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    You can use your phone as a Roku remote (and it's free)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2026 8:32


    Did you lose the remote again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    GoPro says it's moving into AI data centers, BT's old copper network could be worth over $2 billion, and Meta's new AI transcription model can distinguish between multiple speakers and languages in real-time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2026 7:40


    -Along with continuing to make its synonymous action cameras and run its subscription and cloud services, GoPro plans to move into defense, government, robotics and aerospace sectors. -The BT subsidiary Openreach is in the process of replacing its legacy copper network with full-fiber broadband, with plans to connect 30 million residences by the end of the decade. -Meta's release comes less than a week after Google Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, its own audio model that boasts similar capabilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Apple prototyped a stylus for the foldable iPhone that we may never see

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 5:59


    On the bright side, Apple is more certainly working on an Apple Watch overhaul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    United will now let you join standby lists for earlier flights through its mobile app, Kalshi banned George Santos for life, and Amazon is being sued for 'secretly' overcharging advertisers for years

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2026 7:43


    -This feature could prove very useful if you get bumped off your original flight, say due to your earlier reservation getting delayed or due to a cancellation, and transferred to a later schedule. -Santos allegedly bought contracts on Kalshi indicating that he would not attend this year's State of the Union speech after weather disrupted his travel plans. -According to the FTC, Amazon made billions of dollars by "secretly" inflating its rates for more than six years, according to a statement from the FTC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bluesky has a new setting to help you avoid accidentally going viral

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 5:29


    The setting will prevent your posts from being recommended in the algorithmic "discover" feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Google Maps has changed Lake Ontario to Lake America for US users, a decade's worth of Steam files totaling more than 12TB has leaked, and a new Space Telescope is on its way to study the 'dark universe'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 6:17


    - Google explained that it updates Maps "to reflect name changes in official government sources." -A treasure trove of Steam data has been leaked, which seemingly contains everything that was published on Steam between 2003 and 2013. -NASA says that the Roman Space Telescope will be a discovery machine that will bring us closer than ever before to answering humanity's most profound questions about our cosmic history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    How to turn off Find My iPhone (and when you definitely should)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2026 6:53


    There are times when turning off Find My is necessary, but you should always have it on otherwise to keep your phone safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Speedo launches its own smart swim wearable

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 6:24


    SpeedoIQ is a tiny tracker that sits inside a pair of Vanguard goggles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    X claimed it found a Chinese bot farm posting anti-AI data center sentiments, a Stripe-led group abandoned its PayPal acquisition, and Bluesky's new setting helps you avoid accidentally going viral

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 7:04


    -X said that 200 accounts out of the 200,000 were posting comic strips, images and text about AI data centers in a manner that "could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy." -PayPal was worth as much as $320 billion at its highest market value during the height of the COVID pandemic. -Bluesky, unlike X and other platforms, doesn't allow people to have private accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    SoundCloud will now let you buy music directly from artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 5:45


    Plus - GoPro is trying something different; Apple has confirmed when it'll pull back the curtain and officially reveal its latest iPhones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI detailed the failures that led to its Hugging Face breach, Meta apparently abandoned an AI-focused restructuring plan, and Google's latest Gemini transcription model can turn your ramblings into structured text

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 9:27


    -The report goes into how the different systems in OpenAI's training system failed and what behaviors from the agents it was testing resulted in those failures. - Meta executives were reportedly influenced by startups, including some they observed in Asia, that had structured themselves around AI. -The company says Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is more adept at speech-to-text than earlier models, with greater precision and the ability to automatically detect more than 85 languages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Zillow settles antitrust lawsuit with the FTC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 6:00


    Competitor Redfin will re-enter the real estate listing market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    SpaceX building a $100 billion 'Starbase' launch site in Louisiana, Apple walked back a bad idea, and Adam Mosseri says it's 'news to him' that employees limited his exposure to teen safety data

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 6:25


    -SpaceX said the Louisiana facility will be massive with five launch complexes, each with two launch pads. -A now-abandoned plan would have allowed companies to immediately know that they were dealing with a masked address, making the feature essentially useless. -One bit of internal research that surfaced during the trial Tuesday was from a 2023 slide deck prepared by Instagram designers and others about teen safety on the app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Taiwan reportedly indicted NVIDIA employees for exporting prohibited AI servers to China

