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David Pierce

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2713 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Then you got your first customer in Apple.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

And so you're like, you're going to build Leo.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

You're going to add Global Star's spectrum because Global Star owns some spectrum.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Again, it's not a lot of satellites and...

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

they're not the same as Starlink in any way, shape, or form.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Like, Leo is closer to Starlink.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

The Global Star Network is device-to-satellite connection.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

So it is for iPhones.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

But now you've got a big customer in Apple, which probably didn't want to continue propping up Global Star just for one feature and definitely did not want to take Starlink's terms.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

I think Apple and Elon are in a real rough place right now.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

There's reporting this week that Apple threatened to pull Grok from the App Store over the AI deepfake stuff.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Yeah, and then didn't, which is ridiculous.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

But that is neither here nor there.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

Because, again, this is a rough dynamic between these companies.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

So I don't think they want to be in Starling's pocket.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

So they stood up, and they already have a deal with Amazon.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

And Amazon is a much more normal company to deal with.

The Vergecast
The 'AI is inevitable' trap

I'm not saying it's totally normal, but a much more normal company to deal with.