<p>The Information’s Kevin McLaughlin breaks down Databricks’ massive $4 billion funding round and the growing liability of corporate chatbots. We also talk with Crypto Reporter Yueqi Yang about Lead Bank tightening its grip on the stablecoin industry and Sapphire Ventures’ Rajeev Dham about his enterprise AI predictions for 2026. Finally, we look at whether NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang will fund AI-powered alien hunting with AI Reporter Rocket Drew and discuss the future of humanoid robots and their role in the AI boom with Centific SVP Prithivi Pradeep.</p><p><br></p><p>Articles discussed on this episode: </p><p><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/small-bank-critical-stablecoin-payments-tightens-risk-controls" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.theinformation.com/articles/small-bank-critical-stablecoin-payments-tightens-risk-controls</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/corporate-chatbots-gone-wild" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.theinformation.com/articles/corporate-chatbots-gone-wild</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/alien-hunters-want-jensen-huang-fund-ai-telescope" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.theinformation.com/articles/alien-hunters-want-jensen-huang-fund-ai-telescope</a></p><p>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/servicenow-sell-highlights-jittery-market</p><p><br></p><p>TITV airs on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to: </p><p>- The Information on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation</a></p><p>- The Information:<a href="https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for the AI Agenda newsletter:<a href="https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda</a></p>

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Centific’s Role in AI Boom, Databricks $134B Valuation, Alien Hunter Funding | Dec 16, 2025

DEC 16, 202539 MIN
The Information's TITV

Centific’s Role in AI Boom, Databricks $134B Valuation, Alien Hunter Funding | Dec 16, 2025

DEC 16, 202539 MIN

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<p>The Information’s Kevin McLaughlin breaks down Databricks’ massive $4 billion funding round and the growing liability of corporate chatbots. We also talk with Crypto Reporter Yueqi Yang about Lead Bank tightening its grip on the stablecoin industry and Sapphire Ventures’ Rajeev Dham about his enterprise AI predictions for 2026. Finally, we look at whether NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang will fund AI-powered alien hunting with AI Reporter Rocket Drew and discuss the future of humanoid robots and their role in the AI boom with Centific SVP Prithivi Pradeep.</p><p><br></p><p>Articles discussed on this episode: </p><p><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/small-bank-critical-stablecoin-payments-tightens-risk-controls" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.theinformation.com/articles/small-bank-critical-stablecoin-payments-tightens-risk-controls</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/corporate-chatbots-gone-wild" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.theinformation.com/articles/corporate-chatbots-gone-wild</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/alien-hunters-want-jensen-huang-fund-ai-telescope" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.theinformation.com/articles/alien-hunters-want-jensen-huang-fund-ai-telescope</a></p><p>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/servicenow-sell-highlights-jittery-market</p><p><br></p><p>TITV airs on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to: </p><p>- The Information on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation</a></p><p>- The Information:<a href="https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for the AI Agenda newsletter:<a href="https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda</a></p>