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New 13F Filings: Leopold's Ghost Portfolio and The Shifting AI Trade Aug 18, 2026

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Today we review major 13F filings and what they show about positioning across the AI stack, including memory, chips, power, and infrastructure. We highlight concentrated bets in names like SanDisk, Micron, and Alphabet, along with broader exposure to NVIDIA, TSMC, SpaceX, and related infrastructure plays.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 AI Money Stacks
2:51 Memory Theses
5:02 Buffett Bets on Google
10:19 The Infrastructure Layer
19:48 Payments and AI Rails
21:21 Consensus Winners Emerge
24:53 Power, Memory, Neoclouds
27:10 Closing

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Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213

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Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:
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Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

THIS WEEK IN AI: Grok Bot (and 4.6), AI Watermarks, Deepseek Strategy, Selling the Lakers Aug 14, 2026

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This week we discuss Grok 4.6, GrokBot, and DeepSeek V4 Pro, along with the implications of their benchmark results and capabilities.

We also cover neocloud earnings, Intel’s $20 billion capital raise, an EU AI watermarking rule, the LA Lakers sale, and Brad Lightcap’s departure from OpenAI.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Grok 4.6
7:08 GrokBot
12:31 DeepSeek
15:08 AI Cloud Earnings
19:46 Intel CapEx
22:57 AI Watermarks
25:15 Lakers Sold
28:00 OpenAI Leadership

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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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Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

The NVIDIA Bank: Jensen's $500B Wall Street Deal and GPUs as an Asset Class Aug 13, 2026

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We unpack the massive $500 billion financing commitment tied to NVIDIA GPUs. Does this represent a new financing structure or a circular trade?

We also cover the risks around AI demand, GPU pricing, and whether this approach could reshape how AI infrastructure is funded.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 AI Bubble or New Asset Class
2:09 Jensen Orchestrates the $500B Deal
3:17 How the GPU Financing Works
9:38 Where the Money Comes From
11:32 GPUs vs Mortgage-Backed Securities
14:04 Why Supply Still Looks Tight
19:28 Agents Drive Near-Term Demand
20:36 The Bear Case Risks
22:50 Tracking the Real Warning Signs
25:01 Why the Bull Case Still Holds
28:52 NVIDIA and the GPU Future

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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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Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

Zuck's Open Source Playbook: Meta Muse Glimmer and 14-Page Manifesto Aug 12, 2026

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Let's unpack Meta’s return to open source AI and its latest laptop-compatible model, Muse Glimmer.

Alongside its focus on cheaper, private on-device inference, we cover Meta’s broader AI strategy, including personalization, compute spending, competition on price, and its AI glasses and hardware efforts.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Meta’s Open-Source Pivot
1:43 Why Local AI Matters
5:02 Meta’s Model Strategy
6:39 Zuck’s Open-Weight Thesis
10:43 Flooding the AI Market
13:00 Ads, Data, and Free AI
15:34 Cheaper Models Take Hold
18:41 The Earnings and CapEx Bet
20:33 Compute Is the Real Moat
22:24 What If Meta Fails?
23:48 Meta’s Bigger AI Vision

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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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Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

The AI Cyber Attack Era: 3 Weeks, 3 Hacks Aug 11, 2026

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With three AI cyber incidents involving a gym booking exploit, an OpenAI model reportedly coordinating through hidden channels, and Anthropic’s Mythos 5 allegedly attempting a supply chain attack, we need to discuss how autonomous agents can find and exploit security flaws faster than humans can respond. The AI security era is here.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 AI Cyberattacks Overview
0:51 Gym Booking Exploit
4:55 Hugging Face Breach
11:39 AI Swarms and Alignment
20:55 Mythos 5 Supply Chain
25:18 Defending Against Agent Swarms
28:26 Closing Thoughts

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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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Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

THIS WEEK IN AI: Google's Big Change, AI Keeps Breaking Out, OpenAI vs Apple Aug 07, 2026

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This week, we cover major leadership changes at Google’s AI teams, including Demis Hassabis stepping back and Jeff Dean leaving to start Discovery Loop, an AI company focused on scientific research.

