This one is slower and more reflective. Today’s vote on Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package is about more than compensation — it’s about control, power, and who gets to shape the future of autonomy and labor. I walk through how The New York...

From trillion-dollar pay packages to billion-dollar cloud deals, the AI gold rush has officially gone imperial. Elon Musk’s Tesla investors are balking at his record-shattering payday, Sam Altman just signed a $38 billion pact with Amazon, and ...

It’s Monday, November 3rd, and the week opens with contradiction: the clocks turned back, but Washington’s still frozen.The government shutdown hits Day 34 as Obamacare premiums surge 30%, and twenty million Americans brace for impact.

Kala Hampton joined the earnings calls, so you didn’t have to. From Apple’s record quarter to Amazon’s cloud arms race and Microsoft’s $35 billion data-center spree, here’s what executives actually said — and what they didn’t. Plus insider cont...

Microsoft spends $35 billion building the infrastructure of intelligence. Meta doubles down on AI. Google beats expectations. The Fed cuts rates but warns of uncertainty. And OpenAI lays the groundwork for a $1 trillion IPO.In The Up...

Recorded October 29, 2025 — the 96-year anniversary of Black Tuesday, as Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia hit record highs.Ninety-six years after the market fell apart on Black Tuesday, every major sector just hit record highs. Apple’...

This week, everything connects — the markets, the military, and the media.We break down why the Fed’s next move could shake Wall Street, how Trump’s sit-down with Xi might redraw the AI supply chain, and what Microsoft isn’t telling you ...

Amazon calls it “advanced technology.” The leaked documents call it what it is — robots replacing 600,000 jobs. Kala breaks down Amazon’s automation plan, how it reshapes the economy, and why Washington still isn’t ready for what’s coming.<...

This one almost didn’t make it to air. The AWS outage that darkened half the internet—Snapchat, Amazon, even our own studio software—pushed The Press Company offline until after midnight. But we’re back, and there’s a lot to cover.Inside...

They say your body is your temple — but these days, it’s also a data stream. From your sleep score to your heart rate, everything you track comes with a price. Kala traces how your health data became a $100 billion market — and what happens whe...

A sleep ring worth $11 billion says it can “change behavior.” Kala looks at the paradox of modern health tech—how innovation keeps driving prices up, not down, and what that says about who gets to live well.

Everything around us is speeding up — technology, markets, even our thoughts. But if we’re honest, most of us don’t feel faster. We feel scattered, stretched, and searching for meaning in the middle of motion.In this episode, Kala reflec...

Kala sits down for an unplanned Saturday conversation to talk directly with listeners about what’s next. The company is growing fast, the work is expanding, and the show is evolving to match. The themes you’ve loved — the rundowns, reports, and...

I hit pause yesterday—not because I had nothing to say, but because I needed to hear the room breathe. Tonight I’m telling you what I feel about America right now: a republic running a fever. We’re infected—socially, morally, informationally, e...

Got zoning packets, substation maps, “innovation campus” flyers, or those mystery “infrastructure rider” letters? Send them to contact@itsthepress.com — we’re digging.It’s a 98° nig...

Day six of the government shutdown and Washington’s frozen, but Silicon Valley’s on fire. Kala breaks down OpenAI’s massive new AMD deal, Jony Ive’s screen-free AI gadget that’s already hitting roadblocks, and Elon Musk’s xAI “Colossus 2” power...

From Capitol gridlock to cartel strikes, Big Pharma deals to billion-dollar AI battles—this weekend is packed. Washington is still shut down, Trump is rolling out “TrumpRx” with Pfizer (and igniting a firestorm), the FDA’s abortion pill decisio...

What does it mean to lead when AI runs on chokepoints — scarce chips, fragile grids, limited water, and rules that only a few players control? In this episode of Bookmarked, we crack open Karen Hao’s Empire of AI and explore h...

At 12:01 a.m., Washington shut down. Paychecks froze, FEMA stalled, and political theater took center stage. While the headlines fixated on Capitol Hill, another story unfolded in the shadows: Big Tech’s quiet construction of AI factories — mas...

From Wall Street fraud to Washington gridlock to trillion-dollar AI factories, the thread is the same: someone always pays. This week, startup founder Charlie Javice heads to prison after faking millions of users, Congress plays shutdown chicke...

Your Monday Morning Rundown for September 29, 2025: The shutdown clock is ticking with Trump meeting Schumer and Jeffries at 3 p.m. today. The Pentagon is pressing defense contractors to ramp up missile production, Venezuela is mobilizing milit...

This weekend’s watchlist is packed:– TikTok’s U.S. spinoff gets Trump’s stamp, but at a shockingly low $14B valuation. Who’s really winning here? – Elon Musk sues OpenAI and drags Apple into the fight.

Trump’s Golden Dome is on the clock: a trillion-dollar missile shield, three years to build it, and more than a hundred companies racing to get inside. Boeing just tapped Palantir to wire AI into its defense factories, while start-ups ...

It’s power lunch on a Wednesday, and we’re following the pattern. Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night — emotional, tearful, but unapologetic — while Elon Musk holed up in Palo Alto, running xAI into chaos with “truth-seeking” experiments that s...

Jimmy Kimmel was yanked off air “indefinitely.” Now he’s back — but not everywhere. What does this showdown between the FCC, Disney, and local affiliates really say about free speech in America today?____Notes for listeners: