EPISODE · Jan 31, 2026 · 1H 5M
Your AI Intern With Root Access - Masa Goes Massive - Europe's Midlife Crisis
from Upside · host Dan Bowyer & Mads Jensen - SuperSeed
00:59 — Saudi surprises, NEOM shrinks, Vision 2030 = Europe takes notes.02:58 — Europe: zero vibes, zero mission.03:55 — War bonds?! Saudi winter games postponed. Reality intrudes.🤖 AI Corner07:32 — Clawdbot → Moltbot now OpenClaw?! AI intern… with admin rights.09:19 — Early wins: negotiates car deals, plans diets, orders Tesco shops.10:38 — Early fear: unconstrained agents + inbox access = mild terror.12:22 — It wakes itself up and takes action. Cool. Also horrifying.13:17 — Security stories emerge. Nobody gives it their bank login (yet).💰 AI Mega-Rounds14:19 — SoftBank doubles down on OpenAI. Masa swings hard. Again.16:06 — Anthropic: hotter growth, $20bn round chatter, IPO whispers.16:50 — OpenAI ads incoming. Users threaten to… switch? Maybe.🧠 China Swarms18:01 — Moonshot drops “Swarm” models: 100 agents, one brain.19:34 — Parallel thinking = faster, not cheaper. Tokens go brrrr.20:55 — Open source as geopolitical side-eye.📊 Earnings Season21:40 — ASML prints money: AI capex not slowing, China still ~20%.23:05 — Memory beats logic: HBM crunch, chipmakers fully booked.25:38 — Meta vs Microsoft: ads + AI good, capex + slowing Azure bad.26:44 — Tesla: sales, “physical AI” story saves the stock.30:22 — Klarna –30%: credit nerves. Everyone shrugs.🇪🇺 Europe, Again32:19 — “United States of Europe?” Telegraph panics. Reality unimpressed.35:15 — Europe only moves when scared enough. Not there yet.39:35 — Integration: go wide, go deep, or argue forever.43:05 — Starmer in China: finance, vibes, low expectations.43:21 — EU–India deal > UK deals. Market size still matters.🪖 Defence45:49 — Europe rearms: drones, satellites, ISR, startups rejoice.51:21 — US spends ~$900bn; Europe debates what it actually needs.53:09 — Bull case: Ukraine = Europe’s defence tech lab.📱 Society54:23 — Social media bans for kids: messy science, real concern.56:47 — US sues, EU regulates. Meta lawyers busy.59:21 — Design-choice lawsuits = tobacco vibes.🧾 Deals1:01:34 — UK plans to train 10m people in AI. Ambitious. Necessary.1:03:12 — Deal of the Week: Sword Health buys Kaia for $285m. 1:04:24 — Synthesia hits ~$4bn. Regret levels spike.1:04:45 — Wrap. Brains emptied. See you next week.
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00:59 — Saudi surprises, NEOM shrinks, Vision 2030 = Europe takes notes. 02:58 — Europe: zero vibes, zero mission. 03:55 — War bonds?! Saudi winter games postponed. Reality intrudes. 🤖 AI Corner 07:32 — Clawdbot → Moltbot now OpenClaw?! AI intern… with admin rights. 09:19 — Early wins: negotiates car deals, plans diets, orders Tesco shops. 10:38 — Early fear: unconstrained agents + inbox access = mild terror. 12:22 — It wakes itself up and takes action. Cool. Also horrifying. 13:17 — Security...
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