Escalation Risks Across the Gulf

(0:00) The Besties welcome Brad Gerstner!

(3:48) Economic fallout of the Iran War, escalation scenarios, impact on midterms

(19:18) Off ramp strategies, Gulf state involvement, the China angle

(27:05) Anthropic and OpenAI scaling revenue faster than any company ever

(46:11) AI's PR disaster, open source's future

(1:07:51) Washington passes "Millionaire Tax," Howard Schultz bails for Miami

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