Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO | Lex Fridman Podcast #280

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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Qualcomm’s Website: https://qualcomm.com

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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
1:26 – Football/soccer
2:21 – Smartphones
4:52 – 5G
21:09 – Snapdragon
27:28 – Apple and Google
32:02 – Future of Qualcomm
43:03 – Autonomous vehicles
44:47 – Robots
47:14 – Chip shortage
51:23 – Lawsuits
54:49 – Leadership
59:08 – Advice for young people
1:03:00 – Meaning of life

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