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Plus: A consortium including Google, Coinbase, and BlackRock backs new stablecoin. And shares in Siemens Energy rise over strong demand in electrification and AI data centers. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Airbus to get $3.42 billion loan from European Investment Bank in push for tech sovereignty. And Dish DBS prepares to file for bankruptcy. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to invest $520 billion in a new chip-making hub in South Korea. And Rocket Lab to buy Iridium Communications in a challenge to SpaceX. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: two lawmakers call for federal probe into Polymarket over deceptive advertising. And Trump threatens 100% tariffs on European countries that impose new digital services taxes on U.S. tech companies. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Chinese-owned EV maker Polestar will exit the U.S. market after a Commerce Department ban.. And former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta to overturn an arbitration order blocking her from promoting her book. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Qualcomm to acquire AI software firm Modular in $3.9 billion stock deal. And Zoox debuts redesigned robotaxi for large-scale production. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Walmart buys French advertising tech firm, Vibe.co. And Tesla's European monthly sales bounce back. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Shares of Getty Images nearly double following OpenAI agreement. And EV manufacturer Lucid will cut 18% of its U.S. workforce. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Accenture lowers its revenue guidance. Meanwhile, BE Semiconductor raises its long-term revenue and profitability targets. And SpaceX shares are set to extend their decline. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Dueling IPOs are forcing bankers at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to pick teams. And tech companies including Stripe, Google commit $915 million to pull carbon out of the sky. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Databricks releases Genie One, an agentic co-worker for businesses. And Rivian and Robinhood announce layoffs. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Australia's richest person and mining tycoon Gina Rinehart buys a more-than $1 billion stake in SpaceX. And bitcoin jumps to more than $66,500 after U.S.-Iran deal. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: SpaceX allocated around 20% of its IPO shares to individual investors, sources say. And Asian chip stocks rebound after roller coaster week. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Major banks rake in the IPO fees. And anticipation of IPOs by SpaceX and others is causing bitcoin selloffs. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Amazon says its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year. And Jeff Bezos launches new AI venture Prometheus while batting down AI job loss fears. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Shares of Swedish autonomous truck company Einride surge in its Nasdaq debut. And Southeast Asia's largest online-shopping platform Shopee cuts jobs. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Anthropic releases new ‘Mythos-class' AI model to general public with safety guardrails. And Broadcom, Apollo, and Blackstone partner to launch AI infrastructure platform. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Canada plans $360 million tech growth fund to boost domestic AI companies. And SpaceX sets a specific IPO price for next week, roughly doubling its valuation from six months ago. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Alphabet sold $35 billion worth of stock this week. And Europe puts forward measures to rely less on foreign tech. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Memory prices could get even worse next year amid the AI buildout, per Taiwan-based research firm TrendForce. And Coinbase founder's longevity startup triples in value. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Florida sues OpenAI over AI harms. And Uber plans to launch a robotaxi program in Munich. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Chinese automaker BYD unveils autonomous-driving chip. And shares of space companies plummet following Thursday night's Blue Origin rocket explosion. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: DHL eCommerce and USPS sign multi-year deal. And Uber continues to grow its stake in German food-delivery company Delivery Hero. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: unionized workers at Samsung Electronics approve pay deal, averting a strike. And the EU plans to reserve most of its mobile satellite spectrum for homegrown firms. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: American Airlines to offer Starlink internet on significant portion of flights. And Xiaomi's first-quarter net profit falls 57%. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Lenovo Group records its fastest revenue growth in years. And AI is boosting productivity gains in very specific tasks, but has yet to scale across the economy. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: France to pour over $1 billion into quantum tech race. And Meta joins other platforms in settling lawsuit over social-media harms on youth. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meanwhile, California governor Gavin Newsom signs order on AI aimed at helping workers. And the maker of Oura Rings files confidentially for IPO. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: OpenAI is preparing to file for an IPO very soon. And Nvidia reports record sales and income, beating estimates. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Researchers say they found issues in Apple security using Anthropic's Mythos AI. And Foxconn reports strong first quarter results, driven by AI hardware sales. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Meta introduces new incognito chat option for its AI model. And Netflix secures three more football games in new deal with NFL. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Tesla will invest $250 million into its German factory for EV battery cell production. And SAP unveils a unified AI platform for enterprise. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Nintendo projects softer year ahead and lower Switch 2 sales. And shares of cloud infrastructure company Akamai jump. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Shares for national-security satellite company HawkEye 360 jump in their public-market debut. And Amazon Pharmacy expands access to weight management services. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: New Disney CEO's long-term vision for the company centers on tech. And Instacart posts higher revenue, saying customers are shopping more at value retailers. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: PayPal to cut 20% of staff. And shares of Palantir slide despite record quarterly revenue and profit. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: UPS and FedEx stocks slide following Amazon news. And shares of BlackBerry rise after software spotlight. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Google plans to expand its investment in Anthropic. And Thrive Capital's new strategy includes taking a stake in the San Francisco Giants. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: America's first commercial nuclear-power projects in a decade break ground. And Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 7% of U.S. workforce. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Anthropic investigates report of "unauthorized access" to its Mythos AI model. And energy company GE Vernova lifts yearly outlook on surge from data center demand. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: The U.K.'s communications services watchdog investigates Telegram over child safety. And the head of Dutch military intelligence says China's cyberspying targets western defense industry. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Shares of Fermi plunge on executive departures. And Chinese humanoid robot Lightning beats human world record for best half-marathon time. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Drone maker Aevex goes public. And Bitcoin gains after Iran's foreign minister says the Strait of Hormuz is open. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: The Department of Energy grants surprise funding lifeline to clean-tech initiatives. And Roku surpasses 100 million streaming households globally. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: ASML Holding lifts sales guidance on strong AI demand. And Amazon launches a new app to help scale "lab-in-the-loop" drug discovery. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Lucid secures $750 million in new funding and announces a new CEO. And Anthropic adds Novartis CEO to its board. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Insurers could gain big business from data centers. And America's trade deficit has an AI problem. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: President Trump's social media post props up Palantir's stock. Shares of European semiconductor companies rise after TSMC reports better-than-expected results. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Volkswagen to end U.S. production of ID.4, its only American-made EV. And car sales in China extend decline in March, including its new-energy vehicles. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plus: Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, an AI security effort with major tech and cybersecurity firms. And TikTok will build a second data center in Finland. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices