Sex, Spies and Silicon

Brian, Troy and Alex dig into the undoing of Jensen Huang: the spy angle, the idiocy of sexy time at corporate events and the second-order effects of the toppling of such a powerful figure. Huang has 60 direct reports and no succession plan, so where was the board, and who could step in as interim CEO? If Nvidia stumbles, who replaces it, and what role does the government play?

They also talk about how insular tech has become, now that it has its own parallel media ecosystem, and about a new Bari Weiss-era correspondent’s Trump interview.

Then Chris Cillizza, formerly of the Washington Post and CNN and now independent, joins to talk about why some Washington scandals stick.

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Chapters:

* 02:11 Jensen Huang Scandal Breakdown

* 18:20 AI Power Politics and Tech Backlash

* 38:51 Tech Media Terrarium Backlash

* 46:09 Product Manager Job Market

* 48:08 Trump Interview

* 52:48 Good Product

* 54:05 Chris Cillizza on Washington Scandals

* 01:11:40 Performative Power Bros

* 01:13:25 Ross Douthat Interviews Trump

* 01:19:13 Why Nuance Beats Scoops

* 01:22:50 Going Independent and Monetizing

* 01:39:40 Prediction Markets’ Role in Journalism

* 01:42:33 Credits

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