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What will the home of 2035 actually look like: One humanoid robot that does everything, or 10 specialized robots, each handling one specific task extremely well?In this episode of NEXT with John Koetsier, I talk with Amber Atherton, serial entrepreneur and investor at Patron, about a very different vision for the future of home robotics.Instead of assuming that every household will eventually have a general-purpose humanoid assistant, Amber argues that consumer robotics may scale first through highly specialized devices that quietly take over specific routines and chores.Think skincare. Hair. Gardening. Cleaning. Wardrobe management. Kitchen tasks. Pet care.In other words, the future home may be full of robots without looking like it's full of robots.We discuss why Roomba is still such an important example of successful consumer robotics, why specialization often wins in consumer markets, what people may actually be willing to pay for useful home robots, and how falling hardware costs plus better AI models could create a new wave of robotics startups.We also get into the bigger platform question: if homes eventually contain dozens of physically intelligent devices, who owns the operating system underneath them?Google DeepMind? NVIDIA? A new robotics platform? Or an ecosystem we haven't seen yet?And, of course, we debate whether humanoids ultimately win anyway.This episode is cross-posted from my Humanoid Daily podcast, where I cover the companies, technologies, investments, and ideas shaping the humanoid robotics boom.Topics include:• Humanoid robots vs. specialized robots • What home robotics could look like by 2035 • Robots for hair, skincare, gardening, and household chores • Why Roomba remains such an important robotics success story • Consumer robotics business models • Pricing home robots • AI foundation models and physical AI • Robotics manufacturing and supply chains • Robot training data • The future operating system for physical AI • Google DeepMind, NVIDIA, 1X, Figure, and Apptronik • Whether the future home needs a humanoid at allNEXT with John Koetsier explores what's coming next in technology, business, AI, robotics, and the future of the world around us.
India now requires turbine data, control centers, and R&D to sit inside its borders. Plus a study on reverse flow loads in parked blades, Envision’s spare parts push across Southeast Asia, and Danish wind employment falling to 32,700. The Uptime Wind Energy Podcast is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech, creators of the StrikeTape Ultra LPS retrofit. Subscribe to Uptime’s Substack newsletter. And check out Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” Youtube channel. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! The Uptime Wind Energy podcast, brought to you by StrikeTape. Protecting thousands of wind turbines from lightning damage worldwide. Visit striketape.com. And now, your hosts Rosemary Barnes: Welcome to the Uptime Wind Energy podcast. I’m your host, Rosemary Barnes, and I’m filling in for Allen today here with Jolanda Pedron. All right, onto our first story. India is drawing a line around its wind data. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has ordered every turbine maker on the approved list of models and manufacturers to report where its data actually lives. Data centers inside India, servers inside India, research centers inside India, and no real-time data leaving the country. The order went out last week with status reports due by month-end. And while the government tightens the rules on data, the hardware keeps moving in. Flender has just opened another generator plant in Chennai [00:01:00] Yolanda, I think this is gonna have a large impact on the number of companies who are, you know, there’s a lot of companies around today developing, like, smarts for wind turbines. There’s a lot of scope to operate turbines better, to improve power output, reduce maintenance costs, et cetera, and y- a lot of companies are taking advantage of that. Even Patlow has some projects going on in that sort of area. What do you think about the impact this will be? Is India planning to develop their entire own ecosystem for that aspect of the industry? I Yolanda Padron: mean, it looks like it, right? Which is really, I mean, kind of groundbreaking. I know that we talked a couple weeks ago about Europe sort of being a little bit scared of bringing in, um, different manufacturers from Asia, um, and just the, the idea of cybersecurity being something really prevalent and really important to all of these people. So just if India starts siloing everything and that works, maybe that’ll translate to Europe. Rosemary Barnes: Do you think that it, it can work? Has India [00:02:00] got the expertise in place already to, to make this work, or is this gonna be a real, like, handbrake on their, their wind industry continuing to develop as fast as it has been? Yolanda Padron: I mean, I’m really curious to see it because I don’t know if they’ll bring in a lot more experts to be able to, to do that. Rosemary Barnes: I know the Indian, um, operating environment is quite different to other locations. I mean, it’s, it’s similar in a way to Australia in its dissimilarity, if that makes sense. I, I think there’s a lot of really India-specific problems, so of course Indian companies are gonna be best placed to take advantage of that. But what we’ve seen so far is a lot of, uh, companies from Europe or America coming in to y- you know, like tweak the way that they attack similar problems in other markets. They’re, you know, moving in to understand India better and take advantage of that. Now, of course, like not every smart operating method or aerodynamic improvement, they don’t all need [00:03:00] real-time data, and probably most of them don’t actually. So I think it’s not gonna like s- snip off this entire kind of improvement. But it is really interesting. It’s quite, like it is quite severe, the restrictions, and I haven’t heard of any other market, um, that is doing that. I, I don’t know, do you think it’s warranted or is it maybe like overly paranoid? I know when I heard that in, um, in Europe they’re not allowing Chinese manufacturers of inverters, for example, and I just felt like, “Ugh, is that a bit over the top?” I’m not sure. Um, yeah, what’s your opinion, Yolanda? Yolanda Padron: I think it, it might be a little bit over the top. We live in such a globalized world that the idea of one country just siloing completely is, is a little bit strange to me. But- I guess if, if that’s, they have a, a reason for concern, then I guess it might make sense. But to your earlier point, like, I don’t know if the cost of doing this [00:04:00]would also come into play Rosemary Barnes: Yeah, I think that there’s always a, a, a trade-off. It’s like when you have any kind of l- local content rule, which is similar in a way because it forces, um, yeah, it, it forces your own ecosystem to develop, and that’s, that’s great. Like, it is a missed opportunity if you just have, you know, like a huge new industry and you just import it all, then that i- is a lost opportunity for your own economy. But I mean, in the past, India has had pretty strong local content rules, and they do have a bunch of wind energy manufacturing, um, within the country. They are a country known for really great engineering, so it’s for sure not beyond them to, you know, step up. So yeah, I guess time will tell if this is a smart move from that point of view. I don’t think it’s actually the motivation behind this rule. I think it’s more of a, like, a cybersecurity, um, kind of perspective where you don’t want, you know, overseas companies having the ability to shut down your energy system, for example. Um, [00:05:00] so yeah, but it, it has the potential to have that other effect of, you know, like boosting the local industry or alternatively just slowing down the whole industry because they can’t get anything done. I guess that’s always that balance that you need to, need to look at when you’re looking at local content. So India is deciding who gets to control the data inside a turbine. Our next story is about something inside that same turbine nobody controls yet, the air moving across a blade that isn’t turning. A parked turbine might look like the safest thing on the site. Blades are locked, the rotor’s still, nothing turning, nothing generating. But a new study says that stillness is not safety. When the rotor is locked and the wind shifts, air can strike the trailing edge first and travel backwards across the blade. That is reverse flow, and in reverse flow, the models this industry uses to predict blade loads start to fall apart. Field data cited in the study suggests blades on turbines above 15 megawatts can go aerodynamically [00:06:00]unstable at winds as low as eight meters per second. That is nowhere near a storm. So this is actually already definitely a known issue, and I know that modern wind turbines don’t usually park with locked rotors, right, Yolanda? Yolanda Padron: Yeah. Rosemary Barnes: We, we saw that a locked rotor during installation was one of the causes of the Vineyard Wind fiasco, right? Where broken blade pieces washed up on the beach. So definitely something that’s known about. Yolanda Padron: And it’s something that even onshore you have a, you have your system so that it tracks sort of where the wind is coming from. So even if it’s stopped, it won’t just be stopped at a specific angle, particularly in case the, the winds shift. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah, and I’ve seen examples of blades failing when, um, there was a storm and there was power lost, so they weren’t able to yaw or pitch a turbine, and that also can cause… Like, any time that- Wind is going in a different direction than what the turbine desi- was designed for, you’ll get unpredictable stuff happening and often, [00:07:00] like, really bad loads. Like the harshest, um, conditions, loading conditions that a wind turbine blade has to withstand is not in operation. It’s if you’ve got just wind hitting like a bluff body, they call it, where a gust of wind just hits flat on the blade and tries to bend it. Like that is way, way stronger loading than, um, than anything it would see operationally. If you’re looking at, you know, like a really severe storm, like a one in 50 year kind of, um, wind speeds, and then if you have flow going on weird angles where it’s creating lift, then you can ratchet up those loads even more. So for sure a known issue. This study, it, it singled out turbines above 15 megawatts, which are huge. That’s a, you know, like a big offshore wind turbine. But I don’t think it’s limited to that. Like what would you think, Yolanda? Is this, is this like purely a big blades thing, or is this something that actually all wind turbines need to take into account? Yolanda Padron: Oh, this is definitely something that all wind turbines need to take into account. It’s something that we’ve seen a lot in the [00:08:00] US as well, um, onshore and s- wind f- uh, smaller wind farms and wind farms that have, you know, 200 plus, um, wind turbines on them, uh, the, the 1X or 2X turbines. Uh, this is also ver- a, a reason that it’s really important, right, to check your systems constantly, and I know that a lot of the, the owner/operators do that, um, in their regular maintenance checks. Um, but it’s, it’s, it’s an issue that, uh, if you don’t have the correct systems in place or if you just remotely reset things, uh, because you see an error that maybe you thought, “Oh, that, that must be just a glitch,” uh, then you start having issues like this that can cause catastrophic failures, not just on the blade but on the turbine itself if, if the blade ends up hitting the turbine, um, it, it ends up hitting the, the tower itself. Uh, and then [00:09:00] a similar issue, um, that can happen too is when you don’t have the correct systems in place for, for an emergency, and so the turbine can just overspin, and that also causes a lot of blade failures, uh, both onshore and, and offshore as well. But I think onshore it’s, it’s just the, the wind farms are so big that it’s It’s easy or, or easier to miss, like, one or two turbines, um, when you’re doing those checks. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah. And I think another issue with keeping the rotors locked out, and one of the big reasons why they moved to pinwheeling as the, you know, um, turbine off kind of configuration, was with the, the bearings, right? Like, it’s not good for the bearings to be totally stationary. Um, so I think that it’s better to, yeah, pinwheel. It’s lower loads on the bearings. Yolanda Padron: Something, um, similar to this as well, right, and, and I think Wind Power posted about it the [00:10:00] other day, um, about just, oh, it’s really common for, for sites to, to think of, of a financial solution to, to negative pricing being just fully stopping turbines that might not be producing at positive pricing. Um, and then, uh, that can also cause a lot of loading issues because you’re, you’re having a, a turbine at, at full capacity, and then it just stops. