Long-form interviews and conversations with tech, AI, and finance leaders (30min+)
The US-China AI rivalry has entered a new phase of industrial-scale IP theft accusations and blocked tech acquisitions, even as Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs increasingly borrow in Chinese currency through booming offshore dim sum bond markets to exploit interest rate differentials.
Albert Gu analyzes the fundamental tradeoffs between State Space Models (SSMs) and Transformers, framing SSMs as "brain-like" fixed-size state compressors that enable linear inference complexity versus Transformers' "database-like" KV cache approach that scales quadratically but enables precise retrieval.
Applied Intuition is building the unified 'Android for physical machines' to solve OS fragmentation across vehicles and industrial equipment, enabling modern AI deployment through simulation tools, proprietary operating systems, and end-to-end autonomy models with a 1,000-engineer team.
Investment advisors from New Harbor Financial warn that US stock markets are at historically overvalued levels, discussing their strategic shift toward international diversification and technical analysis following a sharp market reversal from March lows.
Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone argues that commodity markets are experiencing a 'bull market in elasticity' where prices cannot sustain rallies, predicting crude oil will crash toward $50 by the midterms and warning that gold, copper, and crypto are now dangerously correlated to an overvalued stock market (2.4x GDP) that threatens broad deflationary wealth reversion.
Jordan Peterson argues that the human psyche operates not as a unitary computer but as a collection of competing subpersonalities, while legitimate social authority emerges from competence and coalition-building rather than brute dominance, and our default neurological state is exploratory forward movement when survival needs are met.
Cole Thomas Allen, a 31-year-old Caltech graduate and former NASA intern, attempted to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, exploiting significant security gaps he detailed in a manifesto labeling Trump a 'pedophile, rapist, and traitor.' The video analyzes Allen's tactical approach, the Secret Service's delayed evacuation protocols, and the political radicalization driving such attacks.
AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi details how a winner-focused mentality, ruthless AI-driven restructuring, and radical personal discipline transformed the company from a 92% stock crash in 2022 to generating $10M EBITDA per employee, while arguing that CEO pay must align exclusively with long-term shareholder value creation.
Iran's power structure has fundamentally shifted from clerical rule to military control, with Revolutionary Guards generals now making key decisions while the injured Supreme Leader remains sidelined, potentially making pragmatic deals with the US more likely.
Scott Galloway outlines a framework for male fulfillment built on three traditional roles—provider, protector, and procreator—while arguing that true maturity requires shifting from extraction to service by creating 'surplus value' for others. The conversation emphasizes that embracing rejection, establishing a personal code, and acknowledging modern digital temptations are essential for young men navigating today's socioeconomic landscape.
Evan Spiegel describes Snap's pivotal 2026 'crucible moment' as the company approaches one billion users and profitability while launching Specs—AR glasses that aim to shift computing from isolating screens to shared, heads-up spatial experiences after 12 years of development.
Jordan Peterson explores how mature consciousness filters raw perception through built-up structures, how personality evolves through hierarchical disruptions that force reconstruction, and why radical truth-telling—not deception—is the foundation of psychological health and human potential.