WEBVTT - Twitter becomes X and Apple Keeps iPhone Shipments Steady

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<v Speaker 1>From Mahard where Innovation, Money and power Collie in Silicon

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<v Speaker 2>This is Bloomberg Technology with Caroline Hyde and Ed lud Love.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm Caroline hide A Bloomberg's World headquarters in New York

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<v Speaker 3>and Ludlow He's off.

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<v Speaker 4>This is Bloomberg Technology coming up.

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<v Speaker 3>Twitter becomes X in a musk, makes some overnight changes

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<v Speaker 3>to the look of the social network.

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<v Speaker 4>What's the vision for the company?

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<v Speaker 3>We discuss, plus Apple planning to keep shipments steady for

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<v Speaker 3>the latest iPhone fifteen. Will break down why the company

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<v Speaker 3>is still so confident with eighty five million being targeted

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<v Speaker 3>despite the decline in the smartphone market. And Sam Altman's

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<v Speaker 3>other project, world coin saws on the first day of trading.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll dig into the details of the token and the

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<v Speaker 3>project from the open AIICEO. First, let's I can in

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<v Speaker 3>the broader markets. Well, some pretty downbeat economic days to globally.

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<v Speaker 4>Abagail did to.

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<v Speaker 5>Them there certainly is, especially in Germany, pretty shocking and

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<v Speaker 5>maybe suggesting that maybe some sort of a global economic

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<v Speaker 5>slowdown could be ahead.

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<v Speaker 4>But here in the US we do have the.

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<v Speaker 5>S and P five hundred climbing for a second day

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<v Speaker 5>What makes this interesting is the fact that you have

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<v Speaker 5>the cebo Vix, that volatility index also hire. Typically when

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<v Speaker 5>stacks go hired, that goes lower. So it suggests that

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<v Speaker 5>maybe in this week, as big tech earnings really kick

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<v Speaker 5>off in Earnest, that we could have some fireworks ahead. Now,

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<v Speaker 5>one stock that's doing really quite well today, Apple, of course,

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<v Speaker 5>on this report that the company has ordered enough parts

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<v Speaker 5>to think that they are going to be they're basically

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<v Speaker 5>holding their iPhone shipment plan for this year of eighty

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<v Speaker 5>five million units, flat.

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<v Speaker 4>To last year.

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<v Speaker 5>The stock being hired suggests that investors may be relieved

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<v Speaker 5>that it's flat, that it's not a decline. As for

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<v Speaker 5>the year, well, it's been all about this big tech rally.

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<v Speaker 5>The first half was the best half on record. Right

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<v Speaker 5>now that nazak one hundred forty one percent on the year.

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<v Speaker 5>It's only July this earning season, though, Caroline, it's going

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<v Speaker 5>to be a real nail bier. We of course, tomorrow

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<v Speaker 5>have Microsoft in alphabet. On Wednesday we have Meta, so

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<v Speaker 5>lots and lots of stocks moving to the upside and

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<v Speaker 5>the downside Meta. It's interesting just to note that at

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<v Speaker 5>this point off of its lows, but down about eight

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<v Speaker 5>tens of one percent. That's going to be a big

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<v Speaker 5>one Caroline. As you know, on Wednesday, everybody looking for

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<v Speaker 5>the year of efficiency, their new Twitter competition, plus the

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<v Speaker 5>stock last week up one hundred and fifty percent of

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<v Speaker 5>the year, will the numbers justify?

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<v Speaker 4>It's something to keep in mind.

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<v Speaker 5>It's still a mid single digit growth number that they're

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<v Speaker 5>looking for. It's going to be an interesting report for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and I'll go be calling it Twitter for that

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<v Speaker 3>much longer, certainly.

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<v Speaker 4>Not a calling to Elon Musk.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's get back to what apagail was just starting with

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<v Speaker 3>the Apple biggest points contributor to the SMP today, let's

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<v Speaker 3>talk about why I'm very pleased to say Mark Germans

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<v Speaker 3>here with the latest reports according to people familiar, and

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<v Speaker 3>they are sticking to eighty five million as their target

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<v Speaker 3>for sales to the iPhone fifteen, which is pretty resilient

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<v Speaker 3>if you think about the economy.

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<v Speaker 6>That's right, So eighty five million units flat through the

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<v Speaker 6>rest of the year for these next generation iPhones, four

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<v Speaker 6>new models, two new iPhone fifteen Pro models to standard

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<v Speaker 6>iPhone fifteen models. That means that the shipments that Apple's

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<v Speaker 6>targeting are going to be flat for the third year

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<v Speaker 6>in a row.

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<v Speaker 7>Now, that's pretty good given everything.

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<v Speaker 6>Going on economically, if you look at the Android market

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<v Speaker 6>for smartphones, if you look at the larger consumer electronics market,

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<v Speaker 6>flat is a good thing.

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<v Speaker 7>Now.

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<v Speaker 6>But let's give some context, some comparison here, right, the

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<v Speaker 6>last two iPhone models, the iPhone thirteen line and the

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<v Speaker 6>iPhone fourteen line, those were pretty basic upgrades.

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<v Speaker 7>Not a lot new there, right.

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<v Speaker 6>But the iPhone fifteen Pro models as well as the

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<v Speaker 6>lower and iPhone fifteen models, they're actually going to be

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<v Speaker 6>quite significant upgrades. They're going to have a redesign on

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<v Speaker 6>the high end, they're going to be switching from stainless

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<v Speaker 6>steel to titanium. They're going to be changing the charger

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<v Speaker 6>from lightning to USBC, which is.

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<v Speaker 7>The industry standard.

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<v Speaker 6>You're going to see the dynamic island, the feature you're

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<v Speaker 6>showing right now on TV on the lower end iPhone

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<v Speaker 6>fifteen models. Big camera upgrades on both, even a bigger upgrade,

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<v Speaker 6>particularly for zooming in on photos and videos on the

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<v Speaker 6>highest and iPhone the fifteen Pro macs. You may see

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<v Speaker 6>a little bit of a price increase internationally across the

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<v Speaker 6>four model, so big iPhone upgrades this year. While flat,

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<v Speaker 6>in my opinion, it's a little bit more nuanced. It's

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<v Speaker 6>flat in a major iPhone upgrade cycle. All things considered,

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<v Speaker 6>still fairly positive though, marg You've.

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<v Speaker 4>Always got the nuance.

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<v Speaker 3>And one of the nuances also that Apple doesn't really

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<v Speaker 3>want us talking about these numbers anyway. They want us

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<v Speaker 3>to think about the subscriptions. They want us to think

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<v Speaker 3>about overall direction of travel rather than the intricacies of

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<v Speaker 3>how many iPhones they sell. But on the top end

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<v Speaker 3>of the bottom end, what's more important. Are they still

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<v Speaker 3>really a luxury item that can charge us more?

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<v Speaker 6>You know, I think it's interesting Apple made a change

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<v Speaker 6>I believe it was five years ago now, four or

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<v Speaker 6>five years ago now where they stopped reporting unit sales

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<v Speaker 6>for their individual products like the iPhone, the iPad, etc.

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<v Speaker 7>And they move to revenue only now.

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<v Speaker 6>At the time, they did that because unit sales were slowing,

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<v Speaker 6>so in terms of overall units, those were going.

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<v Speaker 7>Down in terms of how many they were selling.

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<v Speaker 6>But at the same time, revenue is going up because

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<v Speaker 6>of the pricing creases, right, So they do want us

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<v Speaker 6>to focus on the revenue because that is what is increasing.

