Jensen Huang, FDA Commissioner Makary, & Beast Industries CEO 2/26/26

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4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

After reporting a strong quarter, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks to Becky Quick about his company’s future and the future of the AI landscape–including the ongoing standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon. FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary discusses the agency’s push for reforms and expedited drug approvals, particularly for rare disease therapies. Plus, Beast Games Season 2 finale is out on Amazon Prime, and season three is already in preproduction. Beast Industries CEO Jeff Housenbold discusses his ambitions of building another Disney while producing the most-followed person on the internet, Mr. Beast. Dr. Marty Makary - 17:16 Jeff Housenbold - 33:30 In this episode: Dr. Marty Makary, @DrMakaryFDA Jeff Housenbold, @jtbold Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Zach Vileisi.
0:07.0	Today, on Squawk Pod, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty McCari is pushing for changes in our health system.
0:14.0	More approvals, more rare disease treatment, and more transparency.
0:19.0	We decided at the FDA that if we reject a drug, the public deserves to know why.
0:23.6	So for the first time in history, our letters detailing why a drug has not been accepted,
0:28.6	detailing that we gave guidance that was not followed,
0:31.6	detailing why the clinical trial showed no benefit.
0:35.6	That is now public information in real time.
0:38.3	In the AI world, NVIDIA reported strong earnings and guidance.
0:43.3	CEO Jensen Huang spoke to our own Becky Quick.
0:46.3	AI is a new industrial revolution.
0:48.3	Huang even weighs in on the other AI story of the morning.
0:52.3	The Pentagon's showdown with Anthropic.
0:55.0	Here we are in a standoff that is actually, I think, a much bigger deal than maybe we're even
1:01.0	giving it credit for.
1:03.0	Plus, the Beast Games finale in the books, and season three already underway.
1:09.0	Beast Industry CEO Jeff Hausenbold on producing Mr. Beast, the most followed person
1:14.9	on the internet with one billion followers across all platforms.
1:19.6	How much more can that grow?
1:20.9	There's seven more billion people to get.
1:24.1	It's Thursday, February 26th.
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