Monday, November 22, 2021

Crypto Takeover of Sports Venues and Sponsorships Underway


Anthony Pompliano and Joe Pompliano (yes, they are related!) talk about the blockbuster naming rights deal by Crypto.com for what was previously known as the Staples Center in Los Angeles, current home to the Lakers, Clippers, Kings and many other high-profile events.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Evolution of Crypto With Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong


Evolution of Crypto
Brian Armstrong
Coinbase CEO / Co-Founder
November 2021

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong talks about the state and evolution of crypto with Katherine Wu and Justin Mart.
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Balaji Srinivasan with Tim Ferriss | From Bitcoin to New Cities to Sovereign Individual



Tim Ferriss and Balaji Srinivasan
November 2021

Get comfortable for this extended (4 hours, 48 minute) discussion with Tim Ferriss and Balaji Srinivasan about Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, The Great Awokening, Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, Open-Source Ecology, Reputational Civil War, Creating New Cities and Options for the Sovereign Individual.

Balaji is former CTO of Coinbase and partner at a16z...more importantly, one of the smartest people we know on many important subjects for the present and future.


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Thursday, November 11, 2021

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt on the Rise of AI


Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt on the Rise of AI
Bloomberg Technology with Emily Chang

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Scaling Up Blockchains with Zero-Knowledge Proofs


Scaling Up Blockchains with Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Ali Yahya, GP at a16z Crypto
Dan Boneh, Stanford University
Alex Gluchowski, co-founder Matter Labs
Alex Viasov, co-founder Matter Labs
November 2021

Note: learn more about a16z's Series B investment with Matter Labs here

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Omniverse | Nvidia's Vision for the Metaverse


At GTC 2021, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shared (see above video) their vision for the metaverse through the omniverse.

For the full keynote, see below:



  • 13:00 Magic of Accelerated Computing
  • 30:51 Next Gen Networking, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity
  • 39:28 Accelerating Science
  • 49:24 Building Virtual Worlds with Omniverse
  • 1:01:10 Transforming with AI
  • 1:18:56 Omniverse Avatar for Intelligent Virtual Assistants
  • 1:24:29 Robotics Revolution (including Self-Driving Cars)

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Oura Ring Introduces Gen3


Harpeet Rai, CEO of San Francisco-based startup Oura, joined CNBC to discuss the launch their Gen3 ring.

Learn more: https://ouraring.com/



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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Metaverse and Flexible Work


Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Metaverse and Flexible Work
November 2021

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There's Value In Everyone | Turner Sports Ernie Johnson On His Son Michael


There's Value in Everyone
Ernie Johnson, Turner Sports

In 2019, Ernie Johnson of Turner Sports, shared the story of his adopted son, Michael.

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