← Rachel Metz

What podcasts say about Rachel Metz

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What Rachel Metz has said on podcasts

13 statements · 5 positive · 8 negative

  1. Paramount Skydance’s planned $2 billion cost savings require $1.5–$2 billion restructuring charges.

    “in order to save $2 billion of costs in 2027, which they promised, they're going to require cash restructuring charges like severance payouts of $1.5 to $2 billion”

    Listen at 21:53

    Open the episode · Anthropic Goes Big as Nvidia, SoftBank Face Pressure
  2. Paramount Skydance has seven-times leverage and $80 billion of debt.

    “they're seven times leveraged. And so they have $80 billion of debt.”

    Listen at 22:10

    Open the episode · Anthropic Goes Big as Nvidia, SoftBank Face Pressure
  3. on HBO Max and Paramount Plus bundlePositiveNov 10, 2026· Bloomberg Tech

    Paramount Skydance expects bundling HBO Max and Paramount Plus to lower churn and support price increases.

    “bundling in the first quarter of 27, HBO Max and Paramount Plus, which should lower churn and they should be able to raise the price.”

    Listen at 22:46

    Open the episode · Anthropic Goes Big as Nvidia, SoftBank Face Pressure
  4. Paramount Skydance’s streaming services lag Disney and Netflix internationally.

    “Disney and Netflix have these big global footprints and Paramount, let me call it the Paramount, the Skydance streaming services are far behind that.”

    Listen at 23:30

    Open the episode · Anthropic Goes Big as Nvidia, SoftBank Face Pressure
  5. on Human evaluatorsNegativeSep 18, 2026· Bloomberg Tech

    Human evaluators noticed problematic AI behavior but failed to intervene.

    “Humans also noticed. some situations where they could have stepped in during evaluations when the AI wasn't doing quite what it should have been doing and did not.”

    Listen at 7:14

    Open the episode · AI Builds Itself as the Spending Boom Accelerates
  6. on Chinese AI companiesNegativeSep 14, 2026· Bloomberg Tech

    Chinese AI companies remain behind OpenAI and Anthropic at the frontier.

    “they're not really at the frontier the way we see with OpenAI and Anthropic”

    Listen at 23:55

    Open the episode · AI’s Biggest Players Debate a Frontier Slowdown
  7. on SoftBank Group Corp.NegativeSep 14, 2026· Bloomberg Tech

    SoftBank shares fell after OpenAI delayed its IPO.

    “SoftBank shares got hit”

    Listen at 25:03

    Open the episode · AI’s Biggest Players Debate a Frontier Slowdown
  8. on SK Hynix and Samsung sharesNegativeSep 14, 2026· Bloomberg Tech

    SK Hynix fell about 7% and Samsung fell about 5% amid AI spending concerns.

    “SK Hynix, which has been the leader in HPM, was down about 7%. Samsung is down about 5% too”

    Listen at 26:10

    Open the episode · AI’s Biggest Players Debate a Frontier Slowdown
  9. on Hugging FacePositiveSep 2, 2026· Bloomberg Tech

    Hugging Face provides a platform for companies to showcase AI models.

    “It offers a platform that a lot of companies use to showcase AI models”

    Listen at 3:30

    Open the episode · Nvidia Nears $14B Hugging Face Deal
  10. on NVIDIA-Hugging Face combinationPositiveSep 2, 2026· Bloomberg Tech

    The NVIDIA-Hugging Face combination could benefit both companies.

    “It could be a really great mashup for both sides.”

    Listen at 5:19

    Open the episode · Nvidia Nears $14B Hugging Face Deal
  11. on NVIDIA-Hugging Face acquisitionPositiveSep 2, 2026· Bloomberg Tech

    NVIDIA’s Hugging Face acquisition is expected to close this week.

    “we are expecting that it will happen this week”

    Listen at 6:18

    Open the episode · Nvidia Nears $14B Hugging Face Deal
  12. on AnthropicPositiveAug 14, 2026· Bloomberg Tech

    Anthropic has outpaced OpenAI in coding capabilities in some respects.

    “on the coding front, they in some ways really outpaced OpenAI.”

    Listen at 3:58

    Open the episode · OpenAI’s Explosive Growth Continues
  13. on OpenAI compute costsNegativeAug 14, 2026· Bloomberg Tech

    Compute is a major expense for OpenAI.

    “Compute is really expensive. costs a lot.”

    Listen at 4:29

    Open the episode · OpenAI’s Explosive Growth Continues

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