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<v Speaker 6>And in terms of the devices being a luxury item,

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<v Speaker 6>I would say somewhat right. Phone prices overall across the

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<v Speaker 6>entire market have been going up. You're seeing a lot

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<v Speaker 6>of Android phones, Google phones getting in that pricing tier.

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<v Speaker 6>Apple at this point doesn't even sell the most expensive

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<v Speaker 6>phone in the market. Those would be the foldable phone

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<v Speaker 6>sold by Samsung, Google and some of the Chinese players.

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<v Speaker 7>But I think Apple will get there, right.

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<v Speaker 6>If they're continuing to increase storage, add new camera capabilities.

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<v Speaker 6>Next year actually is going to be another iPhone upgrade.

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<v Speaker 6>Of note, they're going to increase the screen sizes marginally, right,

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<v Speaker 6>That could add some pricing.

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<v Speaker 7>Pressure there as well.

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<v Speaker 6>So clearly I would say they're luxury item, but they're

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<v Speaker 6>not at the very very high end.

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<v Speaker 7>But they'll get there.

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<v Speaker 4>Marc German, we thank you for breaking down what is.

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<v Speaker 3>The key story because it is the most valuable company

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<v Speaker 3>more than three trillion dollars currently being added at the

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<v Speaker 3>moment to its market cap. Three point zero three seven

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<v Speaker 3>is where we stand. And remember, look, Apple is not

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<v Speaker 3>going to give us its earnings. It's juicy details until

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<v Speaker 3>next week August the third, But boy.

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<v Speaker 4>Have we got a lot to be digesting this week.

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<v Speaker 3>Alphabet Snap Microsoft, Mega names, Mega about a market capitalization

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<v Speaker 3>going to be coming through with transparencies to whether they

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<v Speaker 3>live up to those valuations. Let's get it to it

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<v Speaker 3>with Liz Young therefore, head of Investment Strategy over As.

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<v Speaker 3>So far, it's a big week, and it feels as

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<v Speaker 3>though all eyes on some of these AI focused names,

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<v Speaker 3>the Microsofts and indeed the alphabets.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, it's a huge week, fed week, and all of

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<v Speaker 8>these earnings coming in. It's really feeling like this is

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<v Speaker 8>when the rubber hits the road for a lot of

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<v Speaker 8>these companies that have seen so much optimism and multiple

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<v Speaker 8>expansions so far in twenty twenty three. The common carry

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<v Speaker 8>out of earnings is going to be hugely important because

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<v Speaker 8>if you look ahead to the end of twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 8>three and into twenty twenty four, earnings expectations are pretty

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<v Speaker 8>high just across the board for the index. So companies

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<v Speaker 8>are going to have to be able to justify the

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<v Speaker 8>multiples that these stocks are trading at with their own

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<v Speaker 8>expectations of what the next twelve months look like.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's going to be.

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<v Speaker 8>A really sticky situation if they can't justify that some

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<v Speaker 8>of the AI enthusiasm. My concern has been that when

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<v Speaker 8>you have a new theme and a new innovation that

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<v Speaker 8>is supposed to take the world by storm or just

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<v Speaker 8>even change the marketplace a little bit, themes usually take

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<v Speaker 8>two to three years to really materialize, and they go

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<v Speaker 8>through a price discovery phase along the way. So I'm

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<v Speaker 8>not sure that we're going to get justification and gratification

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<v Speaker 8>of this AI theme in the next six to twelve months,

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<v Speaker 8>and that's something that these companies will have to grapple

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<v Speaker 8>with in the market.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just thinking about price discovery of his last week,

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<v Speaker 3>the Microsoft got to push higher in terms of its

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<v Speaker 3>record market cap for itself because well, they're starting to

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<v Speaker 3>outline how they're going to price for some of the

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<v Speaker 3>add ons that we're getting with the big chat features,

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<v Speaker 3>and it looked pretty toppy. People were impressed by the

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<v Speaker 3>amount that they think they can charge. Ultimately, you've been

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<v Speaker 3>impressed by the market capitalizations more broadly, do you think

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<v Speaker 3>that we have moved.

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<v Speaker 4>Too far too fast?

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<v Speaker 3>We hold on to the level of outperformance and tech

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<v Speaker 3>stocks that we saw on the first half of the year.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, when you've got an index like the Nasdaq one

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<v Speaker 8>hundred up forty five percent year to date, that's an

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<v Speaker 8>outlier as far as performance goes, and I would say

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<v Speaker 8>it's probably due for a little bit of steam coming

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<v Speaker 8>out just because of how quickly things have run up.

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<v Speaker 8>Expectations haven't changed too much from a fundamental perspective, So

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<v Speaker 8>when you see that big dislocation, not only among different

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<v Speaker 8>sized companies, you've got large caps that really outpaced small

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<v Speaker 8>caps maybe until just recently, and when you've got certain

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<v Speaker 8>sectors that handily outpaced other sectors, there usually is a

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<v Speaker 8>little bit of mean reversion or just kind of closing

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<v Speaker 8>that gap. Those big divergences don't last forever, so they

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<v Speaker 8>do need to come back to a more rational place. Now,

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<v Speaker 8>that doesn't necessarily mean that everything has to come crashing down.

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<v Speaker 8>There's still an argument to be had, which a lot

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<v Speaker 8>of the bulls will tell you, which is that the

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<v Speaker 8>rest of the market can catch up rather than those

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<v Speaker 8>big names having to come down. That being said, given

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<v Speaker 8>the environment, given that we are on the precipice of

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<v Speaker 8>what's expected to be another FED hike, it just doesn't

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<v Speaker 8>quite make sense, especially for those what we would call

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<v Speaker 8>long duration equities, to be trading at such lofty valuations

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<v Speaker 8>when we haven't really finished the tightening cycle. Yet usually

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<v Speaker 8>the market hits the skids a little bit when that

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<v Speaker 8>tightening cycle stops.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course, today was the day we're meant to see

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<v Speaker 3>the NASDAT one hundred rebalancing.

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<v Speaker 4>It's occurred, maybe a.

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<v Speaker 3>Little bit of volatility in the run up, but did

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<v Speaker 3>it make much changes for you? Do you think ultimately

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<v Speaker 3>the NaSTA one hundred is a bench malt that can

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<v Speaker 3>really be used for diversification.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it can be used.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean I don't know that it's something that necessarily

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<v Speaker 8>is the epitome of diversification, given how top heavy it

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<v Speaker 8>becomes at certain times, but that's just the nature of

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<v Speaker 8>a market cap weighted index.

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<v Speaker 4>The rebalancing.

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<v Speaker 8>The actual day of rebalancing obviously isn't having too much

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<v Speaker 8>of an effect. I think a lot of that probably

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<v Speaker 8>got baked in when the announcement was made. You can

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<v Speaker 8>extrapolate what's going to happen, but over time, as things

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<v Speaker 8>change and as prices move, that's just always going to

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<v Speaker 8>be the case with a market cap weighted index, which

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<v Speaker 8>is why sometimes it becomes more of a risk not

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<v Speaker 8>to own some of those names because you're under exposed

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<v Speaker 8>to what's really driving broad markets.

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<v Speaker 1>And driving investor sentiment.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, a lot of those actively managed mutual funds have

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<v Speaker 3>been under pressure, according to the likes of Gold and Sacks.

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<v Speaker 4>Lastly, is I mean what about protection?

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<v Speaker 3>If you all worried that we've gone too far, too fast,

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<v Speaker 3>is it in any way well advantageous to be protecting

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<v Speaker 3>the downside right now?

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<v Speaker 7>Sure?

