Issue No. 45Week ending Sunday, November 8, 2026800 episodes · 3,498 write-ups
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John Arnold Joins, 4 Tech Arguments (Number 3 Will Shock You)

John Coogan and Jordi Hays debate current tech debates including Microsoft's Autopilot launch, the cultural impact of AI slop and gambling apps, and whether AI data center debt is pushing up Treasury yields. They are joined by former hedge fund founder John Arnold to discuss risk management and energy markets, Invetta CEO Viswa Colluru on AI drug discovery, Pilgrim CEO Jake Adler on biosecurity defense, and Freebean founder Adam Korsunsky on ad-supported coffee.

  • Freebean distributed over 100,000 cans of cold brew across tech conferences, incubators, and a dedicated retail storefront in New York City. Read →
  • Hyperscaler and Nvidia debt issuance is tracking near 70% of total US Treasury bond issuance through 2026. Read →
  • Pilgrim raised a $25 million funding round to build physical detection hardware and establish itself as America's first biological prime contractor. Read →
  • Former energy trader John Arnold identifies capital preservation as the single rule for wealth: "I think that's priority number one for anybody managing money is don't blow up." Read →
  • Microsoft transitioned its agent strategy from Copilot to Autopilot, running agents inside dedicated virtual machines built on OpenClaw. Read →
  • Invetta raised $311 million to build a chemical sequencer that maps life's chemical code rather than its genetic code. Read →
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