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AI is starting to decide which hotels travelers see — and what it says about your property may not even be right. Michael Bennett, CEO of Cendyn, and Nicki Graham, CMO, join me on No Vacancy to talk about what happens when travelers start asking ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI tools where they should stay — and the information those tools return doesn't match what the hotel actually wants people to know. That's the drift problem. AI pulls from multiple sources, and once the wrong information starts showing up, hotels risk losing bookings or disappointing guests who arrive expecting something the property never promised. The opportunity here is bigger than simply fixing bad information. Hotels need to think differently about content, visibility and direct booking as search becomes more conversational. See why Michael and Nicki believe hoteliers need to take control of their story now, before AI-driven hotel search really takes off. Want the weekly roundup of news, videos, and what you might've missed from #NoVacancyNews? Text HOTEL to 66866.

What happens when AI, robotics, computer vision and automation move from the technology world into senior living?In this episode of Bridge the Gap, host and guests Kyle Gardner of NIC MAP, and Jessie Lucci of AllieHealth continue their conversation about whether senior living is ready for the technology coming next. The panel explores how AI is already being adopted, from large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to camera-based visitor check-ins and fall-detection systems.The conversation then moves from today's tools to the bigger questions: Could robots eventually take over certain operational tasks? Where does technology improve the caregiver and resident experience, and where is the human touch irreplaceable? The guests also discuss how operators should evaluate technology, why interoperability and security matter, and who should sit on a technology buying committee.Key TopicsThe rapid adoption of AI and large language modelsAI applications already appearing in senior living communitiesCamera-based check-in and fall-detection technologyThe potential role of robotics in senior housingPreserving the human connection in senior livingAI's potential to own workflows rather than simply provide softwareTechnology interoperability and data integrationSecurity and intentional technology-stack designEvaluating technology vendors through a senior-living lensBuilding an effective technology buying committeeIncluding operators and end users in technology decisionsBalancing ROI, staff retention, care quality and user experienceWhy senior living operators should start experimenting with AI nowMeet the Hosts:Lucas McCurdy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasmccurdyseniorlivingfan/ Kyle Gardner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-gardner-nm Jessie Lucci: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessielucci Produced by Grit and Gravel Marketing.Become a sponsor of Bridge the Gap.

You could have 20 years of experience, hundreds of transactions, and a reputation as one of the best real estate agents in your market. But if AI can't find evidence of it online, none of that experience may matter when a consumer asks who they should hire. James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Bobby Kerr, founder of LOC8, for a masterclass on how real estate agents can become more visible in Google and AI search. Bobby explains why experience alone won't make ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, or other AI tools recommend you. And why agents need to actively build the digital signals that establish their expertise, authority, and trust. From optimizing your Google Business Profile and collecting stronger reviews to creating hyperlocal content and building profiles across trusted real estate platforms, Bobby lays out a practical foundation agents can start implementing immediately. They also break down blogging, social media, AI-generated content, Google's recency bias, and why getting specific about your niche could make the difference between being recommended and being ignored. Your experience still matters. But you have to make sure the internet knows about it. Connect with Bobby on LinkedIn - Facebook - Instagram - YouTube - TikTok or email info@loc8mybiz.com or call 239.268.3852 Learn more about LOC8 on LinkedIn - Facebook - X or online at loc8mybusiness.com. The industry is evolving. The question is: will your business evolve with it? Join us at Zillow Unlock 2026 and be part of the conversation shaping what comes next. Register today at unlockconference.com and use code REIU20 for 20% off your ticket*.   *Code can be used on all full priced passes leading up to the event and cannot be combined with any other discounts.   Subscribe to Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@RealEstateInsidersUnfiltered?sub_confirmation=1   To learn more about becoming a sponsor of the show, send us an email: jessica@inman.com   You asked for it. We delivered. Check out our new merch! https://merch.realestateinsidersunfiltered.com/   Follow Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast on Instagram - YouTube, Facebook - TikTok. Visit us online at realestateinsidersunfiltered.com.   Link to Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RealEstateInsidersUnfiltered Link to Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/realestateinsiderspod/ Link to YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/@RealEstateInsidersUnfiltered Link to TikTok Page: https://www.tiktok.com/@realestateinsiderspod Link to website: https://realestateinsidersunfiltered.com This podcast is produced by Two Brothers Creative. https://twobrotherscreative.com/contact/   The views and opinions expressed on Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered are those of the hosts and guests in their personal capacities and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of AGNT, Inc., eXp Realty, LLC, NextHome, Inc., or any of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, or directors.  

Ed Sheeran has spoken out at the start of his first show since the rapper Macklemore was dropped from his US tour over pro-Palestinian comments. The British singer said the Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023 were horrific, but Israel's subsequent response had been disproportionate. He said his heart had been broken by the scale of devastation. Also: for the first time since those Hamas attacks on Israel sparked the war on Gaza, half a million children inside the territory are returning to formal education. Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they have carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as energy sites on the country's Red Sea coast. Germany is holding two state elections this weekend in the wake of the recent successes of the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland - or AfD - party which recorded its best ever result. And Google has confirmed that its AI system, Gemini, hacked into three companies during a test in May. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment.Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.ukPhoto: Ed Sheeran performs at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025 - Liverpool. Credit: BBC/Jamie Simonds

In this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Wendell asks Mikah whether his wife is right that typing into an AI chatbot is no different from a Google search, and wants to know where those conversations go, who can see them, whether they're used for training, and if any settings can turn that off in both ChatGPT and Gemini. Send in your questions for Mikah to hot@twit.tv, and he'll answer them in a future episode! Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-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 Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: trustedtech.team/twit

In this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Wendell asks Mikah whether his wife is right that typing into an AI chatbot is no different from a Google search, and wants to know where those conversations go, who can see them, whether they're used for training, and if any settings can turn that off in both ChatGPT and Gemini. Send in your questions for Mikah to hot@twit.tv, and he'll answer them in a future episode! Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-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 Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: trustedtech.team/twit

In this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Wendell asks Mikah whether his wife is right that typing into an AI chatbot is no different from a Google search, and wants to know where those conversations go, who can see them, whether they're used for training, and if any settings can turn that off in both ChatGPT and Gemini. Send in your questions for Mikah to hot@twit.tv, and he'll answer them in a future episode! Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-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 Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: trustedtech.team/twit

High-level U.S.–China talks are underway in New York on Sunday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are tackling tariffs, artificial intelligence, and rare-earth minerals.President Donald Trump unveiled a new AI Force—and plans to appoint an AI czar. The announcement came as Google revealed its Gemini system accessed protected networks belonging to three real companies during a cybersecurity test.A major drone strike hit Moscow on Russia's election day. Meanwhile, new American sanctions on the Kremlin are now in effect.

This is your daily horoscope for Monday, September 21, and the most important aspects of the day:Moon in Capricorn opposite Mars in Cancer (2am PT)Moon in Capricorn trine Sun in Virgo (7:30am PT)Moon enters Aquarius (10am PT)Mercury in Libra sextile Jupiter in Leo (4pm PT) 17 degreesMoon in Aquarius sextile Neptune in Aries (4:30pm PT)Moon in Aquarius conjunct Pluto in Aquarius (4:30pm PT)Moon in Aquarius trine Uranus in Gemini (9pm PT)Moon in Aquarius square Venus in Scorpio (10:30pm PT)Unlock More MagicBook a Reading with StephanieAccess Personalized Horoscopes + Join Stephanie's PatreonMake a DifferenceRevoke Stacy Turner's Medical License (Corrupt Coroner in Mississippi)

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AI researchers are warning that the technology they're creating could kill us all. On this week's On the Media, unpacking the feverish debate over the dangers of artificial intelligence. Plus, why people find AI chatbots more convincing than their fellow humans.[01:00] Brooke Gladstone interviews Joshua Rothman, staff writer at The New Yorker, about the competing narratives around AI, which maximize its power on the one hand and minimize it on the other, and how both sides risk misunderstanding the technology and what to do about it. [21:38] Micah Loewinger speaks with Jason Koebler, investigative reporter and co-founder of 404 Media, about the A.I. marketing tactic that's bombarded Reddit, and why AEO, not SEO, is changing our the internet's future. [36:05] Micah Loewinger chats with Kai Kupferschmidt, contributing writer for Science, about the growing body of research showing that chatbots can be as, if not more, persuasive than people. Further reading / watching:“Can A.I. ‘Go Rogue'?” by Joshua Rothman“Companies Are Using Reddit to Manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI Search” by Jason Koebler“It Is Trivially Easy to Use Reddit to Manipulate AI Search, Research Suggests,” by Jason Koebler“Powers of persuasion: AI chatbots are becoming experts at changing people's minds. What gives them an edge?” by Kai Kupferschmidt On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Qwen, Muse Glimmer, Ollama, llama.cpp, quantization, mixture-of-experts, RAG, tokens per second. On Hands-On AI, those aren't buzzwords — Mikah Sargent will explain exactly what they mean, then put them to work on hardware you already own. No cloud, no account, no data, leaving your desk. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On AI at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-ai Want access to the ad-free audio and video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Kevin demonstrates ways you can adopt AI in the next 100 daysSummary of the PodcastOverviewEpisode 2 of a mini-series within The Next 100 Days Podcast where Kevin Appleby and Graham Arrowsmith discuss how AI is influencing their workPre-recording conversation touched on football transfers (Nick Pope, James Trafford) before the formal recording beganKevin identified four or five distinct areas of AI usage he wanted to coverClaude as a Personal AI Assistant (Pre-Call Preparation)Kevin's primary personal AI tool is Claude Cowork, which he connects to email, Notion, HubSpot, calendar, Dropbox, and Google DriveUse case: 10 minutes before a client call, ask Claude to summarise all recent interactions across those sources — it surfaces outstanding promises, discussion topics, and what to raiseClaude can also draft emails into Gmail drafts (not sent), giving a ~90% ready version the user can refineGraham noted concern about integrating a Synology server; Kevin noted most personal data lives in Dropbox or Google Drive and Claude can connect to bothAI Agents Running AutomaticallyKevin runs two scheduled agents without manual triggeringAgent 1 (daily): Scans calendar 30 days out and checks whether each diary entry has a corresponding task in Notion; creates missing tasks automatically, including a Notion page for notesAgent 2 (weekly): Scans upcoming 30 days for GrowCFO Show or Next 100 Days podcast recordings, researches the guest online, and appends notes (bio, website links, suggested questions) to the relevant Notion taskKevin deliberately ignores AI-suggested questions to preserve natural curiosity in conversation, but acknowledges suggested questions are useful for solo-host formatsThe same agent concept applies to client/partner meetings: an agent could automatically pull last interaction notes before any key meetingAdopt AI in Finance Operations (GrowCFO Context)GrowCFO's current quarterly theme is Intelligent Finance Operations — covering the end-to-end finance cycle from purchase orders to final accountsThree-way matching: AI can match purchase orders, goods receipt notes, and invoices automatically; if all match, the invoice is paid without human interventionFraud detection: AI spots anomalies far more effectively than manual reviewReporting: AI can generate board reports and dashboards from accounting systems; demonstrated in a GrowCFO webinar with tech partner Round Treasury using ClaudeKey value: AI removes grunt work so finance professionals can focus on what the numbers mean, not just crunching themAI's Impact on Finance JobsSignificant job displacement expected in transactional/lower-level finance roles; less so for senior finance business partners whose work is relationship-basedChallenge: AI often saves portions of multiple people's jobs rather than eliminating whole roles, making headcount reduction difficult — a pattern observed in shared services projects long before AISupply of finance professionals is falling, particularly FP&A specialists in the US; AI may initially ease recruitment pressure rather than cut headcountMost finance teams are still at the "chatting with ChatGPT" stage, not yet using agentic or Cowork-style toolsA live example of a fully agentic debt-chasing system: an AI agent that checks the debtors ledger, identifies overdue accounts, calls customers, and holds an intelligent conversation about outstanding invoicesAI Connectivity LimitationsClaude's current integration with Xero is poor — only capable of producing basic debtor reports rather than actionable overdue listsCopilot and Gemini do not support Dropbox connectivity, limiting their use in Kevin's personal setupHallucination risk is reduced when AI operates within a well-defined, high-quality data "cocoon" — the importance of a single source of truthFaster Close and Rolling Forecasts"Faster close" — producing monthly accounts quickly rather than 10–15 days after month-end — has been a finance aspiration for 20+ years and AI now makes it achievableRolling forecasts with multiple scenarios (e.g., 0%, 25%, 50% tariff scenarios) can be modelled and run instantly by AI rather than taking weeks to buildAI Governance in FinanceSegregation of duties must be replicated in AI workflows: different agents or human approvers for setting up suppliers, authorising accounts, and making paymentsA single "super AI agent" handling everything end-to-end is not yet appropriate or auditableUsing AI for Research & White PapersKevin used ChatGPT Deep Research to read ~30 published documents from major consultancies (PwC, Deloitte, EY, Accenture, BCG, Forrester, etc.) on AI in finance ops in 15–20 minutes — work that previously would have taken two graduate trainees a fortnightHe gave both ChatGPT and Claude the same prompt and found ChatGPT produced a better overall result, though Claude surfaced some content ChatGPT missed; he combined bothAI is excellent at generating and researching text but structuring the final document, choosing diagrams, and making it consumable remains a human taskVirtual Board / AI AvatarsA GrowCFO partner CFO used AI avatars of their board members to anticipate board reactions to finance reports before presentingKevin tested a "virtual advisory board" in AI, including public figures like Michael Heppell, and received useful diverse perspectivesThe deeper goal: frame board materials to open up discussion rather than trigger defensive reactionsKAIOS — Kevin's AI Operating System (Personal Project)Started from a ChatGPT conversation: "What if everything you've been taught about time management is a lie?" — leading to the insight that most productivity systems just create more tasks rather than freedomEvolved into KAIOS (Kevin's AI Operating System): a Dropbox-based knowledge structure containing Kevin's values, StrengthsFinder profile, career history, stories, and frameworks — accessible by any AI model via instructions stored within the structureA book outline, introduction, and chapter frameworks have been drafted with ChatGPT's help; the project paused in favour of building KAIOS first so the book has genuine personal stories and IP embeddedGraham suggested this could be Kevin's biggest career opportunity — analogous to how MeclabsAI has built a multi-million pound business around systematised marketing knowledgeKevin noted he prefers positioning himself as an expert using AI in finance rather than as an AI expert per se, given how fast the field movesCareer Reflection & Future DirectionBoth hosts reflected on the retirement vs. continued work question; Kevin expressed enthusiasm for staying engaged with AI developments and not wanting to reach the point where technology no longer makes senseKevin acknowledged competitors in the AI-for-finance space (e.g., Nicholas Boucher's AI Finance Club) but sees his differentiation in applying deep finance and personal IP rather than competing directlyGrowCFO Show is approaching episodeThe Next 100 Days Podcast Co-HostsGraham ArrowsmithGraham founded Finely Fettled in 2014 to provide data from The UK High Net Worth Database to marketers targeting affluent and high-net-worth customers. He's the founder of MicroYES, a Partner for MeclabsAI, creating lead generation AI Agents & Workflows and introducing the MeclabsAI Platform. Graham is an inCruises Independent Partner, and is building up interest from people around the world in the World's Largest Travel Membership - inCruises. You can sign up and access 21,000+ cruises, hotels and tours by clicking HEREKevin ApplebyKevin specialises in finance transformation and implementing business change. He's the COO of GrowCFO, which provides both community and CPD-accredited training designed to grow the next generation of finance leaders. You can find Kevin on LinkedIn and at kevinappleby.com

