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Caring for Ukraine’s abandoned pets — Marina Bolokhovets of @shelter_friend_ukraine joins me from their shelter house in the center of Dnipro, Ukraine where they are sheltering hundreds of abandoned animals in the middle of war. Marina discusses the bravery & challenges of saving and caring for animals such as dogs, cats, donkeys and goats. “Animal welfare in #Ukraine was a disaster before the war. Now it is much worse… but we keep working, we keep saving.” She tells us how animals lovers can help support the shelter or adopt furry friends 🐾
Swear box? Swear room? Here’s how one mum dealt with their cute but rogue 2 year old!
“That’s how technology happens, at first it seems absurd, crazy, difficult to wrap our heads around — then it becomes utterly essential and integral to everything we do.” Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Inflection AI joins me to discuss his new book ‘The Coming Wave’, the risks & rewards of artificial intelligence, and why he wants #AI use banned in US elections. Plus, near-term warnings on generating synthetic media, long-term tech risks, and containment action needed today. “In 5-10 years time, somebody in their garage lab at home with very little training in biology will be able to engineer & produce new kinds of compounds that are potentially very lethal.”
Move over, LVMH! Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk dethrones luxury goods giant #LVMH, as the most valuable company in Europe. @meg.tirrell joins me with the details following her interview with @novonordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen.
Embracing AI in the classroom — “#AI really does have the potential to transform the way that people teach and learn. It can relieve a lot of the drudgery that is typically involved.” Graham Glass, Founder & CEO of @cypherlearning discusses their new AI-powered education tool called Copilot that allows educators to design and curate courses, tests and games for students in under 10 minutes. We talk cost, accuracy, time saved, his pitch to tech CEOS, and why he says it’s not a threat to the teaching community.
Taking 3D printing to a whole new level! Jean-Christophe Bonis @thefrenchfuturist Founder of @team4ua joins me from a construction site in Ukraine, where his team is building a primary school in Lviv using the latest 3D printing technology.
“Last year, unfortunately, China for many reasons, had a drop in imports but wine is a long-running business. We’ve been making wines here in Chile for more than 400 years.” Alfonso Undurraga, President of Wines of Chile @nosgustaelvinocl discusses China’s reducing imports and diversifying into tourism.
Proud & Petrified — “I am very proud of their commitment, passion and love for the state of Israel. Also, as their mother, I’m very frightened about all of the terrible outcomes that can happen during times like this.” Mindy & Andrew Feldman have two children in the IDF. We discuss Corey and Tara’s determination, the fear of loss and praying for peace for all.
The ‘inevitable’ #Gaza ground incursion, the regional spillover risks and what the U.S. military role might look like. Great conversation with @ianbremmer. #israel
“Our goal was to tell the truth.” Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo, Co-writers & Executive Producers of @dumbmoneymovie tell the story of the GameStop short-selling saga from 2021.
Reducing emissions in the transport sector — Holger Klein, Chairman & CEO of global tech company @zf_group joins me from the international motor show in Munich, Germany as they reveal their magnet-free electric motor made without rare earth minerals. We discuss the geopolitics of supply chains, their partnership with @runwithwolfspeed, and the race of innovation.
“I don’t think we’ve seen peak turmoil…all the evidence on the ground still points towards a form of escalation.” Vincent Clerc, CEO @Maersk talks Red Sea violence, overcapacity issues and tough decisions regarding the dividend & buybacks.
From ‘being happy to be alive’ to ‘survivors guilt’ Natalie Sanandaji shares her thoughts & experiences, 2 weeks after the Hamas attack on Israel.
A revolutionary AI-driven way to spot cancers? Andy Moye, CEO of Paige AI discusses their tech, the importance of hospital data to train AI systems & scaling up with Microsoft. “It costs a fraction of what a payer or insurer would pay the pathologist”.
“It’s such a bittersweet moment for my mother, for all of us, because she was able to make it across the border. But she also leaves behind her siblings and her mother.” Nabil Alshurafa shares an update on his mother who was evacuated from Gaza after many failed attempts. He describes the relief of learning his mother had made it safely across the border but also the heartbreak they share for having to leave family members behind.
“The estimates are somewhere between 70% – 90% of Hamas’s military is funded by Iran. But that wasn’t the case 5 years ago — its oil money and we can cut that off.” Great conversation with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Professor at @yalesom, on tackling Iranian oil output without higher #oil prices.
“My colleagues and other medics have even created a new acronym, WCNSF — Wounded child, no surviving family. It has become so common for wounded children to show up in medical facilities without any family members, that they’ve actually created an acronym for it.” Joseph Belliveau of @doctorswithoutborders details the utter chaos and catastrophic lack of medical resources in Gaza.
Why Middle-East peace is still possible and how ‘Russian-style’ oil price caps on #Iran should be considered. Thanks to Jeff Sonnenfeld for his insights.
“I believe in the wisdom of the US Congress, and I believe it will come, there is no other way.” Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko describes the battlefield impact of delayed US aid and the support Japan announced in Tokyo this week.
“The first thing with conversational AI is that you never have to wait for it. You’re never going to be put on hold. You’re never going to sit on a phone queue to speak to someone. It picks up, if you will, right away.” Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, founders of Sierra, discuss their “AI agent” and how it has potential to totally transform your customer experience. We talk AI empathy, availability, their outcome-based pricing, and why they call it “the most significant consumer tech trend in a generation.”
A modern-day treasure hunt! Kurt House, CEO of mining startup KoBold Metals (backed by @thisisbillgates and @jeffbezos) discusses their AI driven exploration & how it found the largest Zambian copper deposits in 100 years. Plus — why it’s crucial for the global renewable energy transition. “Exploration is an information problem.”
“People want to see a counterweight to an uncontrolled China.” U.S. Ambassador to Japan @rahmemanuel on seeing Japan’s economic & defence renaissance. Japan “is back”
Elton John says “Goodbye, Peachtree road”… As pieces of his personal collection from his Atlanta home hit the auction block today. @bbrennanchristies President of @christiesinc America talks us through the iconic pieces available from the Rocket Man’s auction. ✨🎹
