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Trump-Xi Summit, Inflation Fears, Space Data Centers | Max Levchin, Delian Asparouhov, Richard Socher, Brandon Hill, Nate Tepper, Joubin Mirzadegan, Roman Chernin
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- May 13, 2026
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- 11164
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Summary
(00:50) - Trump-Xi Summit (28:35) - Space Data Centers (37:29) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (57:39) - Wall Street's Inflation Fears Rise (01:01:37) - Max Levchin, a Ukrainian-American software engineer and entrepreneur, co-founded PayPal in 1998 and currently serves as the CEO of Affirm, a financial technology company offering "buy now, pay later" services. In his recent conversation, Levchin discussed his deep dive into the mechanics of espresso machines, emphasizing his passion for mastering complex systems. He also highlighted the importance of specialization and depth of knowledge in one's field, advocating for young professionals to pursue expertise in areas like computer science to remain competitive in an evolving job market. (01:30:40) - Delian Asparouhov, co-founder and president of Varda Space Industries, discusses the company's collaboration with United Therapeutics to manufacture pharmaceuticals in microgravity, aiming to improve drug formulations for rare pulmonary diseases. He highlights the significance of this partnership as the first instance of a publicly traded company investing its own resources to produce physical products in low Earth orbit. Asparouhov also elaborates on the technical processes involved, including the benefits of microgravity for drug crystallization and the logistics of launching and retrieving these products from space. (02:01:19) - Richard Socher, former Chief Scientist at Salesforce and founder of You.com, is now leading Recursive Superintelligence, an AI startup focused on developing self-improving AI systems. In the conversation, he discusses the company's mission to build recursive, self-improving superintelligence capable of automating knowledge discovery, emphasizing the importance of AI systems that can autonomously enhance th…