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<v Speaker 8>Well, you know, I've been one of those people who

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<v Speaker 8>is skeptical of this rally all the way up and

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<v Speaker 8>have felt very very wrong all the way up. But

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<v Speaker 8>that being said, it is always good to have protection

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<v Speaker 8>in the portfolio. I would say it's even better to

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<v Speaker 8>have it in the portfolio when you have valuations above

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<v Speaker 8>the five, ten, and fifteen year averages, and when you

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<v Speaker 8>have a VIX that seems pretty asleep at the wheel, that's.

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<v Speaker 4>When it's kind of prime to spike.

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<v Speaker 8>So although it feels like a ball and chain, it

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<v Speaker 8>can feel like cement boots. To put protection in the

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<v Speaker 8>portfolio in the midst of a rally, that's really the

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<v Speaker 8>time when protection is going to pay off more Because

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<v Speaker 8>maybe it's not under such strong demand. You can get

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<v Speaker 8>it at a cheaper price, and then it's there if

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<v Speaker 8>and when you need.

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<v Speaker 3>It helps you sleep a bit better, maybe, Liz Young,

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<v Speaker 3>SOI fi get some rest ahead of what is going

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<v Speaker 3>to be a monumental week. We thank you so much

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<v Speaker 3>for spending some time with us today. Remember, the end

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<v Speaker 3>of last week we saw that seven leading AI companies

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<v Speaker 3>in the United States agree to voluntary safeguards Linear Technologies Development,

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<v Speaker 3>Amazon and Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, Open EIE, all formerly

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<v Speaker 3>making their commitment to new standards for safety, for security,

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<v Speaker 3>and as well as trust. Was in a meeting with

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<v Speaker 3>the President Biden at the White House on Friday afternoon. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>the Biden administration has already been vowing to manage the

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<v Speaker 3>risks of new tools even as they compete over the

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<v Speaker 3>potential of artificial intelligence joining us. Now, I'm pleased to

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<v Speaker 3>say someone who is at the meeting been thinking about

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<v Speaker 3>safety for a long time, Anthropic president and co founder

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<v Speaker 3>Daniella m Oday. And Daniella, these safeguards voluntary as they

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<v Speaker 3>are a step in the right direction for you.

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<v Speaker 7>Hi.

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<v Speaker 9>First of all, thank you so much for having me

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<v Speaker 9>here on the program today. And yes, we were very

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<v Speaker 9>grateful to be invited to the conversation at the White

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<v Speaker 9>House on Friday. Our CEO, Dario, my brother was there

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<v Speaker 9>and had the opportunity to speak with the President and

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<v Speaker 9>with the other industry leaders, and yes, you know, I

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<v Speaker 9>think this is an incredible first step towards really making

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<v Speaker 9>sure that we are working together at the industry level,

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<v Speaker 9>with government, with civil society in thinking about how to

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<v Speaker 9>develop these systems in ways that are safe, that are secure,

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<v Speaker 9>that are trustworthy, and so we were very happy to

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<v Speaker 9>be part of that conversation on Friday.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course, many have sort of tried to understand how

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<v Speaker 3>really authentic some leaders in AI are about sort of

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<v Speaker 3>being regulated, about being overseen. How deeply do you think

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<v Speaker 3>that runs when actually everyone's also just trying to race

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<v Speaker 3>to ensure that they are the first to innovate.

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<v Speaker 9>You know, I think that these two things, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>really don't have to be intention And one of the

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<v Speaker 9>things that I think Andthropic has really sort of built

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<v Speaker 9>kind of our ideas around is this concept that you

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<v Speaker 9>can develop these very transformative systems in ways that are

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<v Speaker 9>robustly safe. With the launch of Claude two that we had,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, just a couple of weeks ago, one of

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<v Speaker 9>the things we really emphasized and focused on was sort

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<v Speaker 9>of this commitment to making the models, you know, as

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<v Speaker 9>safe as possible and really working to improve on things

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<v Speaker 9>like helpfulness, honesty, and harmlessness. And so I think this

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<v Speaker 9>kind of industry discussion as a whole around how to

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<v Speaker 9>you know, move forward with this innovative technology, but also

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<v Speaker 9>really ensure that it's done in a way that is

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<v Speaker 9>you know, safe and secure is so important.

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<v Speaker 3>Claude too, of course, is meant to be less susceptible

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<v Speaker 3>to manipulation than other chapel So you really are thinking

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<v Speaker 3>about safety kindness, but how how do you go about

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<v Speaker 3>building that into a model.

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<v Speaker 9>Yes, so you know, of course, you know, no model

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<v Speaker 9>on the market is one hundred percent you know immune

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<v Speaker 9>from you know, jail breaks or is perfectly safe. But

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<v Speaker 9>really our goal has been to try and provide a

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<v Speaker 9>model that's as safe as possible today, and we do

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<v Speaker 9>that through you know, a few different techniques. One of

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<v Speaker 9>them is something called constitutional and this is really a

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<v Speaker 9>process of training the model with kind of guidelines around

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<v Speaker 9>how to be you know, safe and helpful to users,

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<v Speaker 9>really trying to maximize the honesty and also harmlessness of

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<v Speaker 9>the model, so making sure it doesn't output you know,

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<v Speaker 9>negative biased, toxic content or you know, making it harder

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<v Speaker 9>to you know, assist a human in doing harm.

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<v Speaker 3>You can course, taking your time in releasing product updates,

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<v Speaker 3>has that in any way been attention with your own

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<v Speaker 3>back as you've raised a lot of money, if people

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<v Speaker 3>wanted you to be faster, or have they understood that

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<v Speaker 3>time is necessary if you're going to be focused on safety.

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<v Speaker 9>So again, you know, I really think of this as

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<v Speaker 9>kind of, you know, a balancing act.

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<v Speaker 7>Right.

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<v Speaker 9>We have had Claude internally and we've been using it

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<v Speaker 9>and testing it for some time, and we also really

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<v Speaker 9>just wanted to make sure that the model that we're

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<v Speaker 9>putting out onto the market, right, that Claude dot ai

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<v Speaker 9>was as safe as possible, right, so that not just

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<v Speaker 9>businesses but individuals are kind of signing up to play

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<v Speaker 9>around with it that you know, it's hopefully you know,

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<v Speaker 9>as safe as possible and certainly safer than you know

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<v Speaker 9>claud one, you know, our previous model that was on

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<v Speaker 9>the market.

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<v Speaker 3>I meanwhile, being able to analyze, summarize vast quantities of

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<v Speaker 3>information give us the productivity gains the rule looking for

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<v Speaker 3>I'm interested as to when you're thinking about developing not

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<v Speaker 3>only the models internally, but doing them safely and within

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<v Speaker 3>future regulation. How do you look at what Europe's up

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<v Speaker 3>to in terms of trying to set the rules of

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<v Speaker 3>the road.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, so, you know, I think this is a really

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<v Speaker 9>again kind of important conversation that we have been having,

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<v Speaker 9>you know, both with US policymakers and future regulators, but

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<v Speaker 9>really abroad as well. Right, I think so much of

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<v Speaker 9>what we've seen in the past you know, six to

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<v Speaker 9>twelve months, is that artificial intelligence is becoming this kind

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<v Speaker 9>of worldwide phenomenon, Right, It's not just something that's the

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<v Speaker 9>province of you know, specific country or countries. And so

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<v Speaker 9>I think obviously the conversations that are having you know

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<v Speaker 9>here but also in the EU are just incredibly important

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<v Speaker 9>from a data privacy and uh you know, security and

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<v Speaker 9>safety perspective, and a conversation you know, we've really been

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<v Speaker 9>actively a part of as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course, prior to Anthropic and helping co found it,

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<v Speaker 3>you were at open AI. You're also at STRIPE as

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<v Speaker 3>a risk manager. How do you compare the way in

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<v Speaker 3>which regulation is top of mind full the focus on

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<v Speaker 3>AI visa v. Fintech visa V. I mean we will

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<v Speaker 3>think about the blow up a crypto for example.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, I mean I really think that this Uh, really

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<v Speaker 9>just this concept that I kind of come back to

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<v Speaker 9>around this kind of public private kind of partnership or

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<v Speaker 9>you know, communication norms I think are just incredibly important,

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<v Speaker 9>and I think that those are you know, some of

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<v Speaker 9>the lessons learned from kind of previous industries. Right is

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<v Speaker 9>really having you know, communication early and often.

