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SpaceX-Cursor Deal, SaaS Debt Bomb, New Apple CEO, SPLC Indictment, Colon Cancer Spike

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(0:00) Bestie intros! (4:55) SpaceX-Cursor deal, compute as leverage (18:33) SaaS bloodbath, debt bomb incoming, buy the dip? (46:20) New Apple CEO: John Ternus succeeds Tim Cook, what's next for Apple? (1:00:32) SPLC indictment, out of control NGOs (...

Highlights

In this episode, the hosts dive into pivotal developments reshaping technology, finance, corporate leadership, civil society, and public health—offering sharp analysis grounded in data, policy, and real-world implications.
02:45
Trump’s approach to AI includes supporting Anthropic and prioritizing smart people
04:58
The deal is effectively done, structured to avoid delays in the S1 process
37:20
Venture debt rarely improves a business and often damages companies
46:25
Siri should be AI-empowered with users having the option to choose models
1:00:39
SPLC secretly funneled over $3 million to violent racist extremist groups
1:19:12
Picloram, developed by Dow Chemical in 1963, may be an underlying driver of colon cancer in young people

Chapters

Bestie intros!
00:00
SpaceX-Cursor deal, compute as leverage
04:55
SaaS bloodbath, debt bomb incoming, buy the dip?
18:37
New Apple CEO: John Ternus succeeds Tim Cook, what's next for Apple?
46:25
SPLC indictment, out of control NGOs
1:00:37
Science Corner: Potential cause discovered for colon cancer spike in young people
1:19:09

Transcript

Jason Calacanis: Jason, you are the unique person that is at the intersection of both the and the SPLC files. Do you have a comment? Chamath Palihapitiya: No comment. David Friedberg: Do you have a comment, Jason? Chamath Palihapitiya: No, I'm not in th...