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah, that’s true. The braking loads are, are one of the more extreme loads that turbines have to withstand also. I mean, hopefully if they’re curtailing, um, voluntarily, uh, they’re not doing an emergency brake kind of level. I hope that they’re being a bit more gentle on their turbines, but yeah, for sure, like, the easiest thing for a turbine to do is just operate normally its whole lifetime. That’s exactly what it was designed to do, and anything that deviates from that can reduce the t- life of the turbine, complicate things. So machines keep getting bigger, and the physics keep [00:11:00] getting harder. Meanwhile, the map keeps getting wider. Next, a Chinese manufacturer planting both turbines and spare parts across Southeast Asia. Stay with us Speaker: Are you overspending on lightning repairs? Most operators are because solving lightning damage is complicated. Weather Guard Lightning Tech helps operators reduce lightning damage. Our innovative StrikeTape lightning diverter protects over twenty thousand blades worldwide. Now, StrikeTape Ultra installs faster than ever. StrikeTape Ultra cures uptower in just fifteen minutes, even in cold weather. Visit weatherguardwind.com to schedule a call. Rosemary Barnes: China’s turbine makers are no longer just shipping machines. They are building the network that keeps those machines running. Envision Energy has secured its largest wind project in Vietnam, 200 megawatts with REE Energy, 25 [00:12:00] turbines, grid connection targeted for October 2027. It is also the company’s largest overseas nearshore project to date. And Batangas, Philippines, Envision has opened a distribution center holding major components and spare parts close to the projects that need them. Turbines first, then the parts network. Yelena, I’m just wondering if spare parts was a big headache for you when you worked in asset management, and do you think that this plan of, that Envision has is gonna be a successful one for Vietnam? Yolanda Padron: I think spare parts, having spare parts on site or near a site is always a good strategy. I know that sometimes it can get the, the accounting itself can get a little bit difficult because for at least, you know, in the US for tax purposes, you can’t really sell something from one project to another, so you, you have to be a little bit careful, um, as far as when you hold a part or you’re sending one part that might fit in multiple sites and where you’re technically buying that [00:13:00] from. Uh, but I think the spare parts that they’re having here I, I think it’s a, it’s a really good idea, right? Because oftentimes you might have a, a big, um, there might be a big queue for a particular component that fails years after, uh, it was produced, and then you– I mean, if you need it now and there’s a big queue now, then you need to wait until it can get to site, until it can be produced, until it’s your turn in line. Uh, and so just having those components on site or really close to the site I think is a really good idea. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah, it’s really challenging. Like it’s, it, it’s easy to imagine how you could organize a spare parts network or, you know, just l- literally a bunch of warehouses holding spare parts for the kind of, you know, like one-off failures that happen routinely throughout a wind turbine’s life. But when you start to see a serial issue or if there’s just, you know, like statistically every now and then [00:14:00] you’ll get clusters of failures even if it’s not a serial issue, that’s when it starts to get really hard. So I know in Australia, and I’m sure it’s the case elsewhere, you kind of got to pair your spare parts inventory with the capability to repair and refurbish as well. Because sometimes it’s like, you know, you might do, like speaking of blades, which is my specialty, you might have a bill of, you know, maybe even a million dollars to do a really big repair on a blade, but that’s better than spending probably, honestly, the similar amount of money on a brand-new blade, but then that comes with a six-month or a 12-month, um, wait time. You know, like obviously you’re gonna save overall if you can get that turbine up faster. And we also see a lot of, um, in-country capabilities to refurbish, you know, all of the drivetrain components and, and everything like that, and I think that that is such an important complement. Like your spare parts strategy should never just be about having them physically sitting there, ’cause if you were [00:15:00] to have enough to cover any situation, then, you know, most of your components would go unused over the, the lifetime of the wind farm. And it’s not like they’re just swap in, swap out for any different wind turbine, right? Like they are usually quite turbine specific. Yolanda Padron: I completely agree with the idea, especially with blades and how trif- tricky some of the new blades and their, their repair processes can be. It’s really important to have a plan and not necessarily just, “Okay, now I’m gonna throw this one out and bring in a new one, and always hold a new one,” because that’s really expensive. Um, and it’s also really, really important to, uh, that doesn’t matter what particular part it is, that whatever storage facility you’re using, that you’re, you make sure that the environmental factors impacting the spare parts are taken care of, right? So, um, I know I’ve seen spare parts for a battery site or spare parts for a solar site, uh, that just kind of end up degrading even more than the parts that were in [00:16:00] operations because no one was really looking at them. They were just outside in the elements, and then you just wasted millions and millions of dollars for really nothing. Um, something that you need to take to the landfill eventually or report. Rosemary Barnes: Hopefully recycle it if it’s electronic waste. Yolanda Padron: I completely agree that to, to be able to, to have any sort of replacement strategy, you, or any sort of spare parts strategy, you need to make sure that, that the replacement strategy is there and that the refurbishment strategy is there. If there’s anything that you can recycle in-house and use in-house, that’s a lot better than just landfilling anything or sending anything to be recycled elsewhere where it just piles and piles and piles up. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah. I think also it’s reassuring if you’re buying wind turbines from maybe a, a less well-known manufacturer or less well-known in your country, I think it is reassuring to have a, like just a stack of spare parts on site, because that will give you the confidence that if [00:17:00] and when things start to go wrong, you know, a few years into the wind farm’s operation, you are gonna have that capability. ‘Cause I think it is, like it’s a big leap to move away from the really, really well-known, uh, manufacturers into some of the less well-known ones and have the confidence that y- you know, you wouldn’t have any- anyone to ask what they’re like for service, uh, for example, and you might also not have confidence that they’re even gonna exist in, you know, 10 years, 20 years, 30 years’ time. So having the parts on site can give you that confidence. Although, as you say, if those parts aren’t actually functional when you go to use them, that can be worse than not having them in the first place because you thought that you were okay and then you find yourself scrambling. That’s not ideal at all. Yolanda Padron: Yeah, I completely agree. I did hear about someone who, um, had a, a blade that they They thought they, they didn’t really have the capabilities in-house to, to restore it, and so they sent it to be recycled, [00:18:00] and then later it was sold to them by their OEM, um, on site. And so I think that also speaks to the… And, and it was just because someone noticed the serial number was exactly the same and kind of noticed. It was, it was really honestly kind of a funny, funny thing in retrospect. But, uh, and it, it just speaks to the idea of you really need to understand if you’re holding spare parts and, and just in general, even if you don’t wanna hold spare parts. Um, the idea of being able to refurbish or have a plan to be able to refurbish the, the materials that you have on site is really, really, really important because it can save you so much money. I mean, the, I mean, the, for that case, just the, the transportation costs of hauling the blade off, of paying someone to recycle it, of paying for a new blade, um, and everything just to kind of be bamboozled in that way where you could’ve just repaired it on site is, is It’s almost a no-brainer, yeah. Rosemary Barnes: I gotta say, that’s like a real recycling win, right? Like, you can’t get [00:19:00] better than, than that. Uh, you know, you had a blade, you recycle it into a blade. It’s, you know, performing exactly the same function, better than shredding it and hiding it in a, you know, a footpath, a sidewalk, or something like that. Stay with China a moment longer, because the product strategy tells you as much as the project map. Mingyang Smart Energy has unveiled the Tianchi MCD 5 MW turbine at its factory in Guizhou. It’s the first machine in the company’s new medium-speed compact drive platform, a semi-direct drive that Mingyang says cuts component count by 60%. And it is built for sites nobody used to bother with: mountains, plateaus, places where the wind averages four and a half meters per second. Now, Yolanda, 5 MW is pretty big for an onshore turbine in locations. It sounds like, you know, these locations, aside from the, like, less than ideal wind resource, also sounds like places where it’s actually, you know, transport might be a bit of a constraint. I wonder what their strategy [00:20:00] is gonna be to get those large components and installation equipment in. Yolanda Padron: Yeah, I mean, it’s, it’s not gonna be the first site, I think, that we’ve seen that where they have to develop some sort of game-changing vessel or crane or something to be able to, to get things, uh, to the site. Uh, my, my first thought honestly was just kind of like, “Oh goodness, that might be a lightning nightmare depending on, on where they’re located.” Rosemary Barnes: Yeah, that’s true. Like we’ve seen in Japan, they have all their turbines on the ridges where the wind speeds are great, at least. Um, but they have been just absolutely destroyed by lightning, like really, really dealing with extreme situations. I think also, like these are low wind speed sites. Like what, what did they say? Four and a half meters per second average wind speeds? I mean, that’s like half what you would consider a good, a good site, right? And we know that the power in wind, it goes, like it increases with the cube of wind [00:21:00] speed. So, um, you know, like if you double the wind speed, you get eight times as much power. So it’s like all of the challenges associated with a high wind speed site in the mountains or, you know, somewhere tricky to get to you know, at least you’ve got eight times the power to make up for the effort of maintaining it. Uh, just it seems like, like a lot of effort to get to a low wind speed site, right? I think these turbines, the cut-in wind speed is gonna be two and a half meters per second, so you know, again, like you can reduce your, yeah, like the, the wind speed a- again by another factor of eight. It’s almost nothing at that wind speed. It really, yeah, I don’t know that you can make up for a low wind speed site by having a really low cut-in wind speed, right? Like, you’re still gonna end up with low power across the board. Yolanda Padron: Yeah, and it’s, it’s strange too, I mean, we said it’s, it’s a mountainous region, right? And so, and the transportation [00:22:00] in itself, I mean, we talked about the idea of bringing them in is gonna be difficult. But I know that a lot of times we see a lot of blades that have issues down the line because of the transportation issues and because of the way that maybe they, they didn’t use the lifting points right, and there might be a lot more transportation issues or damages from transportation on the site if they come in and it’s a completely different terrain that they’re used to. Uh, and teams have to build in a completely different terrain to- that- than they’re used to, then that might also cause problems down the line. Not to mention the idea that I know sometimes in sites where there’s already roads, uh, it, it, because of the position of the turbines, because of the, the way that things are, are mapped out in development and construction, sometimes it’s a, a hassle for operations to, to get the correct cranes or trucks or everything in there to do any sort of maintenance. Uh, so [00:23:00] I can’t imagine in a place where it’s just really, really difficult to get to in general. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah, and especially over the lifetime, you know, maintenance i- is gonna be such a challenge. So I think that it sounds like they’re aware of that because their emphasis with this new platform, dropping the component count by 60%, that’s a claim from Ming Yang that I haven’t seen the details of. It seems highly implausible but, um, yeah, I would wanna look into that a bit more to believe it. But they also say that their new bearings and gearbox features lift reliability by 10%, so yeah, I think that that is going to make their job a little bit easier, but yeah, I don’t know if it’s enough that would make me wanna invest in a wind farm with a, what was the number? Four and a half meters per second average wind speed. Seems marginal at best. So new machines for marginal sites built in China and priced to compete. Now let’s move [00:24:00] to Denmark, where the employment numbers show what that competition feels like from the other side. Back in a moment. 