AI Predicts Its Own Rise (and Fall)
Everyone has predictions about AI, but what happens when AI predicts itself? In this episode of The Newcomer Podcast, Eric is joined by Cerebral Valley co-hosts Max Child and James Wilsterman to let AI map out its own 5-year plan. From AGI timelines to AI in healthcare, movies, and beyond.Can AI rea...
Inside the AI Gold Rush (One Year Later)
Click here to learn more about MongoDB for Startups - https://www.mongodb.com/lp/solutions/startups/partners?utm_campaign=startup_partner&utm_source=newcomer&utm_medium=referral This is the leadup to our newest installment of the Cerebral Valley AI conference we're hosting on November 12...
Inside Amazon’s $100B Automation Gamble
Is the AI boom already peaking? In this episode of The Newcomer Podcast, Eric, Madeline and Tom take a hard look at the hype cycle driving Silicon Valley’s latest gold rush — from Andreessen Horowitz’s record-breaking $25 billion year to Amazon’s push to automate its entire workforce.We explore whet...
Inside the $Trillion AI Money Machine
AI stocks are booming — but are we nearing a breaking point?This week on Newcomer, we unpack how OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, and AMD are fueling what might be the biggest tech money machine since the dot-com bubble. From trillion-dollar valuations to volatile deals and hype cycles, we explore whether...
The Coming AI Crash No One Wants to Admit | Alex Heath x Newcomer Podcast
This week on the Newcomer Podcast, Madeline and Tom are joined by Alex Heath to dig into some of the biggest questions in tech right now. We ask: Is the AI bubble about to burst? OpenAI is propping up huge partners like Microsoft, Oracle, and Broadcom — but what happens if their momentum slows? Mean...
Andreessen Horowitz’s Media Empire, Trump vs. Kimmel, Klarna’s $15B IPO Lessons
This week on the Newcomer Podcast, we dive into three stories that reveal how tech, politics, and media are colliding in unexpected ways. First, we look at Andreessen Horowitz’s expanding media ambitions, exploring why A16z wants to shape the narrative around everything from defense tech to TikTok. ...
AI, Longevity, and the Health Revolution with Nayeema Raza
Check out Nayeema Raza's podcast Smart Girl Dumb Questions: https://linktr.ee/smartgirldumbquestions We’re at a turning point in public health. From billionaires chasing immortality to the growing influence of AI in medicine, the future of healthcare is being rewritten in real time. In this we...
From Deus Ex Medicina: Vinod Khosla, Bob Kocher & Annie Lamont
On this episode of the Newcomer podcast, host Eric Newcomer is joined by co-host Nayeema Raza for conversations with some of the most influential voices in healthcare and venture capital. Bob Kocher , Partner at Venrock, and Annie Lamont , Founder and Managing Partner of Oak HC/FT, share the...
The Stakes at Deus Ex Medicina
Journalist Nayeema Raza —host of Smart Girl Dumb Questions —joins Eric Newcomer to preview Deus Ex Medicina , their AI–health–longevity summit happening Tuesday, Sept 9 (San Francisco) . They discuss the big themes going into the conference: how longevity went mainstream, why precision medicin...