The Benefits of a Trade War

'The world seems crazy right now, but don’t worry, it’s always
been crazy'. This week, Max Smolaks and Tien Fu take look at the
ongoing tech war between the US and China.


Having run out of Chinese goods to tax, the Trump administration
is going after individual AI companies, while increasing domestic
funding for scientific research. Meanwhile, Chinese cloud
juggernauts are investing billions in new infrastructure
projects, with full support of the state.


We also discuss MSN replacing humans with algorithms, problems
with online advertising, mountains of money being spent on
self-driving cars, the misadventures of Pepper the robot, and of
course, the current situation in the US.


It also transpires that none of us like working in a WeWork – the
main points of contention are dogs and beer.