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<v Speaker 4>Right.

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<v Speaker 9>I think at Anthropic we view part of our role

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<v Speaker 9>in industry as helping to give policymakers and civil society

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<v Speaker 9>and academics access to our information. Right So we've published

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<v Speaker 9>more than fifteen safety papers. Anyone can read them on

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<v Speaker 9>our website, and we develop policy briefings because we really

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<v Speaker 9>view this as part of our role. Right is helping

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<v Speaker 9>to inform people more broadly about potential safety, safety topics

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<v Speaker 9>and questions.

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<v Speaker 4>Daniela Amade, great to have some time with you. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>Anthropic President Anna d co founder, whose brother had been

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<v Speaker 3>there at the meeting with the White House on Friday. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 3>coming up, Albenheimer, was that your weekend, Well, it was

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<v Speaker 3>many people's weekend. It sent shot ways to the box

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<v Speaker 3>office and we got all the numbers for you. Next

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<v Speaker 3>come New York. This is roombag technology. Let's talk about

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<v Speaker 3>what was hot this weekend movies. Parently, Bobby Oppenheimen brought

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<v Speaker 3>out movie fans in their droves, making this weekend's box

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<v Speaker 3>office revenue.

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<v Speaker 4>All in double from a year ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Joining us really about the business uplift from Babenheimer preveig

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<v Speaker 3>intelligence is Geita Raganathan and either I mean, wow, Warner

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<v Speaker 3>Brothers must be pleased, so too must be some of

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<v Speaker 3>the cinema chain Cinney World and AMC. But ultimately, is

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<v Speaker 3>this as amazing as it seems to be.

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<v Speaker 2>It's absolutely amazing. It's unprecedented. I mean, you know, this

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<v Speaker 2>kind of foot traffic Caroline is something that you would

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<v Speaker 2>reserve for let's say a Marble or a Star Wars

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a phenomenon, right, and then to have two

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<v Speaker 2>movies like this, which which are really polar opposites, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's such a fantastic, clever piece of counterprogramming that both

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<v Speaker 2>these studios kind of put together on the same date.

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<v Speaker 2>And the fact that they were able to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>tap into this whole social you know, cultural like it

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<v Speaker 2>really kind of became this pop culture moment, and they

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<v Speaker 2>both appted into it so aggressively and so beautifully. It

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<v Speaker 2>ended up boosting the box office for both movies, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's just created this whole positive, upbeat conversation now for

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<v Speaker 2>the industry, which has come really at such an opportune

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<v Speaker 2>moment I think.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, considering that the entire conversation around the industry

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<v Speaker 3>was about writers strikes, about acting strikes. How much is

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<v Speaker 3>that going to be a concern going forward or can

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<v Speaker 3>they reap the rewards of the production that's available to

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<v Speaker 3>be distributed now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So as we came into this summer box office

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<v Speaker 2>a season, you know, obviously there was a lot more content.

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<v Speaker 2>So last year what we were kind of looking at

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<v Speaker 2>was there was just not enough content out in the theaters.

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<v Speaker 2>People were willing to come. The demand was there, but

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<v Speaker 2>the supply wasn't. And this year we have thirty percent higher,

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<v Speaker 2>so thirty percent more titles versus last year. But we

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<v Speaker 2>saw that a lot of these even high profile titles,

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<v Speaker 2>right whether you looked at an Indiana Jones or Elemental,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the Flash, all of these kind of underperformed.

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't live up to expectations. And so that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of brought us back to this question about, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>can we ever go back to pre pandemic levels and

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<v Speaker 2>then add to that the added complexity from the writer's

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<v Speaker 2>strike and you know, the actors strike that's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>shut down production. I don't think we're necessarily going to

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<v Speaker 2>see anything any major delays as far as twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>three is concerned. But then you get into twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four and twenty twenty five and things start to look

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit hazy because you know a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>the titles that we were expecting to come out then

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<v Speaker 2>now could be pushed back.

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<v Speaker 3>Keep a keen eye on some of those other stocks

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<v Speaker 3>you're looking at AMC therefore, on the back of this,

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<v Speaker 3>but we always love all your analysis across all the

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<v Speaker 3>stocks you watch. Kathy Braganath and of course of Blombag Intelligence,

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<v Speaker 3>thank you so much. Meanwhile, coming up, we'll talk about

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<v Speaker 3>the debate around the viability of blockchain's utility. This is

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<v Speaker 3>Bloombag Technology. Welcome back to bloue meg Technology. I'm Karen

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<v Speaker 3>Hyde right here in New Yor. Let's check in on

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<v Speaker 3>these markets because actually the rebalancing has occurred, then that's

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<v Speaker 3>that one hundred meant to be taking away some of

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<v Speaker 3>that overall well dominance of the key five, six seven

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<v Speaker 3>players that have so rode the wave of AI euphoria

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<v Speaker 3>this year, we see it just gaining about a tenth

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<v Speaker 3>percent as that comes to an end the overall rebalancing.

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<v Speaker 3>Many have traded ahead of that as to whether we

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<v Speaker 3>see a downplay in the likes of Meta and Video

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<v Speaker 3>and some of the stocks that are really outperformed this year,

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<v Speaker 3>but all country world indext managing to stay afloat up

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<v Speaker 3>three tens percent, even though we saw some pretty ugly

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<v Speaker 3>data PMI data coming out of Europe in particular, just

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<v Speaker 3>showing that maybe these central banks are going to have

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<v Speaker 3>to look at the tension between growth and interest.

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<v Speaker 4>Rate hikes that much more.

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<v Speaker 3>Is inflation still on the eyes of the ECB in particular,

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<v Speaker 3>but remember they've got to be able to support the

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<v Speaker 3>economy too. Bitcoin on the downside three a half percent lower.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe no real catalyst here, just a lack of clarity

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<v Speaker 3>as to whether or not we do get some of

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<v Speaker 3>those spot bitcoin ETFs coming to the market and indeed

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<v Speaker 3>where regulation goes. That's moving on to the individual names

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<v Speaker 3>that are moving this market. Because Apple is really helping

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<v Speaker 3>support the likes of Then now is that one hundred

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<v Speaker 3>and indeed the benchmarks today up six percent most valuable stock.

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<v Speaker 3>Why well, then Lally to be selling well eighty five

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<v Speaker 3>million as we understand how many phones they want to

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<v Speaker 3>be made for the next upcoming iPhone fifteen. So actually

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<v Speaker 3>people thinking that looks pretty strong given the overall economic environment,

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<v Speaker 3>and video on the upside, Mazouhu going long this stock,

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<v Speaker 3>saying really there's still opportunity to buy despite the significant

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<v Speaker 3>outperformance of this chip stock and all eyes on AI.

