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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 11 MIN

Episode 342: The AI Subsidy Trap, Starship's Leap, and Ukraine's Autonomous Future

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In this episode, we decode the ticking time bomb of AI economics as major labs burn through capital at unsustainable prices, explore SpaceX's critical Starship Version Three test and its implications for orbital infrastructure, and examine Ukraine's aggressive push into autonomous weapons under tech-savvy defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov. We also cover OpenAI's new personal finance integration, a viral art experiment that exposed our reflexive bias against AI-generated content, Amazon's uncertain AI strategy, geopolitical shifts in the Middle East driving inflation toward 6%, and an Ebola emergency in Congo and Uganda. Plus, Bill Ackman's contrarian bet on Microsoft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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