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Green Power Denmark blames international competition and unfavorable market conditions. Its chief economist calls the dip normal You know what, Yolanda? I think that if Denmark’s labor market is weak in the wind industry, there are many countries outside of Denmark that would wanna snap up that talent. I know that my own company, Pardalote, is included in those numbers of people that would really like to have Danish talent. I’m trying to s- hire someone currently that’s got wind turbine blade expertise, and I tell you what, that is not easy to do in Australia. So I would say if there are any Danes listening or watching who fancy a move to Australia, then please do get in touch [00:26:00]if you have some excellent wind turbine blade experience. Yolanda Padron: You guys would have a lovely, lovely boss. I’ve- I just gotta say that. The learnings that you have in Denmark and just the, the, the school- not just from the schooling, the, the onsite, I mean, it- it’s just historically Denmark’s been really, really great in, in wind. And there’s just so many bright minds, um, that d- I mean, if, if they can’t find a j- a job in Denmark, then I, I agree that there’s a lot of places in wind that if they’re, they’re okay with moving, they’ll, they’ll find a, a good spot that’ll receive them really happily. Rosemary Barnes: I know it is a bit of a, like, a cultural blocker. Danes more than other nationalities that I know are, are really, um, I don’t wanna say attached, it makes it sound like not quite the word I’m looking for, but they, they do really appreciate the region that they’re from and, you know, family is so important to Danes, so not the easiest thing [00:27:00] to just say, “Just move to the other side of the world.” But you know, I did it. It, it can be done and, uh, yeah, Australia is, has got very nice weather, especially at the moment. It’s, um, it’s gonna be… It’s been, like, in the high teens Celsius all this week, and this is, I’m in Canberra in still winter and, uh, yeah, like, on the weekend it’s gonna be 20 degrees. It’s, you know, normally 15 degrees is a really great one-off day in winter. It was my birthday this week and in Denmark there is a, a saying or a, you know, a belief that if you have good weather on your birthday, then that means that you must have been really good all year. And the weather was just, like, unprecedentedly good for my birthday, um, yeah, for a winter day. So obviously I was very, very good this year. Yolanda Padron: You’re a great person, and happy belated birthday. Rosemary Barnes: Thank you. But it is something that I say every time we get another story about another Danish wind energy company that’s, you know, doing layoffs and, you know, I’m honestly surprised that it’s [00:28:00] only 500 fallen in wind energy. If you look at, like, even just the job losses at LM Wind Power alone, um, I think that it would be about that many, right? And so there are obviously some other companies um, growing to absorb some of the job losses, ’cause for sure we’ve covered more than 500 job losses just on the show. But I know I always feel really sad, um, not just for the people involved who y- you know, probably love wind energy and wanted to work in that field, but I feel sad that, you know, this was such a strength for Denmark, their, their wind industry, that they had been, you know, developing this expertise since the ’70s, honestly. Uh, really, really world leading and, uh, of course, like, globalization means that you can’t, like, stay siloed forever, and Denmark obviously also took advantage of that globalization to, you know, export. Wind industry was a huge export market for Denmark, and still is. Um, but I do, I, I just feel really bad at the companies that are losing, um, all of that, you know, institutional [00:29:00]knowledge and the really, really deep specialist knowledge. It’s, um, yeah. Uh, and they’ll go on to, you know, bring new skills to other industries, but it just makes me sad. As a wind energy lover and, um, you know, somebody who has a lot of friends that work in wind industry in Denmark, I do feel, feel sad. And there are some of my old colleagues who are amazing, like, literally the best engineer that I ever worked with, an electrical engineer, it, it was not easy for him to find a new job in wind. I’m actually not sure if he’s working in that industry now. And plenty of other, like, really, really talented engineers that have gone on to other, um, yeah, other different kinds of industries, and it just makes me a little bit sad. Yolanda Padron: Yeah. I mean, there are a lot of people too that are com- And I agree, it’s sad. It’s really sad. But I, there are a lot of people too, some friends that, uh, just, you know, started doing consulting on their own, and it’s, it’s good to see that they’re still in wind, you know? Because they’re, they, they’re so smart and they have so much knowledge of so many years in the industry that they bring to the table, um, [00:30:00] that, I mean, it, it might even work out better for them, right? Because maybe now they’re not just wor- focusing on Denmark itself, and now they get to, to expand and do what they evidently love to do, uh, the, for clients around the world, which is really exciting. Rosemary Barnes: Well, that wraps up another episode of the Uptime Wind Energy podcast, and my first as the primary host of the show, so let me know if you think I did a terrible job in the comments. Comments boost engagement, make me look better. So if today’s discussion sparked any questions or ideas, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us on LinkedIn, and if you found value in today’s conversation, please leave us a review. It really helps other wind energy professionals discover the show. And don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. For Yolanda, and Matthew and Allen Hall in their absence, I’m Rosemary Barnes, and we’ll see you here next week on the Uptime Wind Energy [00:31:00] podcast.
When James Clear last spoke on the Craft & Commerce stage, Atomic Habits hadn't even been released. Now, it's sold over 30 million copies worldwide. I was delighted to welcome James back to the same stage 8 years later to unpack what he's learned from creating one of the bestselling books of the last decade. In this conversation, James shares his insights on how to create a timeless product, how he built an email list of over 4 million subscribers, and the revolutionary publishing model he's building with Author's Equity. James also answers burning questions from the audience on simplifying complex ideas, building lasting entrepreneurial friendships, protecting your identity as a creator in public, and James's personal mission in life. If you've ever wondered what goes into creating a bestselling book, I think you'll get a lot out of this episode.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:07 Expectations for Atomic Habits' success02:54 Selling 30M+ copies04:48 Timeless marketing principles07:18 Positioning for long-term book sales09:39 Building the world's largest single-author newsletter12:44 Current effective growth tactics14:01 Cross-pollinating platforms for growth16:51 The vision behind Author's Equity20:51 The Atomic Habits tipping point23:09 Why books are an underrated business model24:48 Simplifying complex ideas27:54 Cultivating lasting entrepreneur friendships31:33 Protecting your identity as a public creator35:30 Why choose traditional publishing over self-publishing?39:17 Mining for stories and metaphors43:24 What makes Author's Equity different?48:50 Daily habits for rebuilding momentum51:50 James's life mission54:24 Author's Equity: working with self-published authors58:05 James's parting thoughts: 10-year and 1-hour timeframesIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave a review. I read every single one.Learn more about the podcast: https://nathanbarry.com/showFollow Nathan:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanbarryLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbarryX: https://twitter.com/nathanbarryYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenathanbarryshowWebsite: https://nathanbarry.comKit: https://kit.comFollow James:Website: https://jamesclear.comNewsletter: https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1X: https://twitter.com/jamesclearLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesclearInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesclearFeatured in this episode:Kit: https://www.kit.comAtomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habitsAuthor's Equity: https://www.authorsequity.comHighlights:02:10 - James's initial expectations for Atomic Habits09:39 - How James built the world's largest single-author newsletter23:09 - Why books are an underrated business model48:50 - James's daily habits for rebuilding momentum51:50 - James's life mission
Robots can already walk, lift, manipulate objects and drive through major cities, but when do they become reliably useful?Welcome to the first episode of Mere Mortals Robotics: a monthly, plainspoken exploration of robotics, physical AI, automation and the future of work.In this August 2026 state of play, I look beyond backflips, boxing demonstrations and futuristic marketing to ask where robots are beginning to perform useful, repeatable work.We explore:• Why robot intelligence is moving from “see and act” towards “see, plan, check and recover”• What Gemini Robotics 2 suggests about whole-body control and embodied intelligence• Whether robotaxis are becoming an ordinary part of life in American cities• Why 2026 may be a year of convergence for AI, hardware and robotics• How to separate edited demonstrations from pilots, paid deployments and real fleets• Where Figure, Agility Robotics, Boston Dynamics, 1X and other humanoid companies currently sit• Why warehouses remain the clearest economic proof point• China's speed in manufacturing and commercialising robots• The difficult reality of robots inside homes and healthcare• Australia's potential advantage in mining, remote operations and space robotics• The four-part equation for useful robotic labour: capability × reliability × economics × trustThe key idea is simple: watch the work, not just the robot.00:00 Why I'm starting a robotics podcast01:39 Working Robots: August 202602:24 The robotics signal is getting stronger03:56 Three developments defining August06:43 How robot intelligence is changing08:10 Are robotaxis becoming ordinary?10:16 Is 2026 the year of convergence?11:26 From imitation to orchestration12:14 The robotics evidence ladder14:05 Industrial robots versus spectacle14:51 Why warehouses are the economic proof15:43 China's robotics manufacturing advantage16:38 The difficult reality of home robots17:49 Australia, mining and space robotics19:52 The equation for useful robotic labour22:01 What to watch through the end of 202624:36 Where Mere Mortals Robotics goes next Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBnTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastsValue 4 Value Support:V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast
Why aren't hundreds of millions of intelligent robots already operating in the physical world?In this episode of NEXT with John Koetsier, John speaks with Seth Winterroth, partner at Eclipse, about the rapidly changing robotics investment landscape, the rise of physical AI, and the race to build the next generation of autonomous machines.They explore whether the world really needs hundreds of humanoid robotics companies, why timing matters as much as technology, and why some robotics startups may need to build the entire stack ... from hardware and embedded software to AI models, evaluation systems, and deployment infrastructure.The conversation also covers Genesis AI, Wayve, Project Prometheus, Apptronik, Figure, 1X, autonomous vehicles, delivery drones, industrial automation, surgical robotics, and the future of robots in the home.Topics include:• Why robots still aren't widely deployed • The five forces driving robotics investment • Whether 400 humanoid robotics companies are too many • Full-stack versus platform-based robotics strategies • The challenge of achieving reliability and safety • When useful home robots may finally arrive • Why autonomous vehicles are already robots • The industries likely to adopt robotics first • The future of manufacturing, logistics, transportation, and surgery • What the next major robotics inflection point could be Seth Winterroth is a partner at Eclipse, an investment firm focused on companies transforming physical industries. Eclipse has backed robotics and automation companies including Genesis AI, Wayve, MiND Robotics, Foxglove, and Third Wave Automation.Subscribe to NEXT for more conversations about AI, robotics, emerging technology, and the companies shaping the future.00:00 Why aren't robots everywhere yet?00:37 Introducing Seth Winterroth01:03 The robotics investment landscape02:00 Seth's background in applied robotics03:01 The five forces accelerating robotics04:04 Are there too many humanoid robot companies?05:00 Creative destruction in robotics06:02 How investors pick the winners06:38 Why robotics companies need velocity07:00 The danger of being too early or too late07:51 How Wayve benefited from entering later08:36 Project Prometheus and the $10 billion seed round09:05 Why Genesis AI is building full stack10:01 Full-stack robotics versus foundation-model platforms11:03 The dirty secret: Where are all the robots?12:03 Reliability, safety, and deployment friction12:39 The challenge of vertical integration14:02 What robotics companies should build themselves15:03 Capital requirements and the robotics J-curve16:01 How robotics companies can scale rapidly16:39 When humanoid robots may reach the market17:04 Figure, 1X NEO, Unitree, and AgiBot18:24 A broader definition of robotics19:04 Are cameras and dishwashers robots?19:39 Autonomous vehicles as embodied AI20:23 Why transportation autonomy could be transformational21:05 Why humanoids still have a long way to go21:44 One general-purpose robot or many specialized machines?22:35 What will make home robots successful?23:39 Finding the minimum viable home robot24:20 Physical and digital products25:04 Why the App Store model matters for robotics26:05 How robots will gain new capabilities over time26:35 The brutal economics of consumer robotics27:12 Consumers buy outcomes, not robots27:48 Robotics beyond humanoids28:18 Kiva Systems and the modern robotics era29:05 Why constrained environments win first30:02 Robotics in automotive manufacturing and logistics31:02 Eclipse's robotics portfolio31:31 When robots will begin walking among us32:03 The next major robotics inflection point32:42 Escaping the trough of disillusionment33:29 Why autonomous transportation is nearly solved34:04 How self-driving changes cities and society34:36 The future of robotic surgery35:01 Delivery drones and regulatory barriers35:39 Closing thoughts
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Bloomberg reported that robotics startup Genesis is in talks to raise funding at a valuation of about $3 billion. The report did not disclose the round size or investors. Comparable deals include Figure AI's $675 million raise in 2024 at a reported $2.6 billion valuation backed by Microsoft, the OpenAI Startup Fund, Nvidia, and Jeff Bezos. Norway based 1X closed a $100 million Series B in 2024 led by EQT Ventures, and Agility Robotics raised $150 million in 2022 and later ran pilots with Amazon. Investors are focusing on reliability, safety cases, integration with enterprise systems, and cost per productive hour. Late stage capital is funding engineering, data and compute, supply chain, and field service as robotics companies push toward multi site deployments.Learn more on this news by visiting us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Le monde s'accélère à une vitesse folle ! Ce soir dans le CKB SHOW, on décrypte les révolutions technologiques majeures qui bousculent notre quotidien et redessinent l'avenir. De la transformation radicale de nos outils Google à l'avènement massif des robots humanoïdes en Europe et au Japon, découvrez tout ce qui vous attend dans ce nouvel épisode.
