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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Meta's plans to boost AI spending and release new Class C shares to ensure CEO Mark Zuckerberg stays in California if a wealth tax is passed. Plus, Tesla reported strong profit, but a big cut to its spending plans is raising questions about Elon Musk's AI, robotaxi and robotics goals for the company as it weighs a potential merger with SpaceX. And OpenAI's models helped find a potentially catastrophic software vulnerability. OpenAI President Greg Brockman and Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince explain how AI is enabling both defenders and hackers.
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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down SpaceX's blowout quarterly results and Elon Musk's suggestion that the company combine with Tesla. Plus, Netflix looks to find its next big hit as growth at the streaming giant slows, and a report on Anthropic's draft S-1 offers some new insight and confirmation of the AI firm's financials ahead of its IPO.
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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down why fears about the AI trade are resurfacing after South Korean data center firm Elice plunged 32% in its market debut. Plus, Anthropic is in talks with Nscale for a massive new computing deal that could be worth as much as $45 billion; and Eric Schmidt's early Anthropic bet could pay off big, with a stake worth as much as $20 billion if Anthropic hits a $2 trillion IPO valuation.
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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow looks at why Nscale is facing pushback to its $30 billion IPO valuation target, with some investors suggesting $16 to $19 billion instead. Plus, Anthropic plans to put 5% of its shares into a new public benefit fund to address "the public good," and a former OpenAI software engineer charged with placing a recording device in one of the company's offices is set to appear in court today.
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How is innovation being integrated into infrastructure to boost livability and productivity? It's a question set to impact billions around the world over the coming decades as the UN forecasts rapid urbanization. Hear from two smart city experts at the cutting edge of urban development, to find out how technology is already transforming urban environments and which cities are delivering future-focused innovation, at scale.
This episode is sponsored by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism.
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