WEBVTT - SpaceX Could File an IPO By End of the Week

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news. Bloomberg Tech is live

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<v Speaker 1>from coast to coast with Caroline Hyde in New York

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<v Speaker 1>and ever though in sent Francisco.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Bloomberg Tech Live from Washington. Coming up, arm

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<v Speaker 2>announces plans to sell its own chips for the first time,

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<v Speaker 2>with Meta as the first major customer.

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<v Speaker 3>Plus space stocks on the move after reports that SpaceX

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<v Speaker 3>aims the file of prospect us for an IPO as soon.

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<v Speaker 2>As this week, and kind of Perkins makes its largest

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<v Speaker 2>raise ever three point five billion dollars. We'll discuss next

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<v Speaker 2>with partner Ilia.

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<v Speaker 3>Fishman, but first we check in on these public markets

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<v Speaker 3>and what volatility we have experienced today. We're at one

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<v Speaker 3>point two percent, let's call it on the nasat one hundred.

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<v Speaker 3>Video on the lead got many of the real tech

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<v Speaker 3>and growth named surging on hope that c SPA talks

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<v Speaker 3>can start between Iran and the United States, even though

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<v Speaker 3>in Ran pushes back on that. Great crude down three

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<v Speaker 3>point eight percent and we're still above one hundred dollars,

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<v Speaker 3>But this topic front and center at this year's Hill

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<v Speaker 3>and Valley Forum and Blomberg Senior Tech Editor Mike Sheppard

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<v Speaker 3>I'm pleased to say has the latest for US. Look,

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<v Speaker 3>there seems to be caution necessary because Iran's saying, no, thanks,

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<v Speaker 3>you don't want your fifteen point piece plan. We've actually

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<v Speaker 3>got five of our own. But the market is still optimistic.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, there is at least some sign of engagement, at

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<v Speaker 4>least through intermediaries. The US had sent its fifteen point

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<v Speaker 4>plan through Pakistan. It was promptly rejected, and it contains

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<v Speaker 4>some of the familiar provisions, limits on Iran's missile program

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<v Speaker 4>or rollback of its nuclear efforts, and then also international

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<v Speaker 4>guarantees for access through the Strait of Moves. And now

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<v Speaker 4>we have seen tay Ran respond with its own five

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<v Speaker 4>point plan or its conditions if you will. That include

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<v Speaker 4>actually halt hostilities, a demand for reparations from the devastating

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<v Speaker 4>assault by the US and Israel, honored cities and critical facilities,

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<v Speaker 4>but also very important sovereignty recognize internationally over the strait

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<v Speaker 4>of horror moves. So that is emerging as a sticking point,

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<v Speaker 4>and that's actually something we heard discussed during the proceedings

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<v Speaker 4>yesterday at Hill and Valley. During your interview with Pounteer's

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<v Speaker 4>Chief Technology office. He brought up the importance of the

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<v Speaker 4>Strait as an access for critical materials that are needed global.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, But then that's why you see markets seeing what

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<v Speaker 2>they are right, Technology stocks up, oil a little lower.

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<v Speaker 2>Even when those headlines from Iranian state TV hit pushing

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<v Speaker 2>back on the states of affairs with negotiations apart from

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<v Speaker 2>an algo move, status quo resumed. Let's go to that

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<v Speaker 2>conversation with Sean Sankar. We talked about where the conflict

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<v Speaker 2>in Eras sits in the history of war frankly, and

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<v Speaker 2>the role that technology has played.

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<v Speaker 5>Listen to this.

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<v Speaker 6>The current operations aren't going, but I think people will

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<v Speaker 6>reflect back and say, this is the first large scale

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<v Speaker 6>combat operation that was really driven enhanced, made substantially more

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<v Speaker 6>productive with technology with.

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<v Speaker 2>AI, the first AI driven war pollunteer name little higher today.

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<v Speaker 5>What else do we take from that?

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<v Speaker 4>Pallunteer is really front and center in this question of

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<v Speaker 4>AI's role in warfare because it is their Maven system

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<v Speaker 4>that is being used as the mission control for a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of the US combat operations, and it has really

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<v Speaker 4>accelerated in the view of combat commanders, the way that

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<v Speaker 4>they process enormous amounts of incoming information and on the battlefield,

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<v Speaker 4>and when you think back to prior conflicts in the region,

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<v Speaker 4>the current one is so vastly different. And it is

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<v Speaker 4>simply because of the enormous amounts of data that they

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<v Speaker 4>now have coming in from satellites and other surveillance equipment

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<v Speaker 4>scattered around the region. Commanders have to assess, but they

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<v Speaker 4>simply don't have the personnel all in one place at

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<v Speaker 4>a time. They really do need that machine learning and

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<v Speaker 4>artificial intelligence capability to be able to sort through all

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<v Speaker 4>of that. I think another critical point that also came

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<v Speaker 4>up in the conversation, not only would Schiam during your interview,

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<v Speaker 4>but during his remarks in the panel yesterday, was just

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<v Speaker 4>the need to accelerate US procurement and make it more

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<v Speaker 4>agile so that the US government and its allies can

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<v Speaker 4>develop for the battlefield more quickly. These drones, for instance,

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<v Speaker 4>the low cost drones, but other technology that could be

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<v Speaker 4>brought to bear very quickly against an adversary. And he

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<v Speaker 4>looked back to World War Two when there were more

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<v Speaker 4>than one hundred different airframes developed by industry by the

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<v Speaker 4>US industrial base, only a handful to improved critical but

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<v Speaker 4>he made the point that look, we have to be

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<v Speaker 4>trying harder and really spreading.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of this pull towards ending the w in

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<v Speaker 2>Iran is what's pushing technology shares higher this morning. Blue

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<v Speaker 2>Mist Mike Sheppard, thank you very much. From Defense Tech

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<v Speaker 2>to space some stocks moving off on news around SpaceX's IPO, Echo, Star,

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<v Speaker 2>Rocket Lab, Ast Space Mobile, many others. All rallying is

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<v Speaker 2>the information reports that SpaceX aims to fire our perspectus

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<v Speaker 2>for an IPO as soon as this week. That follows

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<v Speaker 2>a previous Bloomberg report that SpaceX was paying to list

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<v Speaker 2>this month or file the documents at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>this month, which, by the way, if you look at

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<v Speaker 2>your calendar.

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<v Speaker 5>Is fast approaching.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get out to Bloombos, Kyle Porter, We've been over this.

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<v Speaker 2>This is likely to be the biggest IPO.

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<v Speaker 5>Of all time.

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<v Speaker 2>I've either on a dollar raised perspective or on evaluation perspective.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's talk about the latest car.

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<v Speaker 7>Indeed, the more recent reporting suggests that they are on

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<v Speaker 7>target for a June IPO, which, as you correctly point out,

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<v Speaker 7>would be the largest IPO by both evaluation and by

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<v Speaker 7>amount of capital raised. The current record was held by

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<v Speaker 7>Sadi Arabia as a RAMCO there raise around twenty nine

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<v Speaker 7>billion dollars. This would be according to recent reports, at

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<v Speaker 7>least double that. So you've got to look at a

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<v Speaker 7>huge range of institutional and retail mix to get this

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<v Speaker 7>sort of an IPO done.

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<v Speaker 3>And real demand at a time of real market volatility

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<v Speaker 3>and big deals being done. That is that still all

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<v Speaker 3>buttoned up? Of course, it was only recently that SpaceX

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<v Speaker 3>consumed Xai.

