The $12.93 Billion Emoji Joke
Nvidia pays big for Hugging Face, bond yields continue to rise, and Kalshi and the NBA give two big cheaters the boot.
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Episode Notes
This week: Nvidia joined Silicon Valley’s A.I. investment frenzy and bought Hugging Face for $12.93 billion. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss what this deal signals about the astounding amounts of money being thrown around the relatively niche market of A.I. investment. Then, bond yields are on the rise and the hosts discuss why global concern is rising with them. And finally, what do George Santos and Steve Ballmer have in common? Felix will explain.
In the Slate Plus episode: The $500 A.I.-powered Mouth Camera.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.
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