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Anthropic Hits $380B Valuation, Become Unsloppable, WSJ Mansion Section | Martin Shkreli, Connor Hayes, Alex Bouzari, Brett Adcock

February 13, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: High-energy live tech news show with rapid-fire banter, sponsor reads tied to Valentine's Day, market updates, and rotating guests for deep dives.
  • The Key Players:
    • Hosts: Tyler, John, and crew—witty chemistry blending sarcasm, dad jokes, and insider scoops on AI/finance.
    • Guests: Martin Scrowley (investor tracking VC returns), Connor Hayes (Head of Threads at Meta), Alex Buzzari (DDN CEO on AI infra), Brett Adcock (Figure AI CEO on humanoids).
  • The Vibe: Fun, chaotic, optimistic—mix of hype, doomposting on software stocks, and absurd laughs amid AI singularity talk.

🗝️ Key Themes & Topics

Discussed AI's market disruption, funding frenzy, and hardware frontiers amid software stock crashes.

  • Anthropic's Mega-Raise & AI Revenue Explosion: $30B Series G at $380B valuation; 10x revenue growth (100M → $14B run-rate). Hosts debate if it'll hit $100B, crushing SaaS/labor.
  • "Unsloppable" Moats in Software Singularity: Coined term for firms surviving zero-cost coding—network effects (Uber), hardware (NVIDIA), IP (Disney), marketplaces (Airbnb). Software drawdown: worst in 30 years (-30-40%).
  • Humanoid Robots & AI Infra Bottlenecks: Guests hype hands/dexterity (Figure), data planes (DDN), sovereign AI. China leads data centers; energy/chips constrain.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:00) **Anthropic's $30B Raise at $380B Valuation**
  • 2 (02:28) **Coined Term: "Unsloppable" Companies**
  • 3 (09:13) **Public Market Pressure on Tech CEOs**
  • 4 (22:40) **Clavicular Looksmaxing & Boxing Event**
  • 5 (27:17) **Anthropic Updates & Consumer App Momentum**
  • 6 (41:13) **Market Odds & George Hotz Clips**
  • 7 (45:12) **Luxury Mansions & Security Features**

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Show Notes

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  • (00:51) - Anthropic Hits $380B Valuation
  • (06:08) - Become Unsloppable
  • (23:27) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
  • (45:08) - WSJ Mansion Section
  • (58:20) - Martin Shkreli, an American investor and former pharmaceutical executive, gained notoriety for significantly increasing the price of the drug Daraprim and was later convicted of securities fraud. In the conversation, Shkreli discusses his development of a new product that utilizes his network and AI to estimate venture capital positions in various funding rounds, highlighting significant gains by investors in companies like Anthropic and OpenAI. He also touches on the challenges of accessing accurate investment data and the potential of AI in transforming industries, emphasizing the importance of product development and sales over engineering in business success.
  • (01:34:32) - Connor Hayes, a product leader at Meta, discusses the development and growth of Threads, emphasizing its unique content format and the importance of fostering niche communities. He highlights the "Dear Algo" feature, allowing users to customize their feeds by requesting specific content, and shares insights on integrating AI to assist creators in streamlining content production. Hayes also touches on the challenges of creator monetization, advocating for directing traffic to sustainable revenue sources rather than relying solely on platform payouts.
  • (02:03:30) - Alex Bouzari, CEO and Co-Founder of DDN, discusses his company's role in solving data challenges for AI implementations across enterprises and nations, highlighting collaborations with Nvidia and Elon Musk's ventures. He shares his journey from France to the U.S., emphasizing DDN's evolution from high-performance computing to AI, and underscores the importance of efficient infrastructure in accelerating AI adoption. Bouzari also addresses the competitive landscape, noting the rapid advancements in data center development in China and the Middle East, and stresses the need for the U.S. to enhance its efficiency to remain competitive.
  • (02:29:01) - Brett Adcock, founder and CEO of Figure AI, discusses the company's advancements in humanoid robotics, highlighting the unveiling of their third-generation robot, Figure 03, and the development of a new, highly dexterous hand designed to achieve human-level manipulation capabilities. He emphasizes the importance of creating robots with human-like form and dexterity to seamlessly integrate into environments built for humans, enabling tasks such as folding laundry and handling dishes. Adcock also outlines Figure's strategy to deploy humanoid robots in industrial settings rapidly, with plans to introduce them into homes once they can perform tasks autonomously and reliably over extended periods.
  • (02:55:28) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions


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