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For months, the complex global auto industry has grappled with the added challenge of navigating the Trump administration’s trade war [https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-tariffs-deadline-august-trade-war-e916eb77?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAhG69XUau4-jPerWvDR4BZBo72AJQLzNo45tnRN086tk8wwzTvOeoN7lfBpgdE%3D&gaa_ts=686e981f&gaa_sig=UCwiJ8yJt5ybAaRv93sNZ9s6IP8JeZtK04ERjQs_UlnB7-e-I_XOKPlZh_5KBcwzTp-x9UwlLbQwsOUwL9UMyQ%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. That gives Swamy Kotagiri, the CEO of Magna International, a first-hand perspective of how tariffs, trade negotiations and shifting supply chains [https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-tariffs-countries-goods-explained-b9878e1a?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] are reshaping the future of the business, today. How is the largest auto parts manufacturer in North America adjusting its plans now that the industry’s traditional patterns have been disrupted? Kotagiri speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins] on the latest episode of the Bold Names podcast. Check Out Past Episodes: This CEO Says Global Trade Is Broken. What Comes Next? [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/this-ceo-says-global-trade-is-broken-what-comes-next/44B7B466-1693-4ABB-8970-8C84F5231448?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] What This Former USAID Head Had to Say About Elon Musk and DOGE [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/what-this-former-usaid-head-had-to-say-about-elon-musk-and-doge/0358F2DB-8AA2-4DB3-8DE0-03575EC59088mod=WSJ_BNPOD] ‘Businesses Don’t Like Uncertainty’: How Cisco Is Navigating AI and Trump 2.0 [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/businesses-dont-like-uncertainty-how-cisco-is-navigating-ai-and-trump-20/C605071C-F5E6-4F2E-8655-BD7F0D787786?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Why This Tesla Pioneer Says the Cheap EV Market 'Sucks' [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/why-this-tesla-pioneer-says-the-cheap-ev-market-ucks/F2C785BA-16E6-419B-811C-C0E1E2729C7B?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Christopher Mims’s Keywords column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/keywords?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Tim Higgins’s column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

José Andrés knows what it’s like to work under pressure. From managing the chaos of restaurant kitchens, to running a global business empire, to helping feed people in disaster zones [https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/jose-andres-is-channeling-his-grief-and-influence-to-change-israel-policy-f5b539a5?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], the celebrity chef doesn’t like to sit still, especially when it comes to food. On a special bonus episode of the Bold Names podcast, Andrés speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins] about his new book, why he’s investing in lab-grown meat and his belief that good meals and “longer tables” are the cure for what ails us.   Check Out Past Episodes: Booz Allen CEO on Silicon Valley’s Turn to Defense Tech: ‘We Need Everybody.’ [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/booz-allen-ceo-on-silicon-valleys-turn-to-defense-tech-we-need-everybody/9FB081A8-D126-43F8-8A58-F87396CCA1F7?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] This CEO Says Global Trade Is Broken. What Comes Next? [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/this-ceo-says-global-trade-is-broken-what-comes-next/44B7B466-1693-4ABB-8970-8C84F5231448?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] How Zipline’s Drones Are Taking Off in the U.S. and Rivaling Amazon [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/how-ziplines-drones-are-taking-off-in-the-us-and-rivaling-amazon/C2491180-3EE1-4648-97B8-71E73EC1E56B?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] What This Former USAID Head Had to Say About Elon Musk and DOGE [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/what-this-former-usaid-head-had-to-say-about-elon-musk-and-doge/0358f2db-8aa2-4db3-8de0-03575ec59088?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Christopher Mims’s Keywords column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/keywords?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Tim Higgins’s column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Few people developing artificial intelligence have as much experience in the field as Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/microsoft-hires-artificial-intelligence-leader-mustafa-suleyman-for-its-ai-consumer-product-efforts-0d8f8c80?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. He co-founded DeepMind, helped Google develop its large language models and designed AI chatbots with personality at his former startup, Inflection AI [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/why-tech-billionaires-want-bots-to-be-your-bff-0c0e531b?mod=WSJ_BNPOD?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Now, he’s tasked with leading Microsoft’s efforts on its consumer AI products. On the latest episode of the Bold Names podcast, Suleyman speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins] about why AI assistants are central to his plans for Microsoft’s AI future. Plus, they discuss the company’s relationship with OpenAI [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-microsoft-rift-hinges-on-how-smart-ai-can-get-82566509?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], and what Suleyman really thinks about “artificial general intelligence.” Check Out Past Episodes: Booz Allen CEO on Silicon Valley’s Turn to Defense Tech: ‘We Need Everybody.’ [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/booz-allen-ceo-on-silicon-valleys-turn-to-defense-tech-we-need-everybody/9FB081A8-D126-43F8-8A58-F87396CCA1F7?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Venture Capitalist Sarah Guo’s Surprising Bet on Unsexy AI [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/venture-capitalist-sarah-guos-surprising-bet-on-unsexy-ai/732EEAB6-C7A9-4FA0-857B-B751C8C0FCB7?