Long-form interviews and conversations with tech, AI, and finance leaders (30min+)
Michael Shellenberger argues that Trump's military action against Iran signals the collapse of the post-war rules-based international order, replaced by unilateral presidential decision-making that operates outside traditional diplomatic frameworks and expert oversight, while creating significant domestic security vulnerabilities.
While advanced AI could theoretically undermine nuclear deterrence by tracking hidden arsenals or disabling command systems, the brutal physics of undersea warfare and inevitable move-countermove dynamics make the complete erosion of secure second-strike capabilities unlikely, preserving the 'balance of nerves' that limits great power coercion.
The Iran conflict is disrupting 20% of global oil through the Strait of Hormuz, creating potential for oil prices to surge from $100 to $150 per barrel while paradoxically strengthening China's geopolitical position despite its energy vulnerabilities.
This behind-the-scenes look at the TED Idea Search in Athens follows selected Greek speakers competing for a spot at TED 2026 in Vancouver while receiving intensive coaching on memorization, stage presence, and idea clarity from expert curators.
Analyst CryptoKitt argues that Bitcoin's immediate fate hinges on crude oil's dramatic collapse and the critical $72,000 resistance level, with a confirmed breakout opening a path to $84,000-$86,000 while failure risks a decline to $62,000.
The latest a16z Top 100 AI Apps report reveals ChatGPT maintains massive dominance with 900 million users but faces diverging competition from Claude (pro-sumer) and Gemini (creative), while global adoption hotspots emerge in Singapore and the UAE and AI interfaces expand beyond chat into browsers and desktop applications.
After 10 days of war, a massive US-Israeli air campaign has degraded Iran's military capabilities but failed to topple the regime or spark internal rebellion, while Iranian retaliation and oil infrastructure strikes have triggered a regional crisis with global economic consequences including $100+ per barrel oil prices.
The video argues that the US-Iran conflict is fundamentally an economic war disguised as nuclear non-proliferation, driven by Trump's urgent need to secure trillions in Gulf sovereign wealth to fund American AI infrastructure and ensure political survival, while Iran strategically targets that digital infrastructure to disrupt capital flows and force regional defense spending.
Bret Taylor explores how AI agents are shifting from polished but forgetful tools to messy, context-rich systems that leverage markdown memory and code repository structures, predicting software engineering will evolve from writing code to crafting 'harnesses' of documentation while enterprises move beyond APIs toward agent-accessible infrastructure.
Former Lehman VP Lawrence McDonald warns that the private credit market is experiencing a 2008-style liquidity crisis as funds break quarterly redemption promises on illiquid assets, while stagflationary pressures and AI-driven job losses create a policy trap for the Federal Reserve.
Harvard professor Graham Allison warns that the US-Iran conflict is characterized by extreme strategic uncertainty and driven largely by Netanyahu's long-standing obsession with destroying the Iranian regime, risking a chaotic regime change quagmire despite extraordinary American military success.
Percy Liang reflects on AI's transformation from academic curiosity to global infrastructure, debunking sci-fi misconceptions about capabilities while arguing that academia's role in long-term research and critical evaluation remains essential as the job market shifts away from traditional entry-level software engineering.