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<v Speaker 7>Indeed, it wasn't only very recently, and you know that's

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<v Speaker 7>a business that has a huge cash burn attached to it,

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<v Speaker 7>but it doesn't seem to have entered any enthusiasm for

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<v Speaker 7>this IPO. You've really got a situation where institutions are

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<v Speaker 7>looking at SpaceX as a monopoly and the retail component

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<v Speaker 7>are looking at it. As you know, master Eland strikes again.

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<v Speaker 7>Of course they're going to want to get into this.

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<v Speaker 7>He's made spectacular returns for his investors over the past

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<v Speaker 7>twenty years.

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<v Speaker 2>We are we're just showing a chart Kyle that that

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<v Speaker 2>is the kind of anticipated IPOs and the valuation of

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<v Speaker 2>SpaceX like one point seven five trillion. It's worth reminding

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<v Speaker 2>the audience that post merger SPACEXXAI, that private market transaction

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<v Speaker 2>value the company, the combine entity at one point two

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<v Speaker 2>to five trillion.

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<v Speaker 5>This is big.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot at stake here, right, Like, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>reason that all of these space and SpaceX adjacent stocks

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<v Speaker 2>are pushing higher. This is one that the world wants

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<v Speaker 2>to get in on, and there are a long list

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<v Speaker 2>of krem de la creme investors that are already on.

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<v Speaker 5>The cap table.

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<v Speaker 2>Just go over the basics of what we know of

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<v Speaker 2>the existing backing the SpaceX act.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, the existing backing includes people blue chip funds

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<v Speaker 7>like the like the Fidelity. You have dedicated space infrastructure

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<v Speaker 7>or telecom infrastructure like Ecostar is in the Google is in.

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<v Speaker 7>The Bank of America is in there. Given the amount

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<v Speaker 7>of fundraising that's happened and how long SpaceX has been public,

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<v Speaker 7>there's been a very private sorry, there's been a very

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<v Speaker 7>long tail of people who've wanted to get into this,

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<v Speaker 7>and that's going to reils real questions of how they

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<v Speaker 7>go get out of hits. Typically, an IPO doesn't allow

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<v Speaker 7>much in the way of individual investors to sell their shares.

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<v Speaker 7>Given how long some of these people have pin locked up,

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<v Speaker 7>there may be more of a push to do that

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<v Speaker 7>sooner than the typical twelve month local period.

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<v Speaker 3>It is going to be one for the record books

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<v Speaker 3>for most Kyle Porter, we so appreciate your reporting on it. Look,

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<v Speaker 3>let's go to a publicly traded name already that has

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<v Speaker 3>some big moves today. We're watching ARM. That's after the

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<v Speaker 3>company announced plans to sell its own chips for the

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<v Speaker 3>first time, not just design them, not just licensing technology.

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<v Speaker 3>URM CEO Rene has sat down at Bloomberg Tech Europe's

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<v Speaker 3>Tom McKenzie.

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<v Speaker 8>It is a very big day for ARM. There's no

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<v Speaker 8>doubt about that. We've been an IP provider since we started.

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<v Speaker 8>We started selling combut subsystems a few years ago, which

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<v Speaker 8>was sort of the next step but it's not a

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<v Speaker 8>physical thing. But as we grew into the CSS business,

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<v Speaker 8>we had customers that kept asking for more and more

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<v Speaker 8>and more, and here we are today with ARMS first

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<v Speaker 8>priorate Armagi CPU, which Meta is our lead partner for

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<v Speaker 8>and Meta asked us to do it with them, so

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<v Speaker 8>we did.

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<v Speaker 9>Talk to them about Meta and the partnership. Then one

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<v Speaker 9>of your customers, open Ai, also also a customer. What

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<v Speaker 9>are the commitments from Meta from open Ai to take

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<v Speaker 9>this chip on board? When do you start shipping?

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<v Speaker 8>So as Mohammad said, it's available now and we'll start

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<v Speaker 8>shipping at the end of this year. We're not saying

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<v Speaker 8>anything publicly about the volumes associated with it, but they

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<v Speaker 8>are material enough that we have to start talking about

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<v Speaker 8>the product because it's going to start showing up on

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<v Speaker 8>our revenue this year.

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<v Speaker 9>The revenue starts showing up this year, and in your

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<v Speaker 9>presentation earlier here in San Francisco, you talked about potentially

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<v Speaker 9>just this one revenue stream, just this one part of

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<v Speaker 9>the business potentially one hundred billion dollars by twenty thirty.

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<v Speaker 9>Talk us through how you get to that one hundred

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<v Speaker 9>billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 8>So we're looking here then, Tom at the general purpose

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<v Speaker 8>CPU CHAM, which today in twenty twenty six is about

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<v Speaker 8>sixty billion dollars seventy dollars depending on your your maths.

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<v Speaker 8>I talked about agenta AI driving a four XCPU workload

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<v Speaker 8>even today. So sixty billion dollars going to one hundred

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<v Speaker 8>billion dollars by the end of the decade. In terms

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<v Speaker 8>of market opportunity, it's not really that much of a stretch.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm CEO Renee Has there speaking with Bloomberg's Tom McKenzie.

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<v Speaker 2>Now coming up on the program a conversation with Congressman

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<v Speaker 2>Suhas to Bremenian of Virginia on the future of AI

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<v Speaker 2>data centers.

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<v Speaker 5>That's next, This is Bloomberg Tech.

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<v Speaker 3>Apple, Well, let's set to unveil a new standalone SyRI

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<v Speaker 3>app featuring a redesigned interface and an ask Siri capability

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<v Speaker 3>that works across its software ecosystem. Now that's according to sources.

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<v Speaker 3>The app is expected to debut this year's WWDC in June.

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<v Speaker 3>For more, Bloomberg's Apple and Consumer Tech editor, It's Mark

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<v Speaker 3>German joins us with the breaking news that you brought

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<v Speaker 3>and I think for many it will be a finally

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<v Speaker 3>feeling if this happens.

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<v Speaker 10>Finally.

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<v Speaker 11>Indeed, Apple is revamping Siri for iOS twenty seven, macOS

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<v Speaker 11>twenty seven, and iPad os twenty seven, launching in September.

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<v Speaker 11>This is going to be quite significant. This is going

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<v Speaker 11>to include a serie app. It's going to include many

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<v Speaker 11>of the features that originally we're supposed to launch last year,

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<v Speaker 11>Personal context, so being able to tap into your personal

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<v Speaker 11>data and on your screen to fulfilled queries. The idea

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<v Speaker 11>is to transform Siri from just a voice assistant to

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<v Speaker 11>an AI agent that you can use sort of like

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<v Speaker 11>a copilot throughout your day to help you get things

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<v Speaker 11>done and to solve queries. So this is a really

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<v Speaker 11>big deal for Apple, and the hope internally and the

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<v Speaker 11>belief internally is they'll be able to pull it off

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<v Speaker 11>in time for the iPhone eighteen pro.

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<v Speaker 2>The other story that you broke is Amazon has been

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<v Speaker 2>pretty active in m and A on the field of robotics.

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<v Speaker 5>What do we need to know?

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<v Speaker 11>Amazon is acquiring a company called Fauna Robotics, which makes

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<v Speaker 11>this adorable I should say humanoid robot.

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<v Speaker 12>It's about three and a half feet tall.