We've been providing sector updates to a number of clients recently. Midstream had a good 1Q but stalled during 2Q. The resumption of hostilities last week pushed stocks higher, but even without that we think valuations remain attractive. Enterprise Value/EBITDA at 11.1X is close to the ten-year average, a period which includes the 2020 pandemic […]
En robot som häller te och bygger LEGO. Coolt, visst. Men det är inte därför jag spelar in det här.1X visade nya händer till sin hemrobot NEO: 25 frihetsgrader, sendrivna (fingrarna dras av vajrar från motorer längre in, precis som dina styrs av muskler i underarmen), taktil känsel, vattentåliga, food-safe. Imponerande. Men den riktiga storyn är inte handen, det är datan handen samlar in. Fingerfärdighet i verkligheten är bränslet som tränar de world models som ska förstå fysiken, vad som händer när du kramar ägget för hårt. Handen är medlet, inte målet.Och här är grejen alla garvar åt: roboten är fortfarande teleopererad, en människa sitter och kör den bakom kulisserna. ″Ha, den kan ju inget själv.″ Men det är precis så man bygger. Konceptet kallas Wizard of Oz, och här kombinerat med Paul Grahams gamla ″initially, do things that don't scale″. Dagens fusk är morgondagens träningsdata... om det funkar.Och en fundering från min gamla minnesbank. I avsnitt 164, för sju år sen, drömde jag om superhänder, varför nöja sig med att bara härma oss? Nu när de nästan är här är jag inte lika säker. Kanske är den svåraste bedriften inte styrka eller hastighet, utan att vara mjuk och trygg bredvid en människa i ett kök.Och som vanligt, svälj inte demon rakt av, och spring inte blint på rubrikerna. Det är en företagsvideo, och löftena (miljontals cykler, IP68) är precis sånt som behöver oberoende bevis. Titta, fascineras, men gräv en nivå.Vad skulle du våga släppa in en halvfärdig robot att göra hemma hos dig? Börjar vi närma oss att be om hjälp med toalettbesöket
My instant first look at 1X's just-unveiled NEO robot hands. Hot take: they're a massive leap toward truly useful humanoid robots.With 25 degrees of freedom, tendon-driven actuation, tactile sensing, force feedback, and near-human dexterity, these hands can do far more than simple gripping. They can assemble LEGO, pick up tiny screws and coins, plug in a USB-C cable, zip jackets, use tools, sort delicate fruit, and even wash themselves.(Washable robot hands! That's not common.)In this video, I break down what makes these hands fundamentally different from traditional robotic grippers, why backdrivability and force transparency matter, and why hands may be the single most important component of practical humanoid robots.Topics covered:* Why most robot hands are still “numb”* How tendon-driven hands improve dexterity* Force sensing and tactile feedback explained* Precision handling of tiny objects* Strength, durability, and IP68 sealing* Why washable robot hands matter for home robotics* Over-the-air upgrades and the future of NEOIf humanoid robots are going to become useful assistants in homes, warehouses, and workplaces, breakthroughs like this are what will make it possible.
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Would you live with a humanoid robot? Could you beat one in a fight? Today, we're talking to Dar Sleeper, VP of Design, Product, and Marketing at 1X, the company building Neo, a humanoid robot designed to live and work alongside humans in the home. We discuss why the home is actually the most strategic beachhead in humanoid robotics, how world models are collapsing the gap between robots that follow instructions and robots that genuinely learn, why consumer adoption may be the unlock that industrial deployments can never be, and what it feels like to have a 60-pound robot in your house long before the rest of the world can get one. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! To learn more about 1X, check out their
20,000 Dollars, 4 Cards, 400,000 Points. Spencer Reese of the Military Money Manual podcast sits down with Taryn from The Military Travelers to break down how military families can turn PCS moving expenses into free travel — without spending a single extra dollar. From sign-up bonuses to Hyatt Globalist status, this episode is packed with practical strategies for the upcoming PCS season. Topics Covered PCS Season Spending Strategy — Why PCS moves generate $10,000–$20,000+ in spendable expenses and how to redirect that spend to hit credit card sign-up bonuses GTC vs. Personal Cards — The frustrating reality of the Government Travel Card and why (for most branches) personal cards make more sense Branch-Specific Rules — Important caveats for Navy families and other branches regarding on-post lodging forms and card usage policies The Math of Points — Why putting PCS spend on one existing card (like the Amex Platinum at 1X) leaves massive value on the table compared to opening new cards Business Cards for Military Families — How a PPM qualifies you as a sole proprietor, why business cards don't hit your personal credit report, and how the Chase 5/24 rule makes them essential for bigger families Current Elevated Offers — Hot cards highlighted: Chase Sapphire Reserve (150K points), Atmos Summit (100K points + 3X on foreign transactions), United Club, Marriott Brilliant, Hilton Aspire, and Delta Reserve TLE Maximization — Using all 21 days of Temporary Lodging Expense, loyalty numbers, and stacking hotel promos during your move Hyatt Globalist Corporate Challenge — How a .mil email address unlocks Globalist status after 20 nights in 90 days (valid through February 2028) Multiple Cards Strategy — Holding multiple Hilton Aspires and Chase Sapphire Reserves, and the tip to align annual free night certificate expiration dates Military Spouse Eligibility — A reminder that spouses are fully eligible for annual fee waivers under MLA/SCRA Resources Mentioned The Military Travelers — themilitarytravelers.com | Facebook Group: "The Military Travelers" | Instagram: @themilitarytravelers Travel Freely (travelfreely.net) — Zach's beginner's guide to business cards and sole proprietor applications IRS EIN Application — Free Employer Identification Number at irs.gov (2-minute online form) Hyatt Globalist Corporate Challenge — Search "Hyatt Globalist Corporate Challenge" and enroll with a .mil email Spencer and Jamie offer one-on-one Military Money Mentor sessions. Get your personal military money and personal finance questions answered in a confidential coaching call. militarymoneymanual.com/mentor Over 22,000 military servicemembers and military spouses have graduated from the 100% free, Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course available at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3 Military Money Manual may receive compensation from JPMC. Opinions expressed here are author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airlines or hotel chain. If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com. If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual.
In the previous episode of N is for Networking, Jennifer “JJ” Jabbusch gave us a thorough overview of Network Access Control (NAC) for wired networks. This week we’re going wireless! JJ walks us through the major differences between wired and wireless NAC, how 802.1X is more seamless in Wi-Fi deployments, the unpredictability of web portals,... Read more »
In the previous episode of N is for Networking, Jennifer “JJ” Jabbusch gave us a thorough overview of Network Access Control (NAC) for wired networks. This week we’re going wireless! JJ walks us through the major differences between wired and wireless NAC, how 802.1X is more seamless in Wi-Fi deployments, the unpredictability of web portals,... Read more »
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ÉCOUTEZ SANS PUB sur notre chaine DJAMGAMIND avec Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/djamgamind/id6760446113#DJAMGAMIND #AIRIARésumé : Dans le résumé d'aujourd'hui, nous analysons la transition des applications traditionnelles vers le "Logiciel 3.0". Nous décortiquons l'étude révolutionnaire de Harvard où le modèle o1 d'OpenAI a surpassé les médecins urgentistes en matière de diagnostic. Nous explorons les changements massifs dans le capital physique, y compris le lancement par Amazon de "Supply Chain Services" pour faire la guerre à UPS et FedEx, et l'offre d'achat très endettée de 55,5 milliards de dollars de GameStop sur eBay. Nous abordons également les nouveaux contrats d'IA classifiés du Pentagone, le procès en cours entre Elon Musk et OpenAI, et la fermeture du moteur de recherche Ask.com.Commanditaire Exclusif : DJAMGAMIND. L'Intelligence de Haute Fidélité pour la direction. Visitez DjamgaMind.com.Sujets Importants Abordés :L'IA au Pentagone et Protestations : Le ministère de la Défense signe des accords avec OpenAI, Google et Microsoft, déclenchant une protestation de 600 employés chez Google.725 Milliards $ de Capex : Google, Amazon, Microsoft et Meta prévoient un bond de 77 % de leurs dépenses d'infrastructure pour 2026.Le "RAMageddon" d'Apple : Tim Cook avertit que la demande de l'industrie de l'IA a quadruplé le prix des puces mémoire.Procès Musk vs OpenAI : Elon Musk accuse OpenAI devant le tribunal fédéral, tout en admettant que xAI a utilisé les modèles d'OpenAI pour entraîner Grok.Le Pivot Robotique : SoftBank prépare une introduction en bourse de 100 milliards $ pour "Roze", 1X ouvre une usine de robots humanoïdes aux États-Unis, et Meta acquiert Assured Robot Intelligence.Blocages Géopolitiques : La Chine bloque l'acquisition de Manus par Meta pour 2 milliards de dollars, et l'UE ordonne à Google d'ouvrir Android aux IA concurrentes.OpenAI sur AWS et Smartphone : OpenAI met fin à l'exclusivité cloud de Microsoft pour se lancer sur Amazon Bedrock, et prépare un smartphone pour concurrencer l'iPhone.
Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs into who actually wins, who stands to lose, and whether Apple's patient strategy may outsmart the hype. Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questions RIP the $599 Mac Mini, you were too beautiful for this world Microsoft lifts 2026 AI spend by $25 billion to cover component price rises Microsoft speeds up in Big Tech's data center spend-off Crosswording the Situation Meta's historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI's models OpenAI-backed 1X opens California factory targeting 10,000 home humanoid robots in year one Sam Altman asked GPT-5.5 to plan its own launch party. Its requests were 'beautiful' but 'strange.' Sam Altman says Elon Musk can come to his GPT 5.5 party: 'World needs more love' The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading 'We Know You Live Right Here': No Secrets in America's New Surveillance Dragnet California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws China Suspends New Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same. Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public GameStop eyes eBay takeover in audacious $46 billion bet on Ryan Cohen's e-commerce vision AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars Ukraine says it's training drone pilots in 'Grand Theft Auto V' This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIA Light Phone III Is a Delightfully Minimalist Smartphone Alternative Valve Steam Controller is here, it's a gamepad in search of a console Bluetooth Connected - The Voices Behind the Connection Spirit Airlines shuts down after Trump's war on Iran doubled jet fuel prices Ask.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet's favorite butler Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Devindra Hardawar, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit box.com/AI
Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs into who actually wins, who stands to lose, and whether Apple's patient strategy may outsmart the hype. Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questions RIP the $599 Mac Mini, you were too beautiful for this world Microsoft lifts 2026 AI spend by $25 billion to cover component price rises Microsoft speeds up in Big Tech's data center spend-off Crosswording the Situation Meta's historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI's models OpenAI-backed 1X opens California factory targeting 10,000 home humanoid robots in year one Sam Altman asked GPT-5.5 to plan its own launch party. Its requests were 'beautiful' but 'strange.' Sam Altman says Elon Musk can come to his GPT 5.5 party: 'World needs more love' The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading 'We Know You Live Right Here': No Secrets in America's New Surveillance Dragnet California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws China Suspends New Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same. Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public GameStop eyes eBay takeover in audacious $46 billion bet on Ryan Cohen's e-commerce vision AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars Ukraine says it's training drone pilots in 'Grand Theft Auto V' This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIA Light Phone III Is a Delightfully Minimalist Smartphone Alternative Valve Steam Controller is here, it's a gamepad in search of a console Bluetooth Connected - The Voices Behind the Connection Spirit Airlines shuts down after Trump's war on Iran doubled jet fuel prices Ask.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet's favorite butler Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Devindra Hardawar, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit box.com/AI
Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs into who actually wins, who stands to lose, and whether Apple's patient strategy may outsmart the hype. Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questions RIP the $599 Mac Mini, you were too beautiful for this world Microsoft lifts 2026 AI spend by $25 billion to cover component price rises Microsoft speeds up in Big Tech's data center spend-off Crosswording the Situation Meta's historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI's models OpenAI-backed 1X opens California factory targeting 10,000 home humanoid robots in year one Sam Altman asked GPT-5.5 to plan its own launch party. Its requests were 'beautiful' but 'strange.' Sam Altman says Elon Musk can come to his GPT 5.5 party: 'World needs more love' The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading 'We Know You Live Right Here': No Secrets in America's New Surveillance Dragnet California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws China Suspends New Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same. Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public GameStop eyes eBay takeover in audacious $46 billion bet on Ryan Cohen's e-commerce vision AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars Ukraine says it's training drone pilots in 'Grand Theft Auto V' This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIA Light Phone III Is a Delightfully Minimalist Smartphone Alternative Valve Steam Controller is here, it's a gamepad in search of a console Bluetooth Connected - The Voices Behind the Connection Spirit Airlines shuts down after Trump's war on Iran doubled jet fuel prices Ask.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet's favorite butler Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Devindra Hardawar, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit box.com/AI
Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs into who actually wins, who stands to lose, and whether Apple's patient strategy may outsmart the hype. Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questions RIP the $599 Mac Mini, you were too beautiful for this world Microsoft lifts 2026 AI spend by $25 billion to cover component price rises Microsoft speeds up in Big Tech's data center spend-off Crosswording the Situation Meta's historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI's models OpenAI-backed 1X opens California factory targeting 10,000 home humanoid robots in year one Sam Altman asked GPT-5.5 to plan its own launch party. Its requests were 'beautiful' but 'strange.' Sam Altman says Elon Musk can come to his GPT 5.5 party: 'World needs more love' The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading 'We Know You Live Right Here': No Secrets in America's New Surveillance Dragnet California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws China Suspends New Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same. Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public GameStop eyes eBay takeover in audacious $46 billion bet on Ryan Cohen's e-commerce vision AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars Ukraine says it's training drone pilots in 'Grand Theft Auto V' This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIA Light Phone III Is a Delightfully Minimalist Smartphone Alternative Valve Steam Controller is here, it's a gamepad in search of a console Bluetooth Connected - The Voices Behind the Connection Spirit Airlines shuts down after Trump's war on Iran doubled jet fuel prices Ask.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet's favorite butler Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Devindra Hardawar, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit box.com/AI
Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs into who actually wins, who stands to lose, and whether Apple's patient strategy may outsmart the hype. Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questions RIP the $599 Mac Mini, you were too beautiful for this world Microsoft lifts 2026 AI spend by $25 billion to cover component price rises Microsoft speeds up in Big Tech's data center spend-off Crosswording the Situation Meta's historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI's models OpenAI-backed 1X opens California factory targeting 10,000 home humanoid robots in year one Sam Altman asked GPT-5.5 to plan its own launch party. Its requests were 'beautiful' but 'strange.' Sam Altman says Elon Musk can come to his GPT 5.5 party: 'World needs more love' The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading 'We Know You Live Right Here': No Secrets in America's New Surveillance Dragnet California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws China Suspends New Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same. Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public GameStop eyes eBay takeover in audacious $46 billion bet on Ryan Cohen's e-commerce vision AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars Ukraine says it's training drone pilots in 'Grand Theft Auto V' This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIA Light Phone III Is a Delightfully Minimalist Smartphone Alternative Valve Steam Controller is here, it's a gamepad in search of a console Bluetooth Connected - The Voices Behind the Connection Spirit Airlines shuts down after Trump's war on Iran doubled jet fuel prices Ask.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet's favorite butler Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Devindra Hardawar, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit box.com/AI
Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs into who actually wins, who stands to lose, and whether Apple's patient strategy may outsmart the hype. Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questions RIP the $599 Mac Mini, you were too beautiful for this world Microsoft lifts 2026 AI spend by $25 billion to cover component price rises Microsoft speeds up in Big Tech's data center spend-off Crosswording the Situation Meta's historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI's models OpenAI-backed 1X opens California factory targeting 10,000 home humanoid robots in year one Sam Altman asked GPT-5.5 to plan its own launch party. Its requests were 'beautiful' but 'strange.' Sam Altman says Elon Musk can come to his GPT 5.5 party: 'World needs more love' The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading 'We Know You Live Right Here': No Secrets in America's New Surveillance Dragnet California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws China Suspends New Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same. Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public GameStop eyes eBay takeover in audacious $46 billion bet on Ryan Cohen's e-commerce vision AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars Ukraine says it's training drone pilots in 'Grand Theft Auto V' This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIA Light Phone III Is a Delightfully Minimalist Smartphone Alternative Valve Steam Controller is here, it's a gamepad in search of a console Bluetooth Connected - The Voices Behind the Connection Spirit Airlines shuts down after Trump's war on Iran doubled jet fuel prices Ask.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet's favorite butler Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Devindra Hardawar, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit box.com/AI
Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs into who actually wins, who stands to lose, and whether Apple's patient strategy may outsmart the hype. Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questions RIP the $599 Mac Mini, you were too beautiful for this world Microsoft lifts 2026 AI spend by $25 billion to cover component price rises Microsoft speeds up in Big Tech's data center spend-off Crosswording the Situation Meta's historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI's models OpenAI-backed 1X opens California factory targeting 10,000 home humanoid robots in year one Sam Altman asked GPT-5.5 to plan its own launch party. Its requests were 'beautiful' but 'strange.' Sam Altman says Elon Musk can come to his GPT 5.5 party: 'World needs more love' The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading 'We Know You Live Right Here': No Secrets in America's New Surveillance Dragnet California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws China Suspends New Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same. Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public GameStop eyes eBay takeover in audacious $46 billion bet on Ryan Cohen's e-commerce vision AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars Ukraine says it's training drone pilots in 'Grand Theft Auto V' This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIA Light Phone III Is a Delightfully Minimalist Smartphone Alternative Valve Steam Controller is here, it's a gamepad in search of a console Bluetooth Connected - The Voices Behind the Connection Spirit Airlines shuts down after Trump's war on Iran doubled jet fuel prices Ask.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet's favorite butler Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Devindra Hardawar, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit box.com/AI
Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but with rising signs of an industry bubble and some real-world fallout, this week's episode digs into who actually wins, who stands to lose, and whether Apple's patient strategy may outsmart the hype. Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questions RIP the $599 Mac Mini, you were too beautiful for this world Microsoft lifts 2026 AI spend by $25 billion to cover component price rises Microsoft speeds up in Big Tech's data center spend-off Crosswording the Situation Meta's historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks Australia unveils a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google, and TikTok Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off Facebook and Instagram Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI's models OpenAI-backed 1X opens California factory targeting 10,000 home humanoid robots in year one Sam Altman asked GPT-5.5 to plan its own launch party. Its requests were 'beautiful' but 'strange.' Sam Altman says Elon Musk can come to his GPT 5.5 party: 'World needs more love' The US Senate unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, amid rising concern over insider trading 'We Know You Live Right Here': No Secrets in America's New Surveillance Dragnet California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws China Suspends New Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same. Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public GameStop eyes eBay takeover in audacious $46 billion bet on Ryan Cohen's e-commerce vision AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars Ukraine says it's training drone pilots in 'Grand Theft Auto V' This free website is like Wikipedia meets the CIA Light Phone III Is a Delightfully Minimalist Smartphone Alternative Valve Steam Controller is here, it's a gamepad in search of a console Bluetooth Connected - The Voices Behind the Connection Spirit Airlines shuts down after Trump's war on Iran doubled jet fuel prices Ask.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet's favorite butler Pioneering geneticist and decoder of the human genome J. Craig Venter dies at age 79 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Nicholas De Leon, Devindra Hardawar, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit box.com/AI
AI Unraveled: Latest AI News & Trends, Master GPT, Gemini, Generative AI, LLMs, Prompting, GPT Store
In this episode, Ray Cochrane leads with GitHub’s worst reliability month on record and the AI infrastructure pressure behind it. He also covers Warp going open source, Apple’s Mac supply crunch, OpenAI’s goblin tic, the first 1X humanoid factory in the US, Tesla’s Semi finally hitting mass production, Chinese EVs with movie-projecting headlights, the final GPS III satellite, and a quantum researcher who won 1 Bitcoin. – Want to start a podcast? Its easy to get started! Sign-up at Blubrry – Thinking of buying a Starlink? Use my link to support the show. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Email Ray if you want to get in touch! Like and Follow Geek News Central’s Facebook Page. Support my Show Sponsor: Best Godaddy Promo Codes Get 1Password Full Summary Cochrane opens the show with one of the biggest infrastructure stories of the year. GitHub is buckling under unprecedented agentic load, and the world’s largest code host just had its worst reliability month on record. Furthermore, the broader episode threads a clear pattern: AI demand is reshaping infrastructure, hardware supply, and developer tooling in ways the industry did not see coming. GitHub’s Worst Reliability Month on Record GitHub CTO Vlad Fedorov posted an apology on the company blog this week. He acknowledged the platform’s recent failures and committed to a new priority order: availability first, then capacity, then features. Meanwhile, an April 23 merge queue regression silently produced wrong squash commits across 658 repositories and over 2,000 pull requests. Additionally, an Elasticsearch cluster crashed on April 27 after a botnet attack, and GitHub Actions went down on April 28. Outside reconstructions put April uptime under 85 percent. However, GitHub’s own status page stays in the 99 percent range because it does not count degraded performance as downtime. Cochrane notes that GitHub originally planned a 10x capacity increase and has now revised that to 30x in eight months. Mitchell Hashimoto, GitHub user 1299 since 2008, also announced he is pulling his Ghostty terminal off the platform entirely. Warp Terminal Goes Open Source Under AGPL Warp open-sourced its AI-first terminal client this week under the AGPL license. Their contribution model leans heavily on agents handling code, planning, and testing while humans focus on direction and verification. However, Cochrane pushes back on that framing. He argues the recent GitHub problems show that human approval alone is not enough oversight for agent-driven workflows. Additionally, he notes that the more hands-off developers get, the less they can mentally model their own systems. Apple Caught Flat-Footed by Local AI Demand Tim Cook told Wall Street on the Q2 FY2026 earnings call that Mac mini and Mac Studio supply will be constrained for several months. Both machines turned out to be popular local AI workstations, which Apple did not predict. Consequently, Apple discontinued the 512GB Mac Studio upgrade in early March and raised the 256GB upgrade by $400. Some upgraded configurations now show 4 to 5 month delivery estimates. Cochrane connects the demand spike to the OpenClaw wave and his own recent OpenClaw scare, where his install started making suspicious outbound requests. Furthermore, he is in no rush to lean into local agentic tooling given the constant prompt injection and security issues in the space. OpenAI Explains the Goblin Obsession After GPT-5.1 launched, ChatGPT users noticed the model could not stop saying “goblin.” OpenAI traced the bias to the optional Nerdy personality, which was 2.5 percent of all responses but produced 66.7 percent of all goblin mentions. The reward signal during personality training quietly favored creature metaphors. Then the bias leaked into the rest of the model through later supervised fine-tuning. OpenAI retired Nerdy in March, filtered creature words from training data, and added an explicit Codex system prompt rule: never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, or pigeons. Cochrane frames this as the beauty and disaster of pattern matching. Additionally, he notes that LLM behavior is not editable like static code; it can only be patched, and the patches stack up over time. Sponsor: GoDaddy GoDaddy has been sponsoring this show for over twenty years. Economy hosting starts at $6.99/month, WordPress hosting at $12.99/month, and domains at $11.99. Use codes at geeknewscentral.com/godaddy for exclusive deals and to directly support the show. 1X Opens America’s First Vertically Integrated Humanoid Factory Bloomberg reports that 1X Technologies opened a 58,000 square foot humanoid robot factory in Hayward, California. The Norway-founded, OpenAI-backed company is calling it America’s first vertically integrated humanoid factory. Their goal: 10,000 NEO home humanoids in year one, with a 100,000 unit target by end of 2027. Furthermore, the first 10,000 unit allocation reportedly sold out in five days when pre-orders opened in October. NEO sells for $20,000 outright or $499 per month. Cochrane is skeptical that humanoids solve a real problem for the average household. However, he sees genuine potential for elderly and disabled users. Additionally, he flags privacy and data collection concerns about robots that have to perceive everything in your home. Tesla Semi Rolls Off the High-Volume Line Tesla rolled the first Semi off its 1.7 million square foot factory adjacent to Gigafactory Nevada on April 29. The Long Range version delivers 500 miles at $290,000, while the Standard Range hits 325 miles at $260,000. Additionally, the Long Range supports the 1.2 megawatt Megacharger that restores 60 percent of range in about 30 minutes. The factory targets 50,000 trucks per year, though analysts project 5,000 to 15,000 deliveries in 2026. Cochrane opens with a recent personal experience. He saw a semi truck on the freeway with the entire cabin removed from the engine, an unusual failure mode he had never seen before. Furthermore, he questions the actual environmental benefit of electric trucking given grid sourcing and battery mineral concerns. The reveal was 2017, and high-volume production is now nine years after that announcement. Chinese EVs With Headlights That Project Movies Huawei’s XPixel headlight system can now project full-color movies up to 100 inches in front of the car. The technology debuted in full color on the Aito M9 and is rolling out across Stelato S9, Qijing GT7, and Luxeed V9 MPV. Additionally, the same hardware powers real safety features: adaptive driving beam, lane-change path projection, and pedestrian crossing direction signaling. Meanwhile, US regulations only approved adaptive driving beam in February 2022. Pixel-addressable projection systems are not covered by current FMVSS rules at all. Consequently, even if these cars sold in the US, the headlights would have to be downgraded to be street legal. The Final GPS III Satellite Reaches Orbit SpaceX launched GPS III SV-10, the tenth and final GPS III satellite, on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral on April 21. GPS III delivers signals 3 times more accurate and 8 times more resistant to jamming than the previous constellation. It also adds the L1C signal, which interoperates with Galileo, BeiDou, IRNSS, and QZSS, plus M-code military encryption. Up next, GPS IIIF launches start in 2027 with up to 22 satellites deploying through about 2037. IIIF adds laser inter-satellite links and optical reflectors for centimeter-level satellite tracking. Cochrane loves this kind of quiet infrastructure win that powers global economics without anyone noticing it. Researcher Wins 1 Bitcoin for a Quantum Attack on Crypto Independent Italian researcher Giancarlo Lelli won Project Eleven’s 1 Bitcoin Q-Day Prize on April 24. He derived a 15-bit elliptic curve private key from its public key using a variant of Shor’s algorithm on rented cloud quantum hardware. Furthermore, the previous record was 6 bits, set in September 2025 on an IBM 133-qubit machine, so this extends the record by a factor of 512. However, Bitcoin uses 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography, so real wallets are not at risk yet. Additionally, other researchers have pushed back on the result. Their criticism: a 15-bit search space is only 32,767 possibilities, which a laptop can brute-force in milliseconds. Project Eleven defends the milestone as a stepping stone for demonstrating Shor’s algorithm running end-to-end on real quantum hardware. Gemini Now Generates Real Files Google rolled out file generation for the Gemini app. Users can now generate PDFs, Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, Google Workspace files, CSV, LaTeX, plain text, RTF, and Markdown directly from a chat prompt. Additionally, files can be downloaded to device or exported straight to Google Drive. The feature is globally available to all Gemini app users. Google Illuminate Turns Papers Into Podcasts Google Illuminate is the experimental Labs tool that converts academic papers into roughly five-minute two-voice podcast-style audio. Generation takes about 30 seconds, with a 20-per-day cap and a 30-day library. Additionally, transcripts are interactive and clickable for jumping to specific moments. Cochrane likes it as an index for triaging papers but pushes back on using it to replace deep reading. He argues that real technical material like clustering logic needs a real read, not a summary by AI podcasters. Cochrane closes with show housekeeping and a callout to Pocket Casts and True Fans as solid modern podcast apps. Have a great night, and happy June. The post GitHub, Goblins, Ghostty, and GPS III #1863 appeared first on Geek News Central.
This week, David and Marina have a casual chat about compulsive organizing habits, drafting tools, the humanoid robot, Neo, by 1X, BEEF, social enclaves, and small dogs. This episode is supported by Chaos • Programa • Future London Academy SUBSCRIBE • Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify CONNECT • Website: www.secondstudiopod.com • Office • Instagram • Facebook • Call or text questions to 213-222-6950 SUPPORT Leave a review EPISODE CATEGORIES • Interviews: Interviews with industry leaders. • Project Companion: Informative talks for clients. • Fellow Designer: Tips for designers. • After Hours: Casual conversations about everyday life. • Design Reviews: Reviews of creative projects and buildings. The views, opinions, or beliefs expressed by Sponsee or Sponsee's guests on the Sponsored Podcast Episodes do not reflect the views, opinions, or beliefs of Sponsor.
1X has just launched the first ever AI powered robot for your home! His name is, NEO and he can learn and do household chores to help around the house. They cost $20,000. Would you get one?
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Note Laser boresight – responses and did both. [FarrowTech] 22R Stock/Brace PDW Kit for Ruger MK3 and MK4 (Nick) This is a PDW style conversion kit for the Ruger MK3/4, available as a Stock or Brace configuration. All setups include 2 optional side Picatinny rails and a charging handle. Installation requires no permanent modifications to the host firearm. [AS Designs] ARHK (Nick) The ARHK is a fully self-contained drop-in cassette trigger unit built on ARC-Fire technology, designed specifically for HK roller-delayed platforms such as MP5, MP5K, AP53, G3, and HK21 clones. It installs directly into factory OEM polymer housings without modifications, features a pre-installed ejector, and offers a three-position selector: Safe, Semi (standard trigger pull), and Active Reset via ARC-Fire clutch. It maintains compatibility with all bolt carrier types, including full-auto. [Impact Kote] Custom Scope Wraps (Nick) Impact Kote offers custom scope wraps designed for precision rifle shooters. 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BULLET POINTS Bus Built Systems PBP Gen 3 (Nick) The PBP Gen 3 from Bus Built Systems is a laser-cut 1/8-inch thick 304 stainless steel plate designed for mounting bags to an Arca rail, featuring an Arca clamp on one side and Arca rail on the other. It supports multiple bags from various manufacturers via perimeter slots and includes scallops for stability on props like cattle gates, plus fore and aft holes for optics or accessories. Powder coated in Bus Built Yellow, it weighs roughly a pound and a half without a bag. AR-15 Buffer Weights for Suppressed Tuning (H2 Buffer) The H2 buffer for AR-15 rifles weighs approximately 4.6 ounces and contains two tungsten weights, designed to slow down the bolt carrier group and reduce recoil in suppressed setups without needing an adjustable gas block. It is a popular choice for short-barreled rifles and suppressed AR-15s to manage increased backpressure from silencers. Heavier buffers like the H2 help fine-tune over-gassed systems by increasing mass. 1X Prism Optic A 1X prism optic uses a glass prism to focus both the target image and an etched reticle, which can be optionally illuminated without requiring batteries for basic use. It provides clarity and durability advantages over red dots, particularly for users with astigmatism, and supports complex reticles like ACSS with bullet drop compensation. Though not truly 1X, any magnification is negligible in practice. GUN FIGHTS No one stepped into the arena this week. THE AGENCY BRIEF WLS IS LIFESTYLE 9mm Speed-Loader for Glock, SIG, CZ, Springfield The 9mm Speed-Loader is a 3D printable tray that holds 10 rounds for quick reloading of compatible magazines from Glock, SIG, CZ, and Springfield. It features holes for bracing against a surface to ease loading without thumb strain from compressed springs. Print profiles include options with or without text, using 0.2mm layers, 3 walls, and 15% infill. GOING BALLISTIC Alberta and Saskatchewan Reject Federal Gun Confiscation Program from Ottawa (Savage) Alberta and Saskatchewan have publicly opposed Ottawa's federal firearm confiscation program, which banned about 2,500 firearms with a voluntary declaration deadline of March 31. Alberta's Minister of Justice Mickey Amery affirmed non-participation, directing provincial entities including law enforcement to decline implementation under provincial sovereignty legislation. Saskatchewan passed legislation to hinder the program, prompting criticism from Federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree. John Lott on U.S. Military Bases Gun-Free Zones Policy (1992-1993) (Savage) John Lott argues that U.S. military bases should never have implemented gun-free zones, as these policies disarm trained personnel, leaving them vulnerable to attackers, evidenced by multiple mass shootings totaling 24 murdered and 38 wounded. The restrictions originated in 1992 under President George H.W. Bush and were enacted in 1993 by President Clinton to create a more ‘professional, business-like' environment. In contrast, troops carried weapons at all times in Iraq and Afghanistan without internal violence. Antonyuk v. James: New York Permanent Injunction on Social Media Gun Permit Requirement (Savage) In Antonyuk v. James, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York issued a permanent injunction against New York's requirement for concealed carry applicants to disclose social media accounts from the past three years, as part of the Concealed Carry Improvement Act. The state consented to this injunction, removing the provision from the PPB-3 license application form. Litigation continues on other aspects of the Act, including restrictions on sensitive locations. Trump's FY2027 Budget Proposal (Civil Rights Division and ATF Funding for 2A Protection) (Savage) President Trump's FY2027 budget proposal includes targeted federal funding to defend Second Amendment rights, such as $1.4 million for a new office in the DOJ Civil Rights Division to protect against unlawful infringements and pursue enshrining those rights. It allocates $4.8 million to the Office of the Pardon Attorney's Firearm Rights Restoration Initiative for law-abiding citizens to regain rights post-justice obligations. The budget supports ATF in reversing prior regulations on background checks, pistol braces, homemade firearms, and FFL revocations, redirecting focus to illegal traffickers. Beckwith v. Frey: First Circuit Rules Gun Purchases Not Protected by Second Amendment (Savage) In Beckwith et al. v. Frey, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed a district court's preliminary injunction against Maine's 2024 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases (Me. Stat. tit. 25, § 2016). The panel held that the Second Amendment's plain text protects keeping and bearing arms but not the act of purchasing or acquiring firearms. This creates a circuit split with other circuits recognizing a right to acquire arms. ATF Frames and Receivers Rule (Updating 2021R-05F) – Bondi v. VanDerStok (Savage) The ATF is preparing a new draft rule updating the 2021R-05F ‘Definition of ‘Frame or Receiver' and Identification of Firearms,' which expands the definition of ‘firearm' to include partially completed frames, receivers, and certain parts kits that are ‘readily' completable. This follows the 2022 rule upheld by the Supreme Court in Bondi v. VanDerStok (2025). The update eases restrictions on some metal unfinished kits while maintaining strict regulation on polymer frames. REVIEWS Review: Operative Agent J Freedom from Illinois Comiforina wants full gun control, and the latest suit against gatalog proves it's not about public safety. Ironic, that their top gun control tard was running guns, Yang I think his name was. And they literally had politicians hiring Chinese spys, and one threatening to nuke us. Operative Agent J Freedom Review: Griz from Texas Absolutely phenomenal podcast. It takes real talent to talk for this long and somehow say so little, but the hosts pull it off with impressive consistency. Every episode feels like a masterclass in wandering off-topic, repeating the same points, and stretching what could be five minutes of content into a full episode. The chemistry between the hosts is undeniable—mostly because they seem just as confused about where the conversation is going as the listeners are. The audio quality is great though, which really helps you clearly hear every awkward pause and questionable take. If you're looking for a podcast that will make you appreciate literally every other podcast out there, this one is a must-listen. Five squares for the unforgettable experience. Secret Notes Griz Review: JackB from Texas 5 squares.
Three friends graduated high school together. Same opportunities, same starting point. Fifteen years later, one makes $85,000 working overtime (exhausted), one makes $115,000 through specialization (better income, still trapped by time), and one makes $105,000 total with $30,000 coming from assets that earn while she sleeps.The difference isn't intelligence or work ethic. It's leverage.Most Canadians are stuck trading time for money. Statistics Canada reports that over 30% of workers have taken on side gigs just to survive. We work more hours for the same money because we don't understand the three fundamental paths to earning more.Path One: Work more hours (1X leverage, hard ceiling). Path Two: Increase your skills through education and specialization (3X leverage, higher income but still time-dependent). Path Three: Buy assets that work for you (infinite leverage, no ceiling).This episode combines Naval Ravikant's principles on leverage with Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Poor Dad framework—but for regular people, not just entrepreneurs. You don't need to own a business. You can start with $50.Learn how to calculate your "Freedom Number," open your first investment account, and begin building wealth through Canadian index funds, real estate, and digital assets. Discover why only 3% of Canadians achieve financial independence, and how you can join them.Golden Hour Challenge: Create your Personal Leverage Map and take your first concrete step toward Path Three income.Stop renting out your time. Start buying assets.Connect with Chris Cooper:Website - https://businessisgood.com/
In this episode of The Venture Capital Podcast, Jon Bradshaw and Peter Harris are joined by Stine Mølgaard Sørensen, Partner at Alliance VC, a Nordic early-stage fund focused on AI.Stine—an operator and repeat founder turned investor—shares how Nordic venture approaches contrarian vs consensus investing, why Scandinavia can be a powerful “safe launchpad” for startups, and what founders should consider when scaling beyond Europe. The conversation also tackles a question most investors avoid: when should a board member step down—and how do you make that change without blowing up relationships?They also discuss Alliance VC's portfolio, including 1X (humanoid robots) and Superside, plus what it takes to build real conviction early.Follow the PodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/venturecapitalfm/Twitter: https://twitter.com/vcpodcastfmLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/venturecapitalfm/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7BQimY8NJ6cr617lqtRr7N?si=ftylo2qHQiCgmT9dfloD_g&nd=1&dlsi=7b868f1b72094351Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/venture-capital/id1575351789Website: https://www.venturecapital.fm/Follow Jon BradshawLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrbradshaw/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjonbradshaw/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjonbradshawFollow Peter HarrisLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterharris1Twitter: https://twitter.com/thevcstudentInstagram: https://instagram.com/shodanpeteYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@peterharris2812
Join host Steve Crowe and The Robot Report editorial team (Gene Demaitre, Mike Oitzman, and Brianna Wessling) for the annual end-of-year wrap-up. The team breaks down the most significant stories, trends, and market shifts that defined the robotics industry in 2025 and looks ahead to 2026. Key Topics Discussed: - Business Shake-ups: An analysis of iRobot entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy and ABB selling its mobile robot division to SoftBank. - The Year of the Humanoid: A look at the $3.5B+ invested in humanoid companies and the rise of physical AI. - Autonomous Systems: Updates on Waymo's scaling challenges, Amazon's 1M deployed robots, and the impact of autonomous systems in the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts. - Industry Trends: The spin-out of Intel RealSense, the return of a national robotics strategy, and new approaches to home robotics (1X, Sunday, Weave). Featured Guest Vignettes: - John Santagate: On tote-to-man methodologies and multi-agent orchestration. - Chris Matthieu (RealSense): On open-source brains for physical AI and the emergence of robot sports. - Evan Helda (Nebius): On data pipelines, real-world data collection, and world models for training.
This week, Sabrina and Natalie talk about the new P Diddy documentary, the lawsuit between Katy Perry and Carl Wescott, and much more!PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/funnygirlwithtitsEMAIL US:thatshotpodproductions@gmail.comFOLLOW SABRINA PIPER IG: https://www.instagram.com/funnygirlwithtits/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@funnygirlwithtits?_t=ZT-8xQEN1rk7pN&_r=1X: https://x.com/funnygirlwtitsFOLLOW NATALIE DECICCOhttps://www.instagram.com/nataliedecicco_edits/https://www.youtube.com/@gasdigitalnow
Black Friday naysayers have been predicting its demise for years, but Adyen's Holly Worst has data proving the shopping holiday is far from dead—it's gone global. From Denmark's 6.1X surge to America's mobile wallet awakening, this year's numbers tell a story of transformation, not decline. The real shift? How we pay, when we shop, and why contactless finally caught on in the US.The Retail Super Bowl Delivered, AgainKey takeaways:Black Friday generated $43B globally with 837M transactions across Adyen's platformUS contactless payments jumped 23% YOY and mobile wallet usage doubled to 30%Denmark saw a 6.1X increase in transaction volume on Black Friday, and Spain 4.5X—Black Friday is officially a global phenomenonPeak shopping hit at 1 pm in-store and noon online (digestion first, deals second)46% of US consumers abandon checkout without their preferred payment methodAssociated Links:Check out Adyen's BFCM data hereSee our full recap of BFCM resultsCheck out Future Commerce on YouTubeCheck out Future Commerce Plus for exclusive content and save on merch and printSubscribe to Insiders and The Senses to read more about what we are witnessing in the commerce worldListen to our other episodes of Future CommerceHave any questions or comments about the show? Let us know on futurecommerce.com, or reach out to us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. We love hearing from our listeners! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
How to Get the 10X Mindset! After reading the books The 10X Rule, Sell or Be Sold, and other books like it, is a good start. Thinking about doing things at 10X is even better. Maybe you will fall short of your goal and end up at 5X, but it's better than boring ole 1X. Keep it reading. Keep watching Grant's videos and you will soon be a disciplined 10X mindset master. Action is what this is all about. Helping Detailers Earn More Money | Create more SUCCESS | Knowledge, Motivation & 10X Mindset | Sales & Marketing Strategies | The best Detailing Supplies and Ceramic Coatings in the world. Pearl Nano at PearlNano.com
This week, Sabrina and Natalie talk about Jen Shah's eminent release from prison, Bravocon, Nat's Skankfest experience, Sabrina's spiritual experience at the Jonas Brothers/Jesse McCartney concert, and much more!PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/funnygirlwithtitsEMAIL US:thatshotpodproductions@gmail.comFOLLOW SABRINA PIPER IG: https://www.instagram.com/funnygirlwithtits/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@funnygirlwithtits?_t=ZT-8xQEN1rk7pN&_r=1X: https://x.com/funnygirlwtitsFOLLOW NATALIE DECICCOhttps://www.instagram.com/nataliedecicco_edits/https://www.youtube.com/@gasdigitalnow
Join Josh and Will as they dive deep into @1X-tech latest humanoid robot demonstration and grapple with the bigger questions about AI and automation in our daily lives. This week's conversation takes a thoughtful turn as we examine whether society is prepared for the productivity revolution that's coming - and what it might cost us.From NEO's impressive household tasks to cyberpunk dystopia concerns, we explore the spectrum of possibilities ahead. Plus, hear Josh's legendary Arby's bell story (trust us, it's worth it) and our candid takes on everything from Taco Bell to productivity anxiety.Head over to our website at hitechpod.us for all of our episode pages, send some support at Buy Me a Coffee, our Twitter, our YouTube, and to see our faces (maybe skip the last one).Need a journal that's secure and reflective? Sign-up for the Reflection App today! We promise that the free version is enough, but if you want the extra features, paying up is even better with our affiliate discount.
