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Michael Milken in Conversation with HE Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak | Middle East & Africa Summit
Michael Milken, HE Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Sarah Sandler, His Excellency Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak
Building on early foundational investments like the 2017 creation of a federal AI ministry and MBZ AI University, the UAE is accelerating its strategic pivot with the US-backed Stargate project, a massive 19-square-kilometer AI cluster scheduled for operational status by late 2025. This infrastructure initiative, which integrates 35,000 NVIDIA H100 chips and involves major partners like OpenAI and Microsoft, serves as the backbone for broader domestic AI integration across government services via the "Tem" platform and corporate strategies such as Mubadala's "Maya" decision-making system. These concerted efforts aim to sustain the nation's top global rankings in entrepreneurship and competitiveness while driving projected wealth migration and economic diversification beyond oil.
- Sequoia Capital37 min
How Ricursive Intelligence’s Founders are Using AI to Shape The Future of Chip Design
Anna Goldie, Azalia Mirhoseini, Stephanie Zhan, Sonya Huang
Recursive Intelligence leverages reinforcement learning and graph optimization to solve the critical asymmetry between slow physical chip cycles and rapid AI model iteration. Building on the success of Google's AlphaChip project, the company replaces manual expert design with an autonomous system that generates "superhuman" layouts, enabling a shift from fabless to designless manufacturing. This approach allows major industry players like NVIDIA and AMD to accelerate custom silicon development while creating a scalable pipeline for diverse applications ranging from space data centers to consumer AR/VR devices.
- All-In Podcast51 min
Why AI will dwarf every tech revolution before it: robots, manufacturing, AR glasses from CES 2026
Jason, Bob Sternfels, Hemant Taneja
The event analyzes the acceleration of AI adoption in enterprise settings, highlighting a shift from long-term strategy to rapid deployment that is compressing investment timelines and creating a disconnect between traditional hiring models and the cost-effective capabilities of AI agents. Speakers forecast a future workforce defined by "radical collaboration" and a "conductor" model where employees manage teams of AI, while emphasizing that human skills like aspiration and ethical judgment will remain critical as the half-life of employee skills shrinks to under four years. Simultaneously, the discussion addresses the physical evolution of technology, noting that while Western software innovation leads in autonomy and robotics, manufacturing bottlenecks and infrastructure constraints currently hinder global adoption, necessitating new approaches to build resilient supply chains and reintegrate human development pathways.
- The Economist8 min
How Netanyahu’s rival would end Israel’s war in Gaza
Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Edward Carr
Candidate Yair Gantz frames the upcoming Israeli election as a pivotal choice between internal tribalism and a national renaissance, arguing that the current crisis stems from fabricated animosity rather than genuine policy differences. While positioning his security stance as more hawkish than Prime Minister Netanyahu's by holding the incumbent responsible for the October 7 failures, he pledges to annihilate Hamas and implement a "Gaza 2.0" vision that explicitly rejects a Palestinian state as an existential threat. Gantz plans to launch a diplomatic tour of Arab leaders to reposition Israel regionally, emphasizing pragmatic improvements in Palestinian dignity over statehood while prioritizing the defeat of Hamas as the prerequisite for any future rebuilding efforts.
- The Economist9 min
How Trump’s Venezuela raid is helping China's Taiwan battle plans
Following a U.S. strike on Venezuela, Chinese military leadership is analyzing the operation to refine "decapitation" capabilities against Taiwan's leadership, a strategy intensified by lessons from Russia's Ukraine campaign. Although Beijing has expanded a mock-up of Taiwan's government complex in northern China and conducted massive "Justice Mission 2025" drills to simulate precise sanctions, the PLA acknowledges current gaps in joint operational integration required for such complex attacks. This strategic evaluation aims to prepare for a full capability target date of 2027 while assessing whether the U.S. raid might distract American focus from containing Beijing's long-term ambitions.
- 80,000 Hours2h 11m
I Quit Everything To Stop The Worst Technology Ever Imagined
Synthetic biologists estimate that creating mirror bacteria—artificial life forms with left-handed molecular structures distinct from all Earthly life—could become feasible within two years if sufficient funding and AI-driven optimization are applied. These mirror organisms pose an existential threat because their unique chirality would allow them to evade the human immune system, resist natural predation, and potentially cause mass extinctions by disrupting ecological cycles. While experts warn that malicious actors or misaligned AI could weaponize this technology, a global consensus is emerging to implement a moratorium and establish regulatory frameworks similar to nuclear non-proliferation before the technical hurdles are overcome.
- a16z34 min
Ben Horowitz on Investing in AI: AI Bubbles, Economic Impact, and VC Acceleration
Andreessen Horowitz structures its General Partners as self-directed experts within small, vertically aligned teams to accelerate investment quality and preserve decision-making dynamics. The firm explicitly prioritizes financial returns and specific technological excellence over broad ESG criteria, exemplified by its American Dynamics vertical focused on defense and energy gaps. Simultaneously, the organization is adapting its accelerator strategy to leverage AI tools for earlier-stage founders while maintaining high-ownership stakes to capture the economic potential of the emerging computing platform.