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<v Speaker 11>It could dance, it could hold hands, it could respond

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<v Speaker 11>to being called out by name, it could pick things up,

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<v Speaker 11>it could take things from the kitchen and bring it

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<v Speaker 11>to you.

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<v Speaker 5>This is a big deal.

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<v Speaker 11>And what's really clear here from what I'm hearing, is

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<v Speaker 11>that this is not meant for deliveries or for manufacturing

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<v Speaker 11>or anything within their fulfillment centers or operations. The idea

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<v Speaker 11>here is to learn about humanoid robots and to get

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<v Speaker 11>the technology and the right people to potentially build a

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<v Speaker 11>consumer grade humanoid robot. So they'd be obviously going to

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<v Speaker 11>toe to toe here with companies like Tesla Boston Dynamics

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<v Speaker 11>figure you name.

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<v Speaker 5>It right, mark it down eleven twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>On March twenty fifth, Bloombo's mark gum and use the

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<v Speaker 2>word adorable, Thank you very much. Now Here in Washington,

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<v Speaker 2>the Trump administration says it's working to cut red tape

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<v Speaker 2>around AI in the buildout of critical infrastructure, but that

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<v Speaker 2>push is facing fresh resistance on Capitol Hill. Senator Bernie

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<v Speaker 2>sand In Congresswomen Alexandria Cassio Cortez A set to introduce

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<v Speaker 2>legislation that would impose a moratorium on new AI data

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<v Speaker 2>centers until stronger safeguards are in place.

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<v Speaker 5>That debate is especially.

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<v Speaker 2>Relevant in Virginia, home to one of the largest concentrations

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<v Speaker 2>of data centers in this country. Joining us now as

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<v Speaker 2>Representative suehas Supermney in Democrat from Virginia. Your reaction, I

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to that initiative and we can then talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the scale of footprint of data centers in your state.

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<v Speaker 13>Yeah, it's important to understand where it's coming from. I

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<v Speaker 13>don't support a full data center moratorium at all, but

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<v Speaker 13>I do think there's a lot of frustration in communities

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<v Speaker 13>like mine when it comes to data center steamrolling. Communities

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<v Speaker 13>and having citing issues where they can create power problems

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<v Speaker 13>in those communities. And so if we did a comprehensive

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<v Speaker 13>look at where we should be citing data centers across

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<v Speaker 13>the country, what would be best for industry, will be

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<v Speaker 13>best for the communities. I think you would actually allay

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<v Speaker 13>a lot of the concerns that people who are supporting

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<v Speaker 13>data s emergenty have about these data centers.

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<v Speaker 2>You represent a region that you cannot understate the footprint

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<v Speaker 2>there seventy percent of the world's Internet traffic flowing through

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<v Speaker 2>servers inside what are essentially tin cans.

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<v Speaker 13>But if my district were a country, would be one

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<v Speaker 13>of the top five countries in terms of number of

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<v Speaker 13>data centers and then amount of Internet running through it.

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<v Speaker 2>What therefore is your position and how you represent your constituents,

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<v Speaker 2>because there is a split right Nimby is one pocket.

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<v Speaker 2>There is job creation, there is economic value created from

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<v Speaker 2>the build out that we're seeing.

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<v Speaker 13>Well, the data centers don't create a lot of jobs,

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<v Speaker 13>but the local government likes it because they create a

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<v Speaker 13>lot of revenue for local government and state government. They

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<v Speaker 13>also don't have create a lot of jobs, which means

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<v Speaker 13>less traffic through those communities, less schools, you have to build,

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<v Speaker 13>less roads, you have to build so the local government

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<v Speaker 13>loves it, which is why they keep approving them. But

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<v Speaker 13>it's shortsighted because then you start to create energy problems.

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<v Speaker 13>You start to have to build energy infrastructure through communities

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<v Speaker 13>that weren't expecting it, didn't sign up, very lower home value,

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<v Speaker 13>and people get angry about it, and rightfully so it's

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<v Speaker 13>more than just a nimbiaism. I think people have legitimate concerns.

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<v Speaker 13>But we can do this as a country. We can

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<v Speaker 13>build out the data centers that we need to build

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<v Speaker 13>out in this country. We don't need to do a moratorium.

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<v Speaker 13>But we have to deal with the buy in of

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<v Speaker 13>communities across the country because I know there's communities that

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<v Speaker 13>want data centers that are coming to ours right now.

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<v Speaker 13>If we had all our data centers, you know, it

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<v Speaker 13>takes more power than the city of DC and we're

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<v Speaker 13>doubling the number of data centers, so we have too

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<v Speaker 13>many in one spot. That's a national security concern as well.

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<v Speaker 13>What we really need to do is just start spreading

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<v Speaker 13>out the data centers across the country and getting it

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<v Speaker 13>in place to where community buying is there.

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<v Speaker 3>How can we hear from communities simultaneously. Clearly we're hearing

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<v Speaker 3>from leadership of big tech. Look today, yet another technology council.

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<v Speaker 3>The President is creating one at the moment where we

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<v Speaker 3>understand Jensen hung is going to be part of it.

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<v Speaker 3>Mark Zuckerberg is going to be part of it. Larry Ellison.

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<v Speaker 3>People very committed to data center build out, to compute

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<v Speaker 3>build out. So how do you ensure that at the

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<v Speaker 3>same time the voices of constituents are heard about these

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<v Speaker 3>anxieties about jobs, about what's happening in terms of energy prices.

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<v Speaker 13>We need to give them a voice in Congress, at

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<v Speaker 13>the state level, at the local level, every level of

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<v Speaker 13>government needs to give their constituents a voice. And we

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<v Speaker 13>don't have to be adversarial all the time to tech.

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<v Speaker 13>We can work together and we can solve this together.

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<v Speaker 13>But certainly we have to make sure that constituents' voices

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<v Speaker 13>do a say, do have a seat in the table,

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<v Speaker 13>because otherwise there's going to be a huge backlash towards

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<v Speaker 13>data centers. You're starting to see it more prominently now.

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<v Speaker 13>Right now you've got members of Congress introducing these moratoriums.

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<v Speaker 13>You're going to see it even more prominently if they

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<v Speaker 13>continue to steam all these communities.

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<v Speaker 3>We have the NSCALE CEO on to start this week,

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<v Speaker 3>which already feels a very long time. Agover is on

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<v Speaker 3>Monday talking about how they're thinking vertical integration and they're

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<v Speaker 3>bringing electricity and infrastructure to the bear. We had Cruso,

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<v Speaker 3>the CEO on earlier yesterday talking about how they're also

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<v Speaker 3>thinking about infrastructure and building it out. Are there innovative

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<v Speaker 3>ways in which you can sil have data centers being

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<v Speaker 3>built near you without sunning a price push, without a

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<v Speaker 3>national security risk, without any detriment to your property prices.

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<v Speaker 5>Yes, and no.

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<v Speaker 13>I'd like to see exactly what they mean that because

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<v Speaker 13>you know, a lot of times people talk about SMRs

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<v Speaker 13>small nuclear reactors. Essentially you need three or four of

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<v Speaker 13>them for each data center, and who wants those nuclear

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<v Speaker 13>reactors next to their homes for instance, and sales.

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<v Speaker 3>Using gas provisions like you.

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<v Speaker 5>I think, I don't know how innovative that is.

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<v Speaker 2>When it comes down to congressmen, you know, on the

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<v Speaker 2>industry side, they would argue they take on the capital

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<v Speaker 2>burden of grid modernization, they buy electricity in bulk, and

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<v Speaker 2>that they would argue there's a deflationary impact for everyday

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<v Speaker 2>people's energy prices. There's also a lot of Bloomberg reporting

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<v Speaker 2>and investigation that shows in zip codes where there's a

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<v Speaker 2>high concentration of data center electricity prices have gone up

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<v Speaker 2>and energy.

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<v Speaker 5>Prices have gone up. What do you see the real

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<v Speaker 5>on the ground view.

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<v Speaker 13>My home in Ashburn, Virginia, our electricity prices have gone up,

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<v Speaker 13>and it's because we had to pay for that infrastructure.

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<v Speaker 13>They're not taking that costs into accounts. So, yes, you

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<v Speaker 13>bring more energy infrastructure long term lower costs, but when

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<v Speaker 13>we have to pay front for that energy infrastructure, it

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<v Speaker 13>raises our utility prices.

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<v Speaker 5>So that needs to change.

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<v Speaker 13>When you to make sure that communities aren't subsidizing the

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<v Speaker 13>data center's energies. And again we can do is a

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<v Speaker 13>lot of companies are actually volunteering to do this to

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<v Speaker 13>be able to pay for their own energy infrastructure. I

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<v Speaker 13>like that idea. That's going to help a lot, and

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<v Speaker 13>that's the type of thing we need to be doing

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<v Speaker 13>when it comes to getting community buyering.

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<v Speaker 2>What is your view of your constituents and the American

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<v Speaker 2>people's relationship with AI. I think Caroline and I have

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<v Speaker 2>had a lot of conversations in the last twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>hours where AI doesn't have very much good PR at

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<v Speaker 2>the moment with every day Americans. One thing that Sean Sankar,

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<v Speaker 2>he's the CTO at Palenteer, put to us is that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, there's a distinction between what is AI slop

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<v Speaker 2>what people see in their social media feeds, and how

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<v Speaker 2>they actually might benefit from it in their working and

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<v Speaker 2>at home lives.

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<v Speaker 13>You know, I worked at the White House as a

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<v Speaker 13>tech advisor ten years ago. AI was exciting to people.

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<v Speaker 13>They couldn't wait to use it, they couldn't wait to

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<v Speaker 13>adopt it. But they've seen the job displacement. It's hard

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<v Speaker 13>to love AI when companies are putting out announcements saying

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<v Speaker 13>because of AI or laying off jobs, congratulations to us. Right,

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<v Speaker 13>people don't like to hear that. They don't like to

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<v Speaker 13>hear about data centers coming to their community and making

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<v Speaker 13>them pay for the energy costs and energy infrastructure. So

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<v Speaker 13>AI has a PR problem, but they've earned it because

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<v Speaker 13>of the way they talked to communities about AI. And

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<v Speaker 13>so what we need to do is we're collaborative with government.

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<v Speaker 13>I think Congress needs to get more involved than it

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<v Speaker 13>has already when it comes to safety and national security

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<v Speaker 13>and communities.

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<v Speaker 3>Representative sus sobre Money, I'm Democrat of Virginia. It's a

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<v Speaker 3>wonderful to have time with you today. Thank you very much. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 3>now coming up Striker still reeling from a March eleventh,

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<v Speaker 3>I ran link cyber attack that stalled global operations, will

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<v Speaker 3>discuss the cyber landscape amid the continuing war in Iran.

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<v Speaker 3>That's next, this will be their attack, Striker. Well, it

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<v Speaker 3>says a March eleventh cyber attack that stalled global operations

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<v Speaker 3>is lightly contained, but disruptions persist ten days after the event.

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<v Speaker 3>That's according to the EIGHTK filing from the company just yesterday.

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<v Speaker 3>Blumberg cyber Editorestone joins us with more what is keeping

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<v Speaker 3>it so long from being able to really ascertain operations?

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<v Speaker 14>Again, this is a really complicated, intense, complex attack carried

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<v Speaker 14>out excuse me, by a nation state against the company

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<v Speaker 14>that just wasn't expecting this kind of thing. You know,

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<v Speaker 14>these hackers exploited in old vulnerability to get in. They

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<v Speaker 14>somehow had access to you know, pretty deep confines within

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<v Speaker 14>the in the corporate systems, and then they wiped data

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<v Speaker 14>from their kind of perch in there. So it just

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<v Speaker 14>takes a lot of investigation, It takes a lot of cleanup.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>We started this segment talking about how you know, ten

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<v Speaker 2>days after the initial attack, this is still causing an issue.

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<v Speaker 5>We've also sought a lot on the show.

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<v Speaker 2>This past week with experts in the industry about the

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<v Speaker 2>sophistication and competence of Iran's cyber threat. Right where does

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<v Speaker 2>this rank, Jeff in sort of historic attacks at the

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<v Speaker 2>nation state level against the United States of America.

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<v Speaker 14>This is not the kind of threat that national security

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<v Speaker 14>officials have warned about from the likes of a Russia

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<v Speaker 14>or China. Iran is a little more specialized. They are

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<v Speaker 14>a little more opportunistic. What they do is they try

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<v Speaker 14>to inflict pain and project power in any way they can.

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<v Speaker 14>So they saw an opportunity here to go against the

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<v Speaker 14>US healthcare sector, right and cause some economic pain for

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<v Speaker 14>this company.

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<v Speaker 15>They've disrupted some surgeries.

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<v Speaker 14>We know that some facilities around the country have pushed

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<v Speaker 14>back procedures as a result of this. It is not

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<v Speaker 14>the level of a big kind of blackout or electrical

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<v Speaker 14>failure like you see in the.

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<v Speaker 5>Movies, Jeff.

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<v Speaker 3>We are seeing hopes maybe dash for many but hopes

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<v Speaker 3>that maybe there's a de escalation in the current conflict

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<v Speaker 3>with Iran. But are you feeling that the ongoing conflict

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<v Speaker 3>from a cyber perspective is still happening. What are companies

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<v Speaker 3>currently need it being affected by?

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<v Speaker 14>Briefly, we know that the companies have to have the

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<v Speaker 14>defenses up against things like phishing attacks. I don't expect

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<v Speaker 14>there to subside US national security officials. European officials have said,

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<v Speaker 14>don't rest on this because this is a reliable means

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<v Speaker 14>for Aran to try to even the playing field.

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<v Speaker 2>Both Jeff Stone with the reporting, thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>Like coming up from the show, we speak with Rachel Hoff,

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<v Speaker 2>policy director at the Ronald Reagan Institute, on key takeaways

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<v Speaker 2>from the Hill and Valley Forum where we were yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>but also the growing prominence of the defense tech sector

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<v Speaker 2>and its relationship with the administration and government here in Washington,

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<v Speaker 2>d C. It is halftime in the program. This is

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<v Speaker 2>Bloomberg Tech. Welcome back to Bloomberg Tech. This is what

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<v Speaker 2>financial markets look like. Technology stocks in particular, pushing higher,

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<v Speaker 2>oil coming down a little bit. The market is weighing

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<v Speaker 2>up the prospects of a ceasefire of a plan towards

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<v Speaker 2>peace in the context of the war in Iran, America

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<v Speaker 2>has put out some proposals.

