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AI Boom Leads to Exploding Valuations
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-08-05 20:20
We look at something like Palantir, a 500% in 12 months, the most expensive stock on the S&P 500 when you're looking at where it prices versus future sales. Does it seem vindicated to you, these sorts of valuations. There's absolutely some enthusiasm at play here.And I think there's some and I think in this earnings season, we have heard from a variety of companies, not just these mega-cap tech companies, that they're seeing early signs of success with AI. AI's helping them run more efficiently. It's writin ...
The Next Era for the Digital Ad Market
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-08-05 20:01
This space is dynamic, right. Because it's highly analogous with matter. You know, a lot of the story around matter is how their work in AI improves, ad pricing ad impacts that core business you are looking at.It's a very different scale and early stage. I just love to get a presentation of the thesis and why this is an interesting domain within I. Yeah.Thank you, Ed and Caroline as well for having me on. So we are excited to announce the coming out of Stealth of Context this morning. Their $10 million seed ...
Palantir Cites ‘Astonishing’ AI Impact in Earnings
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-08-05 19:53
This is the story that everyone's talking about this morning. Pawlenty's continued momentum. BAIER You went a little bit deeper on how that's playing out, but could you just summarize where they were strong and what's happening with Pawlenty right now.Yeah, I mean, when you look at the US commercial segment, that is what everyone is excited about. They grew 93% for the full year. Their guide is 85%.And look for a small segment with over a $1.2% billion run rate. It's very impressive growth, but I think the ...
Tesla keeps suffering in Europe as China’s BYD Gains Ground
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-08-05 19:47
It's a trend that we've seen Tesla in some European markets dropping off and China's bid making ground. How would you sum the data we got most recently. Yeah.I mean, Tesla has been suffering in Europe for the past few months and suffering in the key electric vehicle markets Germany, the UK, France, those are all markets that are rising in terms of electric vehicle demand. So, you know that that's really bad for for Tesla of course buoyed by contrary sort of making a big push into all of these markets sellin ...
This is Elon Musk's fixer #tech #podcast
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-08-05 19:40
The main character fighting Elon Musk's battles for him is Jared Britchall, who's the head of his family office. He's listed as the CFO for several of his companies. He's the one who led the 250 million investment in Donald Trump's re-election.He's like the fixer for Elon. Can you explain how he manages what Musk calls his legion of children. >> Jared is listed as an executive at a bunch of Elon Musk companies.He's like sort of a conduit on the business side, but behind the scenes, he also had this other se ...
How Musk’s empire is struggling in the wake of his feud with #Trump #tesla #podcast
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-08-05 19:38
Government Policy & Regulation - The Trump administration's approach to AI regulation and policy is analogous to the ambitions of Tesla and XAI [1] - The "big beautiful bill" (likely referring to a government act) is considered detrimental to Tesla's financial interests [1] - Tesla potentially faces financial losses in the fourth quarter due to the aforementioned bill [1] Company Strategy & Performance - Tesla is positioned as a US manufacturer of automobiles and electric vehicles, and SpaceX as a national champion of space exploration [1] - Elon Musk expressed concerns about the ballooning budget, deficit, and government spending [1] - The staying power of Tesla relative to the rest of the automotive industry is a key question [1]
US Considers Location Trackers in AI Chips, Officials Say
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-08-05 19:23
I want to go into the broader picture first and foremost. We are anticipating semiconductors to be in the eye of the storm when it comes to localized tariffs. How much is that impacting the future of companies wanting to import.Well, that's a great question, Carol, because the administration, while it is spared chips, imports from the country by country tariffs. We're now expecting Donald Trump to sign an order in the next week or so, putting tariffs on semiconductors as a category, no matter the point of o ...
VC Firm Eclipse Hires Investor Known for Rivian Bet
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-08-05 19:14
Investment Focus & Strategy - Eclipse is at a seminal moment for physical industries, seeing significant interest and capital formation around both private and public companies in this sector [2] - The firm aims to capitalize on the re-industrialization trend supported by US policy and advancements in artificial intelligence to transform physical industries [3] - Eclipse emphasizes national security and economic sovereignty in its investment strategy, aligning with national priorities [4] - The firm will initially make smaller check sizes in early-stage ventures, scaling them over time as companies achieve escape velocity [7] - Eclipse is also prepared to make larger investments earlier for companies demonstrating strong traction [8] - The firm's sweet spots include supply chain solutions, semiconductors, defense tech, and autonomy, leveraging experience in electric vehicles, materials science, and battery technology [10] Key Lessons & Growth Drivers - A key lesson learned from companies like Tesla is the importance of a first-principles approach to building [11] - Product-market fit is crucial, solving customer problems and providing unique solutions [13] - Driving durable growth and ensuring long-term sustainability are essential for companies to become successful public entities [14] Team & Expertise - The Eclipse team has a decade-long vision and a competent team of builders [5] - The combination of the team's technical experience and the new partner's financial experience creates a synergistic effect [6]
AI Startup ElevenLabs Launches Music Service
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-08-05 19:14
What is demand like. You're doing Voices. But what was the inbound.What scale are you seeing of companies wanting to create their own music. Caroline. Thanks for having me here.And so at 11 apps, we we are doing a audio research and product deployment and we are on the mission to be the voice of technology, build the most comprehensive audio platform in the world. And and now this includes 11 music, which we are extremely excited about because is something that so many customers came to our platform to crea ...
Joby to Buy Blade's Helicopter Ride-Share Business | Bloomberg Tech 8/4/2025
Bloomberg Technology· 2025-08-04 21:30
>> BLOOMBERG TAX IS LIVE FROM COAST-TO-COAST. WITH CAROLINE HYDE IN NEW YORK AND ED LUDLOW IN SAN FRANCISCO. ED: THIS IS BLOOMBERG TECH.TESLA APPROVES A $30 BILLION STOCK AWARD TO ELON MUSK WITH THE BOARD SAYING A DEAL IS A DEAL. CAROLINE: JOBY AVIATION WILL PURCHASE THE BLADE HELICOPTER RIDE CHAIR BUSINESS. ED: ALL EYES ON PALANTIR, THE STOCKS SURGED MORE THAN 500%.CAROLINE: NOT QUITE 500% ON THE NASDAQ 100 BUT WE ARE UP ALMOST 1.5%, ALMOST ERASING LAST WEEK'S SELLOFF OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK. LAST WEEK ...