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By Demo Day


AI Broke the Grid. Here’s How We Fix It.
America has an energy problem. Not because we don’t have enough of it, but because our grid was built for another era.The AI boom has changed everything. Data centers are multiplying, power demand is soaring, and our century-old infrastructure is buckling under the weight of a new industrial revolution. Over the next four years, U.S. electricity use could jump by 25%, driven largely by AI and cloud computing.Featured Guest: Sheldon Kimber, co-founder and CEO of Intersect.

"The Most Important Case Ever" - The Legality of Trump's Tariffs
Trump used emergency powers to slap tariffs on nearly every import coming into the U.S. But was that ever legal? We break down everything leading up to tomorrow's Supreme Court's hearing of what President Trump is calling the "most important case ever."

ChatGPT Now Wants to Be Your AI Girlfriend
OpenAI just announced that ChatGPT will soon include an “Adult Mode," allowing verified users over 18 to generate more mature and erotic content. But as AI companions become more realistic, emotionally responsive, and even flirtatious, a deeper question emerges: What happens when a generation of lonely young men turns to machines for intimacy?

Bitcoin is up $11,000 in 5 Days -- Here's Why
Bitcoin has been roaring this week. We tell you why.
Featured Guests: Ash Egan, founder and general partner, Archetype | Jannick Malling, co-founder and co-CEO, Public.com

Saudi Investors Just Bought EA for $55 Billion
Electronic Arts is set to go private in a record-breaking $55 billion buyout, led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, and Silver Lake. The deal, which is the largest corporate buyout in history, raises big questions about national security, foreign investment, and the future of one of gaming’s biggest publishers.
Featured Guest: Aidan Gold, investor, Ensemble VC

WORKSLOP Crisis? 40% of Workers Received It Last Month
AI “workslop” is flooding workplaces, with 40% of U.S. employees receiving it just last month. Researchers say it’s wasting hours and killing ROI on companies’ massive AI investments.
Featured Guest: Carmen Li, CEO, Silicon Data

OpenAI Expands Stargate with 5 New Data Centers
OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data center sites across the United States, bringing the total planned capacity to 7 gigawatts over the next three years. With $400 billion already lined up, these plans put Stargate ahead of schedule to secure the full $500 billion, 10-gigawatt commitment by the end of 2025.

Nvidia Plans to Invest $100B into OpenAI
Nvidia says they plan to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI to support a massive buildout of AI data centers requiring 10 gigawatts of power, equivalent to 4–5 million GPUs.
Featured Guest: Jaymes Davis, Chief Technical Evangelist, Kasm Technologies

Stop Believing Everything AI Tells You
Have you ever trusted AI only to realize it confidently gave you the wrong answer? From doctors to students, people are falling for what I call the "AI Blind Spot Effect": we notice AI's mistakes in our own area of expertise, but assume it’s perfect everywhere else.

The AI Advisor that Passed the CFP Exam with Ease...
This video is NOT sponsored by Origin.
Origin just launched its AI Financial Advisor, and we think it's pretty impressive.
Here's what it can do:
- Passed the CFP® exam with scores higher than every major AI model (and one-third of human advisors)
- Connects to your real financial data for personalized, real-time advice
- Delivers daily and weekly financial insights, market analysis, and investment recommendations
- Helps with everything from simple budgeting questions to major life events like home buying or career changes
- Replaces multiple finance apps with one powerful, AI-driven platform
And Origin is offering it to new customers for only a $1 subscription for the first year. Their goal is to make expert financial guidance accessible to everyday Americans (something only 27% currently have due to cost barriers).
Find the new AI Advisor here: https://useorigin.com/

