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Why is Elon Musk giving a SpaceX share to every child in America?
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Anthropic has pledged to give away 5% of its shares to a fund that will make donations for the quote unquote “public good”. These shares could be worth between 75 and $100 billion. Days later, Elon Musk posted on X that he would give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in America. These could be worth over $10 billion. So, what’s behind these recent pledges? Danny and Katie question whether tech companies are finally taking accountability for their impact on society or whether this is just good PR. Plus, a power outage...
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When something significant happens in British politics, stories are always unfolding behind closed doors. The State of It podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times takes you inside the room where it happens. I'm Stephen Swinford, the Politician of The Times, and with me are Patrick McGuire, Lara Spirit and Ben Riley-Smith. We will bring you scoops and analysis about what is really going on in Westminster.
Listen to The State of It twice a week wherever you get your podcasts. This episode of the Times Tech podcast is sponsored by ServiceNow. Danny, one thing we keep hearing from business leaders right now is AI sounds great, but how do you actually make it work inside a company?
Exactly, because most organizations aren't neat, shiny systems. They're layers of software, legacy tech, and teams all doing things slightly differently. ServiceNow sits across all that, acting as a control tower for making work move seamlessly through the organization.
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