Elon's $60B Cursor Bet, Claude kills SaaS, and OpenAI's Mass Departures | EP #249

In this episode, the mates center on the Iran oil shock as a broader system shock, Anthropic’s Claude Design and the “unhobbled” frontier-lab threat to vertical software, the AI job transition, UAP disclosure, the power and geopolitics of data centers, China’s solar and robotics push, and the future of entrepreneurship and agency. Get access to metatrends 10+ years before anyone else - https://qr.diamandis.com/metatrends Peter H. Diamandis, MD, is the Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University, ZeroG, and A360 Salim Ismail is the founder of OpenExO Dave Blundin is the founder & GP of Link Ventures Dr. Alexander Wissner-Gross is a computer scientist and founder of Reified Chapters: 03:30 - The Breakthrough Awards 2026 09:15 - Anthropic Releases 'Clause Design' 17:35 - Claude Mythos: Job Risk 26:40 - Elon's Grok Roadmap to AGI 34:00 - xAI Launches Grok Text-to-Speech Targeting Voice Developers 46:10 - ChatGPT Images 2.0 Model Released 57:10 - SpaceX Right To Acquire Cursor ($60B) 1:09:10 - Hyperscalers Outspend U.S. Megaprojects 1:20:00 - U.S MFG Capacity Rebounds 1:32:30 - Space Race: Blue Origin / New Glenn Launch 1:37:25 - UFO's: U.S Government UFO Files To Be Released 1:47:40 - China's Solar Behemoth & Beinjing's Humanoid Half-Marathon 2:02:00 - Tech Implications of the Iran War & Community Feedback 2:30:00 - Closing – My companies: Apply to Dave's and my new fund: https://qr.diamandis.com/linkventureslanding Go to Blitzy to book a free demo and start building today: https://qr.diamandis.com/blitzy Your body is incredibly good at hiding disease. Schedule a call with Fountain Life to add healthy decades to your life, and to learn more about their Memberships: https://www.fountainlife.com/peter _ Connect with Peter: X: https://qr.diamandis.com/twitter Instagram: https://qr.diamandis.com/instagram Connect with Dave Web: https://db2.ai X: https://x.com/davidblundin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-blundin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave.blundin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daveblundin Connect with Salim: X: https://x.com/salimismail Join Salim's Workshop to build your ExO https://openexo.com/10x-shift?video=PeterD062625 Connect with Alex Web: https://www.alexwg.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwg/ X: https://x.com/alexwg Email: alexwg@alexwg.org Substack: https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1thtZk5vHTXbtDHezPT7tl Threads: https://www.threads.com/@alexwissnergross Listen to MOONSHOTS: Apple: https://qr.diamandis.com/applepodcast Spotify: https://qr.diamandis.com/spotifypodcast – *Recorded on April 21st, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice.