While some of this is cover for overhiring during the ZIRP era, there's clearly a move to cut the "coordination tax" that exists within companies. And what starts in tech always moves downstream.
Plus: Ted Turner and the end of the media mogul archetype, James Murdoch's move to buy Vox Media's podcast network and New York magazine, and how to tell fake fakes from real fakes at the souk.

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Chapters:

00:00 Open
00:18 Welcome
02:02 Brian in Marrakesh
04:43 PVA Vibe-Coding: RingRing & Field Notes
09:18 AI Is A Job Killer
16:48 AI Native Orgs and Jevons
26:34 Permanent Underclass Fears
31:23 The Last of the Moguls
35:32 Murdoch Buys Vox
40:49 AI Private Equity
42:24 GameStop Targets eBay
48:14 Met Gala Tech Takeover
50:33 Tech Villains
52:40 Good Product
01:01:39 Credits

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