OpenAI’s Trillion-Dollar Future: “This Will Be a Monster IPO" | Pivot

Kara and Scott discuss OpenAI finally completing its for-profit restructure, and Nvidia becoming the first company in history to hit a $5 trillion market cap. Then, Elon Musk launches Grokipedia, while Truth Social gets into the prediction market business. Plus, the latest in tech earnings from Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet. We're going on tour! Get your tickets at https://pivottour.com #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #openai #nvidia #instagram #elonmusk #grokipedia #truthsocial #earnings #microsoft #meta #alphabet Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:50 ChatGPT and Mental Health 07:09 OpenAI’s IPO Future 16:15 Nvidia’s $5 Trillion Milestone 24:22 Grokipedia & Truth Predict 36:55 Big Tech Earnings 44:45 CNN Streaming 49:29 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kate Gallagher Video Producer: Manolo Moreno Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com

Kara SwisherhostScott Gallowayhost

Oct 31, 20251h 0mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: October 31, 2025
Duration: 1h 0m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott discuss OpenAI finally completing its for-profit restructure, and Nvidia becoming the first company in history to hit a $5 trillion market cap. Then, Elon Musk launches Grokipedia, while Truth Social gets into the prediction market business. Plus, the latest in tech earnings from Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet. We're going on tour! Get your tickets at https://pivottour.com #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #openai #nvidia #instagram #elonmusk #grokipedia #truthsocial #earnings #microsoft #meta #alphabet Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:50 ChatGPT and Mental Health 07:09 OpenAI’s IPO Future 16:15 Nvidia’s $5 Trillion Milestone 24:22 Grokipedia & Truth Predict 36:55 Big Tech Earnings 44:45 CNN Streaming 49:29 Predictions Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kate Gallagher Video Producer: Manolo Moreno Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com

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Kara Swisher
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Scott Galloway
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, OpenAI’s Trillion-Dollar Future: “This Will Be a Monster IPO" | Pivot explores openAI’s IPO Hype, AI Therapy Risks, and Nvidia’s Market Power Surge Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway dissect OpenAI’s conversion to a for‑profit public benefit corporation and the likelihood of a trillion‑dollar IPO that will heavily rely on retail investors. They debate AI’s emerging role as de facto therapist, arguing platforms should face therapist‑like regulation, age gates, and parental alerts for self‑harm queries. The conversation widens to Nvidia’s outsized market influence, Jensen Huang’s political positioning, Elon Musk’s Grokipedia and Tesla pay package, and the broader AI-fueled stock boom at Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet. They close by warning that AI is becoming “corporate Ozempic,” enabling growth with fewer workers and foreshadowing major white‑collar layoffs.

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