Cory Weinberg, Deputy Bureau Chief of Finance at The Information, dives into EA's monumental $55 billion buyout, dissecting the financial giants behind the deal, including Jared Kushner's Affinity. Rodney Brooks, founder of Robust AI and co-creator of iRobot, shares a technical reality check on humanoid robots, discussing their challenges with dexterity, safety risks, and the evolution of robot design. The conversation also touches on NVIDIA's race in AI as driven by competitive fears and the hurdles of corporate data access in AI projects.
