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The Six Five Pod | EP 273: Silicon Strategies: Government Stakes, AI Chips, and Market Volatility
On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss Intel's potential government stake, China's reliance on Nvidia, and the impact of Fed interest rate decisions on the economy. The hosts debate the future of SaaS companies like Workday and Zoom, while also touching on cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks' performance. The conversation wraps up with anticipation for Nvidia's upcoming earnings report and its market dominance in AI chips. Throughout, the hosts blend industry insights with playful banter, offering listeners a mix of expert analysis and entertaining commentary on the fast-paced world of technology.
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The Six Five Pod | EP 261: AI's Global Surge: From Middle East Deals to Data Center Disruption
On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss the recent US-China trade deal, the Middle East AI technology push, and Qualcomm's unexpected data center chip announcement. The hosts debate the future impact of AI on information workers and analyze market reactions to recent tech deals. They also explore Cisco's impressive earnings and leadership changes. Throughout the episode, Moorhead and Newman offer insightful commentary on the interconnectedness of global tech markets, the rapid pace of AI advancements, and the strategic moves of major tech players in response to evolving industry dynamics.

The Six Five Pod EP 260: The AI Chip Race and the Trade Deal Gamble: Analyzing AMD, ARM
On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss ServiceNow's Knowledge conference, IBM's Think event, and the UK-US trade deal. The hosts analyze AMD and ARM's recent earnings, highlighting their strong performance in the AI and data center markets. They debate the effectiveness of AI diffusion laws and touch on recent tech industry layoffs. The episode also covers updates from Coherent, Lattice, and Astera Labs.

The Six Five Pod | EP 259: Tech Titans Under Scrutiny: Antitrust, AI, and Global Competition
On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss Google's antitrust issues, IBM and Nvidia's White House announcements, Taiwan's semiconductor regulations, and Intel's Foundry Day. The hosts debate the consolidation of AI into big tech and its need for regulation. They analyze recent earnings reports from major tech companies, highlighting strong performances in enterprise AI and cloud services. The podcast concludes with a preview of their upcoming Six Five Summit, featuring industry leaders like Michael Dell.

The Six Five Pod | EP 258: From Intel's Altera Sale to HPE's Elliot Shake-up: Tech's Turbulent Week
On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss the whiplash-inducing tariff announcements affecting US-China trade, Intel's strategic move to sell a majority stake in Altera to Silver Lake, and activist investor Elliott Management's stake in HPE. The hosts engage in a lively debate on the merits of selling AI chips to China, exploring the complex interplay between national security, economic interests, and technological advancement.

The Six Five Pod | EP 257: Google Cloud Next, Tariff Tango, and the Market Whipsaw
On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss Google Cloud's infrastructure advancements, IBM's new mainframe capabilities, and the potential impact of tariffs on tech companies, particularly Apple. The hosts debate the effectiveness of Trump's trade policies and explore how various tech sectors might fare amid economic uncertainty.

The Six Five Pod | EP 256: Wall Street Meltdowns, Intel Vision, Tech Rumors & the AI Energy Challenge
On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss Microsoft's consumer Copilot announcements, Qualcomm's IoT acquisitions, Intel's Vision event featuring new, the potential TSMC-Intel partnership, its implications for the semiconductor, and current market volatility.

The Six Five Pod | EP 255: From Intel to Innovation: Pat Gelsinger’s New Ventures
On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss recent AI model announcements from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, and debate the $300 billion valuation of OpenAI. The show features a special guest, Pat Gelsinger, who shares insights on his new roles as executive chairman of Gloo, and reflects on his time at Intel.

The Six Five Pod | EP 254: Unpacking GTC: Nvidia’s AI Dominance and the Hyperscaler Challenge
Hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman are back on Episode 254 of The Six Five Pod. They discuss the tech news stories that made headlines this week, with key takeaways from the NVIDIA GTC conference, macroeconomic signals in big tech, and more.