This time Adario Strange spoke to Michael Stewart, Managing Partner at M12, Microsoft's venture capital arm, for one of the most wide-ranging conversations we've had on the channel. They dive into everything from the rise of AI and the push toward AGI, to the future of quantum computing, and new technologies are reshaping energy use, education, and even space itself.

Along the way, Michael shared insights on how Microsoft thinks about investing, and his candid take on the risks and opportunities ahead. From modular data centers to the global AI race in Asia and Europe, this interview is a deep dive into where the next wave of innovation might take us.

Guest website: M12.vc

In this episode, Adario Strange speaks with Sean Neville, the co-founder of Circle.com (the company behind the USDC stablecoin) and founder of Catena Labs, a bold new startup helping AI agents use crypto to work for humans.

Neville takes us from his early tech days at Macromedia to the birth of Circle, sharing how USDC went from an experiment to a cornerstone of the global crypto economy. We dig into the big questions: What is a stablecoin, really? How will "AI money" change the way machines and people interact? And should governments even try to compete in the stablecoin space? This is a front-row look at the collision of finance, technology, and intelligence.

Guest website: CatenaLabs.com

Google and Yandex veteran Anna Veronika Dorogush joins Adario Strange to explain why her growing London-based startup, Recraft AI, is able to compete with tech giants like Adobe, how experienced designers can painlessly integrate AI into their workflow, and where AI design tools are most likely to dominate soon.

Then the two explore the world of European tech startups, a rapidly unfolding landscape of newcomers securing tens of millions of dollars in funding and even a few billion-dollar valuations, even while their U.S. counterparts get all the headlines. Finally, Anna and Adario discuss the outlook for human jobs, now that AI and robotics are becoming a reality that no corporate workplace can ignore.

Guest website: Recraft.ai