Trump’s INSANE Gaza Plan: DISPLACE 2M Palestinians & Build a Tech Hub
Trump’s Gaza plan is one of the most controversial proposals in recent memory: offering Palestinians $5,000 each to leave temporarily or permanently, while transforming Gaza into a tech-driven “Riviera of the Middle East," complete with AI-powered smart cities and global corporate partners.
We break down the origins of the plan, who’s behind it, the international reactions, and why critics are calling it “insane” and “ethnic cleansing in disguise.” We also look at the shocking details, from a U.S.-run trusteeship to IKEA being named as a possible partner.
Full GREAT Trust Slide Deck (PDF): The Washington Post’s published 38-page prospectus: https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/f86dd56a-de7f-4943-af4a-84819111b727.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Reuters: Summary of post-war plan details and implications: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/post-war-plan-sees-us-administering-gaza-least-decade-washington-post-2025-08-31/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Washington Post: Deep dive on the U.S.-administered trusteeship and “Riviera of the Middle East": https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/31/trump-gaza-plan-riviera-relocation/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
The Guardian: Scathing critique calling the proposal an attempt to “mask ethnic cleansing.”: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/leaked-gaza-riviera-plan-dismissed-as-insane-attempt-to-cover-ethnic-cleansing?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Svenska Dagbladet (SvD): Reporting on IKEA being named and publicly denying involvement: https://www.svd.se/a/dRX2G1/ikea-namns-i-plan-om-nytt-gaza-ej-godkant?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Why Companies are Pulling Back on AI Experiments
Companies rushed to adopt AI, but now many are rolling those decisions back. Why? Customers are loudly opposed to using AI and the tools aren't turning profits. How long will it take for artificial intelligence to find its footing? Let's discuss.

The Fed is not Accounting for AI’s Pace, Gov’t Stakes in More Companies Coming
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that AI is about to take off and the Fed should be paying more attention to it (and should lower rates accordingly). And earlier in the week a top Trump advisor says that the U.S. government plans on taking more stakes in companies.
Featured Guests: Matt Watson, founder and CEO, Origin | Ben Narasin, founder and general partner, Tenacity VC

North Korean Fake IT Workers Infiltrate U.S. Companies, America’s Water Problem
North Korea has built a vast underground IT labor force that has secretly infiltrated U.S. and global companies through fraudulent job applications. Experts say nearly every Fortune 500 company has unknowingly hired a North Korean IT worker, despite efforts to prevent it. These operatives use stolen identities, fake documents, and accomplices in China and the U.S. to secure remote jobs, and the problem is only getting worse.
We also discuss the growing concerns around America's water crisis.
Featured Guests: Jeff Becker, general partner, Antler | Tom Ferguson, founder and managing partner, Burnt Island Ventures

Startups Using AI Are 3x More Likely to Grow -- Mercury Report 2025
Mercury just released a massive report surveying 1,500 early-stage founders on how startups are raising, spending, and hiring this year.We break down the most surprising insights:- 87% of founders say they’re more confident about the future than last year- Startups using AI are 3x more likely to be scaling their teams- Most companies are still raising under $5M — but spending is climbing fast- Contractors and freelancers are now core to startup strategy- The R&D tax change hit founders hard — but relief is finally comingWhether you’re a founder, investor, or just startup-curious, this is a snapshot of how the rules of startup economics are changing in real time.📊 Full Mercury report here: https://mercury.com/blog/startup-economics-report-2025

He Never Came Home: How a 76-yr Old Man Was Tricked by Meta’s Flirty Chatbot
A tragic Reuters investigation reveals how one of Meta's AI chatbots played a huge role in the death of a vulnerable 76 year old user.
Meta’s AI “personas” were designed to feel like real companions, but they do a lot more flirting and pretending to be real humans (with real apartments/addresses) than they ever should.
Read the full Reuters investigation here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-death/

The MIT Fraud You've Never Heard of
The academic world believed his huge lie. The story of Aidan Toner-Rodgers, a first year phd student in economics at MIT.