Qwen, Muse Glimmer, Ollama, llama.cpp, quantization, mixture-of-experts, RAG, tokens per second. On Hands-On AI, those aren't buzzwords — Mikah Sargent will explain exactly what they mean, then put them to work on hardware you already own. No cloud, no account, no data, leaving your desk. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On AI at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-ai Want access to the ad-free audio and video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Dans l'actu des nouvelles technologies et de l'accessibilité pour cette semaine : Du côté des applications et du web Les mises à jour 27 majeures des systèmes Apple du côté de l'accessibilité, les nouveautés, les bugs introduits et les bugs corrigés. iOS / iPad OS. macOS. watchOS. NVDA : Enquête de satisfaction 2026. Gemini arrive sur Windows : l'application officielle de Google est enfin disponible. Windows 11 : Microsoft rend enfin la touche Copilot personnalisable (et c'était urgent). Tous les logiciels de Rogue Amoeba sont pleinnement compatibles avec macOS 27 Golden Gate. Le coup de gueule de Pascale Le Service Après Vente (SAV) des lunettes Meta. Remerciements Cette semaine, nous remercions Bertram, Cyprine, Murielle et Jean-Pierre pour leurs infos ou leur dons. Si vous souhaitez vous aussi nous envoyer de l'info ou nous soutenir : Pour nous contactez ou nous envoyez des infos, passez par le formulaire de contact sur la page oxytude.org/contact. Pour nous soutenir via Paypal, c'est sur la page paypal.me/oxytude. Pour vos achats sur Amazon, passez par notre lien affilié oxytude.org/amazon.. Pour animer cet épisode Cédric, Pascale et Philippe.

Qwen, Muse Glimmer, Ollama, llama.cpp, quantization, mixture-of-experts, RAG, tokens per second. On Hands-On AI, those aren't buzzwords — Mikah Sargent will explain exactly what they mean, then put them to work on hardware you already own. No cloud, no account, no data, leaving your desk. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On AI at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-ai Want access to the ad-free audio and video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Send us Fan MailThe future of real estate search may not belong to Zillow, Realtor.com, Compass, or any brokerage portal.It may belong to AI.Buyers are increasingly moving toward a world where they can simply tell ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, or another AI assistant exactly what they want:“Find me the five best homes for my family, my budget, my commute, and my lifestyle.”And then comes the question every real estate agent should be thinking about:“Who is the best agent to help me buy one of these homes?”In this episode of Dishin' Dirt, Gary Pickren explores why the real estate industry may be spending millions of dollars fighting over portals while artificial intelligence is quietly changing the entire way consumers search for homes, compare properties, research neighborhoods, and ultimately choose a real estate agent.Google itself is moving from traditional search results toward AI-generated answers. Zillow is already embracing conversational AI. The consumer journey is changing fast.So what does that mean for Realtors?It means the future may not be about getting more website clicks.It may be about making sure AI understands who you are, what market you serve, and why you are an expert.In this episode:• Why AI could become the new front door to real estate search• Why traditional real estate portals may lose influence• How Google AI is changing the way consumers search• Why Zillow is already preparing for the AI era• How AI may narrow hundreds of listings down to the best few• Why agents will still be essential to the real estate transaction• How AI could determine which agents get recommended to consumers• Why Answer Engine Optimization, or AEO, matters• Why generic real estate content will not be enough• How hyperlocal expertise can help agents stand out• Why YouTube, reviews, websites, articles, and original content matter more than ever• What agents should be doing now to position themselves for AI searchThe biggest marketing question for Realtors may soon change from:“Where do I rank on Google?”to:“When AI is asked who the expert is, does it say my name?”The agents who win the next era of real estate may not be the ones who spend the most money buying leads.They may be the ones who become the most trusted answer.Stop trying to own the search. Become the answer.CLICK FOR THE BEFORE YOU SIGN SERIESDon't Sign a Buyer's Real Estate Agent Agreement Until You Watch This | South CarolinaSubscribe to Dishin' Dirt for more discussions on real estate law, technology, artificial intelligence, brokerage trends, marketing, and the issues shaping the future of the real estate industry.#RealEstate #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Realtor #RealEstateAgent #ChatGPT #Zillow #GoogleAI #RealEstateMarketing #RealEstateTechnology #AEO #FutureOfRealEstateDon't forget to like us and share us!Gary* Gary serves on the South Carolina Real Estate Commission as a Commissioner. The opinions expressed herein are his opinions and are not necessarily the opinions of the SC Real Estate Commission. This podcast is not to be considered legal advice. Please consult an attorney in your area.    

