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DeepSeek lights a fire under Silicon Valley | Equity Podcast

DeepSeek, DeepSeek, DeepSeek () . We couldn’t escape the headlines around the Chinese AI lab this week. The startup — which claims to have built its models more efficiently and at a fraction of the cost of competitors — lit a fire under Silicon Valley after releasing its R1 “reasoning” model and displacing ChatGPT ()…

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DeepSeek, DeepSeek, DeepSeek () . We couldn’t escape the headlines around the Chinese AI lab this week. The startup — which claims to have built its models more efficiently and at a fraction of the cost of competitors — lit a fire under Silicon Valley after releasing its R1 “reasoning” model and displacing ChatGPT () as the App Store’s top app.

Today, on TechCrunch’s Equity () podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Margaux MacColl and Max Zeff are digging into the latest news, including the reactions from both tech giants and the U.S. government, which is increasingly concerned that China is pulling ahead in the AI arms race.

Listen to the full episode to also hear about:

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Tesla earnings () — from promises made to robotaxi updates, and questions left unanswered. Don’t worry, Kirsten brought her bingo board if you want to play along.

• Nucleus Genomics’ $14 million raise () for DNA sequencing and analysis.  

• The demand for fusion, and Helion’s $425M raise to build its own fusion reactor for Microsoft () .

Equity has a special DeepSeek deep dive on the way for those who want more, so stay tuned!

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. 

Subscribe to us on () Apple Podcasts () , Overcast () , Spotify () and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X () and Threads () , at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes here () .

Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. We’d also like to thank TechCrunch’s audience development team. Thank you so much for listening, and we’ll talk to you next time.

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  1. @CydLeonard

    January 31, 2025 at 12:58 pm

    Tesla fouth quarter is a disaster and yall are not tell people. Also yall didn’t tell people part of Tesla’s income is in bitcoin.

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  2. @CydLeonard

    January 31, 2025 at 1:01 pm

    Revenue down the road. Really

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  3. @CydLeonard

    January 31, 2025 at 1:01 pm

    Elon is a fraud

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  4. @CydLeonard

    January 31, 2025 at 1:28 pm

    The guy who did a Nazi salute will be America’s savior? You are out of your ducking mind.

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    • @MarkMeszarosYNG

      January 31, 2025 at 4:35 pm

      I wonder how much ketamine he’s hopped up on before the presentation? He is just like Henry Ford if you look back in history Henry was a very big Nazi supporter! Check it out!

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  5. @MarkMeszarosYNG

    January 31, 2025 at 4:38 pm

    I think you are right to have reservations FSD will never work for level 5!

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When it Comes to Pitching, Don’t be Nice, Just Slay │ Build Mode Podcast

For women entering the founding and startup ecosystem, Taskrabbit founder Leah Solivan has a wealth of insights, especially on why you shouldn’t hold yourself back. Listen in on the latest episode of Build Mode for our full interview with her:

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The ‘Camera’ That Can Do Anything | What The Future

I visited Lightstorm Entertainment for a behind-the-scenes look at how Avatar: Fire and Ash was filmed. Performance capture technology films every possible angle at once, then a virtual camera captures specific shots, and finally, the VFX team completes all the effects. 0:00 Inside the Avatar: Fire and Ash Production 0:29 Phase 1: The Volume &…

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I visited Lightstorm Entertainment for a behind-the-scenes look at how Avatar: Fire and Ash was filmed. Performance capture technology films every possible angle at once, then a virtual camera captures specific shots, and finally, the VFX team completes all the effects.

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A diverse team will make your startup more successful with Leah Solivan, Taskrabbit l Build Mode

If one thing has become clear this season, finding the right talent for your team isn’t as easy as picking from a pile of resumes This week’s guest is Leah Solivan, the founder of Taskrabbit and now an early-stage investor who has seen that the power to change a homogenous startup exosystem comes from empowering…

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If one thing has become clear this season, finding the right talent for your team isn’t as easy as picking from a pile of resumes This week’s guest is Leah Solivan, the founder of Taskrabbit and now an early-stage investor who has seen that the power to change a homogenous startup exosystem comes from empowering diverse VCs to fund underrepresented founders who will hire the hidden tech talent.

From bootstrapping TaskRabbit on credit cards to scaling it into one of the defining companies of the gig economy, Leah learned firsthand that the hardest part of building a company isn’t the product, it’s selecting the right people to build it.

In this episode, Isabelle Johannessen and Leah unpack what it really takes to build diverse teams from day one and why most companies get it wrong by waiting too long. They also explore how the lack of diversity in venture capital directly shapes who gets funded, and ultimately, who gets hired.

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03:39 The moment that sparked Taskrabbit
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12:06 Learning how to hire from scratch
17:36 Why venture capital lacks diversity
27:25 How to build diverse teams from day one
39:42 What founders get wrong about competition

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