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SpaceX Nears $60B Cursor Acquisition, Meta’s Open Source Model Family, Microsoft’s AI Chip Ramp Up
38 minutes Posted Aug 10, 2026 at 7:36 pm.
Introduction02:08 - SpaceX Nears $60B Acquisition of Cursor06:55 - Meta Bets Big on Open-Source Models20:25 - Microsoft Ramps Up Homegrown AI Chips28:45 - AWS Tells Engineers to Cut CPU Waste
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Amp Co-Founder and CEO Quinn Slack talks with guest TITV Host Stephanie Palazzolo about Meta’s return to open-source AI models. We also talk with The Information’s Grace Kay about SpaceX closing its $60B acquisition of Cursor, Aaron Holmes about Microsoft ramping production of homegrown AI chips, and Catherine Perloff about AWS telling engineers to cut CPU waste.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/microsofts-homegrown-ai-chip-effort-shows-signs-life-slow-starthttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/cursor-maps-branding-changes-spacex-acquisition-nearshttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/aws-tells-engineers-cut-cpu-waste-amid-crunchSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction02:08 - SpaceX Nears $60B Acquisition of Cursor06:55 - Meta Bets Big on Open-Source Models20:25 - Microsoft Ramps Up Homegrown AI Chips28:45 - AWS Tells Engineers to Cut CPU Waste