Big Take

Jensen Huang’s run as the seemingly untouchable Nvidia CEO, defining the future of AI, ended in a fall from grace made for Hollywood when multiple affairs came to light, including one with an alleged Chinese spy.
On today’s Big Take podcast, tech policy senior editor Michael Shepard and Dina Bass, Bloomberg’s AI infrastructure reporter, on what the departure of the key man at AI’s key company means for markets, competitors and US-China relations.
Read more:
Nvidia’s Huang Ousted by Board in Move that Roils AI Economy
Nvidia Turns to CFO Kress to Steady Ship After Huang Exits
Silicon Valley Stunned by Swift Action on Huang by Nvidia Board
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Host: David Gura; Guests: Dina Bass and Michael Shepard; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Jeff Grocott; Engineering by Emma Munger.
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As President Trump aims to cement his legacy in his final two years in office, congressional Democrats are taking aim at signature pieces of his foreign policy.
On today’s Big Take podcast, David Gura sits down with US National Security editor Nick Wadhams and Bloomberg Economics Chief Geoeconomics Analyst Jennifer Welch to discuss how congressional Democrats will try to rein Trump in on trade and foreign intervention.
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Host: David Gura; Guests: Nick Wadhams, Jennifer Welch; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Naomi Shavin, Patrick Hirsch; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
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Democrats were considering radical Supreme Court reform to address its conservative tilt. Now, their sweeping midterm victory enables the party to put a stamp on the US Supreme Court without fundamentally altering the institution.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Harvard Law constitutional scholar and Bloomberg Opinion columnist Noah Feldman joins David Gura to discuss what’s in store for the top court in the coming months and years.
Read more: Democrats Can Now Fix the Supreme Court Without Reforming It
Host: David Gura; Guest: Noah Feldman; Produced by Naomi Shavin; Edited by Jeff Grocott; Engineering by Greg Tock
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is at the center of the circular AI economy — and news of his extra-marital affair with an alleged Chinese spy has hammered Nvidia’s stock and threatened to roil markets.
On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder is joined by Sarah Frier, managing editor for big tech, AI and startups, and tech policy editor Michael Shepard to discuss how Nvidia, the AI sector and the US government are navigating the scandal, its fallout and the investigations ahead.
Read more:
Nvidia Scandal Creates Risks for Whole AI Industry, Not Just CEO
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Host: Sarah Holder; Guests: Sarah Frier and Michael Shepard; Produced by David Fox; Edited by Tracey Samuelson; Engineering by Emma Munger
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Max Richter is one of the most successful classical composers alive. His catalog has had more than 4 billion streams and his works range from an eight-hour album based on the science of sleep to the Oscar-nominated score for the film Hamnet.
Richter’s work often responds to political upheavals and current events. His new album, ‘While The Flood Rages’, derives from his score for a ballet inspired by Margaret Atwood‘s MaddAddam trilogy of books.
In this conversation with Mishal Husain, he discusses his influences, his creative process and how music is his refuge from the world.
This episode features the tracks:
‘On The Nature of Daylight’, by Max Richter, from the album ‘The Blue Notebooks’. Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon.
‘While The Flood Rages’, by Max Richter, from the album While The Flood Rages. Courtesy of Decca Records, part of Universal Music Group.
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