Sonnet 5 Drops, China’s $4,900 Robot, Fusion’s First Plant Gets Licensed W/ Philip Johnston | #268

In this episode, the mates discuss the Sonnet 5 drop, China’s cheaper humanoid robot, Fable 5 coming back online, and Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston joins to discuss data centers.

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Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360

Philip Johnston is the CEO of Starcloud
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Salim Ismail is the founder of Open ExO, a GP at Exponential Venture Capital/The Organizational Singularity Fund and a sought after global speaker and thought leader.

Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures

Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified

Chapters

00:00 – The State of AI and Robotics
08:02 – Investment Trends in Robotics
11:13 – Drones in Law Enforcement
16:38 – Nuclear Energy’s Comeback in Europe
34:02 – Transforming Energy: From Environmental to National Capacity Issue
39:24 – The Impact of Abundant Energy on Society
42:19 – Helion’s Innovative Fusion Technology
46:37 – AI and Computational Archaeology: The Vesuvius Challenge
54:09 – Elon Musk’s Ambitious AI Plans with Grok
01:00:22 – Anthropic’s Fable V: Regulatory Challenges and Market Implications
01:13:02 – Advancements in StarCloud Technology
01:21:55 – The Role of Edge Computing in Space
01:26:46 – The Impact of Space-Based Telephony
01:36:26 – Rocket Lab’s Strategic Acquisition of Iridium

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*Recorded on June 30th, 2026
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