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OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general; Meta unwinding its $2B Manus deal; and Amazon's CEO raised Anthropic model concerns
Jun 15, 20267 min
xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims; plus, Microsoft taps Alt Carbon for carbon removal
Jun 12, 20269 min
Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable; plus, how memory tools can make AI models worse
Jun 11, 20267 min
Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store; Rivian started deliveries of its R2 SUV; and so long FAANG, hello MANGOS.
Jun 10, 20268 min
Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, and Unitree support China’s military; plus, Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers; and OpenAI filed for IPO
Jun 9, 20266 min
Former cyber executive turned whistleblower accuses IBM of covering up several data breaches; plus, OpenAI is still working on that ‘super app’
Jun 8, 20266 min
Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive information; Waymo as getaway vehicle, and Uber's data-collection vehicles
Jun 5, 20267 min
The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on; plus, Uber caps employee AI spending and Martin Scorsese becomes the latest Hollywood voice for AI
Jun 4, 20266 min
Apple’s MacBook Neo is winning over a new generation of buyers; Meta tests ‘Series’ and X caters to creators with new ‘React with Video’ feature
Jun 3, 202610 min
Florida sues OpenAI in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents; plus, Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access
Jun 2, 20266 min
The internet is being rebuilt for machines
Jun 1, 20265 min
Anthropic releases Opus 4.8; plus, you’ll soon be able to trade AI token futures
May 29, 20266 min
Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis
May 28, 20266 min
Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved; plus, Iranian hackers blamed for breach of LA transit system
May 27, 20268 min
What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work; plus, the pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI
May 26, 20268 min
Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans
May 25, 20266 min
xAI burned $6.4B last year, the spending is far from over; plus, Jensen Huang says he’s found a ‘brand new’ $200B market for Nvidia
May 22, 20269 min
Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims
May 21, 20266 min
Solar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in business
May 20, 20265 min
The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush; Also, if you’re giving a commencement speech in 2026, maybe don’t mention AI
May 19, 20266 min
Even GoPro is pivoting to defense; plus, Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger
May 18, 20266 min
OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn’t be the first partner to feel burned
May 15, 20265 min
Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Meta’s news chief, has thoughts; plus
May 14, 20268 min
Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children; plus, Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit
May 13, 20266 min
TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok; plus, AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines
May 12, 20267 min
Cloudflare says AI made 1,100 jobs obsolete, even as revenue hit a record high; plus, Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI can have real effect
May 11, 20266 min
Microsoft’s AI data center push is colliding with its clean power goals; plus, China’s Moonshot AI raises $2B as demand for open-source AI skyrockets
May 8, 20266 min
Tinder owner Match Group is slowing hiring to pay for its increased use of AI tools; plus, Apple will pay $250M to settle lawsuit
May 7, 20267 min
As workers worry about AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI is ‘creating an enormous number of jobs’
May 6, 20267 min
Ouster’s new color lidar is coming to replace cameras; plus, US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants
May 5, 20267 min
Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
May 4, 20267 min
Apple was surprised by AI-driven demand for Macs; plus, Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel
May 1, 20267 min
Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public; plus, Roku’s $3 streaming service, Howdy, reaches 1M subs
Apr 30, 20268 min
Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal; plus, Lovable launches its vibe-coding app
Apr 29, 20264 min
Investors back Skye’s AI home screen app for iPhone ahead of launch; Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs
Apr 28, 20267 min
Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud, Palantir reportedly helping the IRS, and Anthropic created a test marketplace
Apr 27, 20267 min
Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations
Apr 24, 20266 min
How SpaceX preempted a $2B fundraise with a $60B buyout offer; plus, Google turns Chrome into an AI co-worker
Apr 23, 20269 min
FAA orders investigation into Blue Origin’s New Glenn mishap; 44% of songs uploaded to Deezer are AI-generated; and the NSA is using Anthropic’s Mythos
Apr 22, 20268 min
Who is John Ternus, the incoming Apple CEO?
Apr 21, 20267 min
Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon; Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy’s funding boom
Apr 20, 20267 min
What is a hybrid cement plant? Plus, Runway's CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films
Apr 17, 20269 min
LinkedIn data shows AI isn’t to blame for hiring decline… yet; plus, Allbirds pivots to AI
Apr 16, 20267 min
How vibe coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice; plus, Amazon buying Globalstar
Apr 15, 20266 min
Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco; Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive
Apr 14, 20264 min
Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home
Apr 13, 20265 min
Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink; and Radify’s sci-fi plasma reactors could break China’s dominance of rare earth elements
Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter reads something like a diss track to a wide range of competitors as he defends spending $200 billion in capex. Also, Radify Metals is developing a new way to process a variety of metals that promises to be pollution free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 10, 20269 min
A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage; plus Canva acquired Simtheory and Ortto
This incident has brought negative attention to the new technology. Also, Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructure, marketing automation, and customer engagement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 9, 20266 min
Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom; plus, the AI gold rush is pulling private wealth into riskier, earlier bets
Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion. Also, family offices are bypassing VCs to gain direct exposure to AI startups, turning them from passive investors into active participants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 8, 20267 min
OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy; plus, Iran threatened ‘Stargate’ AI data centers
OpenAI proposes taxes on AI profits, public wealth funds, and expanded safety nets to address job loss and inequality, blending redistribution with capitalism as policymakers debate AI’s economic impact. Also, Iran said it will target U.S.-linked data centers with new missile strikes, as the war between the U.S. and Iran escalates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 7, 20269 min