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<v Speaker 5>What we've seen throughout the morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Is lines principally via Iran state television pushing back actually

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<v Speaker 2>on their interest in engaging with US. But at least

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<v Speaker 2>in the technology sector, we haven't seen then as that

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred or the Philadelphia semi Conductor Index Change directory

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<v Speaker 2>you still see, Brent Krue that's the global benchmark for

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<v Speaker 2>oil hold above one hundred dollars a barrel, and a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of focus on supply chain, particularly the passage of

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<v Speaker 2>ships through the Strait of Horror moves in the context

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<v Speaker 2>of energy, but other things as well. That's what we've

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<v Speaker 2>been talking about for twenty four US straight.

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<v Speaker 3>It is because we've been talking about how technology intertwines

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<v Speaker 3>with defense and how are all aligns. Here in Washington,

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<v Speaker 3>we were at the Hill and Valley Forum n and it

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<v Speaker 3>held a spotlight really on defense tech in the age

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<v Speaker 3>of AI. But SIB data shows just how early that's

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<v Speaker 3>shit still is. While Pentagon spending on defense tech has

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<v Speaker 3>more than doubled from out one point eight billion in

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<v Speaker 3>fiscal year twenty twenty three to four point three billion

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<v Speaker 3>for fiscal year twenty twenty five. It still makes up

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<v Speaker 3>get this, less than one percent of total contract dollars.

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<v Speaker 3>He discuss more on this. It's Rachel Hoffe, policy director

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<v Speaker 3>that Ronald Reagan Institute which issued the report, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>stark warnings. Basically, you not only highlight how little in

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<v Speaker 3>the grand scheme of things money is going to defense

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<v Speaker 3>tech for all the amount that we talk about it,

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<v Speaker 3>but you also try and outline ways in which it

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<v Speaker 3>could be adopted faster. First and foremost, why do we

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<v Speaker 3>get so much excitement about defense tech? Why is the

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<v Speaker 3>VC community pouring in money when the end client isn't

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<v Speaker 3>putting money in as much.

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<v Speaker 16>Well, it's a great question, and I think you've got

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<v Speaker 16>to look at, you know, not just the end client,

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<v Speaker 16>but the threat environment the world that you were just

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<v Speaker 16>speaking about in which that client is operating, And simply.

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<v Speaker 10>Put, it's a dangerous world.

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<v Speaker 16>It's getting more complex and complicated as we see tension

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<v Speaker 16>on the rises, we see conflicts erupting in different corners

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<v Speaker 16>of the world, and that means that protecting American national

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<v Speaker 16>security is good business and it's important business. And so

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<v Speaker 16>we're seeing those private dollars flow those that private capital

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<v Speaker 16>from the venture capital community, But those investors are going

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<v Speaker 16>to need to see the public dollars line up in

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<v Speaker 16>terms of Pentagon spending if it's going to continue and

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<v Speaker 16>if they're going to continue to take that risk.

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<v Speaker 3>The reporting that ED and team and women continue doing,

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<v Speaker 3>ANDRIL now looking at an overall market cap of sixty

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<v Speaker 3>one billion dollars, raising another four billion dollars, and yet

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<v Speaker 3>we're just talking that less than that is how much

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<v Speaker 3>has been directed to all's defense tech from the Pentacon.

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<v Speaker 3>What your policy prescriptives to get the government even more

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<v Speaker 3>comfortable with aligning that money.

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<v Speaker 16>There's a lot of work that we've done at the

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<v Speaker 16>Reagan Institute with regard to this national security innovation based

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<v Speaker 16>kind of thinking about how public investments, but public policy

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<v Speaker 16>can help tackle this problem that we're seeing the private

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<v Speaker 16>sector stand up to solve. Right now, they're operating at

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<v Speaker 16>two different speeds. Where the private sectors in the lead

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<v Speaker 16>were really seeing innovation, we're seeing progress and the guy

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<v Speaker 16>is struggling to keep up.

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<v Speaker 10>It's improving.

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<v Speaker 16>You mentioned at the top defense tech spending has doubled.

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<v Speaker 16>That's great, and yet it's still less than one percent

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<v Speaker 16>and so I think continuing to improve the demand signal

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<v Speaker 16>that government and that's not just the Pentagon, that's also Congress,

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<v Speaker 16>political leaders at the White House level and beyond are

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<v Speaker 16>sending two private sector partners, the clarity with which they're

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<v Speaker 16>communicating their policy priorities, their technology priorities, and then the

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<v Speaker 16>spending to back up those acquisition pathways.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to define what that spending is. What we've

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<v Speaker 2>looked at on the show. Historically RACHEL is unclassified or

0:26:35.440 --> 0:26:40.280
<v Speaker 2>declassified missile spending, and to ham A home the point

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<v Speaker 2>largely it goes to Lockheed Martin and others of that

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<v Speaker 2>legacy Prime ilk. The question I suppose that this juncture

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<v Speaker 2>is does what's happened with the war in Iran change

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, we've done a lot of covering the

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<v Speaker 2>use of drones, lower costs, autonomous technology. The question for

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<v Speaker 2>your report is jectory different.

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<v Speaker 16>Now it's becoming different, it is changing. I think what

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<v Speaker 16>we're seeing with the conflict in Iran and Operation Epic

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<v Speaker 16>Fury is really driving.

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<v Speaker 10>Home the point that defense.

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<v Speaker 16>Tech matters, that these low cost systems are going to

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<v Speaker 16>be an important part of ensuring America's national security. But

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<v Speaker 16>the fact remains that most of the platforms, the weapon

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<v Speaker 16>systems and platforms that we've used in Operation Epic Fury

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<v Speaker 16>are from the Reagan administration or before forty sixty eight,

0:27:27.440 --> 0:27:30.800
<v Speaker 16>eight year old systems, and those are important platforms. Right.

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<v Speaker 16>Aircraft carriers moving into the region are an important part

0:27:34.080 --> 0:27:37.480
<v Speaker 16>of projecting American strength. But the fact that only one

0:27:37.560 --> 0:27:41.280
<v Speaker 16>weapon system, the Lucas drone, is being used in Operation

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<v Speaker 16>Epic Fury, that's been developed in the last fifteen years,

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<v Speaker 16>only one system in this operation that's less than fifteen

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<v Speaker 16>years old, really shows how we need to keep up

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<v Speaker 16>to meet those challenges that you're speaking to.

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<v Speaker 2>The word procurement comes up quite a lot when you're

0:27:55.600 --> 0:27:58.760
<v Speaker 2>at somewhere Light Hill and Valley Forum, and there's a

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<v Speaker 2>bit of an exasperation for industry.

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<v Speaker 5>About how that works.

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<v Speaker 2>PowerPoint presentations is something that they stress over. Is this

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<v Speaker 2>administration better than prior administrations and this Pentagon better than

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<v Speaker 2>prior toations of it at dealing with more nimble, smaller technology.

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<v Speaker 10>Companies well politics aside.

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<v Speaker 16>At the Reagan Institute, we've developed a report card to

0:28:21.119 --> 0:28:24.159
<v Speaker 16>look at exactly this, and we've seen improvements in some

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<v Speaker 16>grades that matter in this defense innovation ecosystem over time,

0:28:28.000 --> 0:28:30.080
<v Speaker 16>and we've seen some grades moving in the other direction,

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<v Speaker 16>but the biggest year on year jump that we've ever seen,

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<v Speaker 16>biggest improvement and grade is something we call customer clarity

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<v Speaker 16>that demands signal that the government's signaling.

