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In this episode, I am joined by special guest Tom Sharpe OBE to talk about how AI is affecting the defence industry and changing war. We go on to talk about his time on The Wargame, which is a SkyOne series.In The Wargame, real politicians and real military experts (which is where Tom comes in!) are presented with highly realistic and very scary scenarios and have to react to them in real time.Given what's going on in the world right now, it makes for compelling watching and is very thought provoking. One thought I was left with was how little training top politicians seem to have versus their military advisers - but it's the politicians who are the ones who have to make the ultimate decisions!This episode is part of a small series on how AI is affecting different industries. I hope you enjoy it!

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about what the UAE quitting OPEC means for OPEC and the Middle East...

Ralph and I talk about three potential scenarios for what we're seeing at the moment...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Bank of America's massive mistake this week...

In this episode, Ralph and I discuss what's next for Trump's tariffs after the Supreme Court decision late on Friday night...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the AI bubble that's freaking out investors at the moment and why the sell-off of ALL AI names isn't a good idea...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about what could be behind the collapse in the gold price (and it's perhaps not what you think), the effect of AI on jobs and education and then the implications of SpaceX's acquisition of xAI.

In this episode, Emma Dulinkova and I talk about Amazon's decision to cut 14,000 jobs and whether companies are just using AI as an excuse to sack people they were going to cut anyway...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the potential for superapps and whether driverless taxis will work in London (and what that might mean). The chat about superapps was prompted by a story this week about OpenAI's chief pursuing this with increasing functionality of ChatGPT and Elon Musk's previously-stated desire to make a superapp along the lines of WeChat in China. The chat about driverless taxis was prompted by Waymo coming to London. It'll be in competition with Wayve/Uber and, of course, black cabs among others...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about bubbles in gold, bitcoin and AI as well as the sad decline of the London stock market as a global financial force...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Trump's new pharma-portal (is it actually as good as it sounds?) as well as the moral and practical implications of AI in grief tech... This episode was recorded on Sunday 5th October 2025

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the latest goings-on with US trade tariffs and whether insulting your boss is a sackable offence... This episode was recorded on Friday 5th September 2025

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Trump tightening his grip on the Fed and how stellar valuations are being justified for OpenAI...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Trump's latest assault on the Fed chief and why VPNs are suddenly so popular!

In this episode, Duncan and I look at the ONS's ongoing failure and Xiaomi's amazing new car launch...