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2025 AI Awards: Ranking the Best and Worst AI Companies This Year Dec 29, 2025

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Welcome to the first annual Limitless AI Awards show where we're ranking the biggest Winners and Losers in AI. You’re either getting the crown… or the dunce cap. 🏆🧢

2025 was pure AI chaos: surprise rookies, biggest flops, unhinged drama, and one hidden “Model of the Year” pick that might start a war in the group chat.

We go category-by-category: Rookie of the Year, Biggest Flop, Moat Builder, Model Most Likely to Make You Rich, Model of the Year, Biggest Loser, and AI Company of the Year, and we didn’t pre-align on answers… so the reveals are real. Drop your winners/losers in the comments and tell us what we got wrong (we can take it).

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Chapters

00:00 Introducing The Awards Show
04:34 Biggest Flop
07:41 Best Comeback Story
10:04 Most Likely To Make You Rich
12:32 Best AI Stock Of The Year
14:49 Moat Builder Of The Year
17:31 Biggest Waste Of Money
20:20 Most Unhinged Drama
23:54 Monopoly Man Award
26:10 Model Of The Year
29:31 Product Of The Year
32:20 Biggest Loser Of The Year
36:01 AI Model Of The Year

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RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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We Stepped Inside a Memory from 2005 (Apple SHARP Gaussian Splats) Dec 24, 2025

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Gaussian splatting is a groundbreaking technology that overlays past images onto current scenes for immersive 3D experiences.

We discuss its potential to transform Hollywood productions, reduce costs, and enhance gaming. Splatting could actually redefine our interactions with technology and memories. Straight out of Black Mirror.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Introduction to Splat Technology
6:59 Live Demo of Splatting
11:11 Usa Cases
19:40 Splat as a Bridge Between Realities
22:16 Merging Digital and Physical Worlds
25:38 The Future of Wearable Technology

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RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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Why the Markets Ignore Amazon: AWS, Robotics, and AI Chips (Trainium 3) Dec 23, 2025

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Believe it or not, Amazon has some hidden strengths in AI, especially with the groundbreaking Trainium 3 chip and significant data center expansions. We discuss advancements in robotics and challenges with TSMC's manufacturing.

With promising partnerships and interesting market outlooks, we'll definitely be keeping an eye on Amazon moving into 2026.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:50 Amazon's AI Chips Revolution
3:35 The Asymmetric Bet of 2026
4:08 Tranium 3: A Game Changer
6:28 Comparing AI Chip Technologies
11:02 AWS: The Profit Engine
13:15 Amazon's Massive Data Center Plans
13:50 The AI Factory Concept
16:20 Amazon's Robot Revolution
19:08 Automation and the Future Workforce
23:22 Amazon's AI Strategy Unveiled
25:43 The TSMC Challenge
30:30 The Hidden Upside of Amazon
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RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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This Week in AI: China's Lithography Heist // The Lunar Mass Driver // $15 Billion Deals Dec 19, 2025

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ASML has a clear lithography market dominance, but it faces potential competition from a Chinese prototype. We introduce challenger Substrate, highlight Elon Musk’s lunar mass driver concept, and critique Waymo's fundraising amid competitive pressures.

We also analyze Amazon's $10 billion investment in OpenAI and the challenges of sustaining AI operations, along with Google’s Gemini 3 release and OpenAI’s image generation model.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 The Invisible Monopoly
2:17 China's Breakthrough
4:48 Competing Technologies
5:24 Dependency on ASML
9:44 Lunar Mass Driver
10:52 Energy and AI
11:45 Waymo Fundraising
14:19 Amazon and OpenAI
15:14 Circular Economy
16:47 Gemini 3 Flash
23:08 Advances in Organ Preservation
26:40 Recap of the Week

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RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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Tesla Rolls Out Full Self-Driving: How Your Car Can Make You Money Dec 17, 2025

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Tesla began launching of fully autonomous driverless Robotaxis in Austin, marking a pivotal moment in self-driving technology. Competition between Tesla and Waymo heats up, but one thing is for sure: society is changing.

