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 A 12-foot grim reaper becomes a neighborhood war cry, and the preacher-podcaster crosses the street. Today on The Big Take: Chapter 4 of Our Town , a limited-run series from Bloomberg and The Big Take , hosted by Meribah Knight with Bloomberg’s Susan Berfield. Our Town tells the story of a battle over identity fought on one small town’s soil, where acreage, heritage, and what it...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down what's behind the chip rout, as chipmakers are set for their longest losing streak since 2008. Plus, shipping estimates for Apple's iPhone Duo slip into January within minutes of the company opening preorders today, and Tesla reveals its long-delayed Roadster sports car, showcasing a prototype with air thrusters that flipped mid-air. See omnystudio.com/liste...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Anthropic's third-quarter revenue numbers as the company gets ready for its IPO. Plus: CoreWeave’s talk of tapping “unlimited” pools of money rattles markets and puts the financing behind the data center buildout back under the microscope; and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says safety and containment should be integrated into AI systems even as A...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down ASML's earnings after the company raised its sales forecast for 2026 and said it aims to increase production of its chip-making machines to keep up with soaring AI spending. Plus, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announces plans to invest an additional $2 billion in European deals. And, an inside look at the making of Grand Theft Auto VI, expected to be the biggest v...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down the accelerating chip selloff as pressure spreads from Asia to the US. Plus, Apple releases a new line of smart home devices including its HomeView Hub, the centerpiece of its push to challenge Amazon and Google in that space. And, Meta releases a new AI model which it says has "frontier capabilities" as it vies to take on OpenAI and Anthropic. See omnystudi...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Microsoft's latest homegrown Maia chips, its latest effort to rely less on outside chips to power its AI ambitions. Plus, Elon Musk wants to put chip development on fast-forward, testing as many as ten new designs a year; and Apple is finally ready to unveil its new smart home strategy, seeking to plug a major hole in its ecosystem. See omnystudio.com/listen...

Backers of the venture are big fans of a town in Idaho where a preacher with a flamethrower tells our reporters how much he hates feminism. Today on The Big Take: Chapter 3 of Our Town , a limited-run series from Bloomberg and The Big Take , hosted by Meribah Knight with Bloomberg’s Susan Berfield. Our Town tells the story of a battle over identity fought on one small town’s soil, wher...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI's latest annualized revenue, expected to reach or exceed $70 billion by the end of the year. Plus, Oracle keeps several data centers on track by relying on truck deliveries of natural gas, and a conversation with Kleiner Perkins partner Ilya Fushman on the mega AI IPO pipeline and the future of physical AI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down the Trump administration's decision to suspend an immigration program for multiple tech firms, including Microsoft, alleging widespread abuse of that worker visa system. Plus: Samsung's quarterly profit jumps and TSMC sales surge, but investors are still worried about the staying power of the AI investment boom. And, NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 makes it way back d...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow takes a look at SpaceX in talks with banks and investors to borrow $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia. Plus, Apple plans its entry into the smart home space with a doorbell, thermostat, and other accessories developed with LG; and JD Moriarty, Vice Chair and head of Global Tech Equity Capital Markets at Bank of America Securities, discusses the upcoming mega AI IPO pi...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI's talks with multiple investors to raise at least $30 billion at a valuation of about $1.4 trillion. Plus, DeepSeek is also close to securing at least 12 billion in its latest round of funding ahead of its own IPO next year, and JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon weighs in on data centers and AI risks from London's Tech Stars event. See omnystudio.com/list...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Hon Hai's results beating revenue expectations as the infrastructure boom rolls on, in another sign the AI spending spree isn't slowing down. Plus, the AI boom leads to a billionaire boom as Tech's richest are now worth a combined $4.6 trillion. And, how Apple's new CEO is putting his own stamp on the company and making design a much bigger priority. See omn...

