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Yesterday · 39 min
AI Boom Faces New Tests From Chips to Immigration
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down the Trump administration's decision to suspend an immigration program for multiple tech firms, including Microsoft, alleging widespread abuse of that worker visa system. Plus: Samsung's quarterly profit jumps and TSMC sales surge, but investors are still worried about the staying power of the AI investment boom. And, NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 makes it way back down to Earth after 237 days in space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Wednesday · 44 min
SpaceX Eyes Borrowing for Nvidia Chips, Apple Plans Smart Home Push
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow takes a look at SpaceX in talks with banks and investors to borrow $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia. Plus, Apple plans its entry into the smart home space with a doorbell, thermostat, and other accessories developed with LG; and JD Moriarty, Vice Chair and head of Global Tech Equity Capital Markets at Bank of America Securities, discusses the upcoming mega AI IPO pipeline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Tuesday · 42 min
OpenAI, DeepSeek Chase Billions as AI Funding Boom Rolls On
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI's talks with multiple investors to raise at least $30 billion at a valuation of about $1.4 trillion. Plus, DeepSeek is also close to securing at least 12 billion in its latest round of funding ahead of its own IPO next year, and JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon weighs in on data centers and AI risks from London's Tech Stars event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monday · 44 min
AI Boom: Bigger Infrastructure, Bigger Fortunes
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Hon Hai's results beating revenue expectations as the infrastructure boom rolls on, in another sign the AI spending spree isn't slowing down. Plus, the AI boom leads to a billionaire boom as Tech's richest are now worth a combined $4.6 trillion. And, how Apple's new CEO is putting his own stamp on the company and making design a much bigger priority. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sunday · 38 min
BONUS SERIES: Our Town Chapter 2 | This Dangerous Venture of Yours
Diana looks into the town’s newest arrivals: What’s their deal — and who are their friends? Today on The Big Take: Chapter 2 of Our Town, a limited-run series from Bloomberg and The Big Take, hosted by Meribah Knight with Bloomberg’s Susan Berfield. Our Town tells the story of a battle over identity fought on one small town’s soil, where acreage, heritage, and what it means to be an American are all up for grabs. New episodes of Our Town publish on Mondays, but you can listen early on Fridays right here in The Big Take feed. We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Hosted by Meribah Knight with Susan Berfield Produced by: Rebecca Laks with Julia Weaver and David Fox and help from Laura Newcombe Edited by: Ken Armstrong with Rebecca Laks Original Score and Mixing by: Alex Sugiura Fact-checking by: Annika Robbins Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 2 · 43 min
Bloomberg Tech Screentime Special
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow is live in LA for Bloomberg Screentime 2026, speaking with tech leaders and media entrepreneurs. Suno CEO Mikey Shulman discusses how AI is expanding — rather than simply disrupting — the music industry, Promise CEO George Strompolos and Luma AI COO Caroline Ingeborn talk about AI's growing role in filmmaking, and Vermillio CEO Dan Neely dives into the debate around AI and creators' rights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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October 1 · 46 min
Bloomberg Tech Screentime Special
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow is live in LA for Bloomberg Screentime 2026, speaking with AI and media entrepreneurs and leaders. Suno CEO Mikey Shulman discusses how AI is expanding — rather than simply disrupting — the music industry, Promise CEO George Strompolos and Luma AI COO Caroline Ingeborn talk about AI's growing role in filmmaking, and Vermillio CEO Dan Neely dives into the debate around AI and creators' rights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 30 · 43 min
OpenAI Seeks $30B as Trump Backs AI Safety Audits
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI's plan to raise at least $30 billion from investors in a new round of funding after pushing back its plans for an IPO. Plus, President Trump supports using outside auditors to assess the safety of AI systems after meeting with Silicon Valley leaders; and Apple keeps pushing the envelope under new CEO John Ternus with plans to make its foray into the smart-home market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 29 · 50 min
AI Takes Center Stage From Washington to Wall Street
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down President Trump's new AI-powered website America.gov, putting AI at the center of his agenda. Plus, Anthropic warns of "existential risks to humanity" in its prospectus ahead of its IPO according to reports, and AMD makes a big AI bet on the frontier by acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs in an all-stock deal valued at $8.2 billion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 28 · 44 min
Nvidia Goes Big on Buybacks as SpaceX Reaches Orbit
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Nvidia's decision to boost the size of its share buyback plan by a record $150 billion, taking the total amount to $235 billion. Plus, a milestone for SpaceX's Starship rocket reaching orbit for the first time after the mission briefly looked at risk because an engine failed during ascent. And, Meta taps MongoDB's president and CEO to lead a new AI platform for enterprise customers that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called “the next major pillar of our business.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 27 · 45 min