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<v Speaker 3>Remember we've got a bit of time to wait for

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<v Speaker 3>their earnings later in August. Guilliad Science is your worst

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<v Speaker 3>performer really on major benchmarks today, off by four and

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<v Speaker 3>a half percent. Sadly, HR high risk MDS is something

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<v Speaker 3>that they're not going to be able to be combating

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<v Speaker 3>with a really cocktail or some of their drugs.

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<v Speaker 4>They were doing some testing.

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<v Speaker 3>The phase three is having to be wound down. We're

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<v Speaker 3>off by four and a half percent. Let's go back

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<v Speaker 3>though to the crypto news. I was just looking at

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<v Speaker 3>bitcoin under pressure and look it's three years and multiple

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<v Speaker 3>digital asset market dislocations one hundreds of millions of dollars,

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<v Speaker 3>but an eyeball scanning crypto project and as world coin

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<v Speaker 3>its officially launched for more, we're joined by Bluemost Kaylee Lines.

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<v Speaker 3>And what's so interesting about this project is is kind

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<v Speaker 3>of managing to that perfect hype of AI and crypto

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<v Speaker 3>and indeed some Altman too.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, exactly, spearheaded by Sam Altman, who has in many

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<v Speaker 10>ways become synonymous with AI Caroline. And you're right to

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<v Speaker 10>point out just how long this took. Since Bloomberg first

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<v Speaker 10>reported about this project back in June of twenty twenty one,

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<v Speaker 10>Bitcoin has gone from around thirty two thousand dollars up

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<v Speaker 10>to sixty seven thousand dollars back down to thirty thousand dollars.

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<v Speaker 10>So there's been a lot of change leading up to

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<v Speaker 10>this debut. But what at debut it has been. The

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<v Speaker 10>initial price Caroline for this token was one dollar and

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<v Speaker 10>seventy cents. Currently, according to pricing on coin marketcap dot com,

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<v Speaker 10>we're at two dollars and twenty eight cents, so that's

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<v Speaker 10>up roughly thirty seven percent on this day. About one

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<v Speaker 10>hundred and forty three million coins have been allocated in

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<v Speaker 10>this launch, and this is very much about the fervor

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<v Speaker 10>around AI. Is this bridge between AI and crypto. Is

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<v Speaker 10>what world Coin does is it has this small device

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<v Speaker 10>called an orb which scans the eyeball of an individual

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<v Speaker 10>and creates a digital identity, giving that person what this

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<v Speaker 10>company is calling proof of per personhood. They essentially build

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<v Speaker 10>this as essential in a world where it's very hard

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<v Speaker 10>to tell what is generated in terms of content by

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<v Speaker 10>a human and what is not what is generated by AI.

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<v Speaker 10>So clearly you are seeing some of that excitement showing

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<v Speaker 10>up in the price action today. It is worth noting, though,

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<v Speaker 10>that this can't be traded everywhere. It cannot be traded

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<v Speaker 10>currently here in the US because of the regulatory environment,

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<v Speaker 10>and Sam Altman spoke to Bloomberg about this about the

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<v Speaker 10>uncertainty around regulations here in the US. He told Bloomberg

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<v Speaker 10>that he hopes the US will be able to get

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<v Speaker 10>to a quote rational place in terms of crypto regulation.

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<v Speaker 10>So limited here as to how you can interact with

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<v Speaker 10>world Coin, but consider it elsewhere. It seems to be

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<v Speaker 10>getting quite the reception.

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<v Speaker 3>Kay, brilliant as always, We thank you, of course, the

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<v Speaker 3>co host of the most crypto shows. So, as you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it's a fair thing or two about the overall speculation

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<v Speaker 3>of this market, well, hyper reality, let's stick with that,

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<v Speaker 3>and indeed some of the over use cases that's what

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<v Speaker 3>everyone has wanted, identity being a key one for the

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<v Speaker 3>world coin.

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<v Speaker 4>What about blockchain?

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<v Speaker 3>How do they remain that underlying technology relevant and applications.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, there's a tool to check it out. It's called

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<v Speaker 4>the Value Proposition. It's a website.

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<v Speaker 3>Database demonstrating the positive impact, they say of blockchain applications

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<v Speaker 3>on any network. Website is powered by Polygon Labs and

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<v Speaker 3>launched just over about a month ago. Let's bring in

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<v Speaker 3>Polygon's chief legal and policy officer, Rettig. It is great

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<v Speaker 3>to have some time with you, Rebecca, and interesting that

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<v Speaker 3>we're just talking about identity as a key area that

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<v Speaker 3>blockchain technology can be a real use case. Just tell

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<v Speaker 3>us a little bit about the value problem the other

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<v Speaker 3>opportunities we're seeing blockchain technology be applied and used.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much.

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<v Speaker 11>The Value prop is an interactive website that allows you

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<v Speaker 11>to go in and see all of.

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<v Speaker 1>The positive use cases for a blockchain.

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<v Speaker 11>It answers the question, as you said, is there a

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<v Speaker 11>fundamental value to blockchain?

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<v Speaker 1>We've seen it asked by the.

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<v Speaker 11>White House, by reporters, by policymakers around the world, and

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<v Speaker 11>this interactive website is really meant to answer the question

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<v Speaker 11>and the affirmative. Yes, so it showcases from as you said,

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<v Speaker 11>identity with world cooin that's on the value prop, but

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<v Speaker 11>also things that we've seen from Starbucks and other and

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<v Speaker 11>Sports Illustrated and other major companies that have launched blockchain

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<v Speaker 11>based applications as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we're looking at some of those companies now Starbucks,

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<v Speaker 3>you mentioned, Disney, Coca Cola, and Nike, even well chargeable

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<v Speaker 3>elements like UNICEF. What is perhaps the is it all

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<v Speaker 3>about financial applications? Is it's about loyalty? What are you

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<v Speaker 3>really seeing companies' willingness to embrace at the moment the

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<v Speaker 3>world of web three when it hasn't exactly been loved

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<v Speaker 3>from a regulartry perspective.

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<v Speaker 11>I think finance is one part of blockchain and it's

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<v Speaker 11>gotten a lot of attention, but there are forty two

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<v Speaker 11>disparate use cases on the value prop that range from

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<v Speaker 11>consumer loyalty to identity, to gaming to social impacts.

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<v Speaker 4>And there are.

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<v Speaker 11>Over four hundred and thirty applications that fall within those

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<v Speaker 11>forty two different use cases. So I think what we're

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<v Speaker 11>going to see as we continue on this blockchain journey

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<v Speaker 11>is something that expands well beyond the finance use case

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<v Speaker 11>into things like democratizing all of the ways we use

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<v Speaker 11>the Internet, such as social media, consumer loyalty, and even

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<v Speaker 11>something like the California DMV government is looking at ways

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<v Speaker 11>to use.

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<v Speaker 1>Blockchain based applications as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, let's look about the government a little bit, because you,

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<v Speaker 3>of course, the reason Polygon is there, and the use

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<v Speaker 3>case in many ways is about building the infrastructure of

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<v Speaker 3>Web three, making it easier, faster, cheaper to be transacting

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<v Speaker 3>on ethereum in particular. How much are you seeing your

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<v Speaker 3>own use case being well elevated at the moment?

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<v Speaker 4>Are we stagnating in any way?

