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The Information’s TITV is first in tech news and analysis from the people that break and shape the story. The rest is just commentary. Watch every weekday at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET on The Information.com/titv, App, YouTube, X—and on demand wherever you get your podcasts.

  1. 6 HR AGO

    Block’s 40% Layoff, Netflix Drops WB Bid, Anthropic vs Pentagon, Amazon-OpenAI $50B Deal

    Darrin Peller and Marcelo Lima talk with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Block’s 40% layoffs and how much of the cuts were driven by AI versus old-fashioned bloat. We also talk with reporter Aaron Holmes and Anissa Gardizy about OpenAI’s $110 billion funding round, Amazon’s $50 billion commitment, and the emerging chip and cloud alliances among Microsoft, Google and Meta, and Editors Martin Peers and Nick Wingfield about Netflix walking away from the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war and Anthropic’s standoff with the Pentagon over military use of AI. Lastly, we get into AI answer-engine optimization, the rise of “marketing engineers” with Profound CEO James Cadwallader and the OpenClaw Foundation’s future with foundation board member Dave Morin. Articles discussed on this episode:  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-new-deals-mean-amazon-microsoft-nvidia https://www.theinformation.com/articles/military-worries-simmer-openai-google-anthropic-hits-stalemate-pentagon https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/the-briefing/jack-dorsey-proves-ai-job-cut-fears-true-ellisons-win-warner Subscribe:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation  The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h Sign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda TITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us: X: https://x.com/theinformation IG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/

    57 min
  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Inside Amazon’s Potential $50B OpenAI Investment, Nvidia’s Impressive Earnings & Stock Fall

    The Information’s Sri Muppidi talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Amazon’s potential $50 billion OpenAI deal and its AGI-triggered terms. We also talk with Wedbush Managing Director Matt Bryson about Nvidia’s blowout quarter, stock selloff, China export risks and margins, and reporter Anita Ramaswamy about how AI is reshaping Salesforce and Snowflake’s growth and how Alphabet, Amazon and Meta are using debt to fund AI capex. Lastly, we get into autonomous warships and defense investing with Deputy Bureau Chief of Finance Cory Weinberg and the new data infrastructure stack for humanoid robots with Encord Co-CEOs Ulrik Stig Hansen and Eric Landau. Articles discussed on this episode:  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazons-50-billion-investment-openai-hinge-ipo-agi https://www.theinformation.com/articles/alphabet-big-tech-borrow-hundreds-billions https://www.theinformation.com/articles/autonomous-warship-startup-saronic-raising-7-5-billion-valuation https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-agenda/robot-data-startup-raises-60-million Subscribe:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation  The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h Sign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda TITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us: X: https://x.com/theinformation IG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/

    43 min
  3. 3 DAYS AGO

    Meta’s Six-Gigawatt Compute Deal with AMD, Notion Launches Custom Agents, Anthropic’s Safety Tests

    Creative Strategies Senior Analyst Austin Lyons talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Meta’s massive six-gigawatt compute deal with AMD and what it means for the AI chip landscape. We also talk with Enterprise Reporter Kevin McLaughlin about HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan’s plan to monetize customer data accessed by third-party AI agents and Sarah Sachs, AI Lead at Notion, about the launch of custom agents and usage-based pricing. We then dive into Anthropic’s 50 research projects studying rogue AI agents with reporter Rocket Drew and wrap up with Bradley Tusk, CEO of Tusk Ventures, to discuss the political and regulatory challenges facing data center build-outs. Articles discussed on this episode:  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-research-memo-shows-focus-rogue-agents-scheming-models https://www.theinformation.com/articles/agent-toll-gates-software-companies-ponder-respond-ai-risks https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/meta-strikes-six-gigawatt-compute-deal-amd Subscribe:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation  The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h Sign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda TITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us: X: https://x.com/theinformation IG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/

    55 min
  4. 4 DAYS AGO

    Starlink Takes on Telecom Giants, OpenAI’s Stargate Compute Hurdles, Nvidia Earnings Preview

    The Information’s Theo Wayt talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Starlink’s push to disrupt mass-market telecom giants with $50 plans and new retail stores. We also talk with Cloud Reporter Anissa Gardizy about the hurdles facing OpenAI’s "Stargate" project as it shifts toward a more complex data center partnership with Oracle and SoftBank. We get into Nvidia’s upcoming results with analyst Gil Luria, who explains why China is now a "rounding error" for the chipmaker. We wrap with Otter AI CEO Sam Liang on the company's 30-million-user milestone and its new "meeting context layer" for enterprises. Articles discussed on this episode:  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/spacexs-starlink-makes-land-grab-amazon-threat-looms https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-openais-scramble-get-computing-power-stargate-stalled https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-infrastructure/openais-stargate-issues-teach-anthropic Subscribe:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation  The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h Sign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda TITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us: X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/

    46 min
  5. 19 FEB

    OpenAI’s $100B Funding Round, SpaceX 2026 IPO, and AMD’s Debt Play

    The Information’s Sri Muppidi talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about OpenAI finalizing its massive $100 billion funding round and what the new Series C structure means for a 2026 IPO. We also talk with Ann Gehan about Hungryroot’s potential public offering and the resurgence of high-quality consumer IPOs, Avery Marquez about the "race to go public" between AI titans, and we get into AMD’s strategic financial backstop for Crusoe with Miles Kruppa. Finally, we discuss the "SaaS is dead, long live SaaS" shift with Dallas Dolen from PwC. Articles discussed on this episode:  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-finalizing-first-commitments-100-billion-mega-round https://www.theinformation.com/articles/hungryroot-posts-55-revenue-growth-eyes-potential-2026-ipo https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amd-backstop-300-million-crusoe-loan-following-nvidia-playbook Subscribe:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation  The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h Sign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda TITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us: X: https://x.com/theinformation IG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/

    45 min

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The Information’s TITV is first in tech news and analysis from the people that break and shape the story. The rest is just commentary. Watch every weekday at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET on The Information.com/titv, App, YouTube, X—and on demand wherever you get your podcasts.

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