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[Music] This is one of the world's most expensive weapons. The F-35 program that includes the production and maintenance of thousands of jets over the next 5 decades is projected to cost the US more than $2 trillion. It's also a hugely successful export for the US, contributing to America's dominance in the arms trade.But following President Trump's pressure tactics on US allies, some countries have said they are rethinking their reliance on American weapons. This shift, combined with technological advancem ...

So after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent end of the Cold War, many experts predicted that democracy would flourish and spread and that Soviet authoritarianism was an aberration. Well, we've had 35 years now to run this natural experiment and to ask whether or not that was actually true. And we're now in a position where we can ask the question, is democracy spreading.And unfortunately the answer to this question is not really. Over the last several decades democracy has faced many many headwi ...

how we underwrite, you know, these big funds. Now, today, it's simple math, but I'll walk you through it. So, and this is a live manager.I won't share their name, but so we'll look at their fund raise. So, this manager was was targeting a $7 billion fund raise. And so, what we do is we do a dollar weighted entry ownership across their different funds.So, this had a billion dollar early stage fund, a $2 to$3 billion growth fund, and the rest was an opportunity fund. And as an LP, most LPS have to invest para ...

Let's end the hour with some wishworthy desserts. Three kids in Seattle who are all dealing with lifealtering medical issues are cooking up a way to make wishes come true for other young patients all across the country. Some say it's the icing on the cake as they each navigate their own healing journeys.NBC News correspondent Jay Gray has their story. How do my cuffs look. For 17-year-old Rue Diangel, a self-proclaimed foodie, sharing the kitchen with chef Uraj at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, is l ...

This talk explores why some events fail—and why the best ones stay with us for years. Through personal stories and lessons from the underground scene to community-building, the speaker makes a clear case: events aren’t products, they’re emotional experiences. They shape people, spark friendships, and sometimes even shift cultures. It’s not about the headliner or profit margins—it’s about creating spaces that feel meaningful. Honest, practical, and a bit idealistic, this talk is a reminder that great events ...

[Applause] [Music] For the past decade and a half, maybe even more, I've been a professional um some would say photographer, but I would say a memory hoarder. My job has been to preserve other people's memories uh but as well as my own. I took a lot of photos of people, places, but mostly feelings.And it's really a wonderful job because you get to keep something that would otherwise either slip away or be forgotten. But this exactly this has got me wondering, how do we preserve these memories in our brains ...

This talk explores the deeper meaning behind a seemingly simple design choice: dark mode. Blending personal insight, design theory, and tech history, the speaker shows how dark interfaces are more than a trend—they’re a response to how we live, work, and see. From brand identity to user comfort, dark mode becomes a tool for clarity, focus, and emotional impact. The talk challenges designers to think beyond aesthetics and build identities that work in both light and shadow—because strong design lives in cont ...

[Music] [Applause] Does failure lead to success. Well, research shows that you would overwhelmingly think that it does much more than in reality. According to a metaanalysis of 11 different studies, participants predicted that 50% of overdose survivors would seek treatment.In reality, only 16% did. And this overestimation is true for lawyers and for nurses and for teachers. at 30 and 40 and 20% when they make a mistake.And so why is this. Well, I believe the heart of the problem stems from this saying that ...

[Applause] [Music] When I was invited for to Stadex, I was really puzzled. What should I talk about. But I quickly realized it should be something big that is going on in the world right now as we speak. And something big that is going on is the rise of the synthetic media.And not just the media, but the whole world is rising. And are we as humans getting synthetic ourselves. A synthetic human, an oxymoron.That really hit me during the preparation of this talk because when I was growing up, synthetic, the t ...