Trailblazing Tech

Honestly Palantir should sponsor this episode. More reading:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/21/magazine/palantir-alex-karp.html The Age of Surveillance Capitalism - Shoshana Zuboff

I can't believe Anthropic is against the thing they've warned about and that it's not in their financial interest! Soooo crazy

There's actually way too much going on in Silicon Valley. Please chill

Default, bonds, speculative, finance jargon, etc. Silicon Valley is running up a big bill an somebody can't afford their tab. More reading:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/business/ai-spending-oracle-stocks-bonds.htmlhttps://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-ai-circular-deals/

NASA is pretty much back, but China has a chance to do the funniest thing. More reading: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/03/science/space/moon-map-nasa-artemis-ii.html?searchResultPosition=1https://time.com/7373155/elon-musk-mars-moon-city/ https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/canadarm3/about.asp

You're telling me you don't liken your close friends to Hitler and then send them a million dollars ten years later? More reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/technology/anthropic-trump-administration-fable.html https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amazon-ceos-talks-with-u-s-officials-triggered-crackdown-on-anthropic-models-dcc90578?mod=hp_lead_pos1

Some tech billionaire, a socialist, and the president walk into a bar. The bartender gets tipped in future dividends.

Believe it or not, these IPO problems are bigger than San Francisco home prices. Just wait until the trickle down and you'll be a homeowner in no time. Some reading: https://www.notus.org/technology/trump-ai-stake-openai https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/opinion/artificial-intelligence-bernie-sanders.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://tech-insider.org/trump-us-equity-stake-ai-companies-2026/

Chess? I'm more of a Catan guy myself. And I actually said initial profit offering to keep distance from the finance bros. ⁠As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words - The New York Times⁠ ⁠At the A.I. Epicenter, Technologists Dismiss Pope Leo’s Warnings About the New Technology - The New York Times

The trial was a coverage snooze fest. Zero videos from the courtroom feels indecent. Like NBA the bubble games with no fans. Some extra stuff: Meta Reassigns 7,000 Employees to Focus on A.I. - The New York Times After Elon Musk’s Court Loss Comes the Long Hot A.I. Summer - The New York Times

FIGHT! The two affluent nerds are brawling in the schoolyard and they might lose recess for everyone.

Blah blah blah the highly anticipated third part of the critically acclaimed investigation of Anthropic's gripping chess match of industry. Trial opening: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/technology/altman-musk-openai-ai-oakland.html

The streets are hush-hush about Mythos. In the meantime, we look at the Pentagon and Anthropic "break-up". Deep down Anthropic feels like she can save him, if only Hegseth comes around... Dario Amodei's NYT piece https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/opinion/anthropic-ceo-regulate-transparency.html?searchResultPosition=4

There's a comforting American myth that Anthropic (AKA Claude's parent) has our safety at heart no matter what. Let's see if this myth sticks PS if you like the title, then it was all my idea. But if it's corny my producer chose it. More stuff: Why We Chose to Go Back to the Moon NASA’s Artemis II Is the First Crewed Moon Mission Since 1972. Why Are We Going Back? - The New York Times Sam Altman P...

Jon Snow A.K.A. Dario Amodei keeps freaking out about jobs and such. It seems like he hasn't read Anthropic's Job Analysis from March. Anthropic March 2026 Job Analysis: https://cdn.sanity.io/files/4zrzovbb/website/3f7fd9d552e66269bdb108e207c5d80531d04b8b.pdf

How a fiery, no strings attached erotica became an unsexy marriage.