#6 - Google’s AI loses $150B, New meme stock Nordstrom, Elon is on the news again, SoftBank owes $5.1B, The Chinese(?) Balloon story, We-Work Founder is an Apartment Mogul now

The Outsiders with Chris Bakke, Alex Cohen and Michael Girdley

An entertaining recap of the week's top stories in Tech/Business.

Hosts: @anothercohen , @ChrisJBakke & @girdley

What happened this week:

• Google’s “much-hyped” new AI Chatbot fails at demo, and Alphabet shares lose $150B
• Meme stocks: Ryan Cohen Takes Stake in Nordstrom
• Elon is on the news again: Neuralink is accused of moving hazardous pathogens after Monkey tests.
• Masayoshi Son Now Owes SoftBank $5.1 Billion on Side Deals
• WeWork Co-Founder Adam Neumann Is Becoming an Apartment Mogul
• Chinese Balloon Was Part of Years-Long Spying Program, US Says

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Links

1. Google shares lose $100 billion after company’s AI chatbot makes an error during demo

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/tech/google-ai-bard-demo-error/index.html

1. Ryan Cohen Takes Stake in Nordstrom

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ryan-cohen-takes-stake-in-nordstrom-11675382489

https://twitter.com/laurenthomas/status/1621298613174341632?s=46&t=9ClBsYC5fvmR_k4QgL9xGw

1. Elon Musk's brain-chip startup is being investigated over potentially moving hazardous pathogens after monkey tests

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-chip-investigated-potential-hazardous-pathogens-monkeys-2023-2

1. Masayoshi Son Now Owes SoftBank $5.1 Billion on Side Deals

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-08/masayoshi-son-now-owes-softbank-5-1-billion-on-side-deals

1. WeWork Co-Founder Adam Neumann Is Becoming an Apartment Mogul

https://www.wsj.com/articles/wework-co-founder-adam-neumann-is-becoming-an-apartment-mogul-11641292207

1. Chinese Balloon Was Part of Years-Long Spying Program, US Says

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-08/chinese-balloon-was-part-of-years-long-spying-program-us-says#xj4y7vzkg