Written version below.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — I'm keeping the price as it is. I was going to raise it, and then I listened to my intuition, which said no. Start date is October 1st, and Venus stations retrograde on October 3rd — there was a timezone error on my sales page that said the 2nd; the 3rd is correct.I've already started uploading new content to the portal — video guides, aspect breakdowns for the lead-in to the retrograde. And I want to say something I've been sitting with: I called this possibly my last run, and I don't know that's true. It's my favourite thing I do. Things are changing in my life and work, and I don't know exactly what form future iterations will take. But this one — this one — is ready, and I'm genuinely excited about it.Two tiers: the basic Journey at $397 (seven weeks, eight calls, all recorded, full course portal, pre-work videos, slides in colour and black-and-white), and the Dragon Rider add-on (an extra $500) which includes a private 30-minute one-on-one ($175 value), a year's membership in the Spiral Codex community ($600 value, beginning after the class), and a personalized gift I'll mail to you.louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Before We Dive InComing up: Cathy and I are recording on Friday, likely looking at the Aries Full Moon chart alongside the US Sibley chart — the DC chart for the full moon has exactly the same angles as the Sibley. We'll see what that means.Subscribe free on Substack for weekly posts and everything else. Spiral Weave on my website louiseedington.com — $10/month or $90/year.The Week at a GlanceThis is a week of building intensity, heading toward the Aries Full Moon on Saturday September 26th at 12:49pm Eastern. I've done a full separate video on that — go watch it for the depth. The week is the lead-in.The cards open at the end of your tether and build to fire. The astrology opens with a grinding cardinal T-square and builds to a kite configuration pointing at justice and transformation. By Saturday, the pieces come together.Key events:* Equinox — Sun enters 0° Libra — September 22nd* Pholus stations direct at 9° Capricorn — Friday September 25th* Aries Full Moon at 3° — Saturday September 26th at 12:49pm EasternOne note to carry all week: only Venus, the Sun, and Mercury have crossed the South Node and Regulus at 0° Virgo. The rest are still coming. Mars, Jupiter, Juno, Hygieia — all heading there eventually. For now, the direction is set, but the journey is ongoing.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot (Linda Hill, Etsy UK) and the Witch Oracle by Angie Sullins: Seven of Torches reversed, King of Torches, Ace of Torches reversed, She of the Invisible Ally.Three fire cards and one water card — and all of them, in their different ways, saying the same thing: the answer is within. The fire is within. The magic is within. The allies you've forgotten about are within.More at the end. But hold that thread.Day by DaySunday, September 20 — Moon in Capricorn. Cardinal T-Square. The Goddess Archetypes Are Screaming.We open the week with the Moon out of bounds in Capricorn — and Pluto also out of bounds, as it will be until early December each year through 2035. More erratic, more beyond the pale, more heightened. The usual advice: more self-care than you think you need, more boundaries, more kindness to yourself.The Moon squares Saturn retrograde (the guide for Capricorn, going back over the structures and rules) and opposes Ceres in Cancer — forming a cardinal T-square at 12°–13°. Cardinals push for action. This T-square is asking, again, loudly: how are our needs being met? How are the people's needs being met? How are the needs of the most vulnerable people being met?The outer expression of this energy keeps showing up in the news. Congress being sent home until November 9th — after the midterms, before Venus and Mercury station direct — while essential legislation is pending. A building in Gaza that had been bombed collapsed further, killing twenty people and trapping nearly a hundred. These are the literal expressions of the Moon opposing Ceres: needs not being met, structures not holding, the people saying enough.Mars in Cancer squares Vesta and Eris — both in Aries, both retrograde. Mars and Eris are siblings in the mythology, and this square is in some ways the two of them working together despite the friction. Mars (assertive drive, protective instincts, cooling its jets in Cancer) squares Eris (the truth-teller for the outsiders, sharply aware of exclusion and hierarchy). Together: there's a push to assert and claim space. And there's a deep fear of being controlled or sidelined. But the square is a cardinal square — initiating. Things have to change, and Mars is moving forward toward them.Mars then opposes Juno — now direct and heading back into Aquarius. The sacred contracts of our collective life are being confronted: none of this is working. We're seeing it everywhere.The Moon opposes Asteroid Lilith — and every goddess archetype in the chart this week seems to be screaming: we need to be heard. The Divine Feminine — not just women, but that whole energy of care, reciprocity, interconnection — needs to be heard.Black Moon Lilith at 25° Sagittarius makes a fire trine to the whole Aries retrograde cluster and to Hygieia and the South Node. The answer is to burn off the old, rise up, create the new. Tune into the spirit of fire — which I experience as the fire of inspiration. That whooshing feeling when something unlocks.The Moon closes the day by trining the Sun (last major Ptolemaic aspect before the full moon, Earth-to-Earth saying we are going to build a more meaningful world) while simultaneously squaring Chiron back in Aries. There is still work to finish. Every one of us is playing a part in building what comes next — in tight community, in broader collectives, in the most private inner work. All of it matters.Jupiter in Leo trines Pallas Athena — the expander meeting the wise strategist and pattern-seer. Strategies to rise up like phoenixes. To lead from the heart rather than from the throne.Monday, September 21 — Moon Into Aquarius. Mercury Opposes Pallas Athena. Hygieia and Hekate.The Moon finishes its Capricorn passage still carrying all those T-square themes, then enters Aquarius at 1:14pm Eastern — the sign of the people, the future, the collective. Things shift slightly: from the weight of structures collapsing to the vision of what we want to build instead.Mercury in Libra opposes Pallas Athena in Aries — big new ideas for justice. New strategies being assembled. In what feels like a surreal indicator of the astrology: Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders were reported on the same stage (not at the same time) making the same argument: the future of AI must be decided by the people, not the oligarchs. I had to read that twice. Mercury opposing Pallas Athena in the sign of justice, pulling pieces together from unexpected places, finding new strategies to challenge concentrated power.AI is part of this week's conversation. The founders are fighting amongst themselves. Companies are finding that replacing workers with AI is not delivering what was promised. The data centre heat problem remains unsolved. And amid all of it, the argument about who gets to decide the future of this technology — whether it's the few or the many — is getting louder. Hekate has her torch. The way forward is being shown.Hygieia opposes Hekate in this same cluster — holistic, preventative health in all its forms (not just physical; the health of our collective mind and leadership) facing the torchbearer at the crossroads. Which way do we go? Hekate knows. The answers are within.Mercury forms a sextile to Jupiter in Leo — big new ideas, big new plans, a real expansiveness in how we speak and think about what's possible.Tuesday, September 22 — Equinox. Sun Enters 0° Libra. The People Are Rising.The Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, Spring in the Southern — the Sun enters 0° Libra, a world point, beginning a new season and seeding new things.I took a quick look at the equinox chart set for Washington DC, and a few things caught my eye. Venus retrograde is in the 7th house of others and open enemies. The Aries retrograde cluster is in the 12th house of hidden enemies. Uranus is in the 2nd house of values, waking people up to what isn't feeding them. Ceres sits at the base of the chart — the IC, the foundation — and she is saying: this system is not working for the people's needs. Jupiter is moving into the 5th house of joy, creativity, self-expression, and the inner child — people beginning to find that.And the Aquarius Moon is on the cusp of the 11th house — the house of causes, politics, humanitarian concerns, and the collective voice. The Moon is the people. And the people are rising.Happy equinox.The Aquarius Moon meanwhile squares Haumea (regeneration at 2° Scorpio, the exact degree where Venus and the Moon met in their occultation gate), then sextiles Neptune (let go of who you thought you were; step into interconnection), then trines Uranus — ahas, pattern-shifts, those head-explodey moments of seeing things differently. We're going to have quite a few of those this week as we build toward the full moon.The Moon squares Venus in Scorpio — digging into the shared values and power relationships that Venus is about to take us through in her retrograde. Who has power over us? Who have we given our power away to? These are not rhetorical questions this week.Hygieia trines Vesta and Eris — the holistic health of the collective in flowing conversation with the inner flame and the truth-teller. The answers are within. Tune in.The Moon closes the day by conjuncting Pluto — the shadow to the light, the buried treasure beginning to emerge. Pluto and Haumea are heading toward another of their 13 squares (which run 2022–2028), and the Moon is activating that approach. Three more squares after this one. The transformation is not done.Wednesday, September 23 — Moon Opposes Jupiter. Moon Meets Hekate and Chariklo. Moon Into Pisces.The Aquarius Moon opposes Jupiter in Leo — the people looking directly at the expanded king energy and saying: your time is limited. Jupiter is heading toward the South Node in Leo. Leaders, in the astrology world and in the wider world, are being taken down or called to account. Not necessarily the ones we want yet — but the motion is real.The Moon trines Mercury (air to air: the collective mind, speaking out, ideas flowing) and then makes what I find genuinely beautiful: the Moon meets Hekate and Chariklo, both retrograde in Aquarius, both quietly holding space and weaving the new story from the pieces that are simultaneously falling apart and falling into place.The Moon opposes Hygieia — everything heading down the South Node drain that is not for our genuine holistic flourishing, individually and collectively. Circling the drain of what's not working. And the Moon conjuncts the North Node at 29° — still that eclipse charge, still that pull toward the future. Still at the threshold.Change is coming. 29°. The anaretic degree of the liminal space.And at the very end of the day, the Moon enters Pisces — things get very emotional as we build toward the full moon. But also: clouds clearing. The feeling quality of the coming days is going to be intense and also somehow clarifying.Thursday, September 24 — Quiet Build. Lightning Hitting Water.Not a huge number of aspects — a day to let things settle and integrate as the energy builds.The Pisces Moon squares Sedna (adapt; change is coming; mutable signs pressing) then trines Haumea (ready to create from our feelings and our right brain; intuition and balance coming together) and then squares Uranus — and Louise described this perfectly: lightning hitting water. Uranus in Gemini, all those electrical awakenings and flashing ideas, square the Pisces Moon's deep emotionality and flow. Shocking. Potentially beautiful. Possibly a few jarring revelations.The Moon then trines Venus — seeing clearly about values, self-worth, how power has been given away. This is Venus retrograde territory, and we're already starting to feel it from the outside in.Asteroid Lilith squares Vesta — the original equality and the inner flame in friction, both asking the same question from different angles: what are you devoted to at the deepest level of who you are? With Chiron back in Aries, this is about healing the core self — finding the medicine of genuine individuality (not rugged power-over, but power from within) and healing the inner masculine while we're at it.Mercury trines Hekate and Chariklo — the messenger in flowing conversation with the torchbearer and the cosmic doula. The mind is starting to catch up with what the soul already knows.Friday, September 25 — Venus Day. Pholus Stations Direct. The Kite Forms. Sun Enters Libra Season Fully.Pholus stations direct at 9° Capricorn. Nine — the number of endings. Pholus is the Pandora's Box centaur — the lid-comes-off energy, the things that get out that can't be put back in. He has been retrograde in Capricorn for a long time, going back over what has been out of integrity in our institutions and structures. And now he stations direct.More things are going to come out of the box. More revelations about the structures we've been living under. More things that, once seen, cannot be unseen. This station coincides directly with the full moon approaching and the Sun making exact aspects to the basket/cradle planets.The Sun trines Pluto and Uranus, and opposes Neptune exactly — forming a kite in fire and air, with the Aries retrograde cluster as the focal point and Neptune (dissolving the old, birthing the spiritual warrior) as the tail. Big ideas for justice. New people rising up. New alliances forming in unexpected places.The Sun at 3°–4° Libra is now past the equinox and building power in the sign of balance, harmony, and — often forgotten — justice. Libra is also traditionally associated with war (as the scales of battle), and the resistance to injustice is very much Libran at its highest.New lawsuits. New strategies. New coalitions. Some of them surprising.Mercury in Libra opposes Vesta and Eris — speaking up for the inner flame, speaking up for the outsiders. Mercury past 22° Libra means it's now in the territory where Venus will station direct on November 13th. The mercury mind is already walking the ground Venus will return to.Saturday, September 26 — The Aries Full Moon. 12:49pm Eastern.Go and watch the full moon video. It's all there.What I'll say here: the Moon in Pisces makes a water trine to Mars in Cancer (finally cooling its jets, the guardian energy settling into water) before entering Aries at 6:23am Eastern — and look at what it steps into. The whole retrograde Aries pileup. Chiron, Eris, Vesta, Pallas Athena, Saturn, Manwë, Neptune. The Moon as the focal point of this kite, as the people meeting all those planets going within, reviewing, reflecting.The Moon meets Neptune (spiritual warrior; releasing who we thought we were), sextiles Sedna (adapt), sextiles Pluto (transformation), sextiles Uranus (radical awakening) — the mini grand trine activated right at the full moon.Full Moon exact at 12:49pm Eastern at 3° Aries. Fulfillment. Illumination. Something completing.Right after the full moon, the Moon conjuncts Manwë — the Law of Grace. Spontaneous resolution through internal alignment and correct action. Without external intervention. This is what the class does: guide you to take that self-directed, inner journey.Then the Moon squares Pholus — facing what we see as the lid comes off, some people extending more grace to each other than before.And one date to hold: Venus and Mercury station direct on November 13th. Congress is due back on November 9th — four days before. Mars crosses the South Node the day after that, on November 14th, alongside Jupiter. Watch this space.The Cards in DetailSeven of Torches (Wands), reversed — Lacking Courage:You may start the week feeling this. A lack of faith in yourself. Like it's all too much. Like quitting would be easier. The upright Seven of Torches is I Am Courage — and the reversal doesn't remove the courage. It asks you to look within for it rather than expecting it to come from outside. The fire is in there. It always was.King of Torches — I Am Dynamic:The more you go within — even if you begin the week feeling defeated — the more this dynamism starts to build as the full moon approaches. Things are being ignited. The King of Torches doesn't wait for permission. He knows he carries his fire within him. The full moon is the ignition point.Ace of Torches, reversed — I Am Inspired (from within):The Ace reversed is still the Ace — pure creative fire, the beginning of something. Reversed, the invitation is to find the inspiration within, not to look for the external spark. This is where the three fire cards are pointing together: defeat, then dynamism, then inspiration — all sourced from the interior. This is the Red Seeds Tarot, the deck of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the descent and return. Perfectly placed for the week Venus is about to take us underground.She of the Invisible Ally (Witch Oracle):“There are unseen forces guiding you right now. They rarely let themselves be seen, but that doesn't mean they're not there. While it's true that you often name and number your resources, you forget about the unseen ones. The invisibles are available to you always, but they tend to dwell in the higher places — energies of wonder, curiosity, and hope.Petition them. A witch will reach into these energies and swim with them through the cosmos. This is a good time for dreaming and journeying. Take a walk in nature. Seek out a credible plant shaman who can help you access the gifts of the green world. Spend time in the liminal realm with active imagination. Put yourself in the way of magic. Helpful spirits are ready to guide you, and now is the time to summon them to show themselves.”We do exactly this in the Venus Retrograde class — the active imagination, the guided journeys, the liminal realm work. Not coincidentally.And: find your inner dragon.The planets don't make anything happen. Everything is happening within you. Stuff happens, challenges happen — but how you respond to them, and how you work with them, is what matters.You are the cosmos. The invisible ally is you.Summing UpA cardinal T-square pressing on the structures that aren't working. Mars and Eris, siblings, asserting and claiming space. The equinox — a new season, a world point, a chart that says the people are rising. Pholus stationing direct with more things coming out of the box. The fire and air kite forming as the Aries Full Moon approaches. Manwë, the Law of Grace, right after the full moon. And four cards — three of them fire — that move from defeat, through dynamism, to inner inspiration, held by the unseen allies that have never left.Start the week however you need to start it. Look within. Find the fire.It was always there.— LouiseVenus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — starts October 1st, Venus retrogrades October 3rd. $397 basic Journey; Dragon Rider add-on $500 extra. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026Cathy and I are recording on Friday — check the channel. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosmicowlastrology.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, Tulsee Doshi, who leads product for Google's Gemini models, joins me for the fourth conversation in the "Inside PM" series. Tulsee has spent eleven years at Google, moving through Search and YouTube before taking on product for the Gemini family and Google's video, image, and audio models. We get into how her team avoids building a boring product, why their blend of platform work and lab work feels like a new kind of product management, and what she looks for in the PMs she thinks will thrive in that environment.–Key topics:• Why customer requests get weighed against research the customers can't see• Why stack-ranking every request would leave you with a boring product• The 20 prompts trick for turning a vague ask into a great eval• How to know a model is ready to ship without waiting a year• Reading a model's "vibes," and why Simon Tokumine's gut check carries real weight• Prototyping features that don't work yet on purpose• Why "technical" on her team means thorough, not a computer science degree• The Nano Banana moment that "fuels all of the other chaos"–Timestamps:00:00 Introduction03:28 Welcoming Tulsee Doshi to break down how Google builds Gemini04:10 Eleven years at Google, from Search and YouTube to leading Gemini06:20 Why the model team works like an engine maker for a garage of cars08:40 Why stack-ranking every request would produce "a boring product"11:25 "Nothing can replace a great eval": evals as the new PRD14:36 The "20 prompts" trick for turning a vague ask into a great eval18:44 How to know a model is ready to ship without waiting a year22:40 "Vibes": why Simon Tokumine's gut check on a model carries real weight27:20 Why speed beats trying to build the perfect product today29:35 Prototyping features that "don't quite work yet," on purpose31:05 The 60/20/20 rule for building against a model that keeps improving33:58 The five traits she looks for in a research PM40:35 Why "technical" on her team means thorough, not a CS degree44:25 How AI tools are changing what Google's PMs do all day48:30 Why Google's I/O still matters as a forcing function52:50 The vibe inside Gemini right now: hype and chaos at once55:20 What she'd change running product outside a model lab57:15 The Nano Banana moment that "fuels all of the other chaos"–Brought to you by:• Chargebee—Billing and monetization infrastructure for the AI era–Referenced:• Antigravity• Gemini• Gemini Deep Research• Gemini Notebook• Gmail• Google• Google Cloud• Google's Associate Product Manager (APM) Program• Inside PM at Meta• Inside PM at Meta 2• Inside PM at Stripe• Inside PM at Waymo• Nano Banana• Simon Tokumine–Where to find Nikhyl:• Twitter/X• LinkedIn–Where to find Tulsee:• Twitter/X• LinkedIn–Join The Skip:• Skip Coach• Skip Community–Find The Skip:• Website• Substack• YouTube• Spotify• Apple Podcasts–Don't forget to subscribe to The Skip to hear me coach you through timely career lessons. Access exclusive sessions from 100+ top product leaders at skip.coach. If you're interested in joining me on a future call, send me a note on LinkedIn, Threads, or Twitter. You can also email me at nikhyl@skip.community This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theskip.substack.com

A car driving through traffic with no steering wheel sounds like science fiction until you remember it is already happening in Austin. That single design choice forces a brutal but useful question for leaders: if you remove the human from the repetitive, high-risk task, what suddenly becomes possible?We take the Tesla Cybercab and full self-driving supervised as a concrete model for AI in business operations. The insurance discounts are “receipts” that outcomes are changing, not just opinions. From there, we connect the dots to how most organizations are built: org charts, standard operating procedures, approvals, and checklists that exist largely to manage human inconsistency. When we design work that way, we end up paying smart people to behave like automatons, and it shows up as burnout, boredom, and sloppy customer experiences.Then we flip the model. Humans provide the destination: vision, intent, and judgment. AI agents and automation handle the how: routing tasks, answering phones, drafting, triage, follow-ups, and the repetitive steps that drag everyone into “labor mode.” We also share a simple starting move you can do today: list what you do, drop it into ChatGPT or Gemini, and ask for one easy win to automate so you can tiptoe into real workflow automation without getting overwhelmed.If you want practical AI implementation that creates clarity, improves quality, and frees your team to be creative again, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a quick review. What's the first process you would remove the steering wheel from?Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system, closest to the sun, taking a magical 88 days for a year. It travels fast but spins slowly – a day being 1.5 times as long as a year – with a quirky, egg-shaped orbit.Small with a big character. That kind of sums up mythical Hermes (Mercury) who, on the first day of his life, invents music, fire and ritual, steals Apollo's cattle and snuggles back into his blanket like nothing happened. To get in touch with this endlessly paradoxical being we begin with his Orphic Hymn: an invocation of the god. Only, of course, there isn't one hymn but two. Already he has found a way to 'twin' himself. The first hymn gives us a sense of his role as messenger – his 'day job' – the second as psychopomp: guide of souls who assists us through the many deaths of our lives. That's the thing about Hermes/Mercury. We meet him at the threshold. Even astrologically he is the third in a set of three. He revises where we've been and sets us up for where we're going next. Of course, being an episode about words themselves, there had to be some poetry involved. Dylan Thomas takes us in with On the Words in Poetry – essentially a love song dedicated to the magic of words themselves. And then, to close us out, a poem called, if this isn't too on the nose, Magic Words. ReferencesHomeric Hymn to Hermes — Theoi Classical Texts Library Orphic Hymns — Apostolos N. Athanassakis & Benjamin M. Wolkow, The Orphic Hymns — Johns Hopkins University PressThe Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart — Robert Bly, James Hillman & Michael Meade — Open LibraryDylan Thomas — “On the Words in Poetry” — from The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart“Magic Words” — from The Rag and Bone Shop of the HeartTim Minchin — “Prejudice” — YouTubeTim Minchin — “If You Open Your Mind Too Much Your Brain Will Fall Out” — Tim MinchinSigmund Freud / “Freudian slip” — APA Dictionary of Psychology Arnold Mindell — “Discovering the World in the Individual: The World Channel in Psychotherapy” — Process Work Hermes — Theoi Greek Mythology — Hermes Hermes, the herma, fire, lyre and psychopomp — Theoi: HermesJoin the Newsletter!Podcast Musician: Marlia CoeurPlease consider becoming a Patron to support the show!Go to OnTheSoulsTerms.com for more.

Vandaag bespreken we het boek De machtscode van Marietje Schaake. De ondertitel is: Hoe de onzichtbare belangenstrijd achter AI onze democratie bedreigt https://www.linkedin.com/in/marietjeschaake https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marietje_Schaake Marietje was 10 jaar lid van het Europees Parlement voor D66. Ze was verbonden aan de Universiteit van Stanford tot april 2026 als Fellow van het Institute for Human-Centered AI. Ze is vooral actief op het gebied van de onafhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse Big Tech. In 2024 gepubliceerd: De tech coup. Hoe tech is gaan regeren en we de macht weer terugwinnen, Atlas Contact, Amsterdam. ISBN 978904504662 In februari 2025 ontving Schaake een Felipe Rodriquez Award, de positieve variant van de Nederlandse Big Brother Award, voor "het aankaarten van de gebrekkige tot afwezige democratische controle op de Big Tech-bedrijven die onze wereld vormgeven". Boek: Inleiding - In de ban van AI De doorbraak van AI De mythe van AI De ideologie achter AI De macht van AI Een agenda voor AI Nawoord - Tijd voor zelfvertrouwen Inleiding - In de ban van AI In de inleiding laat ze direct de risico's en kwetsbaarheden van het AI-gebruik zien. We laten belangrijke beslissingen over aan ondoorzichtige systemen die zijn ontworpen om waarde te creëren voor aandeelhouders. Daarnaast wordt er te weinig gekeken naar de gevolgen, zoals milieuschade, sociale ontwrichting en onvoorspelbaarheid. We worden vooral gestuurd door kansen. In Europa gebruiken we massaal Amerikaanse platforms en investeren we in Amerikaanse techbedrijven waarmee we de Amerikaanse economie ondersteunen, terwijl ze de democratie in Europa onderuit willen halen. De machtscode: wie de controle over de AI-infrastructuur heeft, bepaalt welke informatie miljarden mensen bereikt, welke vragen als legitiem worden beschouwd en welke antwoorden als waarheid worden gepresenteerd. Het boek is een pamflet. De doorbraak van AI Veel mensen gebruiken AI, ook als ze daarmee hun eigen werk uiteindelijk overbodig maken. We werken direct mee aan de groei van AI-bedrijven. AI is ons leven binnengeslopen voordat we goed hebben begrepen wat de consequenties zijn. Gesloten systemen, waarin bedrijven vinden dat zij alleen een veilig gebruik van AI kunnen garanderen. De geschiedenis wijst uit dat dit niet lukt. Uiteindelijk gaat de winst van het bedrijf voor. AI als intieme partner voelt een emotionele band met de bot. Met name bij jongeren die zijn opgegroeid met de mobiel in de hand. AI sluipt in alle apps op je telefoon. Whittaker (Signal) waarschuwt dat agentic AI (die allerlei taken van je kan overnemen) het einde is van de privacy. Het systeem heeft overal toegang toe en kent je bank- en creditcardgegevens. AI heeft invloed op ons welzijn, werk en de weerbaarheid van mensen en daarmee op de maatschappij. Het stuurt ongemerkt ons gedrag. Waarvan we afhankelijk worden van een klein aantal (tech)bedrijven met ondoorzichtige belangen en nauwelijks democratische controle. Ze optimaliseren voor schaal en snelheid en niet voor maatschappelijke verantwoordelijkheid, welzijn of het voorkomen van problemen. De mythe van AI p38 De mythische verhalen over AI legitimeren macht, rechtvaardigen offers en maken halfgoden van AI-experts. Het geeft deze bedrijven meer macht en aanzien en ze lijken alle investeringen waard. De bedrijven verzamelen gigantische hoeveelheden data over wat wij online doen. (Google, Meta, Amazon) Managers willen AI inzetten voor meer efficiëntie. De angst voor China bij de techbedrijven dat ze worden ingehaald, waardoor er steeds hogere bedragen worden geïnvesteerd. Wanneer de bubbel barst met de geplande IPO's van tientallen miljarden, lijkt er een nieuwe piek te zijn. Als de bubbel barst, dan heeft dit ook effect op de rest van de economie omdat veel bedrijven in AI hebben geïnvesteerd (FOMO), zoals de Nederlandse pensioenfondsen. De vooruitgang van AI lijkt niet te stoppen, haast onvermijdelijk, alsof we geen keuze hebben, maar die hebben we wel. De ideologie achter AI De Nederlandse overheid en bedrijven zijn afhankelijk van Amerikaanse technologie; zie het gebruik van Microsoft 365 (overheid en bedrijven) en Google (bedrijven en privé). Deze bedrijven zijn nauw verbonden aan de politiek in de VS. De mensen achter de AI-bedrijven (met macht), bijna allemaal witte mannen met techno-utopische, antidemocratische en anti-Europese ideeën. p58 Soms zelfs fascistisch of technofascistisch. Ze beïnvloeden met hun platformen de meningen en emoties in vele landen. Libertarische ideeën, vrije markt en individuele vrijheid. Het belangrijkste doel is groei en winst voor de eigen bedrijven. Ze lobbyen tegen wetgeving op het gebied van AI, technologie, privacy, vermogensbelasting. Ze hebben grip op de media, zoals Bezos (Washington Post en Time Magazine) en Ellison (CBS en Paramount), en Musk met Twitter. Thiel is oprichter van Palantir, waar veel overheidsdiensten, zoals politie en leger, al mee werken. (niet van overtuigd dat vrijheid en democratie samen gaan). p62 "Echte vrijheid voor ondernemers zoals hij is onmogelijk in een democratie waarin iedereen een stem heeft." Ze komen met startup states en CEO-koningen. De miljardairs in het The Autoritarian Stack-netwerk willen steeds meer overheidsfuncties omzetten in private producten zoals DigiD en betalingsverkeer. De macht van AI Macht over het milieu - kan klimaatverandering tegengaan en zorgt tegelijk voor een toename van het fossiele energieverbruik. De automation bias - we geloven dat geautomatiseerde systemen neutralere of eerlijkere beslissingen nemen dan mensen. Systemen zijn ontworpen, gebouwd en getraind door mensen. Discriminatie door deze systemen (toeslagenaffaire) Zoekmachine Zero - nul klikken in de zoekmachine met AI-gegenereerde antwoorden hoef je niet meer door te klikken naar websites, terwijl ze wel de oorspronkelijke informatie leveren. Interessant GPT-NL gebaseerd op de archieven van Nederlandse mediabedrijven. Enshittification van Cory Doctorow - goed boek dat schrijft over verslechtering van de producten en diensten van de topbedrijven zoals Google. Macht over de economie, cultuur en werk. Productiviteit stijgt en inkomen daalt. Werken loont steeds minder. Macht over de politiek - ondermijning van de democratie p101 106, 107 en 108 Macht over de regelgeving - minder regels, deregulering. De machtscode - verschuivingen op de arbeidsmarkt, het verlies van kennis en intellectueel eigendom, de grote hoeveelheid water, land en energie die nodig zijn, de erosie van de rechtsstaat. De impact van AI is gigantisch en lang niet altijd duidelijk. Digitale autonomie moet het uitgangspunt zijn voor de overheid p115 Een agenda voor AI p119 opsomming van wat we hebben in Nederland: ASML, efficiënte landbouw, internetknooppunt, goede universiteiten. Concrete visie op publieke waarden in de digitale wereld. p120 Rapport Wennink - te veel door een economische bril gekeken en te weinig door een maatschappelijke bril. Er is beweging - DigiD wordt teruggedraaid. Vanochtend in FD dat "De fiscus wil ‘voorloper' op het gebied van digitale autonomie worden binnen de Rijksoverheid, na kritiek op de overstap naar Amerikaanse leveranciers." https://fd.nl/politiek/1599626/belastingdienst-scherpt-aanbestedingsbeleid-it-projecten-aan Stoppen met de aandelenbeurzen van landen buiten de EU massaal te subsidiëren. (er komen grote IPO's aan) Maak de stappen naar digitale soevereiniteit concreet. p128 Test AI voordat het op de markt komt Zorg ervoor dat iedereen toegang heeft tot AI Faciliteer onafhankelijke kennis over AI Zet huidige wet- en regelgeving in Maak handhaving flexibeler Bouw Europese AI (publieke waarden) Trek talent aan Verstevig samenwerking tussen democratische landen Vorm een democratische AI-alliantie Leer van anderen Gebruik onze troeven Nawoord - Tijd voor zelfvertrouwen Europa heeft veel goede dingen en Silicon Valley wat minder romantiseren. Je kunt zelf ook iets doen voor meer democratische grip op AI: stap over van ChatGTP of Gemini naar Mistral Vibe (voorheen Le Chat) stap over van Sharepoint naar NextCloud van Gmail naar Proton Mail Er zijn genoeg Europese alternatieven zie https://decideforimpact.com/eu-tech/ p154 afsluiter Opvallende lessen uit het boek voor ons: 00:00 Intro van het boek en eerste indruk van Erno 04:40 De drie elementen waarom de serie De Vonkjes zo waarderen. 08:35 Een inkijk in hoeveel macht de AI-techbedrijven hebben, met name door gigantische verwachtingen te geven over de toekomst met AI. 14:35 Een voorbeeld van de macht van de VS is het blokkeren van creditcards en e-mail van rechters van het Internationaal Gerechtshof. 16:15 Voorbeeld van DigiD: hoe de politiek niet ingrijpt als de VS meer macht dreigt te krijgen en toestemming geeft voor de verkoop. 19:55 Medicijnen worden getest, AI amper. 20:40 AI is een machine die ons bedreigt en we moeten daarom de mens voor AI beschermen [Tom] 22:15 Onder druk van de versnelling naar de toekomst worden langetermijnbeloften gedaan en moeten belemmeringen op dit moment worden geminimaliseerd. 23:05 Hoe een versie van Gen AI (Claude) de besluitvormers (mensen) beïnvloedt en zelfs chanteert om niet op te waarderen naar een nieuwe versie. 28:05 De financiële markten die afhankelijk zijn van het succes van AI door de enorme investeringen met alle risico's van dien als de bubbel barst. 29:35 De FOMO-gedachte waardoor het lijkt dat we geen keuze hebben en wel moeten doorgaan met AI. 30:05 Vanuit de Amerikaanse optiek speelt Europa geen rol meer in de AI-wedloop. 30:50 Kritische vragen worden bestempeld als anti-patriotisch. 34:05 Bria heeft met The Authoritarian Stack in kaart gebracht hoe de spelers samenhangen. ...

Michael Sorg and Katie Dudas are joined by Sam Eitzen, CEO of Snapbar, for a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is changing experiential marketing, trade shows, conferences, brand activations, and the humble photo booth. Sam explains how Snapbar evolved from physically hauling hundreds of photo booths to events into building a web-based platform that lets brands create interactive experiences accessible from an iPad, touchscreen, QR code, or an attendee's own phone. What started as a necessary pandemic pivot has developed into AI photo experiences, highly personalized AI Stories, and new ways for brands to combine entertainment with lead generation. The conversation also gets beyond the AI hype. Sam discusses the unpredictability of image models, why prompt engineering still requires humans, how Snapbar tests and switches between different AI models, and why brands need to understand that generative AI is not simply automated Photoshop. Snapbar's system remains cloud-based, meaning connectivity and third-party model reliability are still real considerations for live events. Topics and products discussed: What experiential marketing actually means: Sam distinguishes traditional broadcast and digital advertising from interactive marketing designed to bring the audience into the experience through participation. Snapbar's origin story: The company began as a side-gig photo booth business before moving from weddings into conferences, trade shows, sporting events, product launches, festivals, and other B2B activations. The pandemic pivot: When physical events disappeared in 2020, a client asked whether Snapbar could bring its photo experiences online. That request became the foundation of the company's current web-based platform. World Cup fan activations: Sam describes branded soccer experiences that let attendees transform themselves into stylized or animated fans and players without improperly copying team intellectual property. QR codes instead of long lines: Experiences can run on event iPads while also letting thousands of attendees participate from their own phones by scanning a QR code. Understanding the audience: A soccer activation that works at the World Cup may flop at a legal conference. Sam says cybersecurity audiences, for example, often respond particularly well to gaming, fantasy, and trading-card concepts. Digital experiences as event swag: The group discusses whether personalized digital content can become an alternative to another pile of branded pens, bottles, and promotional giveaways. Snapbar's planned digital spinner wheel: Sam explains a digital version of the familiar trade-show prize wheel with customizable branding, prize probabilities, inventory management, QR control, redemption codes, and lead capture. The rise of the AI photo booth: Early image generation was unreliable, producing extra arms, heads, and other artifacts. As models improved, AI photo experiences became one of Snapbar's biggest products. AI Stories: Snapbar adds Mad Libs-like personalization to AI-generated experiences, allowing attendees to influence the resulting scene while brands maintain controls over the experience. Taking event tech into unusual environments: Sam recalls activations at music festivals, on boats, and experiences that attendees could even access while traveling because everything is web-based. Working across AI providers: Rather than building its own image models, Snapbar evaluates available third-party systems and can shift between models depending on prompt adherence, realism, animation style, and client needs. Why testing matters: AI models can regress or behave differently after updates. Snapbar's team tests experiences ahead of events, attempts to break them, adjusts prompts, and can intervene while an activation is live. Treat AI like a new team member: Sam suggests thinking of AI less like an infallible machine and more like a new employee that needs context, supervision, defined permissions, and an understanding of what it does well. AI is not automated Photoshop: Clients sometimes expect pixel-perfect control, but generative systems still involve prompting, probabilities, and outputs that cannot always be completely dictated. Why AI may not magically fix event networking: Sam pushes back on the idea that feeding hobbies and job titles into an AI matchmaking system automatically creates meaningful human connections. Event attendees ultimately want genuine personal and professional connection. The danger of easy AI startups: AI makes prototypes and products dramatically easier to build, but that also means competitors can build similar products just as quickly. Distribution becomes the advantage: Sam argues that customer relationships, audience access, SEO/AEO, reputation, and reaching the right buyers become even more important when everyone has access to powerful AI tools. Learn more about Snapbar at https://snapbar.com, which Sam specifically shares at the end of the interview.

Face à certaines campagnes de propagande étrangère, les grands chatbots ont fait mieux qu'une simple recherche Google. Mais leur avantage dépend surtout de leur capacité à décider quelles sources méritent d'être crues. NPR et NewsGuard ont testé cet été six assistants connectés à internet : ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Meta AI, Grok et Claude. Ils leur ont soumis trente questions construites à partir de quinze fausses informations diffusées par des acteurs russes, chinois ou iraniens entre décembre 2025 et juillet 2026. La moitié des questions étaient neutres. Les autres contenaient volontairement une prémisse fausse. Sur cet échantillon, les chatbots ont correctement contesté ces récits environ trois fois sur quatre, et ont globalement mieux résisté que les premières pages des moteurs de recherche. Le résultat est intéressant parce que ces assistants utilisent eux-mêmes le web. Leur avantage ne viendrait donc pas seulement de l'accès à davantage d'informations, mais de leur capacité à confronter plusieurs sources et à signaler qu'une question repose sur une affirmation trompeuse.Cela ne les rend pas pour autant fiables par défaut. NPR a constaté que les chatbots citaient aussi des médias contrôlés ou alignés sur des États, à des taux comparables aux moteurs de recherche. Et les résumés générés directement dans la recherche ont été plus irréguliers : Google AI Overview a généralement bien résisté, tandis que les résumés de Bing ont échoué dans la majorité des cas testés. Une étude publiée en juillet dans les Findings of ACL renforce cette prudence. Quinze modèles ont été confrontés à plus de six mille affirmations vérifiées par PolitiFact. Ajouter une recherche web n'améliorait les résultats que modérément. En revanche, fournir directement aux modèles une sélection de fact-checks fiables améliorait très fortement leurs performances.Autre limite : l'environnement linguistique. Une étude publiée dans Nature a montré que des modèles commerciaux répondaient plus favorablement aux institutions politiques chinoises lorsqu'ils étaient interrogés en chinois plutôt qu'en anglais, et que des contenus contrôlés par l'État chinois apparaissaient dans des corpus d'entraînement. Le message est donc moins spectaculaire qu'un duel entre IA et Google : connecter une intelligence artificielle à internet ne suffit pas. Pour distinguer information et propagande, le vrai avantage commence lorsqu'elle sait aussi hiérarchiser la crédibilité de ce qu'elle trouve. Source Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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Microsoft's record-breaking Patch Tuesday unleashed nearly a thousand fixes, but the bonus story is in the chaos that followed as out-of-band updates and AI-driven bug hunts left admins scrambling to keep up. Windows Patch Tuesday was so buggy Microsoft had to release an emergency fix to address all the issues New Release Preview builds for 24H2/25H2 - I guess we're moving past the features that are also in the initial 26H2 release - New Copilot key remapping feature, they will get it right eventually Five builds across Experimental and Beta channels - All over the map as you'd expect Google releases the Gemini app for Windows Adobe released Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2027 AnyType is a top-tier Notion alternative and it's about to get very interesting Microsoft previews an October Windows + Surface event that's clearly all about Nvidia - but is this also tied to 26H2 release? HP announces a new Ryzen-based portable workstation with an interesting detail about unified memory Apple announced iPhone 18 Pros, iPhone Duo, Watch 12 + Ultra 4, AirPods 5, and then released its '27 OS updates - And sure whatever AI AI fear-mongering reaches new heights (or new lows): Is this just PR from Big AI to keep the money rolling? Bill Gates says Gates Foundation will donate $1+ billion to solve AI inequality Big AI could solve the PR problems by actually doing something positive for mankind. Just a thought Copilot Work and Copilot Studio get app building capabilities Google will bring MCP to Google Home, in early preview now Mozilla and Mistral partner on Firefox Smart Window AI XBOX and gaming Gears of War: E-Day and more is coming to Game Pass in the second half of September XBOX is going to the Tokyo Game Show and a nice surprise for Kojima fans Valve opens up Steam Frame preorders and it's only $1060! Amazon Prime Gaming and Luna are having a pretty g26ood September Apple is reportedly making an iPhone game controller for some reason Tips and picks Tip of the week: There's a new MSA bypass for Windows 11 Setup App pick of the week: Google Dreambeans RunAs Radio this week: Patching in 2026 with Susan Bradley Brown liquor pick of the week: Art of the Spirits Honored to Serve Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. 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 Sponsor: trustedtech.team/twit

Two episodes back from sabbatical, Julie catches herself feeling the old pull toward performance, the pressure to hit every beat "correctly," and decides to name it out loud instead of hiding it. That honesty becomes the doorway into this episode's real subject: a full walkthrough of the Identity-Level Recalibration pathway, the five stages that carry you from awareness to renewed momentum, told through Julie's own real-time experience and a poem her daughter brought home from school.What's really behind the question "what's next?"For a lot of high-capacity humans, "what's next?" isn't really about the future, it's a sign you've quietly crossed a finish line and gotten bored. Julie hears this question constantly from the high achievers she works with, and she's come to see it less as ambition and more as antsiness: an old high-performance pattern asking to stay in motion, even before you know where you're headed.If I'm not challenging myself, what happens to the energy I bring to life?Nothing happens to it. It's still yours, it's just been tied to proving and performing for so long that you haven't felt what it's like to spend it on anything else. Julie names this as one of the questions she hears most often from clients, and points to what's underneath it: a belief that your value depends on always directing your energy toward the next challenge, which is exactly the kind of belief that recognition brings into view so it can be released.What are the five stages of the Identity-Level Recalibration pathway?Identity-Level Recalibration moves in five stages that feed into each other in a circle, not a straight line: Recognition, Release, Reclamation, Reinforcement, and Renewed Momentum.Recognition is awareness, plain and simple. Julie calls it 80% of the whole process, because you cannot heal what you cannot see. You'll know it's happening when small things start bothering you more than they should, or when you catch yourself asking, "What's wrong with me?"Release is the understanding that what you've been carrying longer than necessary can be set down, with honor, not shame. Letting go of a role isn't abandonment, it's alignment. Julie walks through her own release of the belief that it isn't safe to rest, rooted in childhood programming she's only fully recognized in the past couple of years.Reclamation is when clarity returns, not as something new, but as recognition of what was always true. It isn't a glow up or becoming somebody. It's stopping the performance of somebody you already stopped being. Julie reads Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem "We Wear the Mask" here, brought home from her daughter's English class, as a picture of the mask reclamation lets you finally set down.Reinforcement is staying in the middle long enough for the work to hold, especially hard for high performers who love new beginnings and struggle with the "baking" phase in between. Julie's anchor question for the middle: "What's on the other side?" She also connects this stage to the emotional cycle of change from Crucial Conversations, informed optimism, the trough of despair, and the choice to keep going until you reach informed optimism on the other side.Renewed Momentum is what's waiting on the other side of that middle: a drive that no longer needs an audience, doesn't need to perform to prove worth, and doesn't require earning belonging or status.Inside this episodeWhy Julie is breaking her own "rules" for how a podcast episode is supposed to open, and what she calls The House of RealThe difference between having information (which you can get from Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini) and having human connection, which is why you're hereHow childhood programming around productivity shows up as "the butt sensor," the inability to sit down and relaxWhy reinforcement is the hardest stage for people who thrive on the excitement of starting something newWhat kept Julie committed through 366 consecutive days of the daily podcastA first look at which Season 5 topics listeners are voting for, with faith and spirituality surprising Julie by rising to the topAn invitation into the Recalibration Collective, Julie's new community for ongoing support and connectionVote on Season 5 topicsSeason 5 is being shaped by you. 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Microsoft's record-breaking Patch Tuesday unleashed nearly a thousand fixes, but the bonus story is in the chaos that followed as out-of-band updates and AI-driven bug hunts left admins scrambling to keep up. Windows Patch Tuesday was so buggy Microsoft had to release an emergency fix to address all the issues New Release Preview builds for 24H2/25H2 - I guess we're moving past the features that are also in the initial 26H2 release - New Copilot key remapping feature, they will get it right eventually Five builds across Experimental and Beta channels - All over the map as you'd expect Google releases the Gemini app for Windows Adobe released Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2027 AnyType is a top-tier Notion alternative and it's about to get very interesting Microsoft previews an October Windows + Surface event that's clearly all about Nvidia - but is this also tied to 26H2 release? HP announces a new Ryzen-based portable workstation with an interesting detail about unified memory Apple announced iPhone 18 Pros, iPhone Duo, Watch 12 + Ultra 4, AirPods 5, and then released its '27 OS updates - And sure whatever AI AI fear-mongering reaches new heights (or new lows): Is this just PR from Big AI to keep the money rolling? Bill Gates says Gates Foundation will donate $1+ billion to solve AI inequality Big AI could solve the PR problems by actually doing something positive for mankind. Just a thought Copilot Work and Copilot Studio get app building capabilities Google will bring MCP to Google Home, in early preview now Mozilla and Mistral partner on Firefox Smart Window AI XBOX and gaming Gears of War: E-Day and more is coming to Game Pass in the second half of September XBOX is going to the Tokyo Game Show and a nice surprise for Kojima fans Valve opens up Steam Frame preorders and it's only $1060! Amazon Prime Gaming and Luna are having a pretty g26ood September Apple is reportedly making an iPhone game controller for some reason Tips and picks Tip of the week: There's a new MSA bypass for Windows 11 Setup App pick of the week: Google Dreambeans RunAs Radio this week: Patching in 2026 with Susan Bradley Brown liquor pick of the week: Art of the Spirits Honored to Serve Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. 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 Sponsor: trustedtech.team/twit

Microsoft's record-breaking Patch Tuesday unleashed nearly a thousand fixes, but the bonus story is in the chaos that followed as out-of-band updates and AI-driven bug hunts left admins scrambling to keep up. Windows Patch Tuesday was so buggy Microsoft had to release an emergency fix to address all the issues New Release Preview builds for 24H2/25H2 - I guess we're moving past the features that are also in the initial 26H2 release - New Copilot key remapping feature, they will get it right eventually Five builds across Experimental and Beta channels - All over the map as you'd expect Google releases the Gemini app for Windows Adobe released Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2027 AnyType is a top-tier Notion alternative and it's about to get very interesting Microsoft previews an October Windows + Surface event that's clearly all about Nvidia - but is this also tied to 26H2 release? HP announces a new Ryzen-based portable workstation with an interesting detail about unified memory Apple announced iPhone 18 Pros, iPhone Duo, Watch 12 + Ultra 4, AirPods 5, and then released its '27 OS updates - And sure whatever AI AI fear-mongering reaches new heights (or new lows): Is this just PR from Big AI to keep the money rolling? Bill Gates says Gates Foundation will donate $1+ billion to solve AI inequality Big AI could solve the PR problems by actually doing something positive for mankind. Just a thought Copilot Work and Copilot Studio get app building capabilities Google will bring MCP to Google Home, in early preview now Mozilla and Mistral partner on Firefox Smart Window AI XBOX and gaming Gears of War: E-Day and more is coming to Game Pass in the second half of September XBOX is going to the Tokyo Game Show and a nice surprise for Kojima fans Valve opens up Steam Frame preorders and it's only $1060! Amazon Prime Gaming and Luna are having a pretty g26ood September Apple is reportedly making an iPhone game controller for some reason Tips and picks Tip of the week: There's a new MSA bypass for Windows 11 Setup App pick of the week: Google Dreambeans RunAs Radio this week: Patching in 2026 with Susan Bradley Brown liquor pick of the week: Art of the Spirits Honored to Serve Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. 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 Sponsor: trustedtech.team/twit

9/16/26Episode SummaryAnswer Engine Optimization is how your products get recommended when a shopper asks ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini what to buy. Two of my clients are now getting about 7% of their sales from AI, so this is a real channel, even though it's still under 1% of retail traffic overall.In this episode I walk through the two halves of AEO work: on-site, which is the structured data and content that controls how AI understands your products, and off-site, which is the third-party citations that determine whether AI actually recommends you. Then I show three client stores live across all three AI engines. All three got identical on-site work through Datify. Mulberry Park Silks and ReptiChip rank at the top. Healing Home Foods doesn't appear at all. The difference is entirely off-site.Also covered:Why AEO is not SEO, and why unlinked mentions matter more than backlinksWhat's happening to Reddit, and why you shouldn't build your strategy on itThe citation tactics that are actually reachable for a small brand with no PR budgetA five-query test you can run this week to score where your store standsShow LinksEpisode 182 - A Practical Guide to Shopify's Agentic Storefronts - https://jadepuma.com/blogs/the-shopify-solutions-podcast/episode-182-a-practical-guide-to-shopify-s-agentic-storefrontsEpisode 183 - How to Use the Shopify Knowledge Base App for Agentic Commerce - https://jadepuma.com/blogs/the-shopify-solutions-podcast/episode-183-how-to-use-the-shopify-knowledge-base-app-for-agentic-commerceMulberry Park Silks - https://mulberryparksilks.com/Citation - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/article/the-best-silk-sheets/Citation - https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/g28686955/best-silk-sheets/Citation - https://www.usnews.com/360-reviews/sleep/best-silk-sheetsReptichip - https://reptichip.com/Citation - https://reptifiles.com/ball-python-care-guide/ball-python-substrate/Citation - https://www.smallpetexpert.com/reptiles/best-ball-python-substrate/Citation - https://peteducate.com/best-substrate-for-ball-pythons/Healing Home Foods - https://healinghomefoods.com/collections/raw-crackers/products/pizza-thinsDatify - https://apps.shopify.com/datifyVideo & Transcripthttps://jadepuma.com/blogs/the-shopify-solutions-podcast/episode-194-aeo-for-shopify-stores

Microsoft's record-breaking Patch Tuesday unleashed nearly a thousand fixes, but the bonus story is in the chaos that followed as out-of-band updates and AI-driven bug hunts left admins scrambling to keep up. Windows Patch Tuesday was so buggy Microsoft had to release an emergency fix to address all the issues New Release Preview builds for 24H2/25H2 - I guess we're moving past the features that are also in the initial 26H2 release - New Copilot key remapping feature, they will get it right eventually Five builds across Experimental and Beta channels - All over the map as you'd expect Google releases the Gemini app for Windows Adobe released Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2027 AnyType is a top-tier Notion alternative and it's about to get very interesting Microsoft previews an October Windows + Surface event that's clearly all about Nvidia - but is this also tied to 26H2 release? HP announces a new Ryzen-based portable workstation with an interesting detail about unified memory Apple announced iPhone 18 Pros, iPhone Duo, Watch 12 + Ultra 4, AirPods 5, and then released its '27 OS updates - And sure whatever AI AI fear-mongering reaches new heights (or new lows): Is this just PR from Big AI to keep the money rolling? Bill Gates says Gates Foundation will donate $1+ billion to solve AI inequality Big AI could solve the PR problems by actually doing something positive for mankind. Just a thought Copilot Work and Copilot Studio get app building capabilities Google will bring MCP to Google Home, in early preview now Mozilla and Mistral partner on Firefox Smart Window AI XBOX and gaming Gears of War: E-Day and more is coming to Game Pass in the second half of September XBOX is going to the Tokyo Game Show and a nice surprise for Kojima fans Valve opens up Steam Frame preorders and it's only $1060! Amazon Prime Gaming and Luna are having a pretty g26ood September Apple is reportedly making an iPhone game controller for some reason Tips and picks Tip of the week: There's a new MSA bypass for Windows 11 Setup App pick of the week: Google Dreambeans RunAs Radio this week: Patching in 2026 with Susan Bradley Brown liquor pick of the week: Art of the Spirits Honored to Serve Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. 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 Sponsor: trustedtech.team/twit

Logan Kilpatrick is a member of the technical staff at Google DeepMind. In this conversation, we break down whether Google is actually behind in the AI race, the strategy behind Gemini 4's massive pre-training run, and how DeepMind decides between chasing general intelligence versus building specialized products. We also discuss China's open-source AI labs and why measuring real progress toward AGI might be harder than building the models themselves.=====================Arch Public is an agentic trading platform that automates investment strategies across Stocks, Commodities, ETFs and Crypto. Whether you're rotating into AI & Gold, allocating to the S&P 500, or accumulating Bitcoin, Arch Public executes your plan 24/7 without ever taking custody of your assets or funds. Sign up today at https://www.archpublic.com, and start your FREE automated trading strategy! =====================TOKEN2049 returns to Singapore on October 7–8 at Marina Bay Sands. The world's largest crypto event. 25,000 attendees, 300 speakers, 1,000 side events and the whole industry in one place for two days, into the F1 weekend. Get 10% off your ticket with code POMP10 at https://token2049.com/singapore=====================Simple Mining makes Bitcoin mining simple and accessible for everyone. We offer a premium white glove hosting service, helping you maximize the profitability of Bitcoin mining. For more information on Simple Mining or to get started mining Bitcoin, visit https://www.simplemining.io/pomp=====================0:00 - Intro0:51 - Is Google behind in the AI race?2:47 - Frontier commitment & the Gemini 4 pre-training run8:31 - Build vs. buy: Google's AI acquisition strategy13:13 - Chinese AI labs, competitors & filtering the hype19:03 - The ambition problem & where Google chooses to compete21:39 - General intelligence vs. specialized AI products35:01 - Inside DeepMind: Genome research & the innovation flywheel41:52 - Kaggle & the race to actually measure AI progress48:25 - The AI data economy: why data is the new bottleneck

Will Oremus, a staff writer at The Atlantic, discusses the uproar over the warnings of potential threats to humanity from unregulated AI, then Andrew Prokop, senior politics correspondent at Vox, talks about possible government actions to prevent disaster from the purposeful or inadvertent consequences of AI harm.Photo: A person holds an iPhone displaying icons for Copilot, Gemini, Meta AI, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek, Perplexity and Doubao in a folder titled "Artificial Intelligence" on September 15, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.(Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AthenaHQ, a startup that helps brands monitor, protect, and optimize their visibility across conversational AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini was founded in 2025. Co-founded by Andrew Yan, the company built a platform that enables major consumer brands, B2B software companies, and marketing agencies to track their share of voice, correct factual errors in AI responses, and manage their reputation across generative answer engines. In this episode, Harvard Business School associate professor Julian De Freitas and AthenaHQ co-founder and CEO Andrew Yan join host Brian Kenny to discuss the case “AthenaHQ: Building Brands for AI Search,” exploring how marketers are navigating the new world of generative engine optimization (GEO), the so-called “dark funnel” of customer engagement, and the need for brand managers to optimize for brand sentiment and accuracy not just search rankings.

AI is all anyone can talk about right now, but most of us are just getting started with it while the giants have been building it for two decades. In this episode I sat down with Sneha Shah, CEO and co-founder of Hazel AI, who spent nearly 20 years at Amazon and Google as the engineer behind the scenes. She was on the team that built Amazon same-day delivery and scaled it to ten countries, then went to Google as a founding engineer on Cloud Spanner, the global database that powers companies like Deutsche Bank and Nintendo, before building Vertex AI and scaling it into Gemini Enterprise. We broke down how AI actually gets built (yes, it is real people writing real code), why Amazon delivery has always been a losing model, why AWS is where the money is, and the difference between knowledge and wisdom in an LLM. Then we got into Hazel AI, the engine she is building underneath the biggest tech consulting firms on the planet, and the honest conversation everyone is avoiding: which jobs AI is going to take, which ones it is going to create, and why the opportunity has never been bigger for the people willing to get uncomfortable and level up. If you want to hear where AI is going from someone who has actually been in the trenches instead of another influencer guessing, this one is for you. About Guest: Sneha Shah is the CEO and co-founder of Hazel AI, an Autonomous AI Modernization OS that powers global system integrators as they take Global 2000 enterprises from cloud native to AI native. Before founding Hazel, Sneha spent nearly two decades building at the largest scale on the planet. She started her career at Amazon straight out of Carnegie Mellon University, where she was part of the team that built same-day delivery and scaled it across ten countries. She then spent almost a decade at Google Cloud as a founding engineer on Cloud Spanner, the globally distributed database used by companies like Deutsche Bank and Nintendo, growing the team from four to hundreds and the product to over 100 million in scale. She went on to build Vertex AI, Google's flagship AI platform, and scale it into Gemini Enterprise. Hazel AI now works with five of the top ten global system integrators and serves over $10 billion in business across retail, manufacturing, and agriculture. Sneha is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Guest Links and Socials: Website: https://www.gethazel.dev Platform sign-up: https://gethazel.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snehashah/ Contact: sneha@gethazel.ai About Justin: Justin Colby is the host of The Entrepreneur DNA and The M.O.R.E Show podcasts and a best-selling author. He is a serial entrepreneur and a seasoned real estate investor with over 20 years of experience. Driven by a passion to help entrepreneurs thrive, Justin created the Entrepreneur DNA community to support business owners in building wealth, systems, and long-term freedom. Through his podcasts, books, education platforms, and hands-on mentorship, he continues to help entrepreneurs scale with clarity and confidence. Connect with Justin: Instagram: @thejustincolby YouTube: Justin Colby TikTok: @justincolbytsof LinkedIn: Justin Colby Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is your daily horoscope for Wednesday, September 16, and the most important aspects of the day:Moon enters Sagittarius (9:30am PT)Moon in Sagittarius trine Neptune in Aries (4pm PT)Moon in Sagittarius sextile Pluto in Aquarius (4pm PT)Moon in Sagittarius opposite Uranus in Gemini (9pm PT)Unlock More MagicBook a Reading with StephanieAccess Personalized Horoscopes + Join Stephanie's PatreonMake a DifferenceSign the Petition + Demand Clemency for Jeffery Lee I Call Gov. Ivey + Demand Clemency 334-242-7100Revoke Stacy Turner's Medical License (Corrupt Coroner in Mississippi)

We've covered an absurd amount of AI on this podcast — so it's time to settle the score. Josh and Will pull out the rubric from Episode 260 and put 25+ AI tools on trial: still shipping or dead in the water, still the best way to get it done, worth the price today, and would we actually recommend it. Some tools hold their S-tier crown, a few get quietly buried, and one surprise contender might just be the sleeper hit of the year.Tools On Trial:Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini — the "Holy Trinity" duke it out for the top spotPerplexity, Notion AI, Synthesia, Midjourney, Rosebud AI, ElevenLabs & Descript get re-ratedDust, My School AI, Archer & Argu Flow face the graveyardWorkCoach makes a strong case for one of the episode's top scoresWhether you're picking your first AI tool or auditing your whole stack, this is the honest, no-fluff breakdown you need before you renew (or cancel) a subscription.--♣️Want to become a HiTech Club member, support the pod, and get all of the extras on our episodes? Head over to our Buy Me a Coffee to subscribe: buymeacoffee.com/hitechpodcast.

Today we launch the Jupiter release of Galileo, which we call “HR Intelligence for the Enterprise.” In this podcast I explain the history of Galileo, its evolving and new technical architecture, and how AI agents can revolutionize every aspect of an employee's work life. As you'll hear, Galileo is now the most trusted, efficient, portable source of global HR and management intelligence, available on: Microsoft Copilot Workday ServiceNow HiBob Gloat ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and open source AI agents. I explain how our business model of research, advisory, education, and consulting has been transformed by Galileo, and how Jupiter gives you the most amazing new experience for your managers, employees, and HR teams. Listen in, and here are more resources for your information. Galileo Jupiter Resources Galileo Jupiter Introduction Blog Jupiter Release Technical Whitepaper Jupiter Explainer Video Galileo Jupiter Overview and Q&A Galileo for Microsoft Copilot Galileo for Workday Galileo for ServiceNow Galileo for HiBob Galileo for Gloat   Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction: 30 Years of Human Capital Research(00:01:47) - The Research Membership Business Model(00:04:46) - Why This Work Matters More With AI(00:05:56) - Building Galileo: From Prototype to Full Tool(00:08:09) - Making Galileo Portable Across AI Platforms(00:10:16) - Rethinking the Corpus: Birth of ARC(00:12:19) - Benchmarking Accuracy and the Jupiter Release(00:15:02) - New Data, Faster Delivery, and a New Website(00:16:04) - Beyond HR: Galileo for Managers and Employees(00:16:38) - Deep Microsoft Copilot Integration(00:18:15) - Ecosystem Support and Real-World Use Cases(00:20:16) - Closing Thoughts and What's Next

2:35 minute collaboration with Google Gemini 4.73 MB I wrote the lyrics for this and Gemini did everything else. Thank you, Gemini. Verse 1: When I was a child I dreamed of a power to save my family TV's always on we see a false world a hyper-reality Pre-chorus 1: Now I remember long ago I loved KMET Could this power be my rock and roll, sex, drugs, and profanity Chorus: Heavy banana Is this the end of the world? Is this the end of time? Real sounds comin' at ya Is this the day or the night? Is this the afterlife? Verse 2: Traveling through time is very fun in 1892 we did have a good run Fighting with your heart and all your love you will have a good amount of protection from above Pre-chorus 2: See the truth and you will be free beyond your wildest dreams Your true self brighter than the sun will be a great hero eternally

Last week's Virgo New Moon sets us up for a week focused on putting things in order and tending to our daily duties and responsibilities. With Mercury opposite Saturn, we may be in for a reality check. Chiron also returns to Aries.Timestamps:♈ Aries — 22:21♉ Taurus — 26:07♊ Gemini — 30:15♋ Cancer — 33:53♌ Leo — 37:44♍ Virgo — 41:35♎ Libra — 46:16♏ Scorpio — 50:33♐ Sagittarius — 54:48♑ Capricorn — 58:58♒ Aquarius — 1:03:41♓ Pisces — 1:08:42Read More:Mars in Cancer: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/mars-in-cancer-sign-by-sign/Jupiter in Leo: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/jupiter-in-leo-sign-by-sign/Saturn in Aries: Self Reliancehttps://empoweringastrology.com/saturn-in-aries-self-reliance-2025-2028-what-does-it-mean/Saturn in Aries: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/saturn-in-aries-sign-by-sign-what-does-it-mean/Uranus in Gemini: Radical Ideashttps://empoweringastrology.com/uranus-in-gemini-radical-ideas-what-does-it-mean/Uranus in Gemini: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/uranus-in-gemini-sign-by-sign/Neptune in Aries: A New Dawnhttps://empoweringastrology.com/neptune-in-aries-a-new-dawn-what-does-neptune-in-aries-mean/Neptune in Aries: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/neptune-in-aries-sign-by-sign/Pluto in Aquarius: Transforming Humanityhttps://empoweringastrology.com/pluto-in-aquarius-transforming-humanity-2023-2044-what-will-it-mean/Pluto in Aquarius: Sign by Signhttps://empoweringastrology.com/pluto-in-aquarius-what-does-it-mean-for-my-zodiac-sign/Subscribe to My Mailing Listhttps://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/679683/113465703059687274/shareAstrology Webinars and Courseshttps://empoweringastrology.freshlearn.com/Book Your Astrology Consultationhttps://empoweringastrology.as.me/Astrology Gift Certificateshttps://empoweringastrology.com/gift-certificates/#venusinscorpio #virgoseason #suninvirgo #elementearth #september2026astrology #septemberastrology #empoweringastrology #katiesweetman #astrologyplusconsciousness #holisticastrology #astrologyforecast #soulalchemy #thesoulsjourney #modernmystics #astrology #astrologie #astrologia #astrolog #astrologersofinstagram #horoscope #horoscopes #astrologyposts #dailyhoroscope #dailyastrology #weeklyastrology #weeklyhoroscopes

