Episodes

  • OpenAI unveils plans for for-profit restructure 12/27/24
    Dec 27 2024

    OpenAI laid out its plan for converting into a for-profit company in a blog post Friday morning. The Generative AI darling says their existing for-profit division will become a public benefit corporation. We dig into what this means for OpenAI’s future and why the move might not be as easy as they hope.

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    9 mins
  • The 2025 chip trade outlook 12/23/24
    Dec 23 2024

    Increased competition is already impacting the chips trade, and that’s expected to continue into next year. But the biggest risk could be geopolitical, with Taiwan as the standout headwind for semiconductors in 2025.

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    5 mins
  • Next phase of AI takes shape 12/19/24
    Dec 19 2024

    Micron shares tumbling today on weak guidance, but what the drop doesn’t reflect are signs of strength in the chipmaker’s AI data center business. A sign that AI is moving towards the so-called ‘digestion’ phase. Plus a conversation with Chetan Puttagunta, General partner at VC firm Benchmark about the shifting trend from scaling to innovation in generative AI.

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    10 mins
  • Options boom drives Big Tech volatility 12/18/24
    Dec 18 2024

    Mega Caps stocks are popping this month, and the trend is being propelled by more than just traditional trading. We dig into how bullish options activity is driving some of the biggest moves in tech and fueling increased volatility as investors search for more upside.

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    5 mins
  • TechCheck+ Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi 12/18/24
    Dec 18 2024
    CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa sits down with Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi to talk its mega funding round, what it means for AI enthusiasm and more.
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    5 mins
  • Databricks’ mega funding round 12/17/24
    Dec 17 2024

    Databricks is announcing an eye-popping $10 billion funding round at a $62 billion dollar valuation, one of the largest in Silicon Valley history. Investors include Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz as Databricks looks well positioned in the next phase of AI generative AI adoption. We look at what the ballooning Silicon Valley funding rounds mean amid Wall Street's IPO drought.

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    5 mins
  • Masayoshi Son’s $100B U.S. Investment 12/16/24
    Dec 16 2024

    Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son joined President Trump at Mar-a-Lago this morning to announce a $100 billion dollar investment in the U.S. over the next four years. The AI-focused investment comes as Washington’s hunger for the emerging technology grows, and Softbank shows signs of refining their own AI strategy. We dig into what sets this apart from Son’s 2016, $50 billion dollar investment after Trump’s first win.

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    8 mins
  • Tech executives ‘Kiss the Ring’ ahead of Trump 2.0 12/13/24
    Dec 13 2024

    Tech leaders are previewing their playbook for Trump’s second term. Including trips to Mar-a-Lago, and larger donations to the inaugural fund. So will it translate into warmer relations between Trump's new White House and some of the Silicon Valley leaders he's long railed against?

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    7 mins