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In Lightmatter co-founder Nick Harris, Ph.D, tells us how he’s spending the $800MM entrusted to him by investors. We explore how photonics is reshaping datacenter communications today. The physics of why light beats electricity for data transport, and how Lightmatter’s Passage interconnects and Guide lasers deliver. 0:11 – Welcome & introduction to Nick Harris and Lightmatter 0:49 – Lightmatter’s mission: a new Moore’s Law with light 2:46 – Nick’s origin story: from Micron to MIT to founding Li

Humans have thought about UFOs and alien creatures descending from the stars for about as long as they have dreamt about having their own self driving cars. A two-day drive in a Tesla, with 96% of miles driven in “self-driving” mode with zero interventions, showed me that consumer self-driving cars are essentially here. Could Space Cows be far behind? Related episodes include: 60. Alex Kendall, Co Founder & CEO, Wayve 43. Georges Massing, VP MB.OS Automated Driving & E/E Integration, Mercedes-B

Episode 61: Lasers to the rescue! Xcimer’s Founder, CEO, and Chief Science Officer Conner Galloway and Co-founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer Alex Valise are building the world’s most powerful gas lasers to ignite fusion energy. With $170MM of capital raised, they are, step-by-step, commercializing scientifically validated concepts to deliver big, beautiful, clean energy. 00:00 Welcome 00:28 Meet Conner, Alex, and Xcimer 12:44 Fusion Basics Explained 18:41 Inside the Fuel Pellet 28:

Episode 60: Revolutionizing and Democratizing Autonomous Driving Alex Kendall, founder and CEO of Wayve, a UK-based company with $1.3 billion of funding from Microsoft, NVIDIA, Softbank and Uber, discusses Wayve’s head start in end-to-end AI for driving, its efficient training and run-time architecture, and its suitability to any car manufacturer. 00:00 Welcome to Tech Cars Machines 01:32 Introduction to Alex Kendall and Wayve 02:00 Wayve’s Autonomous Technology Explained 04:21 The End-to-End A

Episode 59: The Cherry on Top of Decades of Fusion Development Brandon Sorbom, Chief Science Officer and Co-founder of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, is helping spend $3+ billion to turn hydrogen into abundant, safe and readily available energy. In our fourth fusion episode, Brandon educates us on the most time-tested approach to fusion which uses powerful magnets. CFS hopes to deliver commercial energy by the early 2030s. 0:00 Introduction 02:33 The Journey from MIT to Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Episode 58: A Novel Path to Fusion Energy Will Regan, President and Co-founder of Pacific Fusion, is helping spend $1+ billion to mimic the sun’s method for producing energy. In our third fusion episode, Will educates us on inertial confinement. He discusses the advancements that help smooth Pacific Fusion’s path to delivering commercial energy by the mid-2030s. 00:00 Welcome to Tech Cars Episode 58 04:09 Introduction to Pacific Fusion 07:24 Will Regan’s Journey to Pacific Fusion 10:57 Explainin