Deals of the Week: Altman, Funding, and Waymo-Lyft

This week on Equity, Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, and Max Zeff unpack the biggest moves in AI, robotics, and regulation. Listen to the full episode to hear about:

• Meta Connect's AR/AI vision and neural wristband control (plus the demos that didn't go as planned)

• Jack Altman's rapid $275M fundraise and the Altman brothers' expanding Silicon Valley influence

• The Waymo-Lyft partnership bringing robotaxis to Nashville and the hunt for profitable AV models

• California's new AI safety legislation and what it means for Big Tech

• Why investors may soon call this the "golden age of robotics"

Equity will be back next week. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

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