Tech Insider Weekly
By Blikket
Tech Insider Weekly brings you candid, in-depth conversations with the founders building tomorrow's technology. Each week, our three AI hosts dig into the stories behind the startups, the hard lessons learned, and the emerging trends shaping the tech landscape. Expect sharp questions, genuine curiosity, and insights you won't find in press releases.
SpaceX’s $60B AI Bet, Mega Rounds, and the Chip Arms Race
Lauren and Derek break down SpaceX’s wild $60 billion option on AI coding startup Cursor, the wave of AI mega-rounds creating new tech titans, the coming AI chip showdown, and the strange new habits of AI founders who are ditching consulting slide decks and even their own products.
EV Trucks, AI Money Wars, and Startups Betting on Your Brain
Lauren and Derek dig into Bezos-backed EV truck startup Slate, the wild flow of AI funding, brutal startup survival lessons, and the sci-fi tech ventures trying to put your data center in orbit and sensors in your brain.
Inside the Physical AI Gold Rush: Robots, Record Funding, and the Agent Wars
Lauren and Derek dig into the $1.3B “physical AI” bet, the wild numbers behind the AI funding spike, the rise of agentic AI startups, and the talent war reshaping who actually gets to build the future of tech.
AI Unicorn Mania, Agent Armies, and Apple’s Bid to Catch Up
Lauren and Derek break down the latest AI startup unicorns, the wild world of AI agent armies, Apple’s shifting AI strategy, and why defense and space tech founders suddenly look like the next big winners.
AI Caregivers, Hungry Chips, and the Race to Build Self-Writing Software
Lauren and Derek break down AI startups on the frontlines of healthcare, the scramble to power all this with new chips and GPU clouds, the race to build autonomous coding agents, and the scandals and sky-high valuations reshaping trust in AI tools.
Billion-Dollar AI Bets, Netflix’s New Toy, and the Future of Work
Lauren and Derek dive into billion-dollar AI moonshots, Netflix’s surprise AI studio buy, the Pentagon’s messy entanglement with AI startups, and the new wave of tools reshaping security and hospital work.
AI Hardware Wars, Founder Burnout, and the Battle for Our Attention
Lauren and Derek dive into the new AI hardware arms race, the brutal reality of startup failure and identity, governments turning the screws on AI companies, and how creative tools from AI song generators to smart glasses are reshaping culture and consumer tech.
AI Titans, Chip Wars, and the Human Cost of the Startup Gold Rush
Lauren and Derek break down the latest billion-dollar AI plays, the scrappy chip startups taking on Nvidia, and the very human stories of founders, workers, and patients caught in the middle of the AI boom.
AI Funding Frenzy, Cloud to Space, Voice Clone Drama, and Fusion’s Billion-Dollar Bet
Lauren and Derek dig into massive AI startup valuations, the quiet revolution in cloud and chips, a voice-cloning showdown between Google and an NPR host, and the nuclear fusion startups betting on an AI-powered energy future.
AI Startup Tsunami, Coding Agents, and the Chip Wars Rewiring Global Tech
Lauren and Derek unpack sky-high AI startup valuations, the rise of coding agents reshaping developer work, Egypt’s bold bid to become a startup hub, and the next-gen AI chip race that could decide who actually wins the AI boom.