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Sam Altman: Silicon Valley’s Greatest Grift? (Ed Zitron Reaction)
John Johnston (JJ) reacts to some of a recent interview with Ed Zitron, who thinks that OpenAI’s Sam Altman “is an historic con artist”, and the the …
6 months ago
Politics: Trump’s Obsession with Autocrat Viktor Orbán Explained
John Johnston (JJ) reacts to authoritarian expert Anne Applebaum, who discusses with The Bulwark’s Tim Miller how the Trump administration has been c…
6 months ago
SpaceX IPO Valuation Hype: Elon’s Ultimate Reality Distortion?
John Johnston (JJ) reacts to a Bloomberg opinion piece, in which Max Chafkin asserts that the upcoming SpaceX IPO is Elon Musk’s most audacious produ…
6 months ago
They REALLY Want SpaceX Starship to be a War Machine
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship could in the future be used to launch powerful munitions into orbit, to be deployed qu…
6 months, 1 week ago
OpenAI Buys Sam Altman’s Favorite Tech Podcast for Huge Price
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the astonishing news that OpenAI has acquired TBPN tech podcast for “low hundreds of millions” of dollars, supposedly …
6 months, 1 week ago
OpenAI Insiders: Sam Altman's an Untrustworthy Sociopath
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how new interviews and closely guarded documents about the head of OpenAI, Sam Altman, have shed light on “persistent …
6 months, 1 week ago
Why Bank Analysts Warn of 60% Tesla Stock Collapse
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the news that multiple investment banking analysts are predicting as much as 60% downside for Tesla stock, after the Q…
6 months, 1 week ago
Biggest Money Grab Ever? Elon’s SpaceX Files To Go Public
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the news that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has filed to go public ahead of AI rivals, with an IPO that is poised to be one of th…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Stop Believing AI Hype (Elon Taught Them Everything)
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down how Silicon Valley AI CEOs such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei have been making some grand claims…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Why the AI Boom is Smoke and Mirrors
John Johnston (JJ) breaks down the latest AI boom or bubble news. JJ reacts to an Ed Zitron interview from The Tech Report, in which Ed discusses how…
6 months, 2 weeks ago