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<v Speaker 10>To private sector partners.

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<v Speaker 16>And we see that not just through spending and acquisition pathways,

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<v Speaker 16>but some of the reforms that this administration has pursued,

0:28:48.360 --> 0:28:54.000
<v Speaker 16>the acquisition transformation strategy, streamlining technology priorities. They've said a

0:28:54.040 --> 0:28:57.560
<v Speaker 16>fewer number of technologies are important and then sent that

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<v Speaker 16>signal to private sector partners in terms of what the

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<v Speaker 16>administration wants to focus on, and from what we hear

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<v Speaker 16>from those private sector partners, that's helping helping them align

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<v Speaker 16>to national security priorities.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to talk about talent for a minute because

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<v Speaker 3>Chris power Hadrian joined us yesterday from the Henna Valley Forum,

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<v Speaker 3>and his point was talent is a real issue, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's why in many ways they've got this novel way

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<v Speaker 3>of training people up because there's a huge retirement block.

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<v Speaker 2>That's said the average age of working that industry is

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<v Speaker 2>sixty five, yeah, or something like that, and not everyone

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<v Speaker 2>works until the present generational thing in the school.

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<v Speaker 3>Sorry character, no, but what's so great about your national security? Basically,

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<v Speaker 3>an innovationion based port card is it reads like a

0:29:35.400 --> 0:29:41.000
<v Speaker 3>school report and you're saying talent based D plus in America?

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<v Speaker 3>What do we need more? Look, I said, as a

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<v Speaker 3>British person who luckily enough.

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<v Speaker 5>Works also a British person working in America.

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<v Speaker 3>Do we need more immigration? What is it that's needed

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<v Speaker 3>to boost the D plus?

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<v Speaker 10>It's all of the above.

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<v Speaker 16>We need to attract foreign born talent here to the

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<v Speaker 16>United States to work on some of our hardest problems,

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<v Speaker 16>with appropriate controls of course in place for an national security,

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<v Speaker 16>but we also have to be channeling our domestic talent

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<v Speaker 16>toward STEM careers, toward not just high skill but also

0:30:09.840 --> 0:30:13.600
<v Speaker 16>skilled trades. Companies like Hadrian are doing some very interesting

0:30:13.640 --> 0:30:16.680
<v Speaker 16>and innovative things in that regard, and also thinking about

0:30:16.720 --> 0:30:21.560
<v Speaker 16>how technology itself, AI and beyond can make our workforce

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<v Speaker 16>more productive, even in smaller numbers.

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<v Speaker 10>That it's not just about.

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<v Speaker 16>Maintaining the workforce of the past, but preparing for the

0:30:28.760 --> 0:30:31.120
<v Speaker 16>workforce of the future. And our low grade I think

0:30:31.160 --> 0:30:34.080
<v Speaker 16>in the talent and workforce domain shows that there's a

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<v Speaker 16>lot to be done both with private sector and public

0:30:37.520 --> 0:30:40.320
<v Speaker 16>sector collaboration here to really get that challenge.

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<v Speaker 2>Rachel Hoff, Ronald Reagan Institute.

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<v Speaker 5>It's great to have you on Bloomberg Tech. Thank you

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<v Speaker 5>very much.

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<v Speaker 2>Now coming up, fifty four year old VC firms Kinda

0:30:48.720 --> 0:30:53.280
<v Speaker 2>Perkins makes its largest rays ever three point five billion dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>Will discuss next with partner Ilia Fushman.

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<v Speaker 5>This is bloom Bag Tech.

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<v Speaker 3>Kleine Perkins, the half century old venture capital institution, has

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<v Speaker 3>raised three and a half billion dollars to make bets

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<v Speaker 3>on AI startups and current portfolio stars innovating cross autonomy, transportation,

0:31:17.080 --> 0:31:20.719
<v Speaker 3>professional services, and space for example. Kind Of Perkins partner

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<v Speaker 3>Elia Fishman, I'm pleased to say, joins us for more.

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<v Speaker 3>And look, you've got one billion dedicated to what is

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<v Speaker 3>your twenty second early stage fund. You then got to

0:31:29.800 --> 0:31:32.200
<v Speaker 3>and a half billion going in the growth areas. Just

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<v Speaker 3>tell us about what excites you, Why this amount of money? Why?

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<v Speaker 14>Now?

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<v Speaker 17>Well, we're really at the early innings of probably the

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<v Speaker 17>biggest transformation in technology that any of us have witnessed.

0:31:43.440 --> 0:31:46.960
<v Speaker 17>We see companies growing at big scale, faster than ever before.

0:31:47.600 --> 0:31:51.280
<v Speaker 17>We see AI penetrate all facets of our lives, Whether

0:31:51.320 --> 0:31:54.920
<v Speaker 17>it's on the consumer side with search media, we have

0:31:55.120 --> 0:31:57.920
<v Speaker 17>video models that are still on the come. And then

0:31:58.040 --> 0:32:00.880
<v Speaker 17>on the work side, we see companies all transform how

0:32:00.880 --> 0:32:04.360
<v Speaker 17>they operate, whether it's across legal and professional services with Harvey,

0:32:04.840 --> 0:32:10.640
<v Speaker 17>healthcare with open Evidence, transportation and autonomy with Weimo, and

0:32:10.680 --> 0:32:13.080
<v Speaker 17>we're still very much in the early innings of all

0:32:13.120 --> 0:32:16.400
<v Speaker 17>of this. If we look at how some of the

0:32:16.520 --> 0:32:20.040
<v Speaker 17>leading AI forward companies operate and we compare that to

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<v Speaker 17>the more traditional companies, the opportunity to penetrate the enterprise

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<v Speaker 17>with AI is just infinite from where we sit, and

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<v Speaker 17>that's reflected in the funds.

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<v Speaker 3>Where excites you the most. Is it putting the money

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<v Speaker 3>into fresh new startups that haven't even been designed now,

0:32:36.280 --> 0:32:39.280
<v Speaker 3>or is it backing say a star performer anthropic we

0:32:39.360 --> 0:32:42.560
<v Speaker 3>know is looking to be ipo ing. You've got standout

0:32:42.640 --> 0:32:46.200
<v Speaker 3>names like SpaceX on the books as well. But where

0:32:46.240 --> 0:32:48.800
<v Speaker 3>are you thinking about where you can follow on your capital?

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<v Speaker 17>So our model is pretty simple. We try to back

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<v Speaker 17>companies as early as possible out of our venture funds

0:32:54.520 --> 0:32:57.720
<v Speaker 17>and as they hit inflection, as they hit escape velocity,

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<v Speaker 17>to really concentrate and double down with our funds. Sometimes

0:33:02.080 --> 0:33:03.680
<v Speaker 17>we see things a little bit later, and so we

0:33:03.720 --> 0:33:05.840
<v Speaker 17>come in with a very high conviction, big check out

0:33:05.880 --> 0:33:07.600
<v Speaker 17>of our growth funds straight away.

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<v Speaker 15>But the really.

