Topics & People

A framework used to describe the political divide on innovation. The Biden administration is labeled as the 'Decel candidate' for its regulatory stance, while Trump is seen as supporting acceleration.

Natural disaster exacerbated by a man-made failure of levees.

An ocean basin where sea surface temperatures are alarmingly high, exceeding historical records and creating conditions for a potentially severe hurricane season.

Apple's closed mobile operating system, which does not allow for third-party app stores, making its ecosystem more restrictive than Android's.

Stock exchange that hosted a dinner at the Liquidity conference.

A proposed new stock exchange to be based in Dallas, Texas, backed by BlackRock and Citadel. It aims to be a 'CEO-friendly' and 'anti-woke' alternative to the NYSE and Nasdaq.

The act of artificially inflating or deflating the price of a security. The podcast discusses whether Keith Gill's meme-posting constitutes manipulation, concluding it does not under current SEC frameworks.

A retail company that Ryan Cohen transformed as CEO, shifting focus to collectibles and making a $56B bid for eBay.

A financial analyst and investor known as 'Roaring Kitty,' who was a central figure in the 2021 GameStop short squeeze and recently returned, causing another surge in the stock price.

Stocks that see dramatic price increases fueled by social media sentiment.

A fundraising event for Donald Trump held in San Francisco, hosted by David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya, which is attracting many new donors from the tech industry.

Entrepreneurs who were present at the Trump fundraiser. Donald Trump recognized them in the audience and made a humorous comment about their history with Facebook.