TBPN OpenAI Acquires TBPN
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Apr 2, 2026 
Gaurav Misra, Mirage CEO behind Captions, joins Justin Levine, Shepherd co-founder building AI insurance, Jeremy Allaire, Circle co-founder behind USDC, Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike threat hunter, and Marc Lore, Jet.com founder now leading Wonder. They get into moon missions, one-person billion-dollar companies, giant dealmaking, AI-built restaurants, cyberattacks, digital dollars, and the data center boom.
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Artemis II Shows How Space Success Became Routine
- Artemis II highlighted how normalized launches have become even when the mission is historically significant.
- John Coogan noted SpaceX now makes rockets feel routine, while Delian’s orbital visualization showed how tiny the moon-approach window really is.
The Token Dollar Could Replace The Petrodollar
- Jonathan Ross argued AI compute could play the same strategic role for America that oil once did under the petrodollar system.
- If training and inference stay dollar-denominated and dominated by U.S. compute providers, countries must buy dollars to access AI capacity.
Big Strategic Deals Are Powering Through Turmoil
- 2026 opened with a record number of $10 billion-plus deals even amid war, rate uncertainty, and a weak stock market.
- John Coogan highlighted that buyers are postponing smaller deals, but strategic must-have acquisitions still clear despite macro volatility.