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The EC fines Google €2.95B for abusing adtech dominance, Lenovo unveils the Legion Go 2, OpenAI may produce its own AI chips in 2026. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok announced that it has over 200 million users in Europe, Tesla proposed a $1 trillion compensation package for Elon Musk, and OpenAI plans to produce its own chips.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Atlassian acquires The Browser Company, JetBlue partners with Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Samsung unveils Galaxy S25 FE and Tab S11 series.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DC District Court rules Google will not have to sell the Chrome browser or Android OS, Disney reaches settlement over COPPA violations on YouTube, and Wordpress releases a vibe-coding AI prototype.Check out the show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI adds new safety measures to ChatGPT, Amazon cuts Prime free shipping sharing outside the household, Google says 2.5 billion Gmail users were NOT at risk from a major attack. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK's Online Safety Act implementation creates unintended consequences for adult site traffic, OpenAI seeks to build data center in India with 1-gigawatt capacity, and a new AI stethoscope can detect heart issues in 15 seconds.Check out the show notes hereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intel secured $5.7 billion from the U.S. government as part of the administration’s 10% investment, Google's Phone app is rolling out "Calling Cards", and China plans to regulate its burgeoning artificial intelligence sector…Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google warned all 2.5 billion Gmail users about a password hack, ByteDance's share buyback program values TikTok at over $330 billion, and Samsung’s next Unpacked event is September 4th.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthropic finds threat actors use its Claude and Claude Code models to create malware, Apple partners with TuneIn to expand radio station reach, SpaceX’s Starship completes 10th test flight. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intel fears "adverse reactions" from investors and employees after 10% White House stake, a Stanford study shows a 13% decrease in entry-level jobs affected by AI, and Google is requiring developers of side loaded apps to verify their identity.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perplexity launches $5/month Comet Plus subscription, Netflix readies Netflix House entertainment and retail venues in PA and TX, Nvidia releases the Jetson AGX Thor.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nvidia told suppliers to cease production on the made-for-China H20 Chips, Apple TV+ Raised Its Prices 30%, and Meta signed a six-year, $10 billion Cloud Services deal with Google.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta halts AI hiring in its superintelligence divisions, Masimo sues US Customs and Border Protection after it permitted Apple to start selling Apple Watches again, and Agentic browsers are full of security flaws.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handhelds arriving October 16th, Grok chats are showing up in Google Search, Amazon readying a $400 Android tablet? Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All models of the iPhone 17 headed to the U.S. will be manufactured in India, the UK has withdrawn its request for a “back door” in Apple’s iCloud, and SoftBank has invested $2 billion in Intel.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Meta debut Hypernova smart glasses in September? Do Grammarly’s new AI tools help students and educators with writing and grading? Will you buy Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds 3 FE? Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The White House administration is considering acquiring a stake in Intel, The SCOTUS allowed Mississippi’s social media age verification law to take effect, and xAI was slated to partner with the federal government until Grok disseminated antisemitic conspiracy theories in July.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oracle and Alphabet partner to bring Gemini to Oracle’s cloud customers, Meta’s AI policies permitted bots to hold sensual chats with minors, and blood oxygen monitoring is coming back to some Apple Watches.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT’s model picker, U.S. authorities reportedly placing location trackers in select AI chip server shipments, Apple says the App Store is “fair and free of bias” Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China is discouraging the use of NVIDIA’s H20 chips, xAI is suing Apple, and the DoT has released new guidelines for $5 billion in EV charging station infrastructure.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI restores older models after GPT-5 backlash, Amazon launches 24 new Kuiper internet satellites, ESPN and Fox to launch $40/per month bundle October 2nd.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple says GPT-5 is coming to iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, Meta reportedly acquires AI voice startup WaveForms, Microsoft is set to retire its Lens PDF scanner app.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US President announces 100% tariff on foreign semiconductors, cyberattack on the U.S. federal court system ompromises sensitive legal records, The Browser Company intros $20/month Pro subscription. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI releases first open-weight LLMs, Nvidia Nvidia rejects adding backdoors or kill switches to its AI chips, Hulu and Disney+ app to merge next year.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. General Services Administration has added OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to its list of approved AI vendors, Perplexity is again under scrutiny for improperly scraping content, and X is working to restore the video archive for Vine.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple may be developing its own AI answer engine, Google reversed its decision to shut down active Goo.gl links, and a Miami jury holds Tesla partly responsible for a fatal accident while its autopilot system was engaged.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is ending support for Microsoft SE in October, Apple is open to significant AI acquisitions, and Reddit aims to become a major search engine.