BusinessTBPN
The episode covers a wide range of tech and cultural topics, including the ethics of AI prompting and workplace integration, the growing debate around AI data center energy consumption, and the contrasting trends of revenue swapping in startups versus traditional business models. The hosts and guest also discuss the nuances of AI-generated art, the surprising rise of entrepreneurship in retirement, and evolving home design trends away from wet bars towards home data centers.
- Bernie Sanders and AOC recently introduced a bill to pause all new AI data center construction, citing extreme energy consumption. Read →
- The traditional "wet bar" is rapidly declining in popularity, no longer topping wish lists for new builds or renovations. Read →
BusinessTBPN
This episode features John Coogan, Jordi Hays, and guest Rahul Sunwalker discussing current tech, business, and cultural trends. Key topics include the implications of AI's integration into workplace communication, the ethical concerns surrounding "revenue swap" schemes in startups, and the political debate surrounding proposed bans on AI data center construction. The hosts also touch on the declining alcohol consumption trends impacting real estate and the new personal finance features launched by ChatGPT in partnership with Plaid.
- Forget typing. Voice prompting AI at work is coming, and your CEO might want it. Rahul Sunwalker sees it as a new accountability layer: "I can audit what people are typing in the office" and "If they're like talking to the AI... it's more more accountability." Read →
- Plaid-AI Is Now Mainstream: ChatGPT's direct partnership with Plaid means connecting your financial data to an AI model is no longer a niche hack. It's a default feature on a major consumer platform, shifting expectations for personal finance tools. Read →
- Alcohol consumption is "falling off a cliff," a long-term societal trend driven by factors like GLP-1 medications, a reaction to late 20th-century binge drinking spikes, and the rise of "health-maxing" culture. Read →
- A satirical tweet about “Rev Swap AI”—a platform for peer-to-peer revenue laundering—went viral with over half a million views, fueling public skepticism about startup finances. Read →
- Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a bill pausing AI data center construction, defining them as facilities exceeding 20 megawatts maximum power or using liquid cooling for individual hardware components. Read →