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SpaceX SPV Gone Wrong, Intel's Comeback, Dylan Field Joins | Aditya Agarwal, Ariane Gorin, Nick Thompson, Chris Power, Christian Mochen

Aug 6, 2026 · 2h 48m

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(04:00) - OpenAI Details Hugging Face Incident (12:36) - SpaceX SPV Gone Wrong (20:05) - Nikita Bier Steps Down at X (25:44) - Google Rewires AI Leadership (30:15) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (36:14) - Intel's Comeback (56:51) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:00:02) - Aditya Agarwal, managing partner at South Park Commons, discusses its new $575 million fund and the growing ambition of founders building capital-intensive deep-tech companies. He also covers founder dilution, AI-assisted application review, Series A fundraising, scientific diligence, and the importance of technical progress and rapid growth. (01:16:00) - Ariane Gorin, CEO of Expedia Group and a former Microsoft executive, discusses…