Anthropic’s Lead in Safety with C+ Grade, Walmart’s Ad Growth Beats Amazon’s, Chinese Custom Chips

Venture capital reporter Julia Hornstein talks with TITV Guest Host Rocket Drew about Thrive's $2B fund. We also talk with Asia Bureau Chief Jing Yang and Reporter Juro Osawa about Chinese AI lab Zhipu's custom chip plan, Catherine Perloff about Walmart's $6.4B digital advertising surge outpacing Amazon's growth, and Max Tegmark, Chair of the Future of Life Institute, about the Future of Life Institute's report card grading AI safety practices.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/chinas-ai-lab-ziphu-weighs-custom-chip-demand-glm-model-soarshttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/softbank-altimeter-d1-invest-thrive-holdings-2-billion-financinghttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/walmarts-amazon-sized-ads-opportunitySubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:13 - Thrive Holdings Raises $2B to Inject AI into Traditional Businesses08:28 - China’s Zhipu AI Explores Custom Chips to Beat US Export Controls16:20 - Walmart’s $6.4B Ad Machine Is Growing Faster Than Amazon27:33 - Max Tegmark Grades AI Safety: Why No Major Lab Earned an A