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Start free trial →Pivot (Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway) · Tech Strategy & Big Tech · November 2026
Kara Swisher asked what the Nvidia CEO's admitted affair with a suspected Chinese spy means for the wider AI industry, and Galloway answered with this one-liner. It compresses the argument that much of the AI boom rests on one person's judgment.
…thing about this election was that we brought some new people in. He's going to be just fine. And then we need standards for these companies that say every time you have a relationship with anybody, anybody who gets hired, any vendor, runs a security check to make sure they're not fucking spies.
So what, talk about the impact, because a lot of people feel this could be one of these tipping minutes with
AI tonight as we sit here is hanging on by a leather jacket.
I like that he dresses like a lesbian, but that's okay. You know, I'm just looking at one more thing. What someone, Ian Bremer, had noted that this is incredible that Trump is giving him a pass here. Why do you think Trump is doing that?
The only bright spot in the Trump universe is the SP. That's it. And the only thing, 40% of the SP is seven companies. Five of those seven are directly focused on AI. So as goes AI, as goes the SP, as goes the only bright spot of the Trump presidency. So what do you know when someone comes out at…
All right. Moving on to someone else who might be facing congressional problems. I need another beer. Okay. Elon Musk. Nobody needs another beer. Bring him another beer. Bring him my beer. Bring him my beer, guys. Okay. Elon Musk is facing congressional probe over Ukraine. Last month, SpaceX…