All-In PodcastBiggest LBO Ever, SPAC 2.0, Open Source AI Models, State AI Regulation Frenzy
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- October 3, 2025
- Duration
- 1h 29m
- Channel
- All-In Podcast
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
(0:00) Bestie intros! (1:53) EA acquired for $55B in biggest LBO ever, why PE is in trouble (17:42) IPO market, SPAC 2.0 (27:41) The AI rollup opportunity (36:01) Sacks joins the show! (38:27) OpenAI and Meta launch short-form video apps: "AI Slop" or the future of content? (45:04) Open source AI: DeepSeek's new model, pressure on US AI industry (1:05:11) State AI regulation frenzy: States' rights vs Federal control, overregulation Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Follow on X: https://x.com/theallinpod Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://x.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://x.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: https://apnews.com/article/ea-electronic-arts-video-game-silver-lake-pif-d17dc7dd3412a990d2c0a6758aaa6900 https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-price-rises-to-30-a-month-microsoft-adds-more-day-one-games-and-throws-in-fortnite-crew-and-ubisoft-classics-to-help-justify-the-cost https://x.com/Jason/status/1973461806585966655 https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5529404/anthropic-settlement-authors-copyright-ai https://x.com/scaling01/status/1972650237266465214 https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2025/09/californias-transparency-in-frontier-artificial-intelligence-act https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-withdraws-rezoning-proposal-for-468-acre-data-center-project-in-franklin-township-indianapolis #allin #tech #news
SPEAKERS
Jason Calacanis
hostDavid Friedberg
hostChamath Palihapitiya
hostNarrator
other
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Jason Calacanis and David Friedberg, Biggest LBO Ever, SPAC 2.0, Open Source AI Models, State AI Regulation Frenzy explores record EA LBO, SPAC 2.0, Open-Source AI, and State Crackdowns The episode opens with Electronic Arts’ $55 billion take-private, framed as a landmark LBO driven by Saudi Arabia’s PIF and Silver Lake, and used to examine the future of gaming, AI-driven entertainment, and private equity’s changing economics.
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