Google's Record Quarter, the White House Intervenes, and GPT 5.5 Silently Matches Mythos | EP 254

In this episode, the mates, along with Blitzy CEO Brian, discuss Google’s blowout AI-driven earnings, White House model vetting, Pentagon deals with frontier labs, compute scarcity, the rise of private-equity-led enterprise AI, ocean and space data centers, OpenAI’s changing cloud strategy and delayed IPO talk, AGI definitions, AI risk/insurance, and the growing role of AI in GDP and infrastructure. 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 Brian Elliott, Co-Founder and CEO of Blitzy. Learn about Blitzy AI: https://blitzy.com/ 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 00:00 - Intro & Announcements 07:30 - White House Considers Vetting AI Models Before They Are Released 14:50 - Pentagon Signs 7 AI Companies 18:50 - Google Crushes Earning on AI Growth 29:00 - Google Market Cap Just 4% Away From Overtaking NVIDIA 31:45 - OpenAI Drifts From Microsoft Agreement, Moves Toward Amazon 45:50 - Labs Are Partnering With Private Equity Firms 1:02:40 - China Blocks Meta’s Manus AI Acquisition Over Security Concerns 1:08:20 - Blitzy Is Taking on Claude Code & Codex 1:17:30 - Massive Chip Demand & Data Centers 1:31:20 - AI Is Becoming The Engine of GDP Growth 1:38:00 - Sam Altman Rethinks UBI 1:45:00 - Insurers Are Dropping AI Risk Coverage 1:48:40 - AMA Session 2:04:00 - 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 Substack: https://substack.com/@peterdiamandis Website: https://www.diamandis.com/ Xprize: http://www.xprize.org Connect with Brian LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancelliott/ Learn about Blitzy: https://blitzy.com/ 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 May 6th, 2026 *The views expressed by me and all guests are personal opinions and do not constitute Financial, Medical, or Legal advice.