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<v Speaker 17>Exciting thing we're seeing in the market today is that

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<v Speaker 17>as companies hit really large scale, like in the case

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<v Speaker 17>of Anthropic, that we've really never seen before, the opportunity

0:33:18.360 --> 0:33:22.080
<v Speaker 17>to back these as they progress to escape velocity is

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<v Speaker 17>near infinite, and so that really is reflected in the

0:33:24.360 --> 0:33:27.520
<v Speaker 17>fund structure. So the venture fund we're looking for application

0:33:27.600 --> 0:33:32.640
<v Speaker 17>layer companies, we're looking for infrastructure companies, we're looking for autonomy,

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<v Speaker 17>and as models cheaper and more performant, the physical economy

0:33:37.600 --> 0:33:41.040
<v Speaker 17>becomes an opportunity. But as these companies then hit scale,

0:33:41.120 --> 0:33:45.680
<v Speaker 17>hit growth, we really concentrate with our growth funds.

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<v Speaker 2>We see extremes at both ends of the spectrum.

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<v Speaker 5>Wrote a few weeks ago.

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<v Speaker 2>About the seed round now being more like the coconut

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<v Speaker 2>round the avocado seed round, where you are putting huge

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<v Speaker 2>checks into a collective of a few individuals and you're

0:34:01.760 --> 0:34:06.120
<v Speaker 2>basically betting on their intellectual power. What are you seeing

0:34:06.160 --> 0:34:09.160
<v Speaker 2>in that early stage. I'm really interested you've dedicated those

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<v Speaker 2>funds to that part of the market.

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<v Speaker 17>Well, what we're really seeing is just the opportunity again

0:34:14.640 --> 0:34:19.680
<v Speaker 17>to transform industries with AI business models is again near infinite.

0:34:19.719 --> 0:34:21.760
<v Speaker 15>I mean, everything is really up for grabs.

0:34:22.680 --> 0:34:25.320
<v Speaker 17>We're kind of past what I would call the hype

0:34:25.400 --> 0:34:28.480
<v Speaker 17>buying part of the cycle where folks just wanted AI,

0:34:29.160 --> 0:34:32.360
<v Speaker 17>and we've seen companies like Harvey, for example, in market

0:34:32.520 --> 0:34:36.560
<v Speaker 17>with customers with data around engagement and growth and performance

0:34:36.920 --> 0:34:39.480
<v Speaker 17>to inform how we should think about these opportunities. At

0:34:39.520 --> 0:34:43.480
<v Speaker 17>the early stage, there is a novel case of structure

0:34:43.480 --> 0:34:45.840
<v Speaker 17>of companies where you have sort of the formation of

0:34:45.880 --> 0:34:49.160
<v Speaker 17>next generation labs, which could be the next inflection in

0:34:49.239 --> 0:34:52.799
<v Speaker 17>AI itself, and those are very interesting. But then you

0:34:52.880 --> 0:34:57.600
<v Speaker 17>have really runaway successes that are helping people do their

0:34:57.640 --> 0:35:01.200
<v Speaker 17>work better, that are helping consumers get answers around healthcare.

0:35:01.920 --> 0:35:04.520
<v Speaker 17>And so we try to balance our investing across all

0:35:04.560 --> 0:35:08.359
<v Speaker 17>of those because there is another frontier to be unlocked here,

0:35:09.080 --> 0:35:11.840
<v Speaker 17>and those are the model companies of the future. But

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<v Speaker 17>then you have the model companies of today like Anthropic,

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<v Speaker 17>which are growing faster at a scale that's never been

0:35:17.920 --> 0:35:21.799
<v Speaker 17>seen before, and I think that's still early in their trajectory.

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<v Speaker 5>At the other end of the spectrum.

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<v Speaker 2>Bloomberg also reporting today that SpaceX could seek to raise

0:35:28.920 --> 0:35:33.840
<v Speaker 2>seventy five billion dollars in an IPO confidential filing this week,

0:35:34.280 --> 0:35:37.840
<v Speaker 2>targeting Dune the evaluation one point seventy five trillion to

0:35:37.840 --> 0:35:43.040
<v Speaker 2>two trillion. Pine Perkins has participated in some price SpaceX rounds.

0:35:44.680 --> 0:35:46.960
<v Speaker 2>What's going to happen? How is that going to impact

0:35:46.960 --> 0:35:49.600
<v Speaker 2>the world? Space is a domain that you want to

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<v Speaker 2>go after in the new funds that you've raised.

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<v Speaker 15>I think we want to go after many domains.

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<v Speaker 17>Spaces is a really good example of bringing communication to

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<v Speaker 17>the world, and that's incredible kind of activity that lifts everything.

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<v Speaker 17>If you think about technology, right the Internet was the

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<v Speaker 17>big unlock and getting more of connectivity throughout the world

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<v Speaker 17>is important. But it's also a testament to the fact

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<v Speaker 17>that you now can build companies that are truly transformational

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<v Speaker 17>when it comes to both the physical world and the

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<v Speaker 17>digital world. And that's something that we will focus on

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<v Speaker 17>quite a bit. And that's autonomy. That's autonomy maybe in

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<v Speaker 17>the defense tech sector, that's also autonomy on the consumer side.

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<v Speaker 17>We have a position in Weimo as well, and so

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<v Speaker 17>we just see a really really large scale opportunity across everything.

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<v Speaker 5>Elliot.

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<v Speaker 3>According to people familiar I'm told that you managed to

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<v Speaker 3>raise this amount of money pretty fast and it was oversubscribed,

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<v Speaker 3>and I imagine LPs were excited because of the opportunity

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<v Speaker 3>and the delivery of liquidity, unlike a lot of other

0:36:49.480 --> 0:36:52.640
<v Speaker 3>funds you delivered. When it comes to the Figma IPO,

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<v Speaker 3>we saw the Windsurf acquisition. We might see enormous returns

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<v Speaker 3>if SpaceX and indeed Anthropic and maybe Data Bricks or

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<v Speaker 3>Away may do go public. Is that what locked in

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<v Speaker 3>the LP base? How do you think about the need

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<v Speaker 3>for the markets to open in twenty and twenty six.

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<v Speaker 17>We're very fortunate to have an incredibly supportive lpbase, so

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<v Speaker 17>we're very thankful for that, and ultimately it's all a

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<v Speaker 17>testament to the entrepreneurs that we back, because they're the

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<v Speaker 17>ones building these incredible companies. But if you look at

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<v Speaker 17>the public markets, and if you look at what's really

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<v Speaker 17>driving value, it's technology companies. And if you look at

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<v Speaker 17>the private markets, you know there's a public market MAG

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<v Speaker 17>seven and there's probably a future private market MAG seven

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<v Speaker 17>that's on the come. And that's really the interest that

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<v Speaker 17>we're seeing from limited partners because these companies are getting

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<v Speaker 17>to again revenue scales that we've never seen before, faster

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<v Speaker 17>and compounding at those scales faster than ever before. And

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<v Speaker 17>there's probably the next level of the future future max

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<v Speaker 17>seven and these could be the application companies like at

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<v Speaker 17>Harvey like and Open Evidence, which are then going to

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<v Speaker 17>be the next generation. It's really just a testament to

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<v Speaker 17>the fact that tech is driving pretty much most of

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<v Speaker 17>the value you see today. LP's recognize that and recognize that,

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<v Speaker 17>and we think that's the really big opportunity here.

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<v Speaker 3>And we've talked about this, but public market sentiment might

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<v Speaker 3>be an all time hyphotech. Public sentiment is not. Certainly

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<v Speaker 3>when it comes to AI. They're fearful, they're worried about jobs,

0:38:17.520 --> 0:38:21.200
<v Speaker 3>they're worried about energy prices. And from your portfolio companies,

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<v Speaker 3>are you trying to get across that the opportunity here

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<v Speaker 3>You talk about the infinite possibilities, but for many listening

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<v Speaker 3>at home, it feels like infinite worries and concerns.

