The $10B Satellite Empire Putting AI in Orbit, Why Chips Beat Rockets & China's #1 Open Model | EP #266

The AI Duopoly Is Over: Grok 4. 5 , GPT-5 . 6 , and Muse Spark in One Week | #270

In this episode the mates discuss Grok 4.5 vs GPT-5.6, Apple Suing OpenAI, and China catching up to Elon. Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends [https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends]   Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360 Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader. Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified – My companies: Apply to Dave's and my new fund:https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding [https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding]      Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy [https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy]   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter [https://www.fountainlife.com/peter]  _ Connect with Peter: X [https://qr.diamandis.com/twitter] Instagram [https://qr.diamandis.com/instagram] Substack [https://substack.com/@peterdiamandis] Website [https://www.diamandis.com/] Xprize [http://www.xprize.org/] A360 [https://www.abundance360.com/] Connect with Dave: Web [https://db2.ai/] X [https://x.com/DaveBlundin?s=20] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-blundin] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dave.blundin] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daveblundin] Connect with Salim: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/salimismail/] X [https://x.com/salimismail] Join Salim’s 10X Shift [https://openexo.com/10x-shift?channel=moonshots] Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2iw67YgoRcp-oYBn89c5g] Exponential Venture Capital [https://organizationalsingularity.fund/] Connect with Alex Website [https://www.alexwg.org/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwg/] X [https://x.com/alexwg] Email Substack [https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/]  Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1thtZk5vHTXbtDHezPT7tl] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@alexwissnergross] Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple [https://qr.diamandis.com/applepodcast] YouTube [https://qr.diamandis.com/youtube] – *Recorded on July 11th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Fable 5 Is Back & Govt-Leashed, Altman Offers 5% of OpenAI & AI Grows Conscious | #269

In this episode, the mates explore the latest developments in AI, including Anthropic's Fable V model, AI consciousness, regulation, and the future of AI governance and ownership.  Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends [https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends]   Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360 Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader. Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified – My companies: Apply to Dave's and my new fund:https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding [https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding]      Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy [https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy]   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter [https://www.fountainlife.com/peter]  _ Connect with Peter: X [https://qr.diamandis.com/twitter] Instagram [https://qr.diamandis.com/instagram] Substack [https://substack.com/@peterdiamandis] Website [https://www.diamandis.com/] Xprize [http://www.xprize.org] A360 [https://www.abundance360.com/] Connect with Dave: Web [https://db2.ai] X [https://x.com/DaveBlundin?s=20] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-blundin] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dave.blundin] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daveblundin] Connect with Salim: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/salimismail/] X [https://x.com/salimismail] Apply for Salim’s Pilot Program  [https://openexo.com/organizational-singularity-pilot?video=I9c8STV7Hnw] Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2iw67YgoRcp-oYBn89c5g] Exponential Venture Capital [https://organizationalsingularity.fund] Connect with Alex Website [https://www.alexwg.org] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwg/] X [https://x.com/alexwg] Email Substack [https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/]  Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1thtZk5vHTXbtDHezPT7tl] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@alexwissnergross] Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple [https://qr.diamandis.com/applepodcast] YouTube [https://qr.diamandis.com/youtube] – *Recorded on July 7th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Sonnet 5 Drops, Fable 5 Will Return & Fusion's First Plant Gets Licensed w/ Philip Johnston | #268

In this episode, the mates discuss the Sonnet 5 drop, China’s cheaper humanoid robot, Fable 5 coming back online, and Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston joins to discuss data centers.  Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends [https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends]   Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360 Philip Johnston is the CEO of Starcloud [https://www.starcloud.com/]  Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader. Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified – My companies: Apply to Dave's and my new fund:https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding [https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding]      Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy [https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy]   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter [https://www.fountainlife.com/peter]  _ Connect with Philip X [https://x.com/PhilipJohnston] Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipjohnst0n/] Website [https://www.starcloud.com/] Connect with Peter: X [https://qr.diamandis.com/twitter] Instagram [https://qr.diamandis.com/instagram] Substack [https://substack.com/@peterdiamandis] Website [https://www.diamandis.com/] Xprize [http://www.xprize.org] A360 [https://www.abundance360.com/] Connect with Dave: Web [https://db2.ai] X [https://x.com/DaveBlundin?s=20] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-blundin] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dave.blundin] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daveblundin] Connect with Salim: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/salimismail/] X [https://x.com/salimismail] Apply for Salim’s Pilot Program  [https://openexo.com/organizational-singularity-pilot?video=I9c8STV7Hnw] Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2iw67YgoRcp-oYBn89c5g] Exponential Venture Capital [https://organizationalsingularity.fund] Connect with Alex Website [https://www.alexwg.org] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwg/] X [https://x.com/alexwg] Email Substack [https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/]  Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1thtZk5vHTXbtDHezPT7tl] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@alexwissnergross] Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple [https://qr.diamandis.com/applepodcast] YouTube [https://qr.diamandis.com/youtube] – *Recorded on June 30th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why the US Government Is Blocking Model Releases (GPT-5.6) | #267

This episode is mainly about the U.S. government putting frontier AI behind a gate, China’s accelerating open-weight and distillation pressure, and a new push into quantum and photonic computing. Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends [https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends]   Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360 Emad Mostaque is the founder of Intelligent Internet ( https://www.ii.inc [https://www.ii.inc] )  Read Emad’s Book: https://thelasteconomy.com [https://thelasteconomy.com]   Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified – My companies: Apply to Dave's and my new fund:https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding [https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding]      Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy [https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy]   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter [https://www.fountainlife.com/peter]  _ Connect with Peter: X [https://qr.diamandis.com/twitter] Instagram [https://qr.diamandis.com/instagram] Substack [https://substack.com/@peterdiamandis] Website [https://www.diamandis.com/] Xprize [http://www.xprize.org] A360 [https://www.abundance360.com/] Connect with Dave: Web [https://db2.ai] X [https://x.com/DaveBlundin?s=20] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-blundin] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dave.blundin] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daveblundin] Connect with Emad  X [https://x.com/emostaque] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/emad-mostaque-9840ba274/] Read Emad’s Book [https://thelasteconomy.com] Learn about Intelligent Internet [https://www.ii.inc] Connect with Alex Website [https://www.alexwg.org] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwg/] X [https://x.com/alexwg] Email Substack [https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/]  Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1thtZk5vHTXbtDHezPT7tl] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@alexwissnergross] Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple [https://qr.diamandis.com/applepodcast] YouTube [https://qr.diamandis.com/youtube] – *Recorded on June 27th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The $10B Satellite Empire Putting AI in Orbit, Why Chips Beat Rockets & China's #1 Open Model | EP #266

This episode is about the collision of Earth intelligence, orbital compute, Chinese open-weight AI, and a new wave of space infrastructure. The big idea is that “large earth models” and “project Suncatcher” are turning space data and space compute into core AI primitives. Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends [https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends]   Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360 Will Marshall is the Co-Founder & CEO at Planet Labs PBC Visit Planet Labs Website [https://www.planet.com/] Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader. Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified – My companies: Apply to Dave's and my new fund:https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding [https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding]      Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy [https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy]   Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter [https://www.fountainlife.com/peter]  _ Connect with Will X [https://x.com/Will4Planet] Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-marshall-planet/] Planet Labs Website [https://www.planet.com/] Follow Planet on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/planet-labs/] Follow Planet on X [https://x.com/planet] Connect with Peter: X [https://qr.diamandis.com/twitter] Instagram [https://qr.diamandis.com/instagram] Substack [https://substack.com/@peterdiamandis] Website [https://www.diamandis.com/] Xprize [http://www.xprize.org] A360 [https://www.abundance360.com/] Connect with Dave: Web [https://db2.ai] X [https://x.com/DaveBlundin?s=20] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-blundin] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dave.blundin] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daveblundin] Connect with Salim: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/salimismail/] X [https://x.com/salimismail] Apply for Salim’s Pilot Program  [https://openexo.com/organizational-singularity-pilot?video=I9c8STV7Hnw] Subscribe to Salim’s YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2iw67YgoRcp-oYBn89c5g] Exponential Venture Capital [https://organizationalsingularity.fund] Connect with Alex Website [https://www.alexwg.org] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwg/] X [https://x.com/alexwg] Email Substack [https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/]  Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1thtZk5vHTXbtDHezPT7tl] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@alexwissnergross] Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple [https://qr.diamandis.com/applepodcast] YouTube [https://qr.diamandis.com/youtube] – *Recorded on June 23rd, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]