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Ed Ludlow brings you the only daily news program focused exclusively on technology, innovation and the future of business.

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Episodes

Musk’s xAI In Talks to Lease Saudi Data Center Capacity

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses the rise in Nvidia shares as CEO Jensen Huang says he expects to get the first batch of US licenses to export H20 AI chips to China soon. Plus, Elon Musk’s xAI is in talks to lease data center capacity in Saudi Arabia. And markets react to reports that President Trump has held talks about firing Federal Reserve Chair Powell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 16, 202540 min

Nvidia, AMD Set to Resume Some AI Chip Sales to China

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses changes to US trade restrictions that will allow Nvidia and AMD to sell some AI chips to China. Plus, AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks and Energy Secretary Chris Wright both join from the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit. And Cognition AI agrees to buy Windsurf. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 15, 202546 min

Panasonic Unveils EV Battery Plant in Kansas

Bloomberg Tech visits Panasonic's new EV battery plant in Kansas, discussing its capacity, customer plans with CEO Megan Myungwon Lee, and hearing from Lucid CEO Mark Winterhoff about the partnership. The episode also explores Meta's massive AI investment plans and Elon Musk's strategy integrating XAI across his companies. Further segments cover potential US crypto legislation, the strain AI data centers are placing on power grids, and survey findings on why Gen Z dislikes AI features in dating apps.

Jul 14, 202538 min

Nvidia's Huang Meets With Trump, Tesla Taxis Move West

Bloomberg’s Romaine Bostick discusses the meeting between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and President Trump as Huang prepares for a China trip. Plus, Tesla preps its driverless cars for California and Arizona, just one month after its rollout in Austin, Texas. And, a conversation with Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association ahead of the "Crypto Week" in Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 11, 202544 min

Musk Says Grok To Make Tesla Debut

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses xAI's rollout of Grok 4 as Elon Musk says Grok will come to Tesla vehicles next week. Plus, we hear from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman as the AI talent war draws big pay packages. And Varda Space raises $187 million in a series C funding as they look towards advancing space medicine manufacturing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 10, 202544 min

Nvidia Hits $4T Market Cap, SpaceX's Path to a $400B Valuation

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses Nvidia's rise to become the first ever company to have touched a $4 trillion market cap. Plus, SpaceX is in talks to sell shares that could value the company at $400 billion. And the White House puts Apple on blast for their slow migration of production, saying the tech giant thinks it's "too big to tariff". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 09, 202543 min

Apple Loses Another AI Executive, Amazon's Prime Day Weakness

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses Apple's latest AI talent loss as a key AI executive leaves for Meta. Plus, Amazon's Prime Day kicks off to a tepid start as retailers and shoppers feel the bite of tariffs. And a conversation with CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator as they buy Core Scientific in a $9 billion deal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 08, 202540 min

Musk's Political Ambitions, CoreWeave's Big Purchase

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Elon Musk's political aspirations as he forms the "America Party". Plus, President Trump fires more tariff warnings as countries race to negotiate ahead of the Wednesday deadline. And CoreWeave is set to buy Core Scientific in a $9 billion deal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 07, 202544 min

OpenAI, Oracle Expand Stargate Project

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discuss OpenAI's deal with Oracle as they search for more compute capacity. Plus, a look at President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill as it nears a successful House vote. And the White House lifts some chip design software curbs on China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 03, 202543 min

Tesla’s Sales Fall but Investor Support Stays Strong

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the drop in Tesla’s second-quarter sales. Plus, Foxconn pulls Chinese workers from India in a blow to Apple. And Microsoft plans a second large round of layoffs as it looks to spend more on artificial intelligence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 02, 202542 min

Donald Trump, Elon Musk Fallout Deepens

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the clashes between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Plus, the Tesla CEO will oversee sales in Europe and the US as investors brace for disappointing delivery numbers in the second quarter. And, Apple considers using outside AI from Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 01, 202542 min

Trump Says TikTok Buyer Group Found

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss President Trump’s claim that he has found a buyer group for TikTok. Plus, Canada withdraws its digital services tax in a move to restart trade talks with the US. And Elon Musk slammed the Senate spending bill for removing electric vehicle tax credits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 30, 202543 min

Nvidia Closes In On a $4 Trillion Market Value

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses the prospects of Nvidia becoming the first company to reach a $4 trillion market capitalization. Plus, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the US and China have reached an understanding on a trade deal. And data center builder Crusoe announces an energy partnership with Redwood Materials. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 27, 202539 min

Micron HBM Sales Surge, Palantir’s Stock Keeps Climbing

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Micron’s earnings as its sales surge in its high-bandwidth memory business. Plus, Managing Director of Baird Ted Mortonson discusses opportunities in the defense tech space. Chinese tech giant Xiaomi also says it received more than 200,000 pre-orders for its first electric SUV. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 26, 202543 min

Defense Tech Sector Reacts to US-Iran Strike

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses the US strike on Iranian nuclear sites and the market impact. Plus, defense tech investors look for startups addressing asymmetric threats. And Tesla’s robotaxi service gets underway with a modest launch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 23, 202537 min

