The Information's TITV

How AI “Thinks”, Amazon vs Trade Desk AdTech, xAI's Talent Pool, and Robotics | Aug 15, 2025


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Kathy Perloff, Theo Wayt, and Shweta Khajuria talk with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about the ad tech rivalry between Amazon and The Trade Desk. We also talk with Theo Wayt about Elon Musk’s xAI and its unique talent pool, Jake Loosararian, CEO of Gecko Robotics, explains how his company’s robots are used across different sectors, and Lin Qiao, CEO of Fireworks AI, details how her company helps application developers with quality, speed, and cost for their AI products.

Articles discussed on this episode:

  • https://www.theinformation.com/articles/walmart-backing-away-trade-desk-amazon-ad-tech-rival 

  • https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazons-quest-displace-google-internet-ad-powerbroker 

  • https://www.theinformation.com/articles/elon-musks-xai-runs-ex-google-talent

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