We also discuss AI safety issues involving frontier models, plus Meta’s new coding model and its strategy around efficiency.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 DeepMind Leadership Shift
3:20 Jeff Dean’s New Startup
6:05 Automated Research Ambitions
10:08 Agent Breakouts
13:06 OpenAI’s Hidden Incident
18:11 Meta’s Cheap Coding Model
22:55 OpenAI Versus Apple
25:42 DeepSeek
28:28 Mind Control Interfaces
30:40 Nikita Bier Departs X

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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:
https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

Making Sense of SpaceX's First Earnings Report Aug 06, 2026

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Space just dropped it's first earnings report, showing strong Starlink growth and the company’s expanding role in AI compute and infrastructure.

In the context of heavy capital spending, the NVIDIA partnership, and share unlocks, short-term volatility is anything but an absolute guarantee. Our main concern though: what does the real, long-term future look like?

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 SpaceX Earnings
4:48 Unlocks and Pressure
6:00 Data Center Economics
7:57 GPU Demand Explodes
12:13 Gigawatts
14:42 Training the Next Generation
17:09 Starlink
22:33 We Try to be Bears
23:36 Cautious Bulls
28:44 Repricing Risk
29:56 Closing

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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:
https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

Situational Awareness: The Full Story of Leopold's Collapse Aug 04, 2026

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Leopold Aschenbrenner’s massive liquidation event followed heavy leverage and losses in its AI infrastructure bets. Today, we discuss the July timeline, the sale of the public equity book to Citadel, and the remaining Anthropic stake.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Leopold’s Rise and Fall
2:41 The Unraveling Begins
4:14 Margin Calls and Liquidation
7:03 Citadel Swoops In
9:13 Hunting the Position
10:19 Aftermath
11:25 Anthropic Saves the Fund
13:44 Ken Griffin's History
16:30 Was Leopold Right?
18:41 Bear Case
21:21 Recursive Self-Improvement
22:25 Ledger
23:24 Leverage Lessons
23:59 Closing

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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:
https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

THIS WEEK IN AI: Leopold's Fund Collapses, Nvidia Backs Ilya, Slowing Down AI Jul 31, 2026

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Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI-focused fund may be facing major losses, along with rumors of position changes tied to its AI exposure.

We also discuss Safe Superintelligence’s partnership with NVIDIA, and an open letter from AI researchers urging the U.S. government to slow AI development.

We explore Anthropic’s views on open source AI and chip export restrictions, plus market updates from Microsoft, Samsung, Intel, and Apple.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Leopold Fund Trouble
3:15 Ilya’s Quiet Breakthrough
6:30 AI Slowdown Petition
8:56 Open vs Closed Debate
11:08 GPUs Only Go Up
14:14 Ledger Agent Security
14:59 Earnings Season Surprises
17:30 Kimi’s Costly Open Source

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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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Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

The Memory Selloff: Record Profits, Collapsing Stocks Jul 30, 2026

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Today, we need to discuss the sell-off in AI and memory stocks, including sharp declines in Korean equities and SK Hynix despite insane earnings.

We also cover the fragility of leverage-driven markets, China’s memory industry, and the outlook for continued AI-related demand for chips and infrastructure.

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0:00 Memory Stocks Crash
3:52 Why SK Hynix Is Dumping
7:02 Leverage Fuels the Selloff
8:30 China’s Memory Surge
12:00 ASML Rival Panic
15:47 AI Money Shifts Upstream
17:23 Open Source Misconceptions
18:56 GPUs Need More Memory
21:04 Agentic AI Drives Demand
23:08 What Investors Should Do

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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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Josh works with Anthropic as a contractor. All views expressed are his own and do not represent Anthropic, its leadership, or its affiliates. Nothing in this episode is investment advice.

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