SoftBank’s Son Pitches $1 Trillion US AI Hub

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son’s pitch to build a trillion-dollar AI industrial complex with TSMC in Arizona. Plus, the global robotaxi market heats up as Baidu looks to expand internationally and Tesla prepares to launch its service in Austin. And Meta rolls out new smart-glasses in a partnership with Oakley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 20, 202543 min

Meta Tries to Poach OpenAI Staff, David Sacks Weighs In On Genius Act

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the impact of the stablecoin legislation that passed the Senate with White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks. Plus, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski talks about the startup's super-app ambitions; Zoox CEO Aicha Evans joins from the company’s new facility to mass-produce robotaxis; and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims Meta is offering bonuses as high as $100 million to OpenAI staffers to jump ships. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Jun 18, 202545 min

Chip Tax Credits Get Boost in Trump Tax Bill

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss how President Trump’s tax bill could boost investment credit for semiconductors to 30%. Plus, the CEO of Applied Intuition talks about how the startup plans to use its latest $600 million fundraising to make more moving machines self-driving. And the CEO of Purism says the company has spoken to the Trump family about supplying its made-in-the-USA smartphones to the new Trump mobile phone service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 17, 202543 min

Trump To Launch Mobile Services, Robots Learn the Physical World

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the Trump family’s plan for a self-branded mobile phone service. Plus, Meta launches ads on the privacy-focused messaging service WhatsApp. And robotics firm 1X Technologies announces a new “World Model” to train robots on the physical world using data-driven simulations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 16, 202535 min

Meta's $14.3B Scale Investment, Apple's New Siri Launch

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde breaks down Meta’s plans to take a 49% stake in Scale AI and hire the startup's CEO, Alexandr Wang. Plus, the CEO of stablecoin network Circle discusses how the passing of the GENIUS Act could impact the payments space. And Apple targets the spring of 2026 for the launch of its revamped voice assistant Siri, as the iPhone maker plays catch-up in the AI race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 13, 202543 min

Micron Plans $200 Billion US Chip Spend, Chime IPO

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Micron’s plans to spend $200 billion on U.S. chip manufacturing and R&D. Plus, Chime CEO Chris Britt discusses the company’s growth strategy as the company goes public. And Oracle’s earnings impress investors with its rising cloud sales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 12, 202538 min

Zuckerberg Recruits for New Meta AGI Group

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Meta’s plans for a new ‘Superintelligence’ AI group. Plus, Apple expands its deal with OpenAI. And the CEO of United Launch Alliance says NASA has alternatives to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 10, 202544 min

Investors Look To Apple's WWDC For Guidance

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Apple's software and AI goals as the company kicks off its annual Developers Conference in Cupertino. Plus, AI and tariffs top the agenda for China-US trade talks as discussions get underway in London. And, Warner Brothers Discovery splits its streaming and cable businesses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 09, 202541 min

Elon Musk and President Trump Feud Impacts Tesla, SpaceX

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the fallout between President Trump and Elon Musk, as Tesla stocks regain some of Thursday’s losses. Plus, the spat could impact U.S. space ambitions and SpaceX. The CEO of Anysphere, the maker of AI coding assistant Cursor, also explains plans for its latest funding round. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 06, 202546 min

Bloomberg Tech Summit Special

Bloomberg Technology hits the road with Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde live from the Tech Summit in San Francisco. They speak with Anduril Executive Chairman Trae Stephens about the company's latest fundraise and the future of defense tech, Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson about her outlook for the robotics industry, and they hear from Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on AI competition on the horizon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 05, 202539 min

Tesla’s FSD Factored in Fatal Crash, GlobalFoundries Boosts US Production

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss footage and details from late 2023 when a Tesla using what the company calls Full Self-Driving (FSD) was in a fatal crash. Plus, GlobalFoundries CEO Tim Breen talks about his company’s plans to spend $16 billion to boost chip production in New York and Vermont. And HPE CEO Antonio Neri explains why the company has reduced how much it expects tariffs to impact earnings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jun 04, 202542 min

Meta Turns to Nuclear Power to Run AI

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Meta’s plans to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy. Plus xAI is selling $5 billion in debt, the latest in a series of fundraising efforts across Elon Musk’s business empire. And former Tesla executive Drew Baglino talks about his new startup Heron Power, aiming to upend the transformer industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 03, 202543 min

Tesla Under Pressure, Big Tech Bolsters S&P 500

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses the latest trade tensions between the US and China and the impact they are having on tech. Plus, Tesla is under pressure as sales fall aggressively in France, and Elon Musk pivots his focus back to the company. And, Big Tech is driving S&P 500 growth again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 02, 202543 min

AWS CEO Matt Garman Lays Out Amazon’s AI Plans

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow speaks with Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman about the company’s AI growth and its partners. Plus, sales of Apple’s iPhone are set to take a big hit from tariffs. And President Trump accuses China of violating an agreement with the U.S. to ease tariffs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 30, 202546 min

Nvidia Shrugs Off China Concerns With Upbeat Forecast

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Nvidia surpassing Microsoft as the most valuable company, after investors shrugged off concerns about China-related curbs. Plus, Informatica’s CEO explains what is driving Salesforce's $8 billion acquisition of the company. And Tesla targets June 12 to launch its robotaxi service in Austin, as Elon Musk steps back from his government role. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

May 29, 202542 min
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