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<v Speaker 11>I do think that the infrastructure and the scaling infrastructure

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<v Speaker 11>in particular is really getting a lot of attention and

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<v Speaker 11>in terms of making blockchains much more available and widespread

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<v Speaker 11>and faster, cheaper, easier to use. Or is it not

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<v Speaker 11>a use case in particular, as you, it's just the

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<v Speaker 11>infrastructure that allows all of these various use cases to

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<v Speaker 11>be built on top in an open and permissionless way

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<v Speaker 11>and democratizes all the ways that the Internet is being used,

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<v Speaker 11>whether it's by governments or by people through consumer loyalty

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<v Speaker 11>programs as well.

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<v Speaker 3>You'll token matic well, the SEC has decided that perhaps

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<v Speaker 3>it is a security How have you managed to deal

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<v Speaker 3>with that? I know you've recently taken on the legal

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<v Speaker 3>part of the role that you now have on top

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<v Speaker 3>of policy.

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<v Speaker 4>How are the conversation's going.

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<v Speaker 11>Well, the matic allegations were in allegations against Binance and

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<v Speaker 11>coinbase to third parties, which which we have no affiliation,

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<v Speaker 11>and those cases are progressing forward. But more than that,

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<v Speaker 11>I do sort of echo what mister Altman said, which

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<v Speaker 11>is I hope, especially given what we've seen as to

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<v Speaker 11>different types of decisions coming out of US district federal

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<v Speaker 11>courts about the ways that crypto can be used, I

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<v Speaker 11>hope we do have sensible regulation and that really brings

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<v Speaker 11>clarity and allows businesses in the US to continue doing

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<v Speaker 11>business and get back to the business of doing business

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<v Speaker 11>as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you Man committed to the US? Do you think

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<v Speaker 3>this is tolk of talent moving overseas?

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<v Speaker 1>So Polygon Labs is an international company.

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<v Speaker 11>But I do think that people view the in the

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<v Speaker 11>people in the crypto space in general view the US

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<v Speaker 11>as a particularly important place and a place where technology

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<v Speaker 11>has really thrived for a long time. And I think

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<v Speaker 11>that many in the industry are really committed to seeing

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<v Speaker 11>legislation move forward that puts really safeguardrails around the industry

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<v Speaker 11>and the way that users interact both with technology and

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<v Speaker 11>with tokens as well. Other countries around the world have

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<v Speaker 11>already done that. The EU has had MECA in place

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<v Speaker 11>now for a few months, and there are rules and

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<v Speaker 11>rides being built out by the European Banking Authority and

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<v Speaker 11>by ZMA, which is the Securities Authority to really implement

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<v Speaker 11>MEKA in a practical way. The UK has put out

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<v Speaker 11>a very compelling crypto asset consultation about building a regulatory

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<v Speaker 11>regime there, and other countries around the world have had

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<v Speaker 11>cryptoregulations in plays, particularly for these centralized exchanges for many years.

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<v Speaker 11>So I do hope and think that people are hopeful

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<v Speaker 11>that the USA, it's long been a tech center, really

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<v Speaker 11>catches up and takes the same type of approach.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm sure in many ways this is exactly why

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<v Speaker 3>the value prop has been put forward, is to try

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<v Speaker 3>to discuss that this isn't just always speculation, but this

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<v Speaker 3>is actually real tangible use cases of the underlying technology.

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<v Speaker 3>How much do you think that that's the flight that

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<v Speaker 3>you have to have or is it better if we

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<v Speaker 3>start to see the Larry Finks the other key players

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<v Speaker 3>in this world start to push for bitcoin spot ETFs

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<v Speaker 3>than like that will actually change hearts and minds.

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<v Speaker 11>Well, I think the value prop is really something that

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<v Speaker 11>can change hearts and minds because it really allows people

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<v Speaker 11>to go in and search by use case and the

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<v Speaker 11>things they care about the most and see how blockchain

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<v Speaker 11>is powering that in a very positive way. But I

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<v Speaker 11>think this is a group effort that I do hope

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<v Speaker 11>that Larry Think and others in the traditional financial world

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<v Speaker 11>who are really coming around to the compelling use case

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<v Speaker 11>that bitcoin and other types of crypto assets may have.

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<v Speaker 1>They're an important voice.

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<v Speaker 11>And for people who've been working in the industry behind

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<v Speaker 11>the scenes as builders and lawyers and others who believe

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<v Speaker 11>in this technology, there's.

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<v Speaker 1>An important voice there as well.

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<v Speaker 11>So I do hope that this is a group effort

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<v Speaker 11>over time for the value proposition of blockchain to really

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<v Speaker 11>come to the fore.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, thanks for being the voice on this show today,

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<v Speaker 3>Rebecca Retti. I appreciate it. Putagon chief Legal and policy Officer,

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<v Speaker 3>We thank you. Meanwhile, coming up, let's talk about well,

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<v Speaker 3>it's been a well and true slump in M and A,

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<v Speaker 3>of course, in many ways spearheaded by a collapse of

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<v Speaker 3>Credit Suite or some of the concerns and agitations within

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<v Speaker 3>the banking sector interest rates. More broadly, what is it

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<v Speaker 3>doing for Wall Street giants? What does it mean for

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<v Speaker 3>your technology companies in the venture backspace actually eventually going public?

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<v Speaker 3>More on that next. This is putting back technology time

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<v Speaker 3>now for talking tech. First up, Ali Barbara has decided

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<v Speaker 3>not to sell any part of its one third stake

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<v Speaker 3>in Ant during the Chinese fintech leader's imminent share buyback.

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<v Speaker 3>The e commerce company says it wants to maintain its

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<v Speaker 3>life of an important partner.

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<v Speaker 4>Won't take partner.

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<v Speaker 3>Ant's planned to buy back as much as seven point

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<v Speaker 3>six percent of its stock, while others are indeed selling out. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 3>soft Bank is setting up an AI powered warehousing joint

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<v Speaker 3>venture with Symbotic.

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<v Speaker 4>Both companies are investing a combined one hundred million dollars to.

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<v Speaker 3>Establish the deal, which will be called green Box Systems

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<v Speaker 3>LLC plus. Tesla delivered more electric vehicles in the first

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<v Speaker 3>half of this year than Volkswagen BMW and Mercedes Benz combined.

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<v Speaker 3>German carmakers are struggling as software issues delay key models

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<v Speaker 3>and contribute to waning sales, particularly in China.

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<v Speaker 4>Meanwhile, let's talk.

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<v Speaker 3>More broadly about risk taking in this sector because high

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<v Speaker 3>boring costs, geobolitical tensions.

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<v Speaker 4>And well the threat of a global.

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<v Speaker 3>Recession just some of the factors that have led to

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<v Speaker 3>a slump in mergers and acquisitions. In turn, Wall Street

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<v Speaker 3>titans have kind of reshuffled their M and A leadership

0:34:18.960 --> 0:34:22.520
<v Speaker 3>this year. Some firms have gone on hiring spree, while

0:34:22.880 --> 0:34:24.880
<v Speaker 3>others are still there hoping that M and A boom

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<v Speaker 3>cycler is just around the corner.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a great story.

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<v Speaker 3>It's today's big take, and Bloomberg's at Crystal c is

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<v Speaker 3>one of the reporters behind it.

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<v Speaker 4>And I hadn't thought.

0:34:33.280 --> 0:34:35.719
<v Speaker 3>About this angle that even though M and AS kind

0:34:35.760 --> 0:34:37.560
<v Speaker 3>of felt on ice, even though we keep talking about

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<v Speaker 3>Microsoft and Activision. Basically, people are all moving decks at

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<v Speaker 3>the moment.

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<v Speaker 4>Why why a bank is moving?

