Aug. 4, 2025
Mon. 08/04 – The AI Researcher Who Turned Down $1.5 Billion From Zuck
Robotaxies are coming to Europe. Apple wants Answers. Literally. The AI researcher who turned down a billion and a half dollars. How the vibe seems to have definitively shifted in Silicon Valley. And will rollable laptop screens become mainstream?
00:33 Robotaxis In Europe
02:12 Apple Wants Answers
03:57 Lina Khan
05:54 Billion Dollar Turn-Down
07:54 AI Trading Bots
10:25 The Silicon Valley Boom Is Back
14:23 A Rollable Laptop
Links:
- Lyft Partners With Baidu on Robotaxis in European Expansion (Bloomberg)
- Apple’s New ‘Answers’ Team Eyes ChatGPT-Like Product in AI Push (Bloomberg)
- Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny (TechCrunch)
- Thanks for Your $1 Billion Job Offer, Mark Zuckerberg. I’m Gonna Pass. (WSJ)
- ‘Dumb’ AI Bots Collude to Rig Markets, Wharton Research Finds (Bloomberg)
- Silicon Valley Is in Its ‘Hard Tech’ Era (NYTimes)
- Lenovo’s rollable laptop is the coolest computer I’ve used all year (The Verge)
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