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 7:48


    The nine individuals are accused of 'severely damaged our nation's image,' prosecutors said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Threads is testing a podcast transcription feature, ESPN is raising prices on most of its streaming subscriptions, and Zillow settled its antitrust lawsuit with the FTC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 6:45


    -There's no guarantee that anything Threads tries out will get a formal release, but providing more support for content creators to leverage the platform appears to be a priority for the platform. -ESPN is increasing the cost of every single one of its subscription plans. -As part of the settlement, Redfin has to reenter the ILS market and make commitments that would ensure its competitiveness, including a relaunch with "significantly more listings." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Nevada allows Uber, Tesla and Waymo to start paid robotaxi service

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 7:08


    Authorities gave them permission to deploy thousands of robotaxis in Clark County. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Humanoid robots beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter dash record, OpenAI said California should strengthen its AI safety laws, and LinkedIn says its AI slop button is working

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 8:05


    -During the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games that kicked off in Beijing on Saturday, the Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot completed the 100-meter dash in 9.39 seconds. -OpenAI giant also called for "strengthening cybersecurity protections throughout the model-development lifecycle, specifically to prevent frontier models from circumventing internal security controls." -While AI slop has plagued just about every social media platform, LinkedIn has become notorious for being particularly filled with AI-generated posts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta AI now has a dedicated desktop app for Mac

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 7:22


    It's part of the company's latest push to make more business-friendly AI tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Senators pressed TikTok on its 'sinister' experiment, GitHub said commits have doubled in the last four months, and Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 8:03


    -Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal sent a sharply worded letter to the company's top executives questioning them about how the app has tested, and in some cases, withheld, key safety features. -GitHub said that since April, monthly commits have grown from 1.4 billion to 2.9 billion. -Bilibili's changes are part of an explicit strategy to get Western viewers posting and watching videos on the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in latest trial over social media addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 8:08


    Dozens of states accuse the company of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    A robot may soon conduct your blood draw, traffic deaths increase after major music streaming releases, and NASA called off its mission to rescue the Swift observatory

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 7:08


    -The Aletta robot uses near-infrared light and Doppler ultrasound to identify a vein and then automates the other processes of a blood draw, such as applying a tourniquet, inserting and disposing of a needle and placing a bandage on the patient. -The study looked at 233,809 fatal collisions between 2017 and 2022, comparing the incidence rate of car accidents on album release days against the 10 days immediately before and after each release. -NASA has announced that Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft will no longer dock with the satellite and boost it to a higher altitude as planned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions of posts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 7:40


    The company wants users to be able to watch and listen to conversations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    AI-generated bills are reportedly causing problems in the Capitol, ICE Agents have been restricted from using Meta glasses while working, and X's algorithm apparently prioritizes ragebait disproportionately impacting Democrats

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 9:06


    -Politico's sources said lawyers at the US House Office of Legislative Counsel are spending more time reviewing and rewriting them than they would have if they had written the bills from scratch. -In one case, reported by 404 Media, a CBP agent was spotted recording with his glasses despite the policy. In another instance, a member of Border Patrol wore a pair to an immigration raid. -On X, replying is weighted much more heavily than liking, despite replies accounting for under seven percent of interactions on the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Another woman joins the lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 7:16


    A Wyoming woman said that her stepfather created thousands of fake sexually explicit images of her through the AI chatbot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in its latest trial, ByteDance agrees to reel in its AI models, and Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions of posts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 7:56


    -Claims from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey say that Meta violated state consumer protection laws by intentionally misleading the public about the safety of its apps. -This memorandum applies to all AI models from ByteDance, including those used on TikTok, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, CapCut and Dreamina.  -Reddit describes the test as a "limited experiment" affecting "a sample of posts across select communities" on the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 7:30


    Prices at off-peak hours will be half the peak-hour pricing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team as part of a 'streamlining' process, another woman joined a lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM, and Anthropic is watermarking text generated by Claude to comply with EU law

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2026 7:48


    -Several departures have led to concerns that the company is ignoring safety in favor of growth -As first reported by the Washington Post, the woman, named as Jane Doe 4 in the lawsuit, said that her stepfather used Grok to create "thousands of sexually explicit images of her as a child and traded them online." -The company said its text watermarking will not have easy-to-see visuals, will not be distinguishable to the people who read it and will not be adding hidden characters to the text. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta is giving away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 6:02


    It's one way to change the perception of the glasses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    DeepSeek's AI models pricing to rise 4x, Apple sent warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks, and the US gov't to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2026 8:14


    -The company said it's adopting a new peak and off-peak pricing to "allocate resources more reasonably," starting on August 16 -Most users will never be targeted by mercenary spyware, but they're also difficult to detect and prevent.” -Traditionally, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, one of the main laws that criminalizes hacking, unauthorized computer access and other cyberattacks, has applied to private companies and individuals alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 6:36


    The app was banned from government devices in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Virgin Galactic postponed its new spaceship's first commercial flight, FlightAware dropped its lawsuit against Kalshi, and Meta will give away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2026 8:13


    -The company had been preparing for the new spaceship's debut later this year and was originally planning to put it through a series of tests over the next few months leading up to its first commercial flight in the fourth quarter of this year. -Whereas the company previously said flight cancellations were "verified from FlightAware," something FlightAware specifically took issue with in its lawsuit, now Kalshi says outcomes are "verified from Primary Source Agency." -Glasses like Meta's could be incredibly helpful for visually impaired individuals. They can read text out loud and identify objects in the user's surroundings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI gives Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2026 6:41


    GPT-5.6-Cyber for the Daybreak program is ‘less likely to refuse higher-risk tasks.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Kalshi is being sued for using data without authorization, Spotify will alert listeners if an artist isn't real, and government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2026 7:43


    -FlightAware echoed the concerns of the airline industry that prediction markets for flights incentivized the "mass disruption of air travel" for anyone who wants to make money on the platform. -The AI Persona label will begin appearing in mid-September, initially on mobile on an artist's profile, in search and on playlists' track rows. -The DoJ said the 2022 law no longer applies because the current version of TikTok has American owners and relies on a different recommendation algorithm than the app that operated under ByteDance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2026 6:18


    This would include several models from DJI, including the consumer-level Air 3S and Mini Pro 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI is giving Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model, Meta's 'open source' Muse Glimmer model can run on a single computer, and an OpenClaw agent reportedly hacked a gym's booking system and kicked someone off a waiting lis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2026 9:46


    -OpenAI says the companies will use the cyber models available through Daybreak to protect their customers. -Meta said that it's making the "weights" that AI systems use to choose responses available to everyone on Hugging Face along with developer documentation. The download is available for free, and users can run the model on their own PCs. -Bill Simpson-Young, co-founder of the Gradient Institute said, “we've built this complex world over the internet, which is all run by software, but software that has holes. Now you introduce highly capable AI agents that can operate at scale and speed ... and that whole model just breaks." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2026 6:26


    WeatherNext can deliver a 15-day forecast predicting storms' track and intensity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI is slowing down Astra's development due to cybersecurity concerns, the Trump admin is spending another $1.2 billion to kill offshore wind farm projects, and the FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2026 9:34


    -In a post on its website, OpenAI said internal evaluations of its upcoming model, called Astra, showed "significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity," resulting in OpenAI not being able to "rule out critical cyber capabilities." -Wind turbine projects will be cancelled near New York, California and Louisiana. As part of the agreement, RWE has agreed to spend $900 million to acquire a 16 percent stake in a Louisiana liquified natural gas project . -The FCC is proposing to prohibit models equipped with certain capabilities, like thermal imaging, LiDAR sensing and aerosol dispensing. Any new ban would not affect drones already in the hands of buyers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agent

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2026 6:14


    The terminal-based coding tool is powered by a new AI model, Muse Spark 1.2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Chinese AI model Moonshot Kimi K3 also escaped its testing environment, AI is now making new viruses, what could possibly go wrong, and Google open-sourced an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2026 9:06


    -According to US cybersecurity startup Frontier, Kimi K3 broke out of a sandbox from the UK government's AI Security Institute while its defensive cybersecurity skills were being evaluated. -Scientists at Palo Alto's Arc Institute and Stanford University created the viruses with the genome language models Evo 1 and Evo 2. -Tropical cyclones pose a unique challenge to predict because global atmospheric currents that determine a storm's path have traditionally been best analyzed by coarser global models. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    We just got our first real look at how small X's ad business is

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2026 6:40


    Advertisers seem to be spending a whole lot less than they used to on the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI's agents shared exploits through a message board, the FDA approved Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, and Meta introduced Muse Code

