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    Uber will now pick up your returns from your doorstep

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 6:18


    Plus - Google's AI Mode can now help you find products in stock nearby; Netflix plans to add a vertical video feed, use AI for recommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Google is now targeting bad ads over bad actors

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 7:01


    Plus - Google now lets you explore the web side-by-side with AI Mode; AI traffic to US retailers rose 393% in Q1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Anthropic's rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 7:42


    Plus - After sale of its shoe business, Allbirds pivots to AI; Snap is cutting 1,000 jobs, 16% of its workforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    YouTube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 7:33


    Plus - Instacart acquires Instaleap to expand its enterprise platform internationally; Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 6:45


    Plus - IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs; Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers' data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026 4:34


    Plus - Stalking victim sues OpenAI, claims ChatGPT fueled her abuser's delusions and ignored her warnings; YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are getting more expensive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    This founder helped build SpaceX's most powerful rocket engine. Now he's building a ‘fighter jet for orbit'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 5:39


    Plus - Collide Capital raises $95M fund to back fintech, future-of-work startups; Waymo robotaxis are tracking potholes and sharing that data with Waze users Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    X is rolling out automatic translation and photo editing powered by Grok

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 5:52


    Plus - Google quietly launched an AI dictation app that works offline; Intel signs on to Elon Musk's Terafab chips project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Chrome is finally getting vertical tabs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 7:57


    Plus -Binge is a movie tracking app that warns you of jump scares in real time; Google Maps can now write captions for your photos using AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI's vision for the AI economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 7:51


    As governments grapple with how to manage the economic fallout of superintelligent machines, OpenAI has released a set of policy proposals outlining the ways wealth and work could be reshaped in an “intelligence age.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meet the Facebook insider who has been building content moderation for the AI era.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026 7:29


    When Brett Levenson left Apple in 2019 to lead business integrity at Facebook, the social media giant was in the thick of the Cambridge Analytica fallout. At the time, he thought he could simply fix Facebook's content moderation problem with better technology. The problem, he quickly learned, ran deeper than technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 8:38


    Plus - Beehiiv expands into podcasting, taking aim at Patreon; NASA astronauts prove that sending an email really is rocket science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    An AI-heavy makeover coming to Slack

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 7:01


    Plus - OpenAI raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise; Go play this secret game in your TikTok DMs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Airbnb is introducing a private car pickup service

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 8:23


    Roku launches a standalone app for Howdy, its $2.99 streaming service; Whoop's valuation just tripled to $10 billion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta starts testing a premium subscription on Instagram

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 5:44


    Plus - Uber is buying Berlin startup Blacklane to bolster its ‘Elite' offering; Why OpenAI really shut down Sora Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Netflix confirms it's raising prices again

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 5:56


    Plus - Rivian gets another $1B from Volkswagen; You can now transfer your chats and personal information from other chatbots directly into Gemini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Google is launching Search Live globally

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 6:57


    Plus - WhatsApp can now draft AI-generated responses based on your conversations; The AI skills gap is here, says AI company, and power users are pulling ahead Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 7:25


    Plus - Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots; Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists; Meta launches new initiative to support entrepreneurship, drive AI adoption Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    TikTok ads are about to get a tad more disruptive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 6:24


    Apple Music partners with Ticketmaster to power its concert discovery feature; Roku's $3 Howdy subscription service launches on Prime Video Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Fusion startup Helion in talks with OpenAI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 8:04


    Plus - Elizabeth Warren calls Pentagon's decision to bar Anthropic ‘retaliation'; DoorDash introduces relief payments for drivers Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Blue Origin enters the space data center game

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2026 7:54


    Plus - Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa; Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at ⁠adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Uber taps Rivian to build robotaxis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2026 8:13


    Plus - Meta has rolled out new AI content enforcement systems; DoorDash launches a new ‘Tasks' app; Uber taps Rivian to build robotaxis in deal worth up to $1.25B Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Gemini-powered features in Google Workspace that are worth using.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2026 8:30


    Plus - The latest in startup business news Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at ⁠adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Google's Personal Intelligence feature is expanding to all US users

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 8:13


    Plus - World launches tool to verify humans behind AI shopping agents; Meet Vurt, the mobile-first streaming platform for indie filmmakers embracing vertical video. Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Apple quietly launches AirPods Max 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 7:02


    Plus - Shopify is preparing for AI shopping agents to change everything; ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator. Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Peacock expands into AI-driven video, mobile-first live sports, and gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2026 7:18


    Plus - Substack launches a built-in recording studio; Apple drops commission rates in China without a fuss Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at ⁠adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Netflix may have paid $600 million for Ben Affleck's AI startup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 6:22


    Plus - Disney+ is rolling out its TikTok-like ‘Verts' short-form video feed; Bumble to launch an AI dating assistant, ‘Bee' Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Amazon expands program that lets customers shop from other retailers' sites

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 7:59


    Plus - Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant; TikTok now lets Apple Music subscribers play full songs without leaving the app Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    YouTube expands AI deepfake detection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 7:50


    Plus - Zoom introduces an AI-powered office suite, says AI avatars for meetings arrive this month; Adobe is debuting an AI assistant for Photoshop. Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    DOJ isn't going to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2026 7:25


    Plus - OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure its AI agents; OpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic's defense in DOD lawsuit Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at ⁠⁠adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    X is testing a new ad format that connects posts with products

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2026 6:21


    Plus - Claude's consumer growth surge continues after Pentagon deal debacle; Nintendo sues the US government for a refund on tariffs Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at ⁠adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    X revamps Creator Subscriptions with new features

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 6:19


    Plus - Amazon is rolling out a redesigned Fire TV app; FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at ⁠adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    X taps William Shatner for its new payments service, X Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 6:45


    Plus - TikTok won't add end-to-end encryption to direct messages; Google Search rolls out Gemini's Canvas in AI Mode to all US users Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Apple unveils new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with M5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 8:02


    Plus - ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal; X begins testing standalone X Chat app on iOS Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Paramount+ and HBO Max to merge into one streaming service

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 6:21


    Plus - X adds ‘Paid Partnership' labels so creators can ditch the hashtags; Apple speeds up the iPad Air with an M4 upgrade Presented by Adaptive. Learn more at adaptivesecurity.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI reveals more details about its agreement with the Pentagon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 6:55


    Plus - Anthropic's Claude rises to Number 1 in the App Store following Pentagon dispute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Spotify is rolling out Audiobook Charts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 7:28


    Plus - ChatGPT reaches 900M weekly active users; AI music generator Suno hits 2M paid subscribers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Everything announced at Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 8:49


    Plus - eBay to lay off 800 staff; Bumble adds AI-powered photo feedback and profile guidance tools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 8:22


    Plus - Snapchat announces ‘The Snappys,' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    YouTube beefs up its $7.99/month Lite subscription

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 6:52


    Plus - Instagram's TV app is launching on Google TV devices; Twitch is overhauling its suspensions policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Uber wants to be a Swiss Army Knife for robotaxis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 6:33


    Plus - OpenAI calls in the consultants for its enterprise push; Tesla's battle with the California Department of Motor Vehicles isn't over after all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    YouTube's latest experiment brings its conversational AI tool to TVs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 7:23


    Plus - Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping; YouTube's latest experiment brings its conversational AI tool to TVs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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