Perplexity Offers Google $34.5 Billion for Chrome Browser
AI startup Perplexity has made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google’s Chrome browser, aiming to challenge Google’s dominance in web search. The offer comes as U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta considers whether to force Google to sell Chrome as part of an antitrust remedy, following a ruling that the company illegally monopolized the search market.
founder and general partner, Tenacity VC

Is Agentic Shopping Right Around the Corner?
Agentic shopping (where AI agents handle the entire buying process for you) is one of the most-hyped ideas in tech right now. But according to Pinterest CEO Bill Ready, it’s not arriving anytime soon. In this episode, we break down what agentic shopping is, why big tech companies are chasing it, and why the industry might be years away from making it a reality.
Featured Guest: Medha Agrawal, general partner, defy vc

ChatGPT 5 is Here
OpenAI just launched GPT-5, its smartest, fastest, and most useful model yet, available immediately to all ChatGPT users.

$100B Question: Can Apple Actually Manufacture in the USA?
Under pressure from Trump’s tariff threats, Apple just announced it is pouring another $100 billion into U.S. manufacturing to protect iPhones, and its bottom line. And the company announces its new “American Manufacturing Program” to reshore Apple’s supply chain and boost U.S. production of critical components.
Featured Guest: Rob Biederman, managing partner, Asymmetric Capital Partners

Palantir Wins $10 Billion, 10-Year Army Contract
Palantir just locked in a $10 billion, 10-year deal with the U.S. Army to streamline 75 contracts into one, solidifying its role as the Pentagon’s go-to software partner in the age of AI-driven warfare.
Featured Guest: Ross Fubini, founder and managing director, XYZ Ventures

The Rise of Austin: America’s Next Big Startup Capital
Austin is the next big startup capital. It is now the fastest-growing major startup ecosystem in the U.S., and is on track to surpass Boston as the #4 startup city, right behind San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles.

Did Figma Just Have the Greatest Opening Day Ever?
On Figma’s first day trading on the NYSE, its stock soared over 250%, closing at $115.50 and giving the design software company a market cap near $68 billion. That's more than triple the $20 billion Adobe offered before regulators killed that deal in 2023. Silicon Valley is celebrating. The IPO raised $1.2 billion, mostly benefiting early investors like Sequoia, Greylock, Index Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins, whose combined stakes are now worth about $24 billion. It’s a huge win for Silicon Valley VCs after a prolonged IPO drought that began in 2022.
Featured Guests: Ben Narasin, founder and general partner, Tenacity VC | Jaya Gupta, partner, Foundation Capital

China’s $564 Billion AI Push Aims to Cut Out the West
China is pouring hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure, mandating AI education from grade school to college, and churning out homegrown talent -- all to position itself to dominate the AI race while the U.S. scrambles to keep its narrowing lead.
Featured Guest: Connor Love, partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners

A Second Massive Breach Has Hit the Tea App
Tea, the viral dating safety app built to help women share red flags about men, just suffered another massive data breach. The initial leak exposed 72,000 sensitive images (selfies and photo IDs used for verification). The second security issue has revealed over 1.1 million messages including chats where users shared phone numbers, discussed abortions, and talked about cheating partners.

Tesla Signs $16.5 Billion Chip Contract with Samsung
Elon Musk just confirmed a $16.5 billion chip deal with Samsung, locking in production of Tesla's next-gen AI6 chips from Samsung’s new Texas fab. The deal marks a major comeback bid for Samsung in the AI chip war after falling behind rivals like TSMC and Nvidia.
Featured Guest: Jimmy Yun, investor, 8VC

Everyone is Afraid of AI Robots -- Here’s Why They're Wrong
It is inevitable that humanoid robots will be in our homes within the next 15 years. Many are afraid, but they shouldn't be.

Trump’s AI Action Plan, Microsoft SharePoint Hack, Europe AI “Sputnik Moment”
Trump just flipped the AI playbook, ditching regulation for raw acceleration, with an ambitious plan to supercharge data centers, wipe legal barriers, and root out “woke” algorithms.
Chinese hackers recently breached the United States nuclear weapons agency using a Microsoft SharePoint flaw, exposing how fragile America’s cyber infrastructure still is.
And how Europe may be poised to have a “sputnik moment” in AI, but to build unicorns, founders must win early in the U.S. where the money, market, and momentum live.
founder and CEO, Finster AI | Max Buchan, co-founder and CEO, Valarian | Payton Dobbs, partner, Hoxton Ventures

