# Google CRUSHES Everyone + Elon's $10B Anime Crisis + The Age of Agents

- Show: [Built 2 Scale](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale)
- Published: 2025-08-29
- Length: 1h 24m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents
- Listen: https://b2spod.captivate.fm

## Summary

Hosts Matt Perrott and Scott Wilcox discuss Google's recent market dominance, highlighting its Pixel phone launch, instant voice translation, and video generation capabilities that undercut OpenAI's costs. They analyze the strategic implications of DeepSeek being confirmed as a Chinese state operation and Elon Musk's controversial pivot to edge computing and LIDAR-free autonomous vehicles. The episode also covers the rise of AI agents, including Anthropic's Claude browser integration and HeyGen's digital twin technology, while debating the future of corporate AI implementation and Gen Z's role in the industry.

## Chapters

- [0:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents#t=14) Introduction: Just-in-time software and Hinge distribution
- [4:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents#t=283) Elon Musk's Tesla market cap drop and anime controversy
- [11:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents#t=681) Unitree dog robot carrying 215kg and domain addiction
- [15:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents#t=959) Sam Altman on GPT-5 misfire and Yann LeCun's LLM critique
- [20:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents#t=1246) DeepSeek confirmed as Chinese state operation
- [23:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents#t=1392) Elon Musk's edge computing vision and deviceless homes
- [33:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents#t=1984) Google's best month: Pixel, translation, and video generation
- [45:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents#t=2746) Meta's Midjourney acquisition and HeyGen digital twins
- [52:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents#t=3178) Thanks for watching: Chesky, Nadella, and Buffett
- [1:02:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/built-2-scale/2025-08-29-google-crushes-everyone-elons-10b-anime-crisis-the-age-of-agents#t=3778) The Age of Agents: Aaron Levie's vertical AI framework

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Google (company)
- Tesla (company)
- DeepSeek (company)
- Anthropic (company)
- Claude (product)
- OpenAI (company)
- GPT-5 (product)
- GPT-6 (product)
- Unitree (company)
- Midjourney (company)
- Meta (company)
- HeyGen (company)
- Nvidia (company)
- Jetson AGX Thor (product)
- Waymo (company)
- Carbon Robotics (company)

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