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The White House secured commitments from big tech to create a digital health ecosystem, China's Cyberspace Administration has security concerns over Nvidia’s H20 chip, and Google is using AI to determine users’ age.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YouTube updates ad policy on profanity, Spotify requires UK users to age verify for explicit content,Minnesota activates National Guard after major cyberattack.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft Edge's new Copilot Mode is an experimental AI feature for web browsing, Tea’s data breach is much worse than previously thought, and Anthropic rate limits commence August 28th.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Temu users in the EU face “high risk” illegal products, UK Online Safety Act prompts VPN surge, Imax partners with Runway fort AI Film Festival. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta is ceasing all political ads in the EU, Starlink experienced its first major outage of the year Thursday, and Google is testing a new vibe-coding tool called Opal.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google is launching Veo-powered generative AI Tools for YouTube, expanding Google Photos capabilities with Veo-based image-to-video features, and Snapchat's new "Home Safe" feature alerts friends and family when you arrive home.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SharePoint attackers breach the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, Anthropic researchers detail “subliminal learning” in AI models, Uber introduces “women preferences” feature in the U.S.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telegram has integrated TON Wallet, allowing crypto transactions directly in the app, the Stargate project has failed to launch due to due to disagreements between SoftBank and OpenAI, and Google unveiled the Pixel 10 before it unveils the Pixel 10 in August.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UK to drop plan to force Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted iCloud data? T-Mobile starts rolling out L4S, WhatsApp replaces its native Windows app with web-based wrapper version.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congress passed the GENIUS Act, the first legislation to regulate cryptocurrency, a Russian lawmaker warned WhatsApp to prepare for its departure from the Russian market, and Netflix is using AI in film and show production.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scale AI lays off 14% of its workforce, Jack Dorsey invests $10 million to fund experimental open-source projects, and Substack secures $100 million in funding at a $1.1 billion valuation.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chinese cyberattacks against the US on the rise, Seagate’s HAMR-based hard drives now available to consumers, Google claims “Big Sleep” actively blocked a zero-day attack in the wild.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NotebookLM, is introducing "featured notebooks" from various sources, Microsoft utilizes engineers in China to maintain Defense Department computer systems, and the DOD intends to allocate $1 billion over the next four years to "offensive cyber operations." Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon launches development tool Kiro, researchers reportedly telling LLMs to give positive feedback in peer reviews, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang downplays U.S. concerns that his company’s chips could help China’s military. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta Platforms is unlikely to alter its "pay-or-consent" model further, which could lead to new EU antitrust charges, Goldman Sachs is integrating an autonomous AI software engineer named Devin, and a new study found that using AI coding assistants actually slowed down developers by 19%.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YouTube is set to update its monetization policies on July 15 to combat "inauthentic" content,  Apple’s former head of its foundational models team was poached by Meta for $200 million, and Major League Baseball will introduce a robot umpire challenge system at the All-Star Game.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Federal appeals court overturned the "click-to-cancel" rule, which mandated easy cancellation matching sign-up ease, Warner Bros. has officially reverted its streaming service branding to HBO Max, and Gmail’s new “Manage Subscriptions” feature allows users to easily control and unsubscribe from unwanted emails.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon asked corporate employees to volunteer to fulfill grocery deliveries for Prime Day,  the tech industry is pushing to integrate AI chatbots into classrooms, and Apple's top executive for in-house AI models is reportedly leaving to join Meta's Superintelligence Labs group.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ByteDance is reportedly developing a new, US-only version of TikTok, Apple has appealed a €500 million fine in the EU for DMA violations, and Sakana AI has unveiled a novel technique enabling multiple LLMs to collaborate on a single task.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is delaying construction of a second plant in Japan, Ilya Sutskever announced he will take on the CEO role at his AI startup, Safe Superintelligence, and the EU is proceeding with its AI Act despite tech companies' efforts to delay it. Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google has launched its Veo 3 video generation model to Gemini users in over 159 countries, Netflix is exploring the creation of new live programming content in partnership with Spotify, and OpenAI disavowed Robinhood's crypto initiative offering tokenized shares of OpenAI.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Honor launches Magic V5 foldable in China, Qantas discloses cyberattack, Hyundai opens UX Studio Seoul.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Apple is considering using AI from Anthropic or OpenAI for a new Siri, The U.S. Senate voted 99-1 to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state AI regulation from a White House tax-cut bill, and Cloudflare's "Pay per Crawl" marketplace allows website owners to block AI crawlers by default.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.