How OpenAI’s $500B Stargate Plan has Entirely Sidelined its Partner SoftBank
OpenAI is racing to build a 5GW AI infrastructure empire with Oracle, which will cost $30B a year and create enough juice to power 4 million homes. Stargate, its $500 billion dollar SoftBank partnership, however, is lagging behind, and is still yet to secure a single data center deal.
Featured Guest: Jake O'Shea, principal, Antler

CEO Interview: How Medium Nearly Went Bankrupt, and the Fight Back to Profit
We interview the CEO of Medium for the story of how he helped the company claw its way back from millions of losses and near-collapse.
Featured Guest: Tony Stubblebine, CEO, Medium
Read Tony's article 'Fell in a hole, got out.' on Medium: https://medium.com/the-coach-life/fell-in-a-hole-got-out-381356ec8d7f

Netflix is the First Major Studio to Use GenAI, Says it was 10x Faster than VFX
Netflix just slipped generative AI into its new sci-fi series The Eternaut to cut costs and speed up production. It marks the first time AI-made visuals have appeared in an original Netflix show and reignites fears about machines replacing human creatives.
Featured Guests: Pratima Arora, chief product officer, Smartsheet
Watch our full interview with Augustus Doricko at Rainmaker's facility in El Segundo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha3iTQS8yiA

Meet ChatGPT Agent, OpenAI’s Next Game Changer
OpenAI has launched Agent Mode, a major upgrade to ChatGPT that enables it to take real-world actions like browsing, coding, using APIs, and handling complex tasks on its own virtual computer, with safeguards against prompt injection, data leaks, and risky actions.Featured Guest: Ben Narasin, founder & general partner, Tenacity VC

$47M for Firestorm’s 3D-Printed Drone Tech, AI Startups See Funding Surge
The CEO of Firestorm Labs joins us to discuss the company’s $47 million dollar series A funding round to scale its battlefield-ready 3D printing platform. And driven of course by AI, U.S. startup funding has jumped 75.6% so far in 2025, even as VC fundraising has fallen.
Featured Guests: Dan Magy, CEO and co-founder, Firestorm | Elliott Parker, founder and CEO, Alloy Partners
Watch our recent interview with Dan at Firestorm's facility in San Diego: https://youtu.be/rLTiJQvVBFM

Trump, McCormick’s $90B AI + Energy Push in PA, An Appeal for Mobile Voting
Trump and Senator McCormick just announced a plan for $90 billion in private investment to supercharge Pennsylvania’s AI and energy sectors, creating thousands of jobs. And we talk to Bradley Tusk about his recent Ted Talk in which he made the case for why you should be able to vote on your phone.
Featured Guests: Doug Clinton, co-founder and managing partner, Deepwater Asset Management | Bradley Tusk, CEO, Tusk Venture Partners
Watch Bradley Tusk's Ted Talk titled 'Why you should be able to vote on your phone' here: https://www.ted.com/talks/bradley_tusk_why_you_should_be_able_to_vote_on_your_phone

Rainmaker x Atmo Team Up to Cloud Seed with AI, Grok for Government
Cloud-seeding startup Rainmaker, which recently fueled conspiracy theories after the Texas floods, just teamed up with Atmo, an AI weather firm to squeeze more rain out of the sky with drones. And Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok, fresh off a scandal for spewing antisemitic garbage, is now under Pentagon contract and officially for sale to every federal agency in America.
Featured Guests: Augustus Doricko, CEO and founder, Rainmaker Technology Corp | Alex Levy, CEO and co-founder, Atmo | Oliver Libby, managing partner and co-founder, H/L Ventures and City Rock Venture Partners

Devin AI May Replace Thousands on Wall St, Trump’s Mining Bill Kills Demand
Wall Street just hired an AI engineer named Devin who writes code like a human, and he might soon have thousands of clones replacing junior developers. And Trump’s new “One Big Beautiful Bill” promises more American rare-earth mining but kills the clean energy incentives that made those mines worth building.
Featured Guests: Anshul Gupta, co-founder, Actively AI | Josh Dorfman, co-founder, CEO, and Host, Supercool

Elon Unveils Grok 4, Pentagon Invests in Rare Earths, and Amazon Considers Anthropic Investment
On today’s show, Elon says that Grok 4 is smarter than PHDs in all disciplines, the Pentagon takes on China in the battle for mining rare earths, and Amazon considers dumping billions of more investment dollars into Anthropic.

