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Today’s show: Alex covers The Stargate Project, other hot news items, and two great interviews. Created By Humans’ Co-founder Trip Adler talks about the future of copyrights and AI. Gene Berdichevsky, Co-founder and CEO of Sila, discusses the future of batteries and our clean energy future.

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(0:00 ) Alex kicks off the show.
(1:22 ) Introduction to Mistral's IPO, Anthropic's funding, and Project Stargate
(6:01 ) Market reactions and AI funding landscape
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(11:35 ) Tripp Adler discusses AI in literature and Created by Humans
(16:20 ) Authors' concerns and AI companies' reactions
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(20:58 ) Tripp Adler on AI, copyright, and the future of authorship
(27:47 ) Human-created content symbol and synthetic vs. human data

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(34:08 ) Gene Berdichevsky on Sila's battery technology and Titan Silicon anodes
(41:29 ) Battery tech's role in industry transformation and consumer devices
(48:25 ) The impact on renewable energy and grid storage
(53:02 ) Hard tech challenges, fundraising, and IPO considerations
(56:38 ) Netflix's quarterly earnings and tech market forecasts

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