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Reid Hoffman Says AI Isn’t an ‘Arms Race,’ but America Needs to Win [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/reid-hoffman-says-ai-isnt-an-arms-race-but-america-needs-to-win/eafab54f-65d6-4a7d-bbc1-49660196a89d?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and the AI ‘Fantasy Land’ [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-and-the-ai-fantasy-land/47588c9f-73f6-4ce1-ba4a-af169ed2cd3c?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD].  Read Christopher Mims’s Keywords column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/keywords?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] . Read Tim Higgins’s column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD].  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Horacio Rozanski says he is obsessed with speed. As the CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton, a company that helps government agencies leverage [https://www.wsj.com/business/this-company-gets-98-of-its-money-from-the-u-s-government-doge-is-coming-for-firms-like-it-79db9dc7?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAizi7PhxRDrrivW44PDdeG7RRYMxxaCtCI3e4CgU0rT-1udjbPJfoP6LcwnWEo%3D&gaa_ts=6859b605&gaa_sig=cxmFEGmQoWcoi5MsDqqSGPsj0JRq7_OAvWknWocd0S6X1Vuxgn3daew36J5J0YfvlBPzNnOgnpk8S7eMSlsoSg%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] the latest advances in technology used by the private sector, he has insight into the global race to develop artificial intelligence, especially in the realm of warfare [https://www.wsj.com/finance/will-doge-take-a-bite-out-of-this-spy-firms-stock-thats-classified-688e1893?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAjDVszDJYEBDBCfWmpi1VPe1NJuVoiye5ITBvLrHhSXeVgZqEyhBc3Tp3LBqtQ%3D&gaa_ts=6859b694&gaa_sig=FZR3Ynb52ZwzZ7D8OIZvSs9zsgFnlt4U5bJ-E8GdUoKJK9jcnh9DKNc6PayG8OP2EpOVMc_JTkLmpr6g0VQkKg%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. How does Rozanski see the relationship between the U.S. government and Silicon Valley evolving [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-enters-silicon-valleys-hot-new-business-war-7beccf6e?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAjW_gqERsASii7eBOs6kNRV8mtrP6roep8Q1TnZcf5_xBPGniQ4EX-uvFET048%3D&gaa_ts=6859b6ca&gaa_sig=ZwQxF6aqPW2hUQ8T_ISs-CdxweC8glFGr-FfV0fXYjSuXrkXxo4Rau6F1pHtm_CFzZXkLG_JJYL86K9lrdwTEA%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]? He speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins] on the latest episode of the Bold Names podcast. Check Out Past Episodes: This CEO Says Global Trade Is Broken. What Comes Next? [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/this-ceo-says-global-trade-is-broken-what-comes-next/44B7B466-1693-4ABB-8970-8C84F5231448?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Venture Capitalist Sarah Guo’s Surprising Bet on Unsexy AI [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/venture-capitalist-sarah-guos-surprising-bet-on-unsexy-ai/732EEAB6-C7A9-4FA0-857B-B751C8C0FCB7?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] What This Former USAID Head Had to Say About Elon Musk and DOGE [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/what-this-former-usaid-head-had-to-say-about-elon-musk-and-doge/0358F2DB-8AA2-4DB3-8DE0-03575EC59088?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Palmer Luckey's 'I Told You So' Tour: AI Weapons and Vindication [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/palmer-luckey-i-told-you-so-tour-ai-weapons-and-vindication/6BF67ABC-4341-4B85-9D49-8DED33BDC0C3?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Christopher Mims’s Keywords column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/keywords?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Tim Higgins’s column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Evan Smith is the co-founder and CEO of Altana, one of a few companies that have a global view and insight into the world’s supply chains [https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-cant-predict-the-impact-of-tariffsbut-it-will-try-e387e40c?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Think LinkedIn, but with the ability to track every step of a product’s movement from raw materials to store shelves [https://www.wsj.com/articles/logistics-startups-are-back-in-demand-as-companies-navigate-tariffs-3714b75c?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. That lets him see firsthand how President Trump’s tariffs have thrown global trade networks into chaos [https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/importers-china-trade-chaos-tariffs-b3463832?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] as companies rush to rework every step of the manufacturing process. And Smith says this is just the beginning. Is the era of global free trade over? And if so, what comes next? Smith speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins] on the latest episode of the Bold Names podcast. Check Out Past Episodes: Venture Capitalist Sarah Guo’s Surprising Bet on Unsexy AI [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/venture-capitalist-sarah-guos-surprising-bet-on-unsexy-ai/732eeab6-c7a9-4fa0-857b-b751c8c0fcb7?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] What This Former USAID Head Had to Say About Elon Musk and DOGE [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/what-this-former-usaid-head-had-to-say-about-elon-musk-and-doge/0358f2db-8aa2-4db3-8de0-03575ec59088?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] ‘Businesses Don’t Like Uncertainty’: How Cisco Is Navigating AI and Trump 2.0 [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/businesses-dont-like-uncertainty-how-cisco-is-navigating-ai-and-trump-20/c605071c-f5e6-4f2e-8655-bd7f0d787786?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Palmer Luckey's 'I Told You So' Tour: AI Weapons and Vindication [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/palmer-luckey-i-told-you-so-tour-ai-weapons-and-vindication/6bf67abc-4341-4b85-9d49-8ded33bdc0c3?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Christopher Mims’s Keywords column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/keywords?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Tim Higgins’s column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]