BONUS SERIES: Our Town Chapter 1 | Sometimes You Find Silver
Oh, the things you can find with an inquisitive mind – and a metal detector. Today we’re bringing you Chapter 1 of Our Town, a limited-run series from The Big Take, hosted by Meribah Knight with Bloomberg’s Susan Berfield. The series tells the story of a battle over identity fought on small town soil, where acreage, heritage, and what it means to be an American are all up for grabs. The limited-run series will publish on Fridays in The Big Take. We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Hosted by Meribah Knight with Susan Berfield Produced by: Rebecca Laks with Julia Weaver and David Fox and help from Laura Newcombe Edited by: Ken Armstrong with Rebecca Laks Original Score and Mixing by: Alex Sugiura Fact-checking by: Annika Robbins Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 25 · 44 min
Anthropic’s AI Spending Surges as Microsoft Rethinks Copilot
Bloomberg’s Tim Stenovec breaks down Anthropic's $11.6 billion contract with Akamai for AI computing power - the largest deal in Akamai's history. Plus, President Trump calls his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping "very productive" with little to show for it; and Microsoft steps back from the race to build a personal chatbot by merging the consumer and workplace versions of its Copilot AI assistant into one instead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 24 · 44 min
Oracle’s Data Center Challenge as Trump, Xi Talk AI
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Oracle's latest move to protect itself from mounting costs on a massive New Mexico data center facing regulatory setbacks and local opposition. Plus, Meta comes out with a new palm-sized device for using its popular new AI assistant, Muse; and all eyes are on President Trump and China's Xi Jinping as they meet in the White House and discuss AI. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 23 · 44 min
Anthropic’s New Model, the Robot Economy and Apple Health
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Anthropic's new faster, cheaper AI model as the startup tries to stay ahead of rivals before its IPO. Plus, Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas discusses SpaceX, Tesla and the robotics boom, and Bloomberg reports Apple aims to take on Whoop with its own screenless health and fitness tracker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 22 · 38 min
Alibaba Takes On Nvidia as the Global AI Race Heats Up
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Alibaba's new AI chip, an accelerator to compete with Nvidia and underpinning a massive expansion of data center capacity in coming years. Plus, he sits down with Gagan Biyani, Founder and CEO of the Horowitz Andreessen Academy - Silicon Valley's alternative college for the AI era. And he sits down with AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li to talk about the AI safety debate, the race against China, and growing competition to build world models. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 21 · 43 min
AI Takes Center Stage Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down what to expect from the Trump-Xi summit later this week, with AI's role anticipated to be a major part of the agenda for those upcoming talks. Plus, Bloomberg reports Paramount reached a settlement with California and other states suing to block its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery; and as data shows more disruption to US data centers, we get to the political debate with Democratic US Representative Suhas Subramanyam from Virginia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 18 · 44 min
AI Builds Itself as the Spending Boom Accelerates
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Anthropic's finding that its Claude chatbot is leading 26% of its AI research and development, even as the global debate around AI heats up. Plus, SoftBank is closing out the week with nearly $21 billion in potential fresh borrowings as it builds out its AI financing capacity, and Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller discusses the race to build the infrastructure powering AI as the company closes nearly $4 billion in fresh funding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 17 · 43 min
OpenAI Reports New AI Safety Incidents; AI CEOs Weigh In on AI Debate
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI's new plan to track when things go wrong after revealing new cases of its AI models going off-script. Plus, Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi and machine learning pioneer Andrew Ng weigh in on the global AI safety debate; meanwhile in Silicon Valley, the immediate fear is missing out on the money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 16 · 42 min
Meta CEO Weighs In On AI Safety Debate
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Mark Zuckerberg's call for AI labs to rely on independent evaluators and advisers to ensure models are safe. Plus, OpenAI is said to be in early talks with investors about a new funding round that could value the ChatGPT maker at more than $1.2 trillion, and Impulse Space CEO Tom Mueller discusses the company's $308 Million Series D Extension and the future of the space mobility economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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September 14 · 42 min
AI’s Biggest Players Debate a Frontier Slowdown
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down calls from AI for a slower pace at the frontier, arguing safety needs time to catch up with increasingly powerful models. The debate is reaching Washington and Wall Street, with AI-linked stocks under pressure as investors weigh what slower development could mean for the spending boom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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