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2026 9:43


    -OpenAI discovered and shut down the message board on July 4, but the agents found another way to rebuild it for communication by the 8th. -Known as mFlusiva, the immunization is effective against the four most common strains of influenza and has been in human testing trials since 2021 -The new terminal-based coding tool is powered by Muse Spark 1.2, a new version of Meta's AI model which offers "improvements in code generation, complex debugging, codebase understanding, and end-to-end developer workflows." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Apple is working on a seamless copy-paste experience between iPhones and Windows PCs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 6:12


    The company is hoping to finish its development by fall 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI and Anthropic models went on a hacking spree when tested by the UK's AI research institute, Apple claims more trade secret theft, and Texas' governor ordered an audit of new data centers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2026 9:05


    -UK's AI Security Institute has released a report, detailing how the companies' models also acted independently and "engaged in sustained, potentially harmful activity directed at real people and organizations" during its own tests. -Apple is seeking a preliminary injunction in its case against OpenAI, which would stop the AI company from moving forward with the development of any devices that are suspected of being based on Apple's technology. -Texas is home to 521 data centers. On top of the existing power demands of those centers, the state is currently reviewing more than 474 gigawatts in requests to connect to the state's electric grids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    EU announces new rules on AI transparency

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 7:24


    They are 'intended to foster trust and integrity in the information ecosystem.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Gemini Spark now has Chrome web-browsing capabilities, OpenAI fires back at Apple after its trade secret lawsuit, and Amazon is developing a Warhammer 40,000 animated show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2026 8:09


    -Google's agentic AI assistant Spark can now integrate with the company's Chrome web browser. -OpenAI calls the trade secret theft lawsuit Apple filed against it "careless, aggressive and oddly personal." -Warhammer 40,000 is getting an animated TV show. Variety reported that Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studios and Games Workshop are developing an adaptation of the sci-fi franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Snap will show off its AR Specs at a September 16th event

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 5:32


    The company is promising the first in-depth look at the $2,195 glasses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Ramaggedon affecting MacBook Air supply, a Judge refused xAI's request to stop a MN law banning 'nudify' apps, and cyberattacks targeted water facilities in seven states

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2026 9:10


    -Normally, Apple has no problems making enough MacBooks to feed demand. The MacBook Air shortage is linked in part to the ongoing "Ramageddon" memory crunch caused by the insatiable demand from new AI data centers. -Based on the judge's order, he was not persuaded by xAI's actions that the law's enforcement would cause immediate harm. He noted that xAI filed the lawsuit on July 29, 2026, almost three months after the law was signed and merely three days before it was set to take effect. -Seven water and wastewater utility companies have already been hit by cyberattacks since July 27, 2026, which led to degraded water operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Surprise! The global oil crisis is pushing people toward buying electrified cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 7:04


    EV sales hit new highs around the world, according to a new report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations on their own, Reddit's CEO frustrated with Google's AI overviews, and the AI wearable you don't like just got worse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2026 9:34


    -Three different Claude models were involved in the incidents: Opus 4.7, the cybersecurity-focused Mythos 5 and a prototype that's not planned for general release. They were all doing a capture-the-flag challenge when they broke free. -"People don't want a summary of Reddit; they want Reddit," said Reddit CEO Steve Huffman -Friend, the startup and AI pendant better known for its controversial ad campaign than being a usable product, is back. The company announced a new version of its AI wearable that costs $249, still features an always-on microphone and now includes a built-in speaker so it can verbally respond to your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 6:54


    It has already reassigned some members of the DeepMind project, while others have already left the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    No surprise that the global oil crisis is leading to more EV sales, the FCC's robot ban also includes vacuums, and OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2026 7:51


    -The gain for electrified vehicles comes during a down period for the auto industry. Global car sales dropped five percent in the first half of 2026, largely due to falling shipments in the world's two largest car markets, China and the US. -The FCC defines "advanced robotic devices" as a software-controlled autonomous robot that can perceive its environment, weighs more than 4.4lbs (inclusive of its dock), travels across the ground and offers wireless connectivity. -Researchers from "select academic institutions" included in the program will receive hands-on support from OpenAI, access to the company's latest GPT-5.6 Sol Pro model and be able to invite four collaborators from their institution to participate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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