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The 4 Things You Need for a Tech Bubble

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, guest Brian Merchant walks us through a historical framework he used to analyze whether AI fits the classic signs of an economic bubble—and what that means for all of us.

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Arm custom chips get a boost with Nvidia partnership

Arm doesn’t make CPUs but it licenses its instruction set technology and sells designs that customers can build their chips on top of.

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Govini founder Eric Gillespie’s lawyer calls child sex chat ‘internet fantasy,’ not a crime

Defense contractor Govini said Gillespie was no longer a majority shareholder and would not receive a paycheck since his termination.

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Dell, HPE shares sink after Morgan Stanley downgrades — computer hardware stocks also hit

The bank double-downgraded Dell from overweight to underweight and downgraded HPE from overweight to equal weight.

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We don’t have high hopes for this tech stock, but we’re thrilled with this bank

Two portfolio stocks are making news Monday — one in enterprise software and the other in banking.

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Buffett’s Google bet comes 2 decades after billionaire investor ‘inspired’ search giant’s IPO

The Google founders said in the company’s 2004 IPO prospectus that much of their commentary was “inspired by Warren Buffett’s essays” in annual reports.

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Meta releases a new tool to protect reels creators from having their work stolen

The new Facebook content protection tool extends to Instagram too.

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Ford turns to Amazon to give used cars sales a boost

Amazon Autos, which kicked off last year with Hyundai, initially started with new cars. The deal with Ford pushes it into used car territory.

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Ramp hits $32B valuation, just three months after hitting $22.5B 

In 2025 alone, Ramp has leapt from being worth $13 billion to $32 billion with new rounds every few months.

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AI industry-backed super PAC targets New York Democrat in opening shot of midterms

The AI-friendly Trump administration was reportedly frustrated with the super PAC, Leading the Future, over its affiliation with Democratic operatives.

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