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Muse Wonder, Anjney Sizes Up, Neal Stephenson Joins, Social Reckoning Review, Eli Manning Live

John Coogan and Jordi Hays discuss Meta's Muse Wonder release and the critique of Aaron Sorkin's tech film 'The Social Reckoning'. They are joined by guests covering Zurich Asset Management's $100 billion Grid Trust compute initiative, author Neal Stephenson on technology and fiction, Ithaca Holdings' acquisition of Bumble, Yes Chef Group's media expansion, Atomic Machines' micro-machine compiler, and Eli Manning on his show Chad Powers.

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  • Jack Goldberg argues that gathering 10 people in a physical room on a Tuesday night is harder, and vastly more valuable, than getting 10 million views on an internet video. Read more →
  • Jeff Holden emerged from stealth with Atomic Machines after securing $250 million to build a matter compiler. Read more →

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