The fate of Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity is in question as the board of directors reviews Elon Musk's proposal. The decision will impact shareholders and may reveal deeper issues of corruption and antitrust violation in the industry.
The speaker disagrees with Jake Howe's stance on the impact of cost on preventing AI development. The speaker also shares their own experience with AI and dismisses amateur legal opinions.
The congressional hearings revealed three main areas of concern for big tech companies except Amazon: anti-competitive actions towards small businesses, hate speech and disinformation on social media platforms, and political bias accusations.
The expansion of Amazon into new areas often results in the company seeking to take over the areas in which their vendors or business partners are operating. While many criticize Amazon Basics and their impact on third party sellers, more attention should be paid to the margins taken from those sellers.
The podcast hosts discuss the difference between public and private companies in terms of their disclosure rules and how it affected GameStop's situation with Wall Street bets. The SEC forced disclosure of funds allowed for a better understanding of GameStop's long and short book.