Josh’s relays his personal experiences with Tesla FSD, and we delve into the cost-efficient Cybercab's potential to transform urban living and vehicle ownership, alongside Tesla's safety statistics and future AI integrations.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
2:24 The Rise of Unsupervised Driving
5:17 Introducing the RoboTaxi
7:09 Tesla vs. Waymo
11:06 Form Factor
14:02 The Data Advantage
15:58 The Neural Network
19:04 Future of Transport
22:13 The Economics of Cyber Cabs
22:57 Safety in Self-Driving
25:22 Transforming Urban Landscapes
29:06 Idle Compute Power
29:48 The Future of AI in Cars

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RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:
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OpenAI's Existential Crisis: Are GPT 5.2 and a $1B Disney Deal Enough? Dec 16, 2025

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Despite the launch of ChatGPT 5.2, there is turmoil at OpenAI, coming amid $20 billion losses and fierce competition from Claude and Google's Gemini. CEO Sam Altman’s "code red" signals urgency, especially with a $1 billion AI content deal with Disney.

We discuss user experience concerns, noting only 5% of users are paying subscribers, and the potential impact of ads on retention. Do you still use ChatGPT?

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 OpenAI's Survival Struggles
1:34 GPT 5.2
5:50 Financial Challenges
8:38 Billion Dollar Disney
9:50 Subscription Models
13:56 The Future of OpenAI

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RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:
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This Week In AI: Why SpaceX's $1.5 Trillion IPO is Undervalued Dec 12, 2025

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SpaceX's upcoming $1.5 trillion IPO is undervalued. Why? Four words. Data centers in space. We analyze Elon Musk's vision for using Starlink satellites to enhance AI capabilities, the U.S.-China GPU rivalry, and Google's new Project Aura eyewear.

We also highlight Noose Research's impressive AI model breakthrough. Tune in for insights on these groundbreaking developments shaping the future of technology!

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 SpaceX's $1.5 Trillion IPO
1:02 Starlink's AI Data Centers
3:32 SpaceX's Unique Position
7:14 The Monopoly of SpaceX
8:08 The Risk and Reward
8:41 Science Fiction Becomes Reality
13:36 Communication in Space
16:43 AI Data Center in Space
17:20 Proof of Concept
19:36 GPU Wars: USA vs China
25:18 Google's New Glasses
29:18 Open Source Breakthrough
31:08 Conclusion: Future of AI

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RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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The AI Dark Horse: Anthropic's $300B Secret Formula Dec 10, 2025

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Anthropic's revolutionary coding AI, Claude, is transforming coding output and user interactions. With explosive revenue growth, projected to reach $10 billion this year, they have some serious competitive positioning against tech giants.

They've got a $52 billion partnership with Google, and coders love Claude. Especially with features like as its ‘planning mode.’ We also touch on Anthropic's anticipated IPO and what it means for the future of AI.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
1:48 The Rebel House of AI
3:11 Coding
5:03 Claude's Release
10:50 Ephemeral UI
11:46 Personal AGI
14:38 The Future of UI and Coding
17:46 Funding and Partnerships
23:08 The Road to IPO
25:47 Potential Risks Ahead
29:02 The Impact of Anthropic

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RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:
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Revealing Elon’s Secret AI Trading Bot: Is It Worth It? Dec 09, 2025

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The groundbreaking Alpha Arena experiment involved eight AI trading models against each other. Grok 4.2 emerges as the standout winner, achieving 60% profit in just two weeks despite the volatility that affected many competitors.

What does this experiment mean for you? With strategies and behavioral patterns, we need to question the balance between AI trading success and necessary human oversight.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
1:39 Season 1 Results
2:39 Transition to Season 1.5
4:22 Mystery Model Revealed
5:55 Competition Breakdown
8:09 Insights from Competition
9:56 Model Trading Styles
12:16 AI Personalities in Trading
14:11 Comparing Model Performances
16:36 Limitations and Future Potential
19:53 Trusting AI with Investments
24:20 Future of AI Trading Tutorials

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RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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Sam Altman Issues a "Code Red." The Tides Are Shifting In AI. Dec 05, 2025

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OpenAI Issues a Code Red, and Anthropic prepares for an outrageous IPO.

Meanwhile, Amazon has stepped up their AI game, and also pose to eat the lunch of... USPS? Cheack out this crazy alien asteroid with us, and also: Thank you for tuning in this year! 2026 will be our biggest year ever. And by that, we mean first full year ever.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 OpenAI Code Red
8:00 Anthropic
14:30 Amazon
20:30 RAM Shortage
23:30 Apple Personnel Chaos
27:00 Extraterrestrial Asteroid
30:00 Spotify Wrapped

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RESOURCES

Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale

Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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