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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]

The major indexes ticked up for the first trading day since Moody’s Ratings downgraded the U.S.’s credit rating on Friday. Investors are also getting nervous about President Trump’s tax bill as it advances through congress. Plus: UnitedHealth Group notched its second day of gains in a row. Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/whats-news?mod=WSJ_MBPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

What if you could control computers with just a thought? Precision Neuroscience is one of several companies working to make that a reality. Michael Mager is the co-founder and CEO of the brain-computer interface company whose technology aims to give patients with severe mobility issues new ways to interact with the digital world [https://www.wsj.com/science/inside-the-operating-room-doctors-test-a-revolutionary-brain-computer-implant-f69eb0c2?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. How does Precision plan to offer brain implants to millions of people who could benefit from them? And how is the company competing with rivals like Synchron [https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-brain-computer-interface-9ec69919?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] and Elon Musk’s Neuralink [https://www.wsj.com/tech/how-elon-musk-neuralink-brain-chip-works-36522cc1?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]? Mager 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: Why Elon Musk’s Battery Guy Is Betting Big on Recycling [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/why-elon-musks-battery-guy-is-betting-big-on-recycling/7F1430AE-815A-4802-B0A7-9CAB60ABDAF2?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]  Could Amazon’s Zoox Beat Tesla and Waymo in the Robotaxi Race? [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/could-amazons-zoox-beat-tesla-and-waymo-in-the-robotaxi-race/EE7D5DDA-C53D-4F46-816A-71A2B9E216BA?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]  Humanoid Robot Startups Are Hot. This AI Expert Cuts Through the Hype. [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/humanoid-robot-startups-are-hot-this-ai-expert-cuts-through-the-hype/4911EC21-54E6-4137-8A1A-FA4FECA4FF25?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]

What's next for artificial intelligence beyond autonomous agents and next-gen language models? Sarah Guo [https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-greylock-general-partner-sarah-guo-has-raised-a-101-million-fund-11665004353?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], the founder of venture capital firm Conviction, is a rising star among Silicon Valley investors. She says the next big wave [https://www.wsj.com/articles/venture-capitalists-are-playing-matchmaker-in-the-age-of-ai-c66029b0?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] of AI innovation could transform the business world. What is she looking for in investment opportunities? And why does Guo say enterprise software is prime for transformation in the AI era? She 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: ‘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] Humanoid Robot Startups Are Hot. This AI Expert Cuts Through the Hype. [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/humanoid-robot-startups-are-hot-this-ai-expert-cuts-through-the-hype/4911EC21-54E6-4137-8A1A-FA4FECA4FF25?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/bold-names-salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-and-the-ai-fantasy-land/804EFA7D-B834-4BD2-B634-E90D8985A2CB?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]

After flying 100 million miles and making over 1.4 million deliveries using autonomous drones, [https://www.wsj.com/tech/the-drone-delivery-service-beating-amazon-to-your-front-door-1ad898b4?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Zipline CEO and co-founder Keller Rinaudo Cliffton is looking to transform how same-day delivery works in the U.S. His company has spent years shipping medical supplies across countries like Rwanda, Ghana and Kenya. But will Zipline become a household name by flying burritos and salads to backyards in the U.S.? And how is the startup competing with tech giants like Amazon and Alphabet [https://www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-alphabet-and-others-are-quietly-rolling-out-drone-delivery-across-america-11648872022?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]? Cliffton 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. Correction: Zipline has flown more than 100 million commercial autonomous miles. An earlier version of this podcast incorrectly stated that it's flown 50 million miles without human pilots. (Corrected on May 2.) Check Out Past Episodes: Could Amazon’s Zoox Beat Tesla and Waymo in the Robotaxi Race? [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/could-amazons-zoox-beat-tesla-and-waymo-in-the-robotaxi-race/EE7D5DDA-C53D-4F46-816A-71A2B9E216BA?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] Humanoid Robot Startups Are Hot. This AI Expert Cuts Through the Hype. [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/humanoid-robot-startups-are-hot-this-ai-expert-cuts-through-the-hype/4911EC21-54E6-4137-8A1A-FA4FECA4FF25?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]. The Drone-Delivery Service Beating Amazon to Your Front Door [https://www.wsj.com/tech/the-drone-delivery-service-beating-amazon-to-your-front-door-1ad898b4?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]