TBPN

Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.
Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.
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(01:46) - OpenAI Uncovers Spy Device

(08:41) - Are Your Devices Listening to You?

(20:13) - Apple x LG

(24:59) - Home Devices Tier List

(37:45) - XBOX Labs

(40:46) - Inside The World of GTA 6

(43:38) - Kelly Clarkson's Bird Store Drama

(52:27) - Thomas Neckel discusses co-founding Fragment, a New York fintech company building financial infrastructure designed for AI agents. He explains how Fragment translates contractual rules into deterministic financial workflows, enabling agents to automate complex processes such as payments, refunds, accounting, and insurance claims while preventing costly errors.

(01:02:17) - Kabir Jain discusses his role as Erewhon’s Chief Growth Officer, overseeing technology, e-commerce, data, membership, and other growth initiatives beyond opening stores. He explains Erewhon’s disciplined expansion strategy, commissary-based operating model, influence on emerging consumer brands, celebrity collaborations, and focus on delivering a premium customer experience.

(01:22:02) - Danielle Axman discusses founding Wilder Market, a premium neighborhood grocery concept opening in Midtown Miami, inspired by her search for thoughtfully sourced, high-quality food for her family. She highlights the market’s expert-developed product standards, Michelin-star culinary partnership, hospitality-focused experience, and potential expansion across South Florida and the Southeast.

(01:30:45) - John Urschel, an MIT assistant professor of mathematics and former professional football player, discusses how AI is transforming mathematical research, education, and problem-solving. He argues that human understanding and creativity remain essential, predicts that mathematics will expand rather than be “solved,” and considers AI’s potential to improve football analytics.

(01:44:48) - Nicholas Sharp discusses Attio’s new hybrid architecture for agentic revenue, which lets AI agents work with customer data while maintaining governance and security guardrails. The Attio co-founder and CEO also highlights how leading sales teams use AI for highly personalized customer experiences, his excitement about decision models, and Attio’s extensive use of its own products.

(01:55:50) - Jason Ballard, co-founder and CEO of construction technology company ICON, discusses its $200 million Series D and mission to address the housing crisis using robotic 3D printing. He explains ICON’s cost-saving construction system, expansion into licensing its technology to builders, and work with NASA to develop lunar infrastructure using local materials.

(02:05:41) - Erik Bernhardsson, co-founder and CEO of Modal, discusses the company’s rapid growth and its platform for simplifying AI infrastructure across numerous cloud providers. He highlights soaring demand for inference, training, and sandbox tools, along with opportunities in low-latency applications, alternative chips, and broader enterprise adoption.

(02:14:59) - Josh Tyrangiel discusses how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are racing to vertically integrate the space economy through reusable rockets, satellite networks, orbital data centers, and AI. Drawing on his experience covering business and technology, he explains SpaceX’s commanding lead, Blue Origin’s efforts to catch up, and Bezos’s long-standing ambition to make space infrastructure central to Amazon, robotics, and advanced AI.

(02:31:03) - Aida Baradari, founder of Dvalence, discusses Spectre, a device designed to prevent microphones from making unauthorized audio recordings. Baradari explains its privacy-focused technology, planned enterprise applications, current pricing and size, and the company’s efforts to launch and improve the product.

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https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive

Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.
Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.
TBPN is made possible by:
Ramp - https://ramp.com
Public - https://public.com
Cisco - https://www.cisco.com
Console - https://www.console.com
CrowdStrike - https://www.crowdstrike.com
Figma - https://www.figma.com
MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com
NYSE - https://www.nyse.com
Railway - https://railway.com
Shopify - https://www.shopify.com/
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235
https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive

(01:13) - Social Reckoning Review

(14:12) - Muse Wonder

(30:15) - Apple HomeView

(43:36) - Anjney Midha, William Chu & Negin Oliver. Anjney “Anj” Midha, founder of venture firm AMP, discusses the Grid Trust, a $100 billion program anchored by Zurich Asset Management to expand affordable, reliable AI computing capacity for startups and public-sector users worldwide. He explains how pooling customers and hardware providers, along with AI-powered demand forecasting, can improve GPU utilization, reduce risk, and broaden access to compute.

(59:52) - Neal Stephenson, an acclaimed science-fiction author known for *Snow Crash*, discusses fiction’s influence on technology, his preference for hands-on research, and the importance of grounding speculative ideas in social, cultural, and economic realities. He also explores AI-assisted storytelling, carbon removal, algorithmic misinformation, the erosion of societal norms, and overlooked science-fiction author Matt Ruff.

(01:25:29) - Ravi Gupta & John Hegeman. Ravi Gupta discusses Ithaca Holdings’ acquisition of Bumble alongside co-founder and co-CEO John Hegeman. He explains their conviction that human relationships will become even more important in an AI-driven world and outlines plans to improve Bumble’s matching, profile quality, and user experience before focusing on monetization.

(01:37:12) - Jack Goldberg discusses co-founding Yes Chef Group, transforming a passion for food into a global media brand centered on content, live events, and community. He shares the company’s rapid growth, strategic partnerships, expansion into long-form programming, and plans to build the next-generation Food Network while exploring opportunities in live streaming, technology, and consumer products.

(01:59:42) - Oege De discusses XBOW’s AI-powered cybersecurity platform, which autonomously identifies vulnerabilities by replicating the work of skilled offensive security researchers. He highlights a critical Chrome exploit affecting one billion users that was discovered in six days using GPT-5, emphasizing the urgent need for automated security testing as advanced cyber capabilities become increasingly accessible.

(02:09:30) - Nick Talken discusses Albert Invent, the chemistry-focused AI company he co-founded and leads as CEO, and its $55 million Series B led by TCV. He explains how Albert’s specialized models and proprietary customer data help scientists accelerate materials and chemical innovation in areas such as batteries, solar cells, biodegradable plastics, PFAS alternatives, and spaceflight.

(02:16:20) - Jeff Holden discusses his career as an early Amazon engineer, creator of Amazon Prime, and founder and CEO of Atomic Machines. He explains how the company’s “Matter Compiler” aims to turn AI-generated designs into functional micromachines, enabling innovations in medicine, robotics, electronics, and other fields.

(02:28:02) - Eli Manning & Michael Waldron. Eli Manning discusses how his Penn State walk-on prank inspired Chad Powers and how his football experiences shape the show’s characters and stories. The retired two-time Super Bowl champion also advises young athletes to pursue media opportunities authentically while continuing to take their sport seriously.

(02:46:15) - OpenAI Uncovers Insider Security Threat

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Figma - https://www.figma.com
MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com
NYSE - https://www.nyse.com
Railway - https://railway.com
Shopify - https://www.shopify.com
Codex - http://openAI.com/codex

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https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive

Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.
Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.
TBPN is made possible by:
Ramp - https://ramp.com
Public - https://public.com
Cisco - https://www.cisco.com
Console - https://www.console.com
CrowdStrike - https://www.crowdstrike.com
Figma - https://www.figma.com
MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com
NYSE - https://www.nyse.com
Railway - https://railway.com
Shopify - https://www.shopify.com/
Follow TBPN: 
https://TBPN.com
https://x.com/tbpn
https://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235
https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive