The Information's TITV Bryan Johnson’s Don't Die Movement, SoftBank's AI Gamble & Perplexity's Browser Bids | Aug 14, 2025
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Aug 14, 2025 
Bryan Johnson, a pioneer in longevity and the 'Don't Die' movement, shares his vision for extending life and the growing business behind it. Rodrigo Liang, CEO of SambaNova, discusses his company’s energy-efficient AI chips and their bid to rival NVIDIA. Cory Weinberg dives into SoftBank's sweeping $9.7 billion investment in OpenAI, exploring the strategic implications for the tech giant. Together, they examine the intersection of technology, investment, and health, showcasing how innovation is reshaping our future.
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Data-Flow Chips Reduce AI Power Needs
- SambaNova's RDU (reconfigurable data flow unit) targets AI's data-flow nature to achieve much lower power use than GPUs.
- The company claims comparable performance at roughly one-tenth the power draw of NVIDIA racks.
Saudi Aramco Deployment Shows Power Advantage
- SambaNova deployed racks at Saudi Aramco to train models on 90 years of data privately within power-constrained data centers.
- Their stacks run at about 10 kilowatts per rack versus 100+ kilowatts for comparable NVIDIA racks.
Hardware-First With Managed Cloud For Partners
- SambaNova sells hardware (Samba Stack) as its core revenue, while a small cloud and managed offering accelerate adoption and enable partners to resell APIs.
- The company focuses on selling full stacks to enterprises, telcos, and service providers that value data privacy and ownership.