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Apple Sues OpenAI, States Move to Block Paramount Deal, and McConnell Conspiracy Theories

Pivot

July 14, 2026

Kara and Scott discuss Lindsey Graham's legacy, the conspiracy theories around Mitch McConnell's new photo, and whether the Democrats can still pull off a victory in Maine. Then, Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft, marking the company's latest setback.
Speakers: Kara Swisher, Scott Galloway, Rob Bonta, Holly Otterbein, Sean Lawlinson
**Kara Swisher** (0:00)
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**Scott Galloway** (0:41)
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**SPEAKER_4** (1:20)
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**Kara Swisher** (1:35)
Do you have chest hair? I don't recall.

**SPEAKER_5** (1:37)
You don't have chest hair.

**Kara Swisher** (1:41)
Hi, everyone. This is Pivot from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network. I'm Kara Swisher.

**Scott Galloway** (1:45)
And I'm Scott Galloway.

**Kara Swisher** (1:46)
Scott, I want to understand why you took Ed to the game and not me.
Explain where you were. I'm teasing.

**Scott Galloway** (1:52)
Well, it's because I like Ed more.

**Kara Swisher** (1:54)
Yeah, yeah. Explain where you were.

**Scott Galloway** (1:56)
You have no interest in World Cup.

**Kara Swisher** (1:58)
I would have gone had I been asked. I would have considered it.

**Scott Galloway** (2:03)
Do you want to go on Wednesday to Atlanta?

**Kara Swisher** (2:05)
No, I don't.

**Scott Galloway** (2:07)
Okay, so don't give me shit then.

**Kara Swisher** (2:09)
Do you want to fly me there? Well, last minute, I can't get places like you can. Explain to me what you did to excel people where you were, because you were quite, you looked the happiest I've ever seen you, I have to tell you.

**Scott Galloway** (2:20)
I might have been the happiest I've ever or I've been in a while. Look, I have no interest in sports. I decided consciously, I used to play a lot of golf, because when you're in your 30s and trying to run a strategy firm, and you're basically renting your brain to old white guys known as CEOs, you have to play golf every weekend.

**Kara Swisher** (2:37)
Right.

**Scott Galloway** (2:37)
That's the only, anyways, and I decided about 20 years ago, I was going to pour all the time I was spending on golf into fitness, and I played sports in college, but I have no interest in professional sports. I think it's mostly a waste of time. Every four years, I go crazy for the World Cup, and this one has been the most special of the three, because the way I describe the World Cup right now, is it's a bunch of cousins who just love each other, and their parents are out of town, and they're doing a sleepover despite the fact that parents don't get along.

**Kara Swisher** (3:09)
Okay.

**Scott Galloway** (3:10)
I think when you're sitting in that stadium, and I went through a lot of logistics and costs to get from Italy to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and find seats to me.

**Kara Swisher** (3:20)
I didn't know where that was. Yeah.

**Scott Galloway** (3:21)
It was Miami. It was me, two friends, and my youngest. But when you're in that stadium, and 70,000 people are singing in harmony, Sweet Caroline, which is associated with Team England, and then we all, including the English fans.

**Kara Swisher** (3:35)
Was it Hey Jude?

**Scott Galloway** (3:36)
Well, Sweet Caroline beginning of the game, Hey Jude at the end in honor of Jude Bellingham, which is in my opinion the man of the tournament.
And then everyone, including the Team England fans, start rowing, which is the Norwegian signature. And when Norwegian Airlines, living up to their bet, changed their logo to British Airways.

**Kara Swisher** (3:56)
Yeah, it was cute.

**Scott Galloway** (3:57)
It's like all of the goodwill that is resident in the world appears to be bubbling up in the World Cup.

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