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Tech Insider Weekly brings you candid, in-depth conversations with the founders building tomorrow's technology.
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41 episodes, newest first.
- AI as a Thinking Partner: ADHD, Agents, and Human-Centered AI with Adam FedermanAdam Federman explores how AI agents support ADHD minds, enterprise tech adoption, and the future of human-centered AI in the workplace.
- AI Gold Rush, Google's Identity Crisis, Moon Robots, and the Gadgets That Almost WorkLauren and Derek dig into the wild week where AI startups got a strange new offer from Sam Altman, Google quietly broke the internet, robots tried and failed to make pizza, and someone put a drug lab in space.
- AI's $80 Billion Power Grab, Google's Productivity Takeover, and the Startups Fighting BackLauren and Derek dig into the AI startup funding frenzy where two companies are eating almost everyone's lunch, Google's quiet move to turn Gemini into an operating system, the hardware crisis squeezing small teams out of the market, and a handful of scrappy founders betting big on defense, home management, and fighting AI-powered scammers.
- Billion-Dollar Bets, AI That Learns From Its Own Mistakes, and the Scammers Who Got Too GoodLauren and Derek dig into a week where AI startups are raising absurd money, consumer tech is getting a major personality transplant, and cybercriminals are using AI to run scams at industrial scale.
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- AI Money Moves, Robot Dreams, and the Lawyers Who Got an UpgradeLauren and Derek break down the wildest funding rounds in AI right now, Meta's quiet bet on humanoid robots, a legal tech startup that hired Jude Law, and the coding tools trying to eat software development whole.
- AI Unicorns, Big Tech Refugees, and the Agent That Nuked a DatabaseLauren and Derek dig into the wild new class of billion-dollar AI startups, the mass exodus from Big Tech, geopolitical headaches for cross-border deals, and the AI agent that accidentally deleted a company's entire production database.
- SpaceX’s $60B AI Bet, Mega Rounds, and the Chip Arms RaceLauren 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 BrainLauren 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 WarsLauren 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 UpLauren 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.
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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.
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