Riley Fessler

3,320

The DSR Daily for March 25: The Totally Secure War Room Groupchat

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss Trump’s Yemen strikes leaking in a group chat, an appeals court hearing…

24 March

202

Anne Bouverot: The Paris AI Action Summit and Beyond

Special Envoy Anne Bouverot was in charge of organizing last month’s AI Action Summit in Paris for French President Emmanuel Macron.…

24 March

3,303

The DSR Daily for March 24: Venezuela Backtracks on Repatriation Flights

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down Venezuela accepting repatriation flights, Chuck Schumer ignoring calls to step down,…

21 March

Artificial Intelligence

1,617

Surveying the AI Investment Landscape

AI development has increased rapidly in the last year in large part due to increasing investments from the private sector.…

21 March

3,286

The DSR Daily for March 21: Trump vs. the Department of Education

On the DSR Daily for Friday, we discuss Trump’s executive order dismantling the DOE, a court blocking DOGE from accessing…

20 March

207

Dan Loehr: Can LLM’s Help in the Fight Against Climate Change?

Large language models are some of the most rapidly-adopted products in human history and are transforming workflows, education and much…

20 March

3,277

The DSR Daily for March 20: Trump to Shut Down Department of Education

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Trump preparing to dismantle the DOE, DHS detaining a Georgetown University…

19 March

DSR Foreign Policy

2,856

Crisis Counseling with DSR

Wow, things are not good. As the Trump administration and DOGE continue their crackdown, we have to ask: is this…

19 March

3,264

The DSR Daily for March 19: Judge Rules Against USAID Shutdown

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss a judge ruling against Elon Musk and DOGE, Chief Justice Roberts pushing…

18 March

3,253

The DSR Daily for March 18: Judge Challenges Admin Over Deportations

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down a judge challenging the administration’s recent deportation flights, Israeli strikes killing…

17 March

181

Bill Brown: Are Data Centers the Killer App for Clean Tech?

Bill Brown started two clean tech unicorns — private companies worth more than $1 billion. Today he thinks data centers…

17 March

3,251

The DSR Daily for March 17: Trump and Putin to Meet on Ukraine

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump and Putin holding Ukraine talks on Tuesday, US strikes on Houthi…

14 March

Artificial Intelligence

1,591

Can the US Maintain Its Edge in AI?

Both the Biden and Trump administrations have focused on keeping the US’s competitive edge in AI. But can we really…

14 March

3,234

The DSR Daily for March 14: Schumer Bends the Knee to Trump

On the DSR Daily for Friday, we discuss Schumer saying he will advance the GOP spending bill, the US and…

13 March

159

Bernhard Lorentz and Johannes Truby: AI’s Energy and Environmental Footprint

AI is the hot topic at this year’s CERAWeek, where more than 10,000 people are gathering for one of the largest…

13 March

3,209

The DSR Daily for March 13: Democrats Square Up for Budget Showdown

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the Senate Democrats rejecting the GOP’s funding bill, a judge blocking…

12 March

DSR Foreign Policy

2,790

The US: From Indispensable Nation to Undependable Nation

Is the Trump administration’s foreign policy determined by a coin flip? The administration is getting even more erratic on a…

12 March

3,189

The DSR Daily for March 12: Education Department Next on the Chopping Block

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we go over the massive cuts to the Education Department’s workforce, the EU’s retaliatory…

10 March

137

Raj Kapoor: Climate Tech Investing and AI

Raj Kapoor is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Climactic, a seed venture firm focused on climate tech. Join host…

10 March