- Goldman Sachs26 min
Goldman Sachs Exchanges: Outlook 2026 | Episode 1: The Big Picture
Jan Hatzius, Dominic Wilson, Alison Nathan
Goldman Sachs projects 2026 global growth to reach 2.7%, driven by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," German fiscal easing, and the fading impact of 2025 tariffs. The firm forecasts a 2.5% expansion for the U.S. economy alongside expected Federal Reserve rate cuts that aim to lower inflation and address labor market stagnation. While equities are anticipated to deliver low double-digit returns, analysts warn of recession risks tied to the "SOM Rule" and elevated valuations that may trigger significant market volatility.
- All-In Podcast1h 10m
Adam Carolla on California’s Collapse: Fires, Failed Leadership, and Gyno-Fascism
Speaking one year after the Palisades fire, commentator Adam argues that excessive regulatory oversight driven by female leadership has stalled the reconstruction of over 6,800 destroyed homes in Malibu. He contends that this bureaucratic paralysis reflects a broader cultural split, with capital and residents fleeing California's "safe space" for states like Texas and Florida due to unsustainable taxes and restrictive mandates. Looking toward the 2028 election, Adam predicts a decisive economic reckoning where fiscal conservatism will prevail unless current policies shift to address the nation's $18 billion budget deficit and labor shortages.
- The Economist9 min
Why Israel is closely watching the Iran protests
Anshel Pfeffer, Jason Palmer, Eva
Following a twelve-day war in June, intensified protests and economic instability in Iran threaten to shatter the regime's hold on power while prompting leadership concerns over potential external retaliation to divert attention. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is maintaining a low-profile strategy of strategic patience, allowing internal Iranian dynamics to unfold rather than launching immediate military strikes. This approach aims to facilitate long-term geopolitical shifts, including the eventual erosion of Iran's proxy network and the potential for a future strategic alliance that could end decades of hostility.
- Goldman Sachs22 min
Turning $700 into a Billion-Dollar Brand: John Paul DeJoria
John Paul DeJoria, Meena Flynn
John Paul Mitchell founded John Paul Mitchell Systems and successfully launched the Patrón tequila brand by leveraging resilience and a partnership-based management philosophy derived from his Navy service and humble childhood. The company operates under a 360-year trust structure that prevents sale and ensures all proceeds benefit the beauty industry and its partners, while Mitchell continues to prioritize anonymous philanthropy focused on homelessness and food insecurity. Through strategic pivots from hair care to premium spirits, Mitchell transformed a bootstrapped startup into the world's largest privately owned salon hair care company and executed the largest liquor business sale in history.
Alex Rampell: The Best Founders Materialise Capital, Customers & Labour | The Future of Venture
Andreessen Horowitz is deploying $15 billion across its portfolio, prioritizing growth-stage investments in greenfield markets and high-agency founders while rejecting mid-size generalist structures. The firm's strategy targets companies that replace human labor, leverage non-replicable data moats, or become essential systems of record to navigate a compressed disruption cycle. By favoring high ownership in risky ventures over consensus deals with low stakes, a16z aims to build enduring value in an AI-driven era where rapid product evolution threatens legacy software.
- The Diary Of A CEO2h 15m
Passive Income Expert: Buying A House Makes You Poorer Than Renting!
The speaker outlines a financial framework centered on avoiding debt, living below one's means, and investing surplus funds into low-cost index funds to secure passive income. This strategy emphasizes the psychological discipline required to ignore market volatility and short-term speculation, utilizing tools like the 4% withdrawal rule to achieve early financial independence. Beyond pure finance, the discussion connects these monetary tactics to broader life choices, including housing strategies, career development in high-demand fields, and the importance of preserving wealth by avoiding divorce and high-fee advisors.
CEO Vlad Tenev on Robinhood's Record Year (+200%, ~$100B Market Cap)
Robinhood has successfully pivoted to a diversified, all-weather business model with eleven revenue streams exceeding $100 million annually, driven by the expansion of its margin book, the surge in net interest from tens of billions in custody assets, and a gold subscription base of four million. Simultaneously, the firm is modernizing investor engagement through web-based prediction markets, AI-powered trading assistants like Robinhood Cortex, and tokenized stock offerings in Europe, while CEO Vlad Tenev leads strategic initiatives into institutional markets and the development of mathematical superintelligence via his role at Harmonic. This comprehensive transformation aims to transition the company's long-term revenue composition toward non-retail and international sources, reducing historical reliance on volatile retail trading cycles.
- All-In Podcast1h 31m
All-In's 2026 Predictions
Chamath, Jason Calacanis, David Friedberg, David Sacks
A group of prominent tech investors and founders, including David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapiti, and David Friedberg, discussed their 2026 economic, political, and business forecasts following Sacks' relocation to Austin amid concerns over California's proposed wealth tax. The panel projects a 4.5% to 6% U.S. GDP growth driven by the "Trump Boom" and productivity surges while predicting significant market disruptions such as the collapse of traditional SaaS models and a surge in IPOs for private giants like SpaceX and Stripe. Additionally, the conversation addressed emerging trends in deal-making and media, with participants anticipating a shift toward IP licensing agreements, the rise of citizen journalism, and potential geopolitical resolutions in Ukraine and Iran.