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▶ 1:21 · $THINKING-MACHINES · Thinking Machines’ First AI Model, California Loses $3.2B to Texas, TSMC Adds $100B | Diet TBPN
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Thinking Machines’ First AI Model, California Loses $3.2B to Texas, TSMC Adds $100B | Diet TBPN

2026-07-16 · 5 company · 6 thematic
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tyler cosgrove

Tyler Cosgrove is guest hosting this episode of TBPN, filling in for regular co-host Jordi Hays. He contributes analysis on AI model releases, business models, and geopolitical dynamics.

john coogan

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show focused on startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

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“it's actually I think it makes a lot of sense given the Tinker API, right? The whole business is is you know, you're doing fine-tuning on on open source models. It makes a lot of sense that they're going to have their own... It's sort of l…”
—tyler cosgrove
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