Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.

Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.

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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 strong travel demand and Expedia’s growth despite economic uncertainty and rising prices. She explains how Expedia is using AI to personalize trip planning, improve productivity, expand partnerships with AI platforms, and build toward a personal travel-agent experience.
• (01:35:47) - Nick Thompson discusses his role as CEO of The Atlantic and his strategy for growing subscriptions through trusted, high-quality journalism. He explores print’s enduring value, evolving approaches to video and Substack talent, and how AI may reshape journalism, audience behavior, and the broader media ecosystem.
• (02:04:47) - Chris Power, founder and CEO of advanced manufacturing company Hadrian, discusses the company’s $1.37 billion raise and rapid expansion of its factories-as-a-service model for major defense and aerospace customers. He explains Hadrian’s full-stack approach to building and operating highly automated factories, its growing U.S. footprint, and its role in accelerating the adoption of emerging manufacturing technologies.
• (02:17:13) - Christian Mochen discusses founding Atlas Motion, a company developing motion systems for autonomous and robotic platforms, beginning with small drone motors. Drawing on experience at Toyota, Tesla, Shield AI, and Mach Industries, he explains the company’s $11.5 million seed round, software-driven manufacturing strategy, operations in Manila, and plans to bring cost-competitive production to the United States.
• (02:22:23) - Dylan Field discusses Figma’s strong growth, rising AI adoption, and the growing importance of design as coding becomes increasingly commoditized. The Figma co-founder and CEO explains how the company is developing AI tools that preserve human creativity and control while expanding its platform across design, code, and production workflows.

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Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after.

Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella.

TBPN is made possible by:

Ramp - https://ramp.com

Public - https://public.com

Cisco - https://www.cisco.com

Console - https://www.console.com

CrowdStrike - https://www.crowdstrike.com

Figma - https://www.figma.com

MongoDB - https://www.mongodb.com

NYSE - https://www.nyse.com

Railway - https://railway.com

Shopify - https://www.shopify.com/

Follow TBPN:

https://TBPN.com

https://x.com/tbpn

https://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235

https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive