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    Rivian will pay $250M to settle lawsuit over R1 price hike

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2025 5:44


    Plus - Automattic files counterclaims against WP Engine in WordPress lawsuit, alleging trademark misuse; Can steroids combat population collapse? The Enhanced Games wants to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    YouTube paid out $8B to the music industry in 12 months

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 6:40


    Microsoft's Mico is a ‘Clippy' for the AI era; Microsoft launches an AI browser nearly identical to OpenAI's Atlas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 8:45


    Tinder will require new users in the US to verify their identity with a selfie; Instagram rolls out custom icons…but only for teens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    YouTube's likeness-detection technology has officially launched

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 6:27


    Plus - X is testing a pay-per-use pricing model for its API; OpenAI launches an AI-powered browser: ChatGPT Atlas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta AI's app downloads and daily users spiked after launch of ‘Vibes' AI video feed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 6:28


    Plus - U.S. and Australia sign $3B critical minerals deal; Spotify now lets you follow venues to get details on upcoming concerts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta previews new parental controls for its AI experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2025 5:58


    Plus, OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Martin Luther King Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Spotify partners with record labels to create ‘artist-first' AI music products

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 9:31


    Plus - Amazon launches pay-per-visit virtual healthcare service for kids; Pinterest adds controls to let you limit the amount of ‘AI slop' in your feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta partners up with Arm to scale AI efforts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 6:39


    Plus - OpenAI has five years to turn $13 billion into $1 trillion; Facebook brings back job listings in the US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Spotify partners with Netflix for video podcast distribution deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 6:39


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

    Salesforce announces Agentforce 360

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 6:28


    Plus - Grindr's owners may take it private after a financial squeeze; Apple says goodbye to the Clips app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Instagram head Adam Mosseri pushes back on MrBeast's AI fears but admits society will have to adjust

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2025 7:29


    Plus: Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Sora hit 1M downloads faster than ChatGPT

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 6:58


    Plus - YouTubers who were kicked off the platform for rule violations can now request a ‘second chance'; Netflix is letting users play games on their TV screens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Amazon Pharmacy is launching vending machines for prescription drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 8:46


    Plus - OpenAI's Nick Turley on transforming ChatGPT into an operating system; Sora's downloads in its first week was nearly as big as ChatGPT's launch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    X splits Verified Organizations into ‘Premium Business' and ‘Premium Organizations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 6:21


    Plus - Facebook updates its algorithm to give users more control over which videos they see; California bans loud commercials on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI launches apps inside of ChatGPT

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 6:50


    Plus - Taylor Swift fans accuse singer of using AI in her Google scavenger hunt videos; Instagram introduces new ‘Ring' award for top creators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Apple removes ICEBlock and similar tracking apps from the App Store

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 6:41


    Plus, a hacking group claims they've stolen a billion records from Salesforce customer databases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Threads takes on X with new communities feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 6:49


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

    Amazon launches a grocery brand

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 6:38


    Plus - OpenAI's new social app is filled with terrifying Sam Altman deepfakes; Spotify now lets you exclude tracks from your taste profile, improving recommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI is launching its own TikTok competitor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 8:47


    Plus - Spotify's founder and CEO Daniel Ek is stepping down; Ring cameras can now recognize faces and help to find lost pets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 6:50


    Plus - Snapchat caps free Memory storage, launches paid storage plans; OpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Trump administration is going after semiconductor imports

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 6:42


    Plus, Sierra Space's spaceplane faces a reinvention after NASA contract change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Spotify denies recent accusation that it changed its terms for artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 8:35


    Plus - OpenAI says GPT-5 stacks up to humans in a wide range of jobs; Threads is developing a tool that lets you ‘tag' its algorithm to configure your feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta launches super PAC to fight AI regulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 7:00


    Plus - Google Photos users on Android can now edit their photos by talking to or texting the AI; Disney is raising the price of Disney+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Nvidia plans to invest up to $100B in OpenAI

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 6:46


    Plus - Facebook is getting an AI dating assistant; eBay to acquire social marketplace platform Tise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI's research on AI models deliberately lying is wild

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 7:27


    Plus: Mastodon has a new plan to make money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Mark Zuckerberg has begun his quest to kill the smartphone

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 9:24


    Plus - Uber is trying drone delivery again; Google now lets you share your custom Gemini AI assistants known as Gems Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Why the iPhone Air's real breakthrough is its battery

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 6:15


    Plus - Google revamps Discover page to show content from creators; Amazon launches AI agent to help sellers complete tasks and manage their businesses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    YouTube rolls out Studio updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 6:29


    YouTube on Tuesday announced a suite of new features coming to YouTube Studio, the platform over 30 million creators use to manage their channels and track their analytics and revenue every month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 6:33


    OpenAI upgrades Codex with a new version of GPT-5; Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks; PayPal adds new one-to-one payment links that will soon support crypto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    A California bill that would regulate AI companion chatbots is close to becoming law

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 7:24


    Plus, Elon Musk's Boring Company suspends work on Vegas airport tunnel after ‘crushing injury.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Justice Department sues Uber

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 8:06


    Plus - HBO Max is going to get more expensive; Google is shutting down Tables, its Airtable rival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    OpenAI and Oracle reportedly ink historic cloud computing deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 7:43


    Meta adds new features to Community Notes fact checks; YouTube's multi-language audio feature for dubbing videos rolls out to all creators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Tesla is seeking permits to offer ride-hail services at Silicon Valley airports

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 6:05


    Plus - Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic; OpenAI denies that it's weighing a ‘last-ditch' California exit amid regulatory pressure over its restructuring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Sam Altman says that bots are making social media feel ‘fake'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 7:57


    X enthusiast and Reddit shareholder Sam Altman had an epiphany on Monday: Bots have made it impossible to determine whether social media posts are really written by humans, he posted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Tesla shareholders to vote on investing in Musk's AI startup xAI

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 5:52


    Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg; Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Facebook is trying to make ‘pokes' happen again

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 8:27


    Plus - OpenAI announces AI-powered hiring platform to take on LinkedIn; Threads challenges X by offering free support for up to 10K characters, plus prominent links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Why the US government is taking a stake in Intel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 7:03


    The Trump administration wants the United States to be the dominant force when it comes to artificial intelligence, and one way the administration hopes to achieve primacy is by bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    MrBeast plans to launch a phone company

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 7:13


    Plus - Instagram tests Picture-in-Picture viewing for reels; Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B valuation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Space investing goes mainstream

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 7:34


    Plus - Taco Bell is having second thoughts about relying on AI at the drive-through; Nvidia says two mystery customers accounted for 39% of Q2 revenue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 7:30


    Plus, Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Mark Cuban's war on America's $5 trillion healthcare machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 8:05


    ‘They can't react as quickly' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Google and Grok are catching up to ChatGPT, says a16z's latest AI report

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 6:25


    ChatGPT rivals like Google's Gemini, xAI's Grok, and, to a lesser extent, Meta AI, are closing the gap to ChatGPT, OpenAI's popular AI chatbot, according to a new report focused on the consumer AI landscape from venture firm Andreessen Horowitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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