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▶ 6:58 · AI Economics & Business Models · Anthropic's capital-efficient compute strategy contrasts with OpenAI's aggressive spend, testing investor patience for FCF
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The Information

Microsoft & Nvidia Invest in Anthropic, Google Gemini 3.0, Jeff Bezos’ AI Startup | Nov 18, 2025

2025-11-19 · 10 company · 6 thematic
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speakers
paul kedrosky

Venture investor and former professor; provides macro perspective on AI capex cycle, debt markets, and historical analogues for infrastructure bubbles.

aaron holmes

Covers Microsoft for The Information, reporting on Microsoft's AI chip strategy, cloud infrastructure, and semiconductor supply chain dynamics.

jessica lessin

Conducts the interview with James Sagan; discloses her husband Sam Lessin was a co-investor in the OnlyFans deal.

aaron woo

Reporter at The Information who covers OpenAI and Google, with focus on new model releases and AI capabilities.

katherine pearloff

Katherine Pearloff reports on Amazon and cloud computing for The Information.

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