

31 episodes
by Lightspeed · English
There's more AI news than anyone can possibly consume. Lightwork is the filter. Every Monday, Lightspeed's Claire Zau and Josh Machiz break down the one development that mattered most that week — a model release, a funding round, a company structural shift — and work through what changes because of it. They also bring in a guest working at the front of AI to sharpen the picture. By the end of each episode, you'll have a clearer view of where things are going and why it matters to you. New episodes every Monday morning. Have something you want to hear? Email us at [email protected].

Robotics and AI “scaling” news: robots breaking humanoid world records in Beijing, Skilled’s S1 “one-video” robotics breakthrough, Unitree’s IPO, and Google’s $10M bid to buy Spirit Airlines’ digital…
28 Aug 2026 · 31m · 11 chapters
The episode covers major AI and tech business moves plus agentic products and safety in teen AI.
21 Aug 2026 · 38m · 18 chapters
Eon CEO Ofir Ehrlich argues “the cloud is just someone else’s computer” and that enterprise data backup/protection is being reshaped by AI.
18 Aug 2026 · 33m · 16 chapters
The episode demystifies headlines about “AI creating new viruses,” explaining a Science paper where AI designed 16 novel bacteriophage genomes (not found in nature) aimed at drug-resistant E.
14 Aug 2026 · 28m · 13 chapters
Raviraj Jain (Lightspeed) explains Lightspeed’s “frontier investing” thesis: backing founders who build beyond current boundaries—new paradigms, foundational technologies, or applying existing tech…
11 Aug 2026 · 23m · 12 chapters
OpenAI’s “Astra” math breakthrough (10 long-open problems), Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2 (one “brain” for multiple robot bodies), and Lightspeed portfolio updates: Base Power’s home-battery…
7 Aug 2026 · 29m · 11 chapters
The episode covers (1) a letter from 1,000+ researchers at major AI labs urging the U.S.
3 Aug 2026 · 59m · 26 chapters