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E23: Trump's Tariffs, and why Norway has $2,000,000,000,000 lying around
Today is a good one, we start off with Trump's Tariffs and the implications it has on tech, then talk about antitrust issues and Instagram's new "Blend" feature. We also look into Norway's wealth fund - one of the most incredible feats of any Government, and end on running humanoid robots. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:00:52 Trump's Tariffs00:10:14 Antitrust cases00:18:04 Instagram Blend00:23:57 Norway's incredible $2 Tn fund00:39:51 Thought of the Episode
14 Apr 2025
E22: seven39, and who on Earth is Reuters?
Today we discuss a new time-based social media app, seven39, look at OpenAI's strategy in India, discuss lab-grown meat, and peer into Shopify's CEO's radical company memo. Also, we uncover who the heck Reuters are, before ending on a conversation about smartphones in China. Enjoy!
WaffleByte is all about interesting stories and bytes about technology, business, and things that might change the world. Hosted by Kuankuan Lin and Sourish Sharma, available every Monday. We try not to waffle.
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Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:01:13 seven3900:11:42 OpenAI in India00:19:48 Mississippi bans lab-grown meat00:24:37 Shopify and AI00:31:15 Uncovering Reuters00:48:16 Thought of the Episode
4 Apr 2025
Dan Scarbrough: building the AI internet, powering data centres, and the AI revolution
This is a chat with Dan Scarbrough, Chief Commercial Officer of Stelia. Stelia’s mission is to “build the internet for AI”, offering a data mobility platform which allows for ultra-fast and flexible scaling with access to the best compute resources available globally.Dan is a data centre wizard, with over 25 years of experience in the industry and various entrepreneurial ventures. In this conversation, we explore the future of the internet, the problem AI innovators face today, the philosophy of humanity, and lots more. Enjoy!
A HUGE thank you to OpenUK (https://openuk.uk/) for organising State of Open Con (https://stateofopencon.com/) 2025, where we met Kris!!
Dan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danscarbrough/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danscarbrough/)Stelia's Newsroom: https://newsroom.stelia.ai/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbi1mTFJWaVdSS3RkVmFYQkZDdVhwdUpNR2FrUXxBQ3Jtc0tsRWt6RGxuM3pTVEhQdW54bHh4dENfM3VJcTNSczc1Y2JXY0IxbHM1dUlhWmVjTHFtc1FiYXJQUW1aaG1JOFp1OWozS0VaUkJ1OGw0Vl9xanpYMjQzYkZmdXFhbC1Ib3Q3WGVTVlN0b21Fa3lrWFpJcw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.stelia.ai%2F&v=HUPbGcek-Rg)Stelia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stelia-io/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/stelia-io/)
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