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Nvidia Restarts China Sales, Vibe Coding Backlash, Peptide Craze | Diet TBPN

Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.TBPN is made possible by:Ramp - https://Ramp.comAppLovin - https://axon.aiCisco - https://www.cisco.comCognition - https://cognition.aiConsole - https://console.comCrowdStrike - https://crowdstrike.comElevenLabs - https://elevenlabs.ioFigma - https://figma.comFin - https://fin.aiGemini - https://gemini.google.comGraphite - https://graphite.comGusto - https://gusto.com/tbpnKalshi - https://kalshi.comLabelbox - https://labelbox.comLambda - https://lambda.aiLinear - https://linear.appMongoDB - https://mongodb.comNYSE - https://nyse.comOkta - https://www.okta.comPhantom - https://phantom.com/cashPlaid - https://plaid.comPublic - https://public.comRailway - https://railway.comRestream - https://restream.ioSentry - https://sentry.ioShopify - https://shopify.com/tbpnTurbopuffer - https://turbopuffer.comVanta - https://vanta.comVibe - https://vibe.coFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive

H200s in China, Apple Blocks Vibe Coding, Peptide Debates | Andy Fang, Matt Jayson, Dr. Cameron Sepah, Chris Gadek, Chris Hladczuk, Georgios Konstantopoulos, Matt Huang

Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com(05:54) - H200s Are Going to China (18:27) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (27:33) - Apple Cracks Down on Vibe Coding Apps (37:36) - Peptide Debate (46:17) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (54:50) - Private Credit Meets the AI Shift (01:05:44) - Andy Fang, co-founder and head of consumer engineering at DoorDash, discusses the company's recent acquisition of Metis, an applied AI research lab, to enhance AI integration into their services. He highlights the potential of AI to improve customer experiences by addressing decision paralysis through agentic commerce, and to assist restaurants in optimizing operations, such as pricing and promotions. Fang also emphasizes the importance of creating seamless, beneficial AI-driven experiences without overtly branding them as AI features. (01:25:05) - Matt Jayson, founder and CEO of Multiply, discusses his company's innovative approach as the first hybrid AI media agency, combining AI agents with human expertise to create self-learning ads that adapt based on customer feedback. He highlights their recent emergence from stealth mode with a $9.5 million funding round and emphasizes the need for modernized advertising strategies in the B2B sector, noting that traditional ads become stale quickly. By integrating AI with human media buying, Multiply aims to revolutionize advertising effectiveness and efficiency. (01:34:12) - Dr. Cameron Sepah, a licensed clinical psychologist and former assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCSF School of Medicine, is the founder and CEO of Maximus, a company specializing in men's health and hormone optimization. In the conversation, he discusses the concept of performance medicine, emphasizing the use of FDA-approved treatments like testosterone, GLP-1 agonists, and growth hormone peptides to enhance health and performance. Dr. Sepah also highlights the importance of personalized medicine, advocating for tailored protocols that address individual health needs beyond traditional healthcare models. (02:06:19) - Chris Gadek, CEO of AdQuick, discusses how the company is revolutionizing out-of-home (OOH) advertising by integrating technology to streamline planning, buying, and measurement processes. He highlights AdQuick's recent partnership with OUTFRONT Media, a major player in the OOH space, to enhance campaign execution and measurement across various formats. Gadek also emphasizes the importance of proving the effectiveness of OOH advertising through advanced analytics and measurement tools. (02:17:05) - Chris Hladczuk, co-founder and CEO of Hanover Park, an AI-native fund administration platform, discusses how his company streamlines financial operations for investment firms by replacing manual processes—referred to as "human duct tape"—with AI-driven solutions. He highlights the platform's ability to provide real-time data integration, enabling faster decision-making and reducing reliance on traditional, labor-intensive methods. Additionally, Hladczuk emphasizes Hanover Park's commitment to becoming the default partner for fund CFOs seeking AI transformation, underscoring the company's rapid growth and focus on customer satisfaction. (02:30:07) - Georgios Konstantopoulos, Chief Technology Officer and General Partner at Paradigm, leads the engineering team at Tempo, a payments-focused blockchain project. In the conversation, he discusses Tempo's recent mainnet launch and the introduction of the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), designed to enable agents to perform transactions seamlessly. He highlights Tempo's optimization for fast, low-latency payments and introduces features like Sessions and Access Keys to manage transaction scalability and security. (02:45:24) - Matt Huang, co-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm, discusses the rapid development and launch of Tempo, a Layer 1 blockchain designed for stablecoin payments, highlighting the collaboration between Paradigm and Stripe to address existing infrastructure challenges. He emphasizes the importance of promoting stablecoin adoption beyond merely offering another blockchain, noting their potential to modernize the financial system by enabling instant, 24/7 payments. Huang also reflects on Paradigm's investment strategy, comparing early investments in Bitcoin and Ethereum to current considerations in the AI landscape, and underscores the firm's commitment to supporting frontier technologies. 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OpenAI Ends Side Quests, SF Housing Market is Back, Kalshi’s $1B Prize | Diet TBPN

Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.TBPN is made possible by:Ramp - https://Ramp.comAppLovin - https://axon.aiCisco - https://www.cisco.comCognition - https://cognition.aiConsole - https://console.comCrowdStrike - https://crowdstrike.comElevenLabs - https://elevenlabs.ioFigma - https://figma.comFin - https://fin.aiGemini - https://gemini.google.comGraphite - https://graphite.comGusto - https://gusto.com/tbpnKalshi - https://kalshi.comLabelbox - https://labelbox.comLambda - https://lambda.aiLinear - https://linear.appMongoDB - https://mongodb.comNYSE - https://nyse.comOkta - https://www.okta.comPhantom - https://phantom.com/cashPlaid - https://plaid.comPublic - https://public.comRailway - https://railway.comRestream - https://restream.ioSentry - https://sentry.ioShopify - https://shopify.com/tbpnTurbopuffer - https://turbopuffer.comVanta - https://vanta.comVibe - https://vibe.coFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive

AI Side Quests, Zaslav's Payday, SF Housing Market is Back | Shyam Sankar, Gili Raanan, Anna Patterson, Jake Loosararian, carried_no_interest

Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com(02:22) - AI Side Quests (18:42) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (41:12) - Jensen Huang on Going to Space (44:38) - Zaslav's Payday (48:21) - Carried No, an anonymous X user known for his distinctive profile picture, discusses the unfolding crisis in software private equity and private credit markets, highlighting the unsustainable financing structures that have led to a looming debt repayment cliff in 2028-2029. He emphasizes the role of AI disruption in accelerating these challenges, as enterprise customers shift to shorter contract terms due to technological uncertainties, thereby undermining the traditional stability of software investments. Carried No also critiques the slow adoption of AI strategies within private equity firms, suggesting that without integrating AI expertise into their operations, these firms risk obsolescence in an increasingly competitive landscape. (01:17:04) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:19:38) - SF Housing Market is Back (01:23:49) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:30:56) - Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Palantir Technologies, has been instrumental in transforming the company from a startup to a global leader in software and AI solutions. In the conversation, he discusses the urgent need to revitalize the American industrial base to enhance national defense capabilities, emphasizing the role of AI in empowering workers and streamlining manufacturing processes. Sankar also highlights the importance of fostering a culture of innovation and agency among individuals to drive meaningful change in the defense sector. (01:58:03) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (02:00:18) - Gili Raanan, founder of Cyberstarts and a prominent cybersecurity investor, discusses the rapid acceleration of technological advancements, noting that while the last technological doubling took 170 years, the next is expected within 25 years, leading to unprecedented changes. He emphasizes the need for proactive safeguards to manage emerging risks, particularly in artificial intelligence, to prevent scenarios reminiscent of science fiction dystopias. Raanan also highlights the importance of collaboration among cybersecurity leaders to address the expanding threat landscape and ensure a safer future. (02:15:17) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (02:22:36) - Anna Patterson, founder of Ceramic AI and former Google VP of Engineering, discusses her company's mission to reduce search costs to 5 cents per thousand queries, aligning them with inference costs. She explains that while inference costs have decreased to approximately 50 cents per thousand, search remains expensive at $5 to $15 per thousand queries, likening this disparity to the high cost of salsa compared to tacos. Patterson also highlights Ceramic AI's capabilities, including a 40-billion-page web search and proprietary systems, emphasizing their supervised generation approach to minimize hallucinations and enhance application affordability and speed. (02:31:09) - Jake Loosararian, co-founder and CEO of Gecko Robotics, discusses founding the company in 2013 to address critical infrastructure failures in industries like energy and defense. He highlights the development of wall-climbing robots equipped with advanced sensors to inspect and predict maintenance needs, enhancing safety and efficiency. Loosararian also shares his journey from bootstrapping the startup to achieving a valuation exceeding $1 billion, emphasizing the importance of perseverance and innovation in solving complex industrial challenges. (02:48:00) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions TBPN.com is made possible by:Ramp - https://Ramp.comAppLovin - https://axon.aiCisco - https://www.cisco.comCognition - https://cognition.aiConsole - https://console.comCrowdStrike - https://crowdstrike.comElevenLabs - https://elevenlabs.ioFigma - https://figma.comFin - https://fin.aiGemini - https://gemini.google.comGraphite - https://graphite.comGusto - https://gusto.com/tbpnKalshi - https://kalshi.comLabelbox - https://labelbox.comLambda - https://lambda.aiLinear - https://linear.appMongoDB - https://mongodb.comNYSE - https://nyse.comOkta - https://www.okta.comPhantom - https://phantom.com/cashPlaid - https://plaid.comPublic - https://public.comRailway - https://railway.comRestream - https://restream.ioSentry - https://sentry.ioShopify - https://shopify.com/tbpnTurbopuffer - https://turbopuffer.comVanta - https://vanta.comVibe - https://vibe.coFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive

AI vs. Dog Cancer, Timothée Chalamet Under Fire, ‘Agents Over Bubbles' | Diet TBPN

Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.TBPN is made possible by:Ramp - https://Ramp.comAppLovin - https://axon.aiCisco - https://www.cisco.comCognition - https://cognition.aiConsole - https://console.comCrowdStrike - https://crowdstrike.comElevenLabs - https://elevenlabs.ioFigma - https://figma.comFin - https://fin.aiGemini - https://gemini.google.comGraphite - https://graphite.comGusto - https://gusto.com/tbpnKalshi - https://kalshi.comLabelbox - https://labelbox.comLambda - https://lambda.aiLinear - https://linear.appMongoDB - https://mongodb.comNYSE - https://nyse.comOkta - https://www.okta.comPhantom - https://phantom.com/cashPlaid - https://plaid.comPublic - https://public.comRailway - https://railway.comRestream - https://restream.ioSentry - https://sentry.ioShopify - https://shopify.com/tbpnTurbopuffer - https://turbopuffer.comVanta - https://vanta.comVibe - https://vibe.coFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive