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Are we already in the Singularity? | E24

2026-07-30 · 67 min · episode 24 · 40 entities

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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • → references @Calacanis website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • → hosted by Jason Calacanis person
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    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • → discusses Technology company
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    Feed category: Technology
  • → references ThisWeekIn website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • → references @Thisweekinstartups website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • → references partners.launch.co company
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://partners.launch.co/
  • → references gamma.app website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://gamma.app/
  • → references openevidence.com website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://openevidence.com/
  • → references starcloud.com website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://starcloud.com/
  • → references pragmaticengineer.com website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://pragmaticengineer.com/
  • → references Starcloud company
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/starcloud
  • → references baseten.co website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://baseten.co/
  • → references fireworks.ai website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://fireworks.ai/
  • → references ticker.thisweekinstartups.com website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/
  • → references Open Weight Models Letter 1 website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/open-weight-models-letter-1.pdf
  • → references kimi.com website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://kimi.com/en
  • → references raisesummit.com website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://raisesummit.com/
  • → references legora.com website
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://legora.com/
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    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/stripe-talks-acquire-openrouter-potential-215104525.html

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  • mentioned twistartups.substack.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • mentioned @Calacanis website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • references twistartups.substack.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • references @Calacanis website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • mentioned ThisWeekIn website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • mentioned gamma.app website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://gamma.app/
  • mentioned openevidence.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://openevidence.com/
  • mentioned starcloud.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://starcloud.com/
  • mentioned pragmaticengineer.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://pragmaticengineer.com/
  • mentioned baseten.co website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://baseten.co/
  • mentioned fireworks.ai website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://fireworks.ai/
  • mentioned ticker.thisweekinstartups.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/
  • mentioned Open Weight Models Letter 1 website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/open-weight-models-letter-1.pdf
  • mentioned kimi.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://kimi.com/en
  • mentioned raisesummit.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://raisesummit.com/
  • mentioned legora.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://legora.com/
  • references ThisWeekIn website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • references @Thisweekinstartups website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • references gamma.app website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://gamma.app/
  • references openevidence.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://openevidence.com/
  • references starcloud.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://starcloud.com/
  • references pragmaticengineer.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://pragmaticengineer.com/
  • references baseten.co website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://baseten.co/
  • references fireworks.ai website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://fireworks.ai/
  • references ticker.thisweekinstartups.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/
  • references Open Weight Models Letter 1 website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/open-weight-models-letter-1.pdf
  • references kimi.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://kimi.com/en
  • references raisesummit.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://raisesummit.com/
  • references legora.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://legora.com/

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  • mentioned Technology company
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    Feed category: Technology
  • mentioned partners.launch.co company
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://partners.launch.co/
  • mentioned Starcloud company
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/starcloud
  • discusses Technology company
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Technology
  • references partners.launch.co company
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://partners.launch.co/
  • references Starcloud company
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/starcloud

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  • mentioned Jason Calacanis person
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    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • hosted by Jason Calacanis person
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • 0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/stripe-talks-acquire-openrouter-potential-215104525.html
  • 0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Are we already in the Singularity? | E24": https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/stripe-talks-acquire-openrouter-potential-215104525.html
Episode description as stored
This Week In Startups is made possible by: Paypal Open Today’s show: On a podcast this week, Sam Altman made a bold declaration: “We are now, like, in the singularity.” A bold claim which Alex puts bluntly to this week’s panel. Grant Lee of Gamma and Philip Johnston of Starcloud sound off… Is this actually the Singularity, and if so, why do things still feel so normal? Plus the panel and guest host Alex Wilhelm discuss the infrastructure and economics that will make singularity-scale AI buildout possible… NVIDIA’s strongly worded letter about open-weight models… Moonshot’s new Kimi K3 twist on open-source licenses… Stripe’s reported $10B run at OpenRouter… and more. Guests Grant Lee on X: https://x.com/thisisgrantlee Gamma: https://gamma.app/ Philip Johnston on X: https://x.com/PhilipJohnston Starcloud: https://www.starcloud.com/ Relevant Links TechCrunch: Gamma hits $110M ARR: https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/ai-powerpoint-killer-gamma-hits-2-1b-valuation-100m-arr-founder-says/ Nvidia: How Starcloud is Bringing Data Centers to Space: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/starcloud/ Open Weights and American AI Leadership letter: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/open-weight-models-letter-1.pdf CNBC on Nvidia-OpenAI infrastructure plans: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/27/nvidia-and-openai-in-talks-for-up-to-250-billion-dollar-ai-backstop.html Kimi K3: https://www.kimi.com/en Crusoe announces strategic Starcloud partnership: https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-to-become-first-cloud-operator-in-space-through-partnership-with-starcloud Andrej Karpathy on YouTube: “Let’s Build GPT”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCc8FmEb1nY Demis Hassabis Starcloud post on X: https://x.com/demishassabis/status/1999296127276126417 RAISE Summit: https://www.raisesummit.com/ Lilian Weng exits Thinking Machines post: https://x.com/lilianweng/status/2081816923088814421 Baseten: https://www.baseten.co/ Fireworks AI: https://fireworks.ai/ Legora: https://legora.com/ OpenEvidence: https://www.openevidence.com/ Yahoo: Stripe in talks to acquire OpenRouter: https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/stripe-talks-acquire-openrouter-potential-215104525.html Sam Altman on the Relentless podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv3CEAS_w34 TechCrunch: Cursor India-only pricing tier: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/cursor-makes-its-biggest-india-push-yet-ahead-of-spacex-acquisition-with-localized-pricing/ Gergely Orosz: The Pragmatic Engineer: https://www.pragmaticengineer.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 Guest intros: Grant Lee (Gamma) and Philip Johnston (Starcloud) 1:22 Nvidia's open weight letter 8:11 Starcloud's first H100 in space 19:47 Series A extension economics 20:39 How Gamma stayed lean and balanced work and fun 30:40 Betting on a compute-constrained world 35:48 Different approaches to pricing 44:59 Where does the AI moat really live? 57:41 Are we in the Singularity? 1:04:42 Starcloud's mission to Alpha Centauri Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/lons Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Check out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/ Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe , Steve Huffman , Brian Chesky , Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie , Sophia Amoruso , Reid Hoffman , Frank Slootman , Billy McFarland Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com