Nvidia Hits $4T in Market Cap and Trump Unveils New Tariff Rates
On today’s show, Nvidia just became the most valuable country in history hitting $4T in market cap, Trump unveils the latest tariffs rates on countries

The Moa Bird Is Returning from Extinction, Trump's Bill Effects VC, and Apple's COO steps down
On today’s show, how will the big beautiful bill affect venture capital? We have more job movement news, people getting hired, people leaving companies. And the Moa bird, that’s been extinct for hundreds of years, is being brough back to life.

Elon Musk Starts New Political Party, Meta Poaches Apple AI Talent, and Texas Flood Recap
On today’s show, Elon Musk announces he is starting a new political party in America. Mark Zuckerberg’s hiring streak continues by adding one of Apple’s top AI talents, and we recap what happened with the flooding in Central Texas and if cloud seeding played a role in it.

Ford CEO: AI to Replace Half of White-Collar Jobs, National AI Rules Coming?
Tech CEOs are no longer being shy about it: they’re saying AI is coming for your job, my job, everyone’s job, with predictions that 50% of white collar workers will be replaced. And after a failed attempt to block states from making their own AI laws, Washington is now under pressure to finally write national AI rules before America becomes a regulatory patchwork mess.
Featured Guests: Rob Biederman, managing partner, Asymmetric Capital Partners | Kira Shishkin, CEO, informedTry informed: informed is the news partner of Venture Daily. Our listeners get a free trial of informed and discounted access: Simply text the word “venture” to 844-406-INFO (844-406-4636)

Peter Thiel & Palmer Luckey Launch a Bank, AI Apps Critically Vulnerable
Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey are launching a Tolkien-themed bank to serve crypto and defense startups left behind after SVB’s collapse. And a new study warns that AI in fintech and healthcare apps can be tricked into leaking data with just a sneaky prompt.
Featured Guests: Jake O'Shea, principal, Antler | Gareth Shepherd, managing director, Voya Investment Management

Senate Opposes AI Bill 99-1, Figma IPO, Cloudflare to Charge Scraping AI Bots
The US Senate just removed the AI regulation ban from Trump’s "Big Beautiful Bill. " Yesterday, Figma filed for an IPO and intends to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “FIG.” And Cloudflare may have just changed the game for content creators and AI bots.
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Microsoft's AI Diagnoses 4x Better Than Doctors, Zuck Launches Superintelligence Labs, and Oracle Signs $30B Cloud Contract
Microsoft introduces AI-driven diagnosis system to advance healthcare.
Mark Zuckerberg announces his new “Superintelligence Labs” team at Meta with some exciting hires.
And Oracle signs record-breaking $30B cloud agreement, outpacing its current cloud revenue.
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Zuck and Sam Altman go toe-to-toe, Trump finds a buyer for TikTok, and a June Recap
The feud between Meta and OpenAI heat up as Zuck steals more OpenAI employees to join his Superintelligence team.
President Trump says he has found a buyer for the US operations of TikTok.
And we give you a quick recap of everything big that happened in the month of June.
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Musk vs. Bezos: The Race for Space
Jeff Bezos is making moves in Washington—meeting with Trump just weeks after Elon Musk’s falling out with the former president. Meanwhile, Reddit is cracking down on AI-generated content to protect the human feel of its platform. And in a major shift, the FHFA is pushing to count crypto as a real asset in the U.S. mortgage system.Featured guest: Ben Narasin, founder and general partner, Tenacity Venture CapitalDOWNLOAD PUBLIC: https://public.com/venture Invest in everything—stocks, options, bonds, crypto. You can even earn some of the highest yields in the industry—like the 7% or higher yield you can lock in with a Bond Account. Public is a FINRA-registered, SIPC-insured platform that takes your investments as seriously as you do. Fund your account in five minutes or less at (https://public.com/venture?utm_source...) and get up to $10,000 when you transfer your old portfolio.All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1890144), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. A Bond Account is a self-directed brokerage account with Public Investing, member FINRA/SIPC. Deposits into this account are used to purchase 10 investment-grade and high-yield bonds. The 7%+ yield is the average, annualized yield to worst (YTW) across all ten bonds in the Bond Account, before fees, as of 5/15/2025. A bond’s yield is a function of its market price, which can fluctuate; therefore, a bond’s YTW is not “locked in” until the bond is purchased, and your yield at time of purchase may be different from the yield shown here. The “locked in” YTW is not guaranteed; you may receive less than the YTW of the bonds in the Bond Account if you sell any of the bonds before maturity or if the issuer defaults on the bond. Public Investing charges a markup on each bond trade. See our Fee Schedule (https://public.com/disclosures/fee-sc... and Conditions (https://help.public.com/en/articles/6...) apply.

OpenAI Warns About China, Bumble Lays Off 30% of Staff, and Spirit Wants JetBlue/United Deal Blocked
OpenAI says China’s AI push is targeting developing nations, Bumble announces massive layoffs, and Spirit Airlines tries to block a controversial airline alliance.
Featured guest: Parker McKee, Partner, Pillar VC
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OpenAI's legal troubles continue, Trump's chip tariff receives blowback, and Delphi raises $16M in Series A funding
Automakers, tech giants, and others push back against Trump’s proposed 25% chip tariff.It’s reported that the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow and Natanz actually only set Iran’s nuclear program back about 3-6 months. Sam Altman leaks emails between him and IYO founder Jason Rugolo ahead of their legal battle over OpenAI’s IO.And we got a special funding announcement from a company creating new digital minds.Featured Guests: Rob Biederman, Managing Partner, Asymmetric Capital Partners and Dara Ladjevardian, Co-founder and CEO, DelphiDOWNLOAD PUBLIC: https://public.com/ventureInvest in everything—stocks, options, bonds, crypto. You can even earn some of the highest yields in the industry—like the 7% or higher yield you can lock in with a Bond Account. Public is a FINRA-registered, SIPC-insured platform that takes your investments as seriously as you do. Fund your account in five minutes or less at (https://public.com/venture?utm_source...) and get up to $10,000 when you transfer your old portfolio.All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1890144), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. A Bond Account is a self-directed brokerage account with Public Investing, member FINRA/SIPC. Deposits into this account are used to purchase 10 investment-grade and high-yield bonds. The 7%+ yield is the average, annualized yield to worst (YTW) across all ten bonds in the Bond Account, before fees, as of 5/15/2025. A bond’s yield is a function of its market price, which can fluctuate; therefore, a bond’s YTW is not “locked in” until the bond is purchased, and your yield at time of purchase may be different from the yield shown here. The “locked in” YTW is not guaranteed; you may receive less than the YTW of the bonds in the Bond Account if you sell any of the bonds before maturity or if the issuer defaults on the bond. Public Investing charges a markup on each bond trade. See our Fee Schedule (https://public.com/disclosures/fee-sc...)*Terms and Conditions (https://help.public.com/en/articles/6...) apply.

American Military Bases Hit by Iran, Zuck Chases Top AI Talent, and WhatsApp Banned in The House
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is aggressively courting top AI talent with compensation offers exceeding $100 million as he builds a new Superintelligence team. Meanwhile, the U.S. House of Representatives has quietly banned WhatsApp on staff devices, citing security risks. And tensions in the Middle East flared as Iran fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating against recent American actions.
Featured Guests: Jackson Moses, Founder & Managing Partner, Silent Ventures and George Mathew, Managing Director, Insight Partners
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