This week, we're joined by Bernt Bornich, chief executive of 1X. We talked with him about NEO, his company's new humanoid robot, which has the internet buzzing. Then we meet NEO itself, and compare notes on the experience. Finally, we close the week with a roundup of tech news headlines: It's time for some HatGPT.Guests:Bernt Bornich, chief executive of 1XAdditional Reading: I Tried the Robot That's Coming to Live With You. It's Still Part Human.Invasion of the Home Humanoid RobotsThere Are More Robots Working in China Than the Rest of the World CombinedTrump Pardons Founder of the Crypto Exchange BinanceFor Podcasters, a Voice Clone Is a Double-Edged SwordWe want to hear from you. Email us at hardfork@nytimes.com. Find “Hard Fork” on YouTube and TikTok. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
Three Big Conversations: Tech company 1X debuts a $20,000 robot to help with chores around the house. - 18:30 Changes in SNAP eligibility requirements will impact minors. - 39:17 Teens say luxury is a feeling, not a price tag.- 48:24 Song of the Week - "Dracula" - Tame Impala - 1:20 Elsewhere in culture: - 58:16 The video game Arc Raiders had a very successful launch, signaling a growing preference in gaming for the "extraction shooter."Spotify is being sued for using bots to artificially increase streaming numbers, with rapper Drake being named as an artist who benefited. Popular and problematic AI chatbot site character.ai ended the ability for teens to chat with bots, a restriction that is likely to be ineffective, based on… all of internet history. Popular publication Teen Vogue is being absorbed into Vogue, but Axis will continue to help you understand teen culture, fear not! The LA Dodgers won the World Series this week as viewership for America's pastime surged back after weaker numbers in previous years. Become a monthly donor today, join the Table. Get your question on Ask Axis! Send in your questions to ask@axis.org. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.
Tech company 1X debuts a $20,000 robot to help with chores around the house, changes in SNAP eligibility requirements will impact minors, and teens say luxury is a feeling, not a price tag. Song of the Week - "Dracula" - Tame Impala Elsewhere in culture: The video game Arc Raiders had a very successful launch, signaling a growing preference in gaming for the "extraction shooter."Spotify is being sued for using bots to artificially increase streaming numbers, with rapper Drake being named as an artist who benefited. Popular and problematic AI chatbot site character.ai ended the ability for teens to chat with bots, a restriction that is likely to be ineffective, based on… all of internet history. Popular publication Teen Vogue is being absorbed into Vogue, but Axis will continue to help you understand teen culture, fear not! The LA Dodgers won the World Series this week as viewership for America's pastime surged back after weaker numbers in previous years. Become a monthly donor today, join the Table. Get your question on Ask Axis! Send in your questions to ask@axis.org. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.
What happens when the future walks right into your living room? In this episode of The Living Vision Show, Aaron and Marty debate the launch of the new Neo robot from 1X, an eerily human looking home assistant that's sparking equal parts excitement and fear. Is it the next breakthrough in freedom and productivity, or a step too far into a sci-fi nightmare?They dig into the real questions behind the tech: what happens to jobs, how automation changes leadership, and whether delegation through machines pushes us closer to or further from what it means to be human. From economics to ethics to entrepreneurship, this one goes deep.Tune in to explore:The blurred line between innovation and overreachHow robotics will reshape work, home life, and identityWhy automation could force us to redefine what “being human” really meansListen now and decide for yourself: is Neo the future of freedom or the start of something we can't control?
In this episode, Andrew shares his experience attending a robot demo by 1X, highlighting the challenges and advancements in robotics. The hosts delve into the broader implications of AI and robotics on the workforce, discussing both the potential benefits and the anxieties surrounding technological change. They explore how AI is already impacting various fields, from […]
In this episode, Andrew shares his experience attending a robot demo by 1X, highlighting the challenges and advancements in robotics. The hosts delve into the broader implications of AI and robotics on the workforce, discussing both the potential benefits and the anxieties surrounding technological change. They explore how AI is already impacting various fields, from healthcare to content creation, and speculate on the future of work in an increasingly automated world. The conversation also touches on the importance of adaptability and self-reliance in navigating these changes. Picks: Andrew: How to Fly a Horse by Kevin Ashton Justin: Chat Atlas Brian: Magnetic Memory Method by Anthony Metivier
It's Halloween, and I've officially hit rock bottom—dressed head to toe as a Chili's mozzarella stick. Nobody, and I mean nobody, wanted to complete the costume with me. My wife said no. My dog ran away. So here I am, half a mozzarella stick, full of regret, wearing my Radical Rita shirt, still begging Chili's to acknowledge my existence. What are we doing?This week's episode kicks off inside the “Chili's Mozzarella Stick Studios” where I give a full breakdown of spooky stories that somehow got real. First up, Ghost Adventures star Aaron Goodwin finds out mid-episode that his wife was arrested for hiring a hitman to kill him. That's right—she literally tried to turn him into one of the ghosts he's been chasing for 46 seasons. From ghost hunting to murder-for-hire, this story has everything. Netflix true crime, prison pen pals, and a reminder to maybe double-check your spouse's DMs.Then, we head down to Mississippi where the chaos continues. A tractor trailer overturned on I-59, releasing a pack of lab monkeys across the highway. Yes, real monkeys. The kind that make you question whether the apocalypse already started and nobody told us. Officials say they aren't infected with anything, but if you see one in your backyard—maybe don't try to pet it. Meanwhile, in Texas, a Spirit Halloween shopper lost control of their pet monkey inside the store. It's diapered, it's swinging from the rafters, it's dodging animatronics. Folks, leave your monkeys at home.But it wouldn't be a true Halloween episode without a trip into the darkness of global corruption. Over in the UK, Prince Andrew has officially been stripped of his royal titles after his Epstein connections resurfaced. He's no longer a prince, no longer royal, and now going by “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.” Imagine being demoted so hard you lose your last name. Buckingham Palace called it “necessary.” Translation: “You embarrassed us on an international level.” What are we doing?And while the world burns, our own government's been shut down for a month. SNAP benefits are about to expire. Forty-two million Americans could lose access to food because politicians would rather argue about who gets credit than actually fix the problem. Banks are running dry, liquidity is disappearing, and nobody's doing their job. Welcome to America, the scariest haunted house of them all.To wrap it up, we talk about Neo, the $20,000 humanoid robot from 1X that supposedly makes your life easier. Except it doesn't. It can barely open a fridge. The company says it's AI-powered, but the demo reveals a guy in another room wearing a VR headset controlling it manually. We're buying expensive robots that can't even fetch water. What are we doing?It's chaos from top to bottom—haunted marriages, royal meltdowns, escaped monkeys, government breakdowns, and robots pretending to be smart. Happy Halloween, folks. Stay safe, tip your servers, and for the love of mozzarella sticks, hit that subscribe button before the Chili's PR team ghosts me too.
In this episode, Andrew shares his experience attending a robot demo by 1X, highlighting the challenges and advancements in robotics. The hosts delve into the broader implications of AI and robotics on the workforce, discussing both the potential benefits and the anxieties surrounding technological change. They explore how AI is already impacting various fields, from healthcare to content creation, and speculate on the future of work in an increasingly automated world. The conversation also touches on the importance of adaptability and self-reliance in navigating these changes. Picks: Andrew: How to Fly a Horse by Kevin Ashton Justin: Chat Atlas Brian: Magnetic Memory Method by Anthony Metivier
rought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: 1X launches new humanoid robot to ‘redefine life at home'Japanese convenience stores are hiring robots run by workers in the Philippines‘Phased Out'—Google Confirms Bad News For 3 Billion Chrome UsersA DNS error appeared to cause a major AWS outage, bringing down platforms from Reddit to SnapchatHow the AWS outage happened: Amazon blames rare software bug and ‘faulty automation' for massive glitchAmazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy' of too few providers, experts sayAWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck uprightEight Sleep adds ‘outage mode' to smart beds after AWS problems left them frozenAura introduces a $499 e-ink digital photo frame that lets you go cordlessYouTube's likeness-detection technology has officially launchedSamsung's Galaxy XR Mixed Reality Headset Undercuts Apple's Vision Pro by $1,700Tesla's “Mad Max” mode is now under federal scrutinyJeep Issues Emergency Recall for OTA-Bricked Wrangler 4xesUS Army general admits using AI for military decisions and is “really close” with ChatGPTGoogle Earth AI wants to help us spot weather disasters and climate issues before they...
1X's Neo humanoid robot is rolling out to households soon, but it's not totally autonomous yet. WSJ senior personal technology columnist Joanna Stern tells us what it was like to give the robot a spin. Plus, WSJ personal technology columnist Nicole Nguyen breaks down another piece of technology AI is changing: the web browser. Belle Lin hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris just got back from visiting four humanoid robot labs in California, including one that completely changed his mind. In this episode, the Dumb Money crew dives deep into 1X's unconventional tendon-driven design, why it could make robots finally safe enough for homes, and what Elon's rumored obsession with Optimus means for Tesla's next big leap. Plus, a rare-earth “arms race” is heating up… and Chris might have insider access to one of the biggest players.
Will lower gearing make for safer racing? The UCI thinks so, but it could also make all of SRAM's 1X drivetrains verboten at the highest level of competition without affecting Shimano or Campagnolo. SRAM disagrees, obviously, and has begun legal action in Europe, citing reputational damage and EU competition laws. And as you'd expect, the UCI responded yet again. That and more on this week's episode of Velo Podcast. Velo Tech Editor Josh Ross and host Mike Levy dig into the details of the UCI's potential 10.46-meter rollout rule and why SRAM's 10-tooth cog doesn't comply, safer courses versus lower gearing, and the UCI's near silence when it comes to so many issues. We also discuss the UCI president's social media post congratulating Tadej Pogacar on his TT World Champs victory in Rwanda, despite Remco being the actual victor, and we look at Alvin's first impressions of Factor's new Aluto gravel bike.
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