#280 – Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO

Cristiano Amon is the CEO of Qualcomm, world-leader in 5G wireless communication and computation systems inside premium Android phones and other robots. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:43) – Football/soccer
(07:38) – Smartphones
(10:09) – 5G
(26:27) – Snapdragon
(32:45) – Apple and Google
(37:19) – Future of Qualcomm
(48:20) – Autonomous vehicles
(50:05) – Robots
(52:31) – Chip shortage
(56:40) – Lawsuits
(1:00:07) – Leadership
(1:04:26) – Advice for young people
(1:08:17) – Meaning of life