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, I mean a lot of what you're seeing, like

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<v Speaker 12>Microsoft Activision, it indicates a high regulatory hurdle when it

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<v Speaker 12>comes to deal making, right, So what that really means

0:34:51.760 --> 0:34:54.520
<v Speaker 12>is that it takes much longer for deals to clothes

0:34:54.560 --> 0:34:57.600
<v Speaker 12>and the bonus doesn't really hit that year you do

0:34:57.640 --> 0:34:59.880
<v Speaker 12>that deal. So a lot of people are moving around

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<v Speaker 12>trying to pick up guarantee packages to see if they

0:35:02.840 --> 0:35:05.000
<v Speaker 12>can get a one new guarantee or like a second

0:35:05.080 --> 0:35:07.280
<v Speaker 12>year on an eurnout to see if that can subsidize

0:35:07.320 --> 0:35:10.200
<v Speaker 12>them of their income. And that obviously it isn't the

0:35:10.239 --> 0:35:13.280
<v Speaker 12>main reason. The main reason is the Credit Suez ubs

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<v Speaker 12>merger that really left so many bankers trying to find

0:35:16.800 --> 0:35:19.920
<v Speaker 12>jobs all at the same time, and coupled that with

0:35:20.320 --> 0:35:23.120
<v Speaker 12>not so good M and A performances last year, like

0:35:23.280 --> 0:35:27.080
<v Speaker 12>not very good bonus performances, that just all led to

0:35:27.120 --> 0:35:29.240
<v Speaker 12>everyone wanting to get a new job in a new environment.

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<v Speaker 3>You sort of talk about some of the regulatory concerns

0:35:32.520 --> 0:35:35.120
<v Speaker 3>and many have felt that it's a big tech regulatory concern.

0:35:35.200 --> 0:35:37.239
<v Speaker 3>But is it more m and a more broadly and

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<v Speaker 3>what does that mean for you know, the venture investors

0:35:41.680 --> 0:35:43.680
<v Speaker 3>out there who are looking for some sort of exit

0:35:43.719 --> 0:35:45.600
<v Speaker 3>because he used to cover IPOs and that's been pretty

0:35:45.640 --> 0:35:46.239
<v Speaker 3>much shut too.

0:35:46.440 --> 0:35:49.399
<v Speaker 12>Yeah, IPO has been non existent for almost a year

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<v Speaker 12>until pretty much this month. Right we are not seeing

0:35:52.800 --> 0:35:56.080
<v Speaker 12>any like big boom of IPO coming either. But what

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<v Speaker 12>you're describing in the regulatory herd. It really is an

0:35:59.000 --> 0:36:02.600
<v Speaker 12>industry at noss issue. We're seeing that in consumer you

0:36:02.680 --> 0:36:06.160
<v Speaker 12>see Alberson's Kroger running into problems. You're seeing in healthcare,

0:36:06.560 --> 0:36:10.000
<v Speaker 12>Mgen Horizon Therapeutic is also in courts. So you're seeing

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<v Speaker 12>these issues everywhere. And for venture capital firms it may

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<v Speaker 12>not be immune neither, because you're seeing some private equity

0:36:17.400 --> 0:36:20.839
<v Speaker 12>firms are being looked at for antitrust issues. So all

0:36:20.880 --> 0:36:24.360
<v Speaker 12>in all, regulation is a bigger problem in every single sector,

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<v Speaker 12>and especially in tech.

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<v Speaker 3>But then a few are moving thinking they'll be a

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<v Speaker 3>pick up what would be the catalyst to there being

0:36:31.400 --> 0:36:32.480
<v Speaker 3>some ple to pick up at M and A.

0:36:32.719 --> 0:36:34.640
<v Speaker 12>So some of the investment banks are thinking that if

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<v Speaker 12>they can pick up talent right now and when the

0:36:37.120 --> 0:36:39.719
<v Speaker 12>boom comes back, they are well positioned for it. And

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<v Speaker 12>we see a lot of newcomers in this market. Actually,

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<v Speaker 12>especially in the US, you're seeing some European comers Santander

0:36:46.760 --> 0:36:50.400
<v Speaker 12>Atlantra are making big hires in the US and with

0:36:50.560 --> 0:36:53.120
<v Speaker 12>big prices as well. A lot of the credit spee

0:36:53.120 --> 0:36:55.719
<v Speaker 12>people actually moved over to a Santender as a curt

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<v Speaker 12>see two point zero and a lot. You see that

0:36:59.200 --> 0:37:02.480
<v Speaker 12>and you kind of wonder what happened here because that

0:37:02.520 --> 0:37:06.800
<v Speaker 12>had happened before with HSBC coming over, with like Nomura

0:37:06.800 --> 0:37:10.399
<v Speaker 12>coming over. So this is an interesting time and could

0:37:10.600 --> 0:37:15.080
<v Speaker 12>history repeat itself? Very much could, But we've not seen

0:37:15.120 --> 0:37:18.759
<v Speaker 12>this kind of scale and this kind of scope of

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<v Speaker 12>people moving around in a long time.

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<v Speaker 4>This is a global story in nature.

0:37:24.080 --> 0:37:26.719
<v Speaker 3>We were just hearing about and financial and anabab But

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, is that the sort of name that we

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<v Speaker 3>need to see starting to kickstart at least some.

0:37:31.719 --> 0:37:33.839
<v Speaker 4>Of the spin offs, some of the activity.

0:37:33.960 --> 0:37:37.360
<v Speaker 3>How much is this a US European bank story or

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<v Speaker 3>is this a global Asian flank story too?

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<v Speaker 12>So the players in Asia are slightly different. When I

0:37:42.440 --> 0:37:44.680
<v Speaker 12>was in Hong Kong, you see a lot of Chinese

0:37:44.800 --> 0:37:48.200
<v Speaker 12>banks being very very active players in M and A

0:37:48.480 --> 0:37:51.600
<v Speaker 12>and EC refund raising. A lot of the IPO may

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<v Speaker 12>have like a Morgan, Stanley and Goldman at the very top,

0:37:54.239 --> 0:37:58.800
<v Speaker 12>but they will have ten Chinese banks supporting the listing.

0:37:58.920 --> 0:38:04.520
<v Speaker 12>So it's it's a slightly different player composition out there.

0:38:04.840 --> 0:38:07.520
<v Speaker 12>But this particular story, I would say describes more so

0:38:07.719 --> 0:38:10.680
<v Speaker 12>what happens in Europe and in the US. You see

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<v Speaker 12>that similar like moving around musical chair out in Asia

0:38:14.200 --> 0:38:15.920
<v Speaker 12>as well, but more so in places like as the

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<v Speaker 12>management where foreign players are still more dominant, and if

0:38:19.719 --> 0:38:22.240
<v Speaker 12>you need if you're talking about a more relationship based

0:38:22.239 --> 0:38:25.360
<v Speaker 12>business out in Asia, it's very much still local players

0:38:25.360 --> 0:38:26.439
<v Speaker 12>having that advantage.

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<v Speaker 4>Truly global story. We thank you for it, Christiss.

0:38:29.760 --> 0:38:32.560
<v Speaker 3>She's been everywhere covering everything and we thank her for it.

0:38:40.560 --> 0:38:42.000
<v Speaker 4>Wow, we discussed it earlier earlier.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's dig in X going viral being Twitter's new logo

0:38:46.239 --> 0:38:49.279
<v Speaker 3>of course, replacing the signature bluebird, as part of Elo

0:38:49.320 --> 0:38:51.879
<v Speaker 3>Musk's vision of transforming what is a seventeen year old

0:38:51.920 --> 0:38:54.960
<v Speaker 3>service into what is everything app here with more is

0:38:54.960 --> 0:38:56.360
<v Speaker 3>Bloomberg's Asha counts.

