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DeepSeek Funding Talks + PA Sues Character.AI
Episode 127
(0:15) China's State Chip Fund Moves to Lead DeepSeek Fundraising at $45 Billion Valuation (1:14) SAP Acquires 18 Month Old German AI Startup Prior L…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Pivot 5 AI Briefing — May 7, 2026
Episode 127
Hosts: James Okafor & Maya Chen In this episode: - Today: Claude gets supercharged with a SpaceX partnership, Uber's AI revolution goes global, and G…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
China Blocks Meta + AMD's AI Surge Shakes Markets
Episode 126
(0:15) China Blocks Meta's Two Billion Dollar Acquisition of AI Startup Manus (1:03) AMD Raises Forecast as Data Center AI Chip Sales Surge Past Expe…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Anthropic's $1.5B Deal + Tesla Hits Self-Driving Milestone
Episode 125
(0:15) Anthropic Forms $1.5 Billion Joint Venture With Blackstone and Goldman Sachs to Sell AI Tools (1:07) Cerebras Prices IPO at $26.6 Billion Valu…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
ChatGPT's open-source takeover + AI beats doctors in ER
Episode 124
(0:15) OpenAI Opens ChatGPT Subscriptions to OpenClaw While Anthropic Blocks Access (1:39) OpenAI's o1 Model Outperforms Emergency Room Doctors in Ha…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Pivot 5 AI Briefing — May 4, 2026
Episode 124
Hosts: James Okafor & Maya Chen In this episode: • Today we're covering South Africa's AI policy disaster, Demis Hassabis' billion-dollar reinforceme…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
AI Job Protections + Cerebras' $40B Bet
Episode 123
(0:15) Chinese Court Bars Companies From Using AI as Justification for Layoffs (1:14) Cerebras Targets $40 Billion Valuation in IPO After Landing $10…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Meta's Humanoid Push + Microsoft's AI Lawyer Agent
Episode 122
(0:15) Meta Acquires Robotics AI Startup to Advance Humanoid Development (1:15) Salesforce Launches Agentforce Operations to Fix Broken Enterprise Wo…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Pivot 5 AI Briefing — May 2, 2026
Episode 122
Hosts: James Okafor & Maya Chen In this episode: • Today we're breaking down why the AI industry is at a fascinating inflection point. • That's right…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Anthropic eyes $900B valuation + AI chip profits soar
Episode 121
(0:15) Anthropic Fields Multiple Preemptive Offers to Raise $50 Billion at $900 Billion Valuation (1:25) Memory Chip Makers Climb Into Global Top 10 …
3 months, 4 weeks ago