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<v Speaker 17>Well, I think one by product, which will be pretty straightforward,

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<v Speaker 17>as quality of life will improve for everyone. Right, we

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<v Speaker 17>will have better access to information, better access to healthcare,

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<v Speaker 17>better access to services, better more performant world around us.

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<v Speaker 15>Really, I mean you think think they're aout WAYMO.

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<v Speaker 17>The ability to have very safe transportation on demand is incredible.

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<v Speaker 17>On the flip side, there is a very clear worry

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<v Speaker 17>because these changes are happening on a timescale that's faster

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<v Speaker 17>than ever before.

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<v Speaker 15>And one of the things we do think about quite.

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<v Speaker 17>A bit is how do we help folks upskill, how

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<v Speaker 17>do we help folks learn and transition into this world.

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<v Speaker 15>It's going to be a world of abundance. But what

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<v Speaker 15>we have to be thoughtful of is.

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<v Speaker 17>I think the industry is making sure that the abundance

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<v Speaker 17>is accessible and distributed.

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<v Speaker 2>Kleiner Perkins Partner earlier Fisher and great to have you

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<v Speaker 2>on Bloomberg Tech.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>Now coming up on the program, open ai nears an

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<v Speaker 2>eight hundred and fifty billion dollar valuation, as it is

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<v Speaker 2>also close on a deal to raise ten billion dollars

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<v Speaker 2>more in its latest funding round. We have the details next,

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<v Speaker 2>This is Bloomberg Tech. Open Ai is nearing a deal

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<v Speaker 2>to raise about ten billion dollars from venture investors including

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<v Speaker 2>Andrews and Horowitz, Abudabi's MGX, and Microsoft. That's, according to sources,

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<v Speaker 2>that would bring its total hall from its latest funding

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<v Speaker 2>rounds to one hundred and twenty billion dollars, boosting its valuation,

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<v Speaker 2>and to eight hundred and fifty billion dollar bloemost shuring

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<v Speaker 2>Gafari is with us part of the team that broke

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<v Speaker 2>the story. Okay, so let's just be very clear about

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<v Speaker 2>what this is. It's basically an extension or expansion of

0:40:12.520 --> 0:40:14.040
<v Speaker 2>the round they were already doing. So they did one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and ten billion dollars from corporates basically, and now

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<v Speaker 2>they're adding a little bit more. But it's the vcs

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<v Speaker 2>that are getting in. What else do we need to know?

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<v Speaker 12>That's right? So this is sort of the second part

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<v Speaker 12>of the round.

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<v Speaker 18>We're heading into the final close, you know, as soon

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<v Speaker 18>as the end of month, which could be next week,

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<v Speaker 18>and we're seeing some you know, big names traditional vcs

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<v Speaker 18>as well as other funds like a d shaw Co two.

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<v Speaker 18>And we are seeing one more company investor jump in

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<v Speaker 18>on this part of the round, which is Microsoft.

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<v Speaker 3>And that maybe raised a few eyebrows, surean because there's

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<v Speaker 3>been much questioning of that relationship. What does their participation

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<v Speaker 3>look like? What does it signal?

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<v Speaker 18>Yeah, I think there's been a lot written about open

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<v Speaker 18>AI and Microsoft ups and downs, of course, Microsoft being

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<v Speaker 18>the biggest sort of early corporate backer of open Ai,

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<v Speaker 18>critical to their expansion into this GPT era. However, in

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<v Speaker 18>recent times we've seen open ai diversify it's cloud you know,

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<v Speaker 18>it's compute based, diversify its corporate partner base, and so

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<v Speaker 18>I think this signifies a Microsoft still in open Ai

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<v Speaker 18>now how much and how deep? And are they the

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<v Speaker 18>kind of sole corporate partners in early days? No, but

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<v Speaker 18>we are seeing a continuation, at least on the funding

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<v Speaker 18>side here Swen.

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<v Speaker 2>Another big headline on open ai is it's discontinuing support

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<v Speaker 2>for Sora and winding down a deal that it had

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<v Speaker 2>with Disney. I remember when that deal hit. We broke

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<v Speaker 2>it on this show and made a pretty big deal

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<v Speaker 2>of it. Pardon the expression, why are they winding down Sora?

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<v Speaker 2>And why did Disney and that relationship fall apart?

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<v Speaker 5>That's right.

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<v Speaker 12>It was sort of an abrupt ending.

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<v Speaker 18>So if you remember, Sora launched an app not so

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<v Speaker 18>long ago, and it was sort of had a viral.

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<v Speaker 12>Beginning and was topping charts.

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<v Speaker 18>But as viral apps do sometimes, kind of user activity

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<v Speaker 18>on that app seemed to die down in recent months.

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<v Speaker 18>And remember that producing videos, especially ai videos.

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<v Speaker 12>It's an expensive business.

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<v Speaker 18>It can cost a lot more to produce even a

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<v Speaker 18>ten second video clip than it does, you know, a

0:42:17.640 --> 0:42:20.120
<v Speaker 18>paragraph of texts in a chatbot. So you have to

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<v Speaker 18>think about the cost benefit ratio for a company like

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<v Speaker 18>open ai when it's facing stiff competition from Anthropic on enterprise,

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<v Speaker 18>when it's facing stronger Google Gemini models. Is it the

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<v Speaker 18>right decision to go all in on video when there's

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<v Speaker 18>limited compute, limited resources.

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<v Speaker 12>I think is probably the question the company was thinking.

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<v Speaker 18>Now the dynamics with Disney, you know, we're it's I

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<v Speaker 18>think there's going to probably be more about this store.

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<v Speaker 18>We're going to look into exactly what happened there more.

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<v Speaker 12>But I think that you know, we're seeing this.

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<v Speaker 18>Pushback on video front from a major lab is very significant, and.

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<v Speaker 3>It really does seem part of this border strategy shift

0:42:58.200 --> 0:43:01.040
<v Speaker 3>honing in on on where to win that Fujisimo is

0:43:01.080 --> 0:43:04.320
<v Speaker 3>really bringing open ai as well. Blue Moost showing Gafari

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<v Speaker 3>great reporting as always, Thanks so much for bringing it

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<v Speaker 3>to us. And look, we've got to talk a little

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<v Speaker 3>bit more ed about what all this means for Disney,

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<v Speaker 3>because what a first week for Josh Tomara at the moment,

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<v Speaker 3>like the unraveling of the Story deal that many people

0:43:17.360 --> 0:43:19.160
<v Speaker 3>thought would be the next experience. We were going to

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<v Speaker 3>get Disney Plus and the like, and now also there's

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<v Speaker 3>issues with Epic Games.

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<v Speaker 2>So Josh Tomorrow became CEO last Wednesday the eighteenth at

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<v Speaker 2>the annual shareholder meeting. He's seven days in and Disney

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<v Speaker 2>put money into this open AI relationship. It was supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to yield things. They also have an investment in Epic

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<v Speaker 2>Games video game maker, a company that's doing big layoffs,

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<v Speaker 2>so hard start to that tenures.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome to the role of CEO. It would feel like, well,

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<v Speaker 3>that does it for this extraordinary edition of Blue mag

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<v Speaker 3>Tech right here from the heart of Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, lots to recap on tech and politics. Do it

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