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<v Speaker 4>And even though we knew back in April the holding

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<v Speaker 4>company been changed names.

0:39:01.480 --> 0:39:04.279
<v Speaker 3>We knew the obsession with x or started well back

0:39:04.280 --> 0:39:06.120
<v Speaker 3>when PayPal was first formed.

0:39:06.440 --> 0:39:08.880
<v Speaker 4>It sort of felt overnight in the way that it occurred.

0:39:10.320 --> 0:39:11.720
<v Speaker 4>It did in a lot of ways.

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<v Speaker 13>Right Elon Musk sent a tweet and was saying, if

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<v Speaker 13>I get a good logo for X We're going to

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<v Speaker 13>run with it starting tonight. So it did seem fast,

0:39:19.840 --> 0:39:22.560
<v Speaker 13>although it's been a slow development. As you mentioned, they

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<v Speaker 13>started adding more of the features. He's talked about it

0:39:24.840 --> 0:39:28.080
<v Speaker 13>a lot, He's been really vocal, but now the bird

0:39:28.120 --> 0:39:30.480
<v Speaker 13>logo is slowly disappearing. If you go on the site,

0:39:30.600 --> 0:39:32.680
<v Speaker 13>you don't see the bird in the top left corner anymore.

0:39:32.719 --> 0:39:34.640
<v Speaker 13>So it does feel pretty fast in that regard.

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<v Speaker 3>Immediately, we sort of felt that, even though his CTO

0:39:38.920 --> 0:39:42.520
<v Speaker 3>and executive chairman, the CEO Linda Yacarino getting on board,

0:39:42.600 --> 0:39:45.920
<v Speaker 3>sort of supporting the change, trying to illustrate where the

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<v Speaker 3>overall everything out goes, and it seems to be very

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<v Speaker 3>much payments alongside what video content, audio as well.

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<v Speaker 13>All of those things right, and we've seen some movement

0:39:56.400 --> 0:39:59.600
<v Speaker 13>towards those things. Musk has been testing out live video

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<v Speaker 13>a lot. Know that the Tucker Carlson Show is on Twitter,

0:40:02.680 --> 0:40:07.040
<v Speaker 13>so adding those capabilities to do longer form videos. Audio

0:40:07.160 --> 0:40:10.120
<v Speaker 13>obviously has always been a thing with Twitter spaces, they've

0:40:10.120 --> 0:40:12.400
<v Speaker 13>been doing more of those. Must have been involved in

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<v Speaker 13>a lot of those. And then he's talked a lot

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<v Speaker 13>about payments. We haven't seen the full fledged version of

0:40:16.640 --> 0:40:19.440
<v Speaker 13>that yet, but even just thinking about subscriptions, how you

0:40:19.480 --> 0:40:23.759
<v Speaker 13>can subscribe to people's tweets. Now they're paying creators a

0:40:23.800 --> 0:40:26.000
<v Speaker 13>share of ad revenue. So all of those things have

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<v Speaker 13>been steps towards this vision and we'll see what that

0:40:29.000 --> 0:40:31.040
<v Speaker 13>sort of next step is to fully realize it.

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<v Speaker 3>And it feels kind of shocking. But look, I mean

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<v Speaker 3>Facebook recently did it with Meta. We know that Google

0:40:37.040 --> 0:40:39.239
<v Speaker 3>became alphabet as a parent company. Is it tried to

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<v Speaker 3>sort of diversify its moonshots a bit? This isn't unheard of.

0:40:42.280 --> 0:40:45.840
<v Speaker 3>But what sort of brand damage can it do? How

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<v Speaker 3>much are advertisers, indeed consumers users is.

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<v Speaker 4>Going to be kind of upended by this.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's a good question.

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<v Speaker 13>And even in the examples you've mentioned, right, you go

0:40:55.560 --> 0:40:58.359
<v Speaker 13>on Facebook and you still see that blue f Right,

0:40:58.400 --> 0:41:00.880
<v Speaker 13>you still kind of see some of the brand, But

0:41:00.960 --> 0:41:03.399
<v Speaker 13>it almost feels like Twitter is moving away from even

0:41:03.440 --> 0:41:05.560
<v Speaker 13>having the blue bird logo, And so I think that

0:41:05.719 --> 0:41:07.920
<v Speaker 13>is a bit different. And look, it's a question, right,

0:41:08.000 --> 0:41:09.640
<v Speaker 13>That's something that we're going to be asking people as

0:41:09.680 --> 0:41:12.360
<v Speaker 13>we're having conversations this week, is how much was the

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<v Speaker 13>Twitter brand worth and how much will they sort of

0:41:15.800 --> 0:41:18.160
<v Speaker 13>lose in moving away from that? Now, you could argue

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<v Speaker 13>that the rebranding is also a way to move away

0:41:20.640 --> 0:41:23.160
<v Speaker 13>towards some of the challenges Twitter has faced over the

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<v Speaker 13>past six seven months in terms of the content and

0:41:26.040 --> 0:41:29.480
<v Speaker 13>just the perception amongst advertisers. So it could be helpful

0:41:29.480 --> 0:41:31.840
<v Speaker 13>in that regard, But I don't know how much is

0:41:31.840 --> 0:41:33.640
<v Speaker 13>the brand worth. It is something that we've all sort

0:41:33.680 --> 0:41:36.960
<v Speaker 13>of known for so many years. Even to tweet has

0:41:37.040 --> 0:41:39.480
<v Speaker 13>become a verb. What happens to that? If it's now X,

0:41:39.760 --> 0:41:42.080
<v Speaker 13>there's all these sorts of questions that lay in front

0:41:42.120 --> 0:41:42.319
<v Speaker 13>of it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, I'm thinking it. One was lost over

0:41:44.120 --> 0:41:44.520
<v Speaker 4>the weekend.

0:41:44.560 --> 0:41:49.279
<v Speaker 3>What is it if you retweet because you reacting kind

0:41:49.280 --> 0:41:51.440
<v Speaker 3>of kissing. I like to see an ex as a kiss.

0:41:51.640 --> 0:41:54.439
<v Speaker 3>But ultimately are you Are we starting to see it

0:41:54.480 --> 0:41:56.640
<v Speaker 3>come to its fruition, particularly on the mobile apt because

0:41:56.640 --> 0:41:58.319
<v Speaker 3>I haven't seen much change there as much as the

0:41:58.320 --> 0:41:59.200
<v Speaker 3>web for example.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's not as much.

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<v Speaker 13>Again, the top left, at least on desktop you can

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<v Speaker 13>see the X. If you go to Elon Musk's profile,

0:42:07.600 --> 0:42:09.839
<v Speaker 13>you'll see it says he works for X, and X

0:42:09.880 --> 0:42:12.880
<v Speaker 13>has the page and the affiliates and all the employees

0:42:12.920 --> 0:42:13.560
<v Speaker 13>and things like that.

0:42:13.760 --> 0:42:15.760
<v Speaker 7>So there are there have been movements.

0:42:16.160 --> 0:42:17.360
<v Speaker 1>It's not full fledgedet.

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<v Speaker 7>We haven't gotten there.

0:42:18.000 --> 0:42:19.520
<v Speaker 1>But I mean it's been pretty fast.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean he's got a sun called X I think

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<v Speaker 3>along with a few other letters.

0:42:23.880 --> 0:42:25.799
<v Speaker 4>He's got space x X.

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<v Speaker 3>Definitely, he does love it, can't take it away from him. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 3>Asia Count's brilliant. Thank you for synthesizing it all down

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