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Clear all filters- The Economist23 min
Bidin’: will Joe go or no?
Joe, Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor, John Brito, Claire McHugh, Mark Johnson
President Biden remains defiant against calls for withdrawal following a contentious debate, despite polls showing a record deficit against Donald Trump and internal Democratic concerns that he is endangering broader election prospects. In Colombia, the government has initiated a controversial scientific excavation of the intact San José galleon, navigating a complex legal battle with Spain, the United States, and indigenous groups over the billions in treasure while prioritizing cultural heritage over commercial gain. Meanwhile, the Finnish town of Rautalampi is experimenting with importing foreign students from Myanmar, Vietnam, and Tanzania to avert school closures, leveraging EU funding to address a looming national demographic crisis.
- The Diary Of A CEO1h 50m
Scott Galloway: We’re Raising The Most Unhappy Generation In History! Hard Work Doesn't Build Wealth
The speaker outlines a wealth-building philosophy centered on leveraging youth to accumulate capital through disciplined saving, diversified low-cost investments, and geographic arbitrage rather than pursuing high-risk passion careers. Key strategies include utilizing compound interest, minimizing taxes by converting labor to asset ownership, and relying on a trusted "kitchen cabinet" for decision-making while avoiding over-concentration in single assets. Ultimately, the approach prioritizes financial independence through passive income generation and emphasizes that storytelling skills, rather than traditional credentials, are the most critical competency for long-term economic success.
- Goldman Sachs28 min
Graphcore’s Nigel Toon on advances in semis and an AI-powered future
Experts project that while modern semiconductor progress is slowing and alternatives like quantum computing remain decades away, AI infrastructure will soon host 150 million intelligent agents capable of governing sectors and transforming fields like drug discovery and fusion energy. Led by founders with history-making exits in Intel and NVIDIA, the company Graphcore addresses these shifts by developing specialized hardware and software ecosystems that prioritize application value over raw compute. As the industry moves toward a future where education focuses on fundamental problem-solving rather than coding, the economic landscape will eventually shift from hardware creators to a vast network of developers who leverage machine intelligence to reshape business operations.
- Milken Institute59 min
The Future of Corporate Governance | Milken Institute Global Conference 2024
Andy Serwer, Betsy Atkins, Jarvis V. Hollingsworth, Dambisa Moyo, Ronald Sugar, Mark A. Weinberger
Prominent governance leaders including Betsy Atkins, Ron Sugar, and Mark Weinberger address the imperative for boards to navigate rapid generative AI adoption and geopolitical fissures by embracing ambiguity and shifting from short-term survival to long-term value creation. The discussion highlights critical board evolution strategies, such as confidential peer assessments, the integration of digital upskilling roles, and the necessity of balancing stakeholder interests with rigorous capital allocation across diverse sectors from tech to sovereign wealth funds. By contrasting the governance models of public companies, state institutions like the Texas Teachers Retirement System, and global entities like Saudi Aramco, the speakers conclude that effective oversight requires a tailored approach that aligns board composition and risk tolerance with specific CEO archetypes and industry-specific assets.
- The Economist23 min
Change of heart surgeon: Iran’s reformist president
Jason Palmer, Rosie Bloor, Nicholas Pelham, Kerryyn Richmond-Jones, Anjani Trivedi
Reformist heart surgeon Massoud Pezeshkian secured the Iranian presidency with 16 million votes following the fatal helicopter crash of Ebrahim Raisi, promising social liberalization and Western negotiations while navigating deep public distrust and hardline security constraints. Simultaneously, Ukraine faces a critical $20 billion private debt deadline as a negotiation deadlock between proposed 60% and 22% write-downs threatens default amidst a shrinking economy and uncertain post-war outlook. In a contrasting shift of capital flows, over 7,000 global millionaires selected Dubai as their primary destination this year, drawn by tax advantages and regulatory transparency following the UAE's exit from the FATF grey list.
- All-In Podcast1h 14m
Jonathan Haidt: How to Help the Anxious Generation | The All-In Interview
Jonathan Haidt, Jason, Friedberg, Chamath
In a new interview format, Jonathan Haidt joins All-In hosts to diagnose how rapid technological shifts have rewired human behavior and destabilized liberal democracy by prioritizing algorithmic dopamine over biological evolution. He identifies the 2010–2015 era as a critical "great rewiring" where smartphones and social media replaced face-to-face socialization, creating a generation of anxious youth ill-equipped for adult resilience and prone to polarization. To reverse these trends, Haidt proposes four collective norms: banning smartphones before high school, delaying social media access until age 16, enforcing phone-free schools, and restoring independent free play to rebuild anti-fragility.
- Milken Institute29 min
Lunch Program | Part 1: Well-being in the Digital Era
Louise Tabbiner, Deepak Chopra, Paris Hilton
Deepak Chopra and Paris Hilton explore the intersection of narrative psychology, business strategy, and holistic health, arguing that human perception is a constructed story and that chronic disease is largely driven by anxiety rather than genetics. The dialogue challenges the notion that rigid ambition guarantees success, proposing instead that aligning with one's higher purpose through the "Happiness Formula" and the "STOPS" meditation method yields greater fulfillment than mere hard work. Through this exchange, they illustrate how Hilton leveraged a 70-million-person social ecosystem to evolve from a celebrity persona into a $3 billion enterprise while advocating for compassion to counteract the loneliness of a hyper-connected society.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Moving Beyond Financials: Mega-Trends Shaping Business and Finance | Global Conference 2024
Hiromichi Mizuno, Raphael Arndt, Jonathan Goldstein, Saira Malik, Andy Sieg, Hiro Mizuno
Projected $80 trillion in wealth transfers from Baby Boomers to younger generations are colliding with rising geopolitical fragmentation and divergent investment values, compelling a fundamental restructuring of portfolio management. In response to these pressures, financial institutions are adapting by integrating ESG factors as material risk metrics, shifting toward alternative assets, and redefining fiduciary duty to account for societal stability and climate impact. Despite these structural changes, significant challenges remain regarding financial literacy gaps, the need for diverse hiring practices, and the inability of current markets to fully price in long-term systemic risks.
- Sequoia Capital1h 0m
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on How Far Scaling Laws Will Extend | Training Data
Kevin Scott, Pat Grady, Bill Coughran
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott outlined the company's strategic pivot to a comprehensive AI ecosystem driven by the belief that scaling data and compute will continue to yield exponential capability improvements despite market saturation. Through key partnerships like the one with OpenAI and a focus on hardware efficiency, the organization aims to transition from training-heavy infrastructure to cost-effective inference that augments human cognition across healthcare, education, and scientific research. Scott emphasized that while full autonomy remains a challenge, flexible architectural design and new economic models for data will enable widespread deployment to solve complex societal problems without forcing developers into proprietary traps.
- Goldman Sachs22 min
Oil’s extended reign? Adapting to a new era in oil markets
Daan Struyven, Nikhil Bhandari, Alison Nathan, Dan Stroivin
Goldman Sachs projects global oil demand will peak around 2034 rather than 2024, driven by emerging market growth in India and China where jet fuel and petrochemical consumption continue to rise despite stagnating EV sales in developed economies. The bank forecasts Brent crude to trade between $75 and $90 per barrel through 2026, supported by OPEC spare capacity, before supply risks intensify in the latter half of the decade due to underinvestment in long-cycle projects and structural tightness in the refining sector. Political outcomes in the 2024 US election may further influence prices through potential sanctions on Iran or changes to EV incentives, with the firm recommending gold over oil as a primary hedge against policy-driven inflation.
- The Economist23 min
Holey alliance: NATO’s worries at 75
Rosie Bloor, Anton Laguardia, Fraser McIlwraith, Andrew Knox
The NATO 75th-anniversary summit in Washington reaffirmed collective defense commitments against Russia while addressing critical vulnerabilities arising from leadership instability in the US and Europe and the potential threat of a Donald Trump presidency. Concurrently, the Scottish salmon industry faces a severe ecological crisis with mortality rates doubling since 2018 due to disease and warming waters, prompting urgent debates over costly offshore and onshore relocation strategies. Meanwhile, inter-Korean tensions have escalated as North Korea deploys over 2,000 balloons laden with refuse across the DMZ in retaliation for South Korean propaganda, creating a volatile environment where minor provocations risk rapid military escalation.
- Y Combinator23 min
Enterprise Sales | Startup School
Optimizely co-founder Pete Kuhman outlines a rigorous enterprise sales framework for technical founders, emphasizing that selling before product-market fit requires experimentation with targeted prospecting and personalized outreach. The strategy prioritizes deep discovery during initial calls, uses product-specific narratives to demonstrate value during demos, and treats pricing as a signal of problem severity rather than a fixed metric. By actively managing implementation roadmaps to ensure customer adoption and navigating procurement hurdles with internal champions, founders can transform sales skills into a transferable superpower for fundraising and hiring.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Credit Outlook | Milken Institute Global Conference 2024
Michael Milken, James Keenan, Victor Khosla, Marc Lipschultz, Purnima Puri
Leading institutional investors from BlackRock, Blue Owl Capital, Strategic Value Partners, and J.P. Morgan Partners outlined a rigorous selection framework that targets only 2% to 5% of reviewed deals to navigate a "higher for longer" interest rate environment. Panelists emphasized that private credit offers superior covenant protection and recovery rates compared to public markets, positioning it as a permanent portfolio diversifier rather than a temporary boom as bank deleveraging drives capital toward asset managers. Looking ahead, industry leaders anticipate a multi-year opportunity in distressed debt and non-sponsor financing, where operational involvement and strict governance will define success amid projected $600 billion in annual maturities.
- The Economist25 min
Lurch in the left: France’s election shock
Jason Palmer, Sophie Pedder, Tom Gardner, Anne Rowe
French President Emmanuel Macron's dissolution gamble resulted in a hung parliament where the New Popular Front secured the most seats while the hard-right National Rally finished third, preventing an RN-led government but complicating coalition formation due to tactical resentments and a lack of political tradition. Simultaneously, the Basketball Africa League concluded its fourth season as a continent-wide professional endeavor aiming to retain local talent and drive economic growth, though it faces hurdles regarding infrastructure investment and consistent attendance. In a separate historical note, Ángeles Flores Peón, a 105-year-old Spanish Republican who survived fifteen years of Francoist imprisonment and decades of exile, passed away having spent her later years campaigning for historical memory and women's rights.
- Milken Institute1h 2m
Addressing Antisemitism and Religious Bias Based on Facts | Global Conference 2024
Richard Sandler, Van Jones, Daniel Lubetzky, Arielle Mokhtarzadeh, David Wolpe
Rabbi David Wolpe, Van Jones, Daniel Lesetsky, and Ariel Macarza Day convened to analyze the post-October 7 surge in antisemitism, framing it as an ideological war driven by foreign influence and Marxist binaries that threatens the historic Black-Jewish alliance. The panel detailed specific campus realities, including the physical barring of Jewish students and the strategic use of anonymity by masked protesters, while contrasting Jewish fears of genocide with Black anxieties about police brutality to explain the current fragmentation. To counter these threats, the experts proposed a strategic "Five H's" alliance between Black and Jewish communities, advocating for institutional partnerships between HBCUs and Hillels and a shift from defensive posturing to active legal enforcement against hate crimes.