The most powerful tech mogul you’ve never heard of

On Point | Podcast

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Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.2 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Masayoshi Son is pouring billions of dollars into U.S. artificial intelligence and flexing his ties to President Donald Trump. Who is this Japanese billionaire and what does he want?

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0:52.7	This is on point. I'm Magna Chakrabardi.
0:55.8	On the first full day of Donald Trump's second term, the president stood in the Oval Office flanked by three men.
1:03.5	One, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT. The second, Larry Ellison, founder and chairman of the computer tech giant
1:13.1	Oracle. And a third man. The most powerful tech mogul you've probably never heard of. When this
1:21.0	third man stepped to the podium to speak, staffer set up a stool so he could reach the microphone.
1:26.7	He's around 5'6.
1:30.3	Thank you.
1:32.6	That's good.
1:33.7	That's great.
1:35.3	I feel tall now.
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