can close the gap with Nvidia, and we get into China’s new AI startup gold rush around "world models" with The Information's Juro Osawa and Asia Bureau Chief Jing Yang.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/the-briefing/spacex-reports-lots-red-ink-makes-big-promiseshttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/chinas-new-ai-gold-rush-world-modelsSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:13 - SpaceX First Earnings Report & Starlink Mobile Ambitions15:31 - AMD Drops After Earnings Despite 50% Revenue Growth27:10 - China’s New AI Gold Rush: World Models
Transcribe →Why SpaceX-Telsa Merger Makes Sense, Airtable’s $1.3B Sale, Claude Code Alternatives
2w ago00:39:56Tap to summarizeAaref Hilaly, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, and Chase Packard, Founding Partner at Marathon, talk with guest TITV Host Stephanie Palazzolo about Airtable’s $1.3B acquisition. We also talk with The Information’s Anita Ramaswamy about why a SpaceX-Tesla merger makes sense, Laura Bratton about enterprises building internal AI coding agents to complement Claude Code, and we get into AI interpretability with Goodfire CEO Eric Ho.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/applied-ai/firms-like-coinbase-building-coding-agents-complement-anthropics-claude-codehttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/spacex-tesla-merger-benefit-shareholders-companiesSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction00:01 - Airtable Acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.3B00:11 - Why a SpaceX-Tesla Merger Could Benefit Shareholders00:21 - Enterprise AI Coding: Coinbase & Shopify Diversify Beyond Claude Code00:29 - Goodfire Launches 'Silico' AI Interpretability Platform
Transcribe →Claude Hacked Real Companies During Tests, AWS Revenue Growth Accelerates, What’s Next for Apple?
2w ago00:56:01Tap to summarizeArena Co-Founder Anastasios Angelopoulos talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about AI model security hacks. We also talk with Rosenblatt Securities' Barton Crockett about Apple’s supply chain constraints and Mizuho's Lloyd Walmsley about AWS cloud growth acceleration. Plus, our editors Martin Peers and Nick Wingfield discuss Big Tech earnings, Tim Cook’s legacy and what’s next for Apple under John Ternus. Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/silicon-valley-looks-new-biotech-frontier-montana https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/the-briefing/amazons-cloud-surge-wins-wall-street Subscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/
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