Diana looks into the town’s newest arrivals: What’s their deal — and who are their friends? Today on The Big Take: Chapter 2 of Our Town , a limited-run series from Bloomberg and The Big Take , hosted by Meribah Knight with Bloomberg’s Susan Berfield. Our Town tells the story of a battle over identity fought on one small town’s soil, where acreage, heritage, and what...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow is live in LA for Bloomberg Screentime 2026, speaking with tech leaders and media entrepreneurs. Suno CEO Mikey Shulman discusses how AI is expanding — rather than simply disrupting — the music industry, Promise CEO George Strompolos and Luma AI COO Caroline Ingeborn talk about AI's growing role in filmmaking, and Vermillio CEO Dan Neely dives into the debat...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow is live in LA for Bloomberg Screentime 2026, speaking with AI and media entrepreneurs and leaders. Suno CEO Mikey Shulman discusses how AI is expanding — rather than simply disrupting — the music industry, Promise CEO George Strompolos and Luma AI COO Caroline Ingeborn talk about AI's growing role in filmmaking, and Vermillio CEO Dan Neely dives into the deb...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI's plan to raise at least $30 billion from investors in a new round of funding after pushing back its plans for an IPO. Plus, President Trump supports using outside auditors to assess the safety of AI systems after meeting with Silicon Valley leaders; and Apple keeps pushing the envelope under new CEO John Ternus with plans to make its foray into the s...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down President Trump's new AI-powered website America.gov, putting AI at the center of his agenda. Plus, Anthropic warns of "existential risks to humanity" in its prospectus ahead of its IPO according to reports, and AMD makes a big AI bet on the frontier by acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs in an all-stock deal valued at $8.2 billion. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Nvidia's decision to boost the size of its share buyback plan by a record $150 billion, taking the total amount to $235 billion. Plus, a milestone for SpaceX's Starship rocket reaching orbit for the first time after the mission briefly looked at risk because an engine failed during ascent. And, Meta taps MongoDB's president and CEO to lead a new AI platform...

Oh, the things you can find with an inquisitive mind – and a metal detector. Today we’re bringing you Chapter 1 of Our Town, a limited-run series from The Big Take , hosted by Meribah Knight with Bloomberg’s Susan Berfield. The series tells the story of a battle over identity fought on small town soil, where acreage, heritage, and what it means to be an American are all up for gr...

Bloomberg’s Tim Stenovec breaks down Anthropic's $11.6 billion contract with Akamai for AI computing power - the largest deal in Akamai's history. Plus, President Trump calls his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping "very productive" with little to show for it; and Microsoft steps back from the race to build a personal chatbot by merging the consumer and workplace versions of its...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Oracle's latest move to protect itself from mounting costs on a massive New Mexico data center facing regulatory setbacks and local opposition. Plus, Meta comes out with a new palm-sized device for using its popular new AI assistant, Muse; and all eyes are on President Trump and China's Xi Jinping as they meet in the White House and discuss AI. See omnystudi...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Anthropic's new faster, cheaper AI model as the startup tries to stay ahead of rivals before its IPO. Plus, Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas discusses SpaceX, Tesla and the robotics boom, and Bloomberg reports Apple aims to take on Whoop with its own screenless health and fitness tracker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Alibaba's new AI chip, an accelerator to compete with Nvidia and underpinning a massive expansion of data center capacity in coming years. Plus, he sits down with Gagan Biyani, Founder and CEO of the Horowitz Andreessen Academy - Silicon Valley's alternative college for the AI era. And he sits down with AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li to talk about the AI safety debat...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down what to expect from the Trump-Xi summit later this week, with AI's role anticipated to be a major part of the agenda for those upcoming talks. Plus, Bloomberg reports Paramount reached a settlement with California and other states suing to block its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery; and as data shows more disruption to US data centers, we get t...

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Anthropic's finding that its Claude chatbot is leading 26% of its AI research and development, even as the global debate around AI heats up. Plus, SoftBank is closing out the week with nearly $21 billion in potential fresh borrowings as it builds out its AI financing capacity, and Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller discusses the race to build the infrastructure pow...