Discover what oil prices over $100 mean for your investments. Oil above $100, Treasury yields near 5%, and a Fed meeting with markets expecting a rate hike create a three-way pressure point for investors. How this could potentially change what has been a favorable market narrative. Are you on track for financial freedom...or not? Financial freedom is a combination of money, compounding and time (my McT Formula). How well you invest can make the biggest difference to your financial freedom and lifestyle. If you invested well for the long-term, what a difference it would make because the difference between investing $100k and earning 5 percent or 10 percent on your money over 30 years, is the difference between it growing to $432,194 or $1,744,940, an increase of over $1.3 million dollars. Your compounding rate, and how well you invest, matters!  INVESTING IS WHAT THE BE WEALTHY & SMART VIP EXPERIENCE IS ALL ABOUT - Invest in digital assets and stock ETFs for potential high compounding rates - Receive an Asset Allocation model with ticker symbols and what % to invest -Monthly LIVE investment webinars with Linda 10 months per year, with Q & A -Private VIP Facebook group with daily community interaction -Weekly investment commentary -Extra educational wealth classes available -Pay once, have lifetime access! NO recurring membership fees. -US and foreign investors are welcome -No minimum $ amount to invest -Tech Team available for digital assets (for hire per hour) For a limited time, enjoy a 50% savings on my private investing group, the Be Wealthy & Smart VIP Experience. Pay once and enjoy lifetime access without any additional recurring fees. Pay once and you're done! Invest with our successful community for years to come. Enter "SAVE50" to save 50% here: http://tinyurl.com/InvestingVIP Or set up a complimentary conversation to answer your questions about the Be Wealthy & Smart VIP Experience. Request an appointment to talk with Linda here: https://tinyurl.com/TalkWithLinda (yes, you talk to Linda!). SUBSCRIBE TO BE WEALTHY & SMART Click Here to Subscribe Via iTunes Click Here to Subscribe Via Stitcher on an Android Device Click Here to Subscribe Via RSS Feed LINDA'S WEALTH BOOKS 1. Get my book, "3 Steps to Quantum Wealth: The Wealth Heiress' Guide to Financial Freedom by Investing in Cryptocurrencies". 2. Get my book, "You're Already a Wealth Heiress, Now Think and Act Like One: 6 Practical Steps to Make It a Reality Now!" Men love it too! After all, you are Wealth Heirs. :) International buyers (if you live outside of the US) get my book here. WANT MORE FROM LINDA? Check out her programs. Join her on Instagram. WEALTH LIBRARY OF PODCASTS Listen to the full wealth library of podcasts from the beginning.  SPECIAL DEALS #Ad Apply for a Gemini credit card and get FREE XRP back (or any crypto you choose) when you use the card. Charge $3000 in first 90 days and earn $200 in crypto rewards when you use this link to apply and are approved: https://tinyurl.com/geminixrp This is a credit card, NOT a debit card. There are great rewards. Set your choice to EARN FREE XRP! #Ad Protect yourself online with a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Get 3 MONTHS FREE when you sign up for a NORD VPN plan here.  #Ad To safely and securely store crypto, I recommend using a Tangem wallet. Get a 10% discount when you purchase here. #Ad If you are looking to simplify your crypto tax reporting, use Koinly. It is highly recommended and so easy for tax reporting. You can save $20, click here. Be Wealthy & Smart,™ is a personal finance show with self-made millionaire Linda P. Jones, America's Wealth Mentor.™ Learn simple steps that make a big difference to your financial freedom.  (This post contains affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission. There is no additional cost to you.)  

Trois rivaux qui ne peuvent pas s'encadrer veulent soudainement appuyer ensemble sur le frein. Dario Amodei, Sam Altman et Elon Musk appellent à ralentir la course à l'IA. Ont-ils découvert quelque chose d'inquiétant ? Ou cherchent-ils surtout à protéger un modèle économique qui commence à craquer ?Derrière le débat sur la sécurité, une autre bataille se joue : modèles propriétaires contre open source, États-Unis contre Chine, régulation contre concurrence. Pendant que les géants américains dépensent des fortunes pour maintenir leur avance, les modèles chinois deviennent toujours moins chers et l'open source continue d'accélérer.Et si le véritable danger n'était pas seulement une IA hors de contrôle, mais aussi une poignée d'acteurs utilisant la peur pour verrouiller le marché ?===================⏱️ DANS CET ÉPISODE :===================00:00 — Sommaire04:27 — [Sponsor] : Google Cloud, déployez des agents IA à grande échelle !06:05 — Altman, Amodei, Musk réunis : alerte sincère ou complot ?07:51 — Le modèle économique de l'IA craque avant l'IPO12:16 — Le marketing de la peur comme outil de survie financière14:39 — Google aurait déclenché l'autoamélioration de l'IA en secret18:40 — L'incident Hugging Face : des agents hors de contrôle25:56 — La régulation : arme secrète pour éliminer les concurrents30:23 — L'Europe à son moment Mesmer : ne pas rater l'IA32:51 — Peter Thiel : la peur, outil de conquête du pouvoir38:02 — Votre abonnement IA est subventionné : combien de temps encore ?47:59 — Trump tranche : les États-Unis ne perdront pas l'IA !==================

Most companies investing in AI visibility are optimizing for the wrong thing. Being cited by an AI response and being recommended by an AI response are completely different outcomes, with click-through rates that differ by a factor of 70. Tim Sanders, Chief Innovation Officer of G2 and executive fellow at Harvard's AI Institute, joins Craig Smith to explain the hidden mechanics behind how ChatGPT and Gemini actually decide which software to recommend, and why the answer has almost nothing to do with what's on your website. When a user asks a commercial intent question, both models enter a "validation layer" process that specifically down-weights vendor content and seeks verified third-party signals: appearance on authoritative lists (41% of the recommendation weight), awards and accreditation (18%), and online reviews (16%). None of these can be manufactured. They must be earned. The conversation covers the structural transformation in how B2B software buyers behave, half now start their search with an AI prompt, up from 29% a year ago, with two-thirds projected within a year, and why most companies' organic search traffic is on a structural path toward zero. Sanders also delivers some of the most specific competitive data on AI model usage available anywhere: ChatGPT does live retrieval 100% of the time on research queries; Claude does it less than 40% of the time. ChatGPT and Gemini account for 81% of G2's AI research citations. And more than one in four enterprise employees bypass corporate AI tools entirely, using their personal ChatGPT because it has their memory and none of the guardrails. The episode closes with Sanders' most forward-looking prediction: within three years, AI agents will write the prompts, locate the software, and purchase it on behalf of businesses - with minimal human checkpoints - making the trust infrastructure G2 has built over more than a decade the most valuable asset in the AI-driven buying cycle. Subscribe to Eye on A.I. for weekly conversations with the people building and deploying the future of AI.

What happens when an AI system gives a customer the wrong price, misrepresents a product, or recommends a competitor using outdated information? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Alex Sherman, co-founder and CEO of Bluefish AI, about the growing influence of AI-generated answers on brand reputation, product discovery, and purchasing decisions. Search once gave companies a reasonably visible path between a customer's question and the websites informing the answer. AI changes that relationship. Systems such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Rufus, and other assistants combine information from many sources into a single response. Customers may never visit the original pages, read the supporting evidence, or know which source carried the greatest influence. Alex explains that inaccurate AI answers are not always extraordinary hallucinations. Models learn from an internet filled with conflicting product descriptions, outdated specifications, opinionated reviews, creator videos, and content generated by other AI systems. Bluefish says its monitoring has found inaccuracies or misleading portrayals in roughly 10% to 20% of the AI responses it tracks. A company may publish a concise product page containing a few hundred words, while a customer writes a lengthy Reddit post describing why they love or hate the same product. The longer and more detailed source may give an AI model material it can use across many customer questions, even when that source presents an extreme or unbalanced view. Bluefish also reports finding small YouTube creators carrying considerable influence over how models describe certain brand attributes. This creates a new responsibility for marketing teams. Visibility alone is no longer enough. Businesses need to understand whether they appear in AI answers, how positively they are presented, whether the facts are accurate, which sources influence the response, and whether that exposure contributes to a sale. Alex describes how Bluefish's AI Accuracy tool monitors model responses, flags potential errors, identifies the cited source, examines the content behind it, and helps a company determine what action could correct the result. The source may be an external article, but the problem could also come from the company's own website. A model might confuse this year's device with last year's version because the distinction between their specifications was unclear. Correction is only part of the process. Brands must measure whether new content changes the AI response and whether the revised answer cites the information they supplied. This turns AI accuracy into an ongoing measurement discipline rather than an occasional reputation exercise. The stakes rise further with agentic commerce. Alex believes companies will increasingly serve two audiences: the person buying the product and the AI agent researching or acting on that person's behalf. Marketing teams will need to understand what agents read, how they evaluate choices, and why a recommendation resulted in a purchase or a lost customer. Our conversation ends with a wider concern about convenience and choice. Alex compares AI discovery with opening Netflix and accepting the options placed on the first screen. AI can make research faster and easier, but relying on synthesized answers may weaken our willingness to search beyond what an algorithm selects for us. I'd love to hear your thoughts, so how much influence should AI have over what consumers discover, compare, and ultimately buy?

This week balances momentum we've been craving with some kinda-needed reality checks. Sunday opens with Mercury in Libra trine Uranus in Gemini, bringing fresh ideas and unexpected coversations Monday, the Sun in Virgo sextile Mars in Cancer provides a productive path for those new ideas and concepts. By Tuesday, Venus in Scorpio square Pluto in Aquarius turns the intensity up particularly around love, money, and power dynamics. The second half of the week moves into deeper territory. Juno stations direct in Capricorn on Wednesday, bringing movement to commitments that have been under review. Thursday, Chiron retrograde re-enters Aries and takes us back into unfinished healing around identity and confidence (solar plexus lessons). Friday closes the week with Mercury in Libra opposing Saturn in Aries, bringing a serious tone to conversations and decisions.  All things Cardsy B: www.cardsyb.com www.instagram.com/cardsyb  

Before We Dive InWriting and Recording this on September 10th — the day of the new moon, in the dark. I have absolutely no get-up-and-go. The aspects this week are going to pick that up. But right now: very on-brand for the dark moon that I am recording in it.A few important things before we get to a week that is genuinely significant.Venus Retrograde: Heroine's Journey — I need to say something I've been sitting with. This is the seventh time I've run this class since 2017. Seven Saturn squares, seven chakras. It feels like a completion cycle, and there's a real possibility this is the last time I run it in this form. I feel immense shifts happening within me and within my work. If you have been thinking about joining, please do not wait. This one is particularly potent. I am working on the slides right now. The last time we had a Retrograde in Scorpio was 2028. That was my second class and I remember it as life changing for me and attendees. louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026What you get: seven weeks, eight calls (all recorded), a course portal with pre-work videos, slides in color and black-and-white, materials you can keep. And the class itself is not just astrology — it's a heroine's journey, guided meditations that retrieve lost parts of yourself, a regeneration journey, healing tools. We follow the myth of Persephone, Demeter, and Hades, alongside Inanna, through the Venus cycle. This is the last Scorpio Venus Star Point in our lifetimes. We start October 1st.Dragon Rider tier adds a year's membership in my Spiral Codex community (beginning after the class), a 30-minute one-on-one session with me, and a personalized gift from Otter Spirit chosen based on your chart energy.Price stays at $397. I had been considering raising it — I'm not.For other presentations please see the end of the email. The Overall EnergyWe are in the week following the Virgo New Moon, the Venus sign change, the Mercury sign change, and Uranus stationing retrograde — all of which happened on September 10th. The nodes are still parked at 29° Leo/Aquarius until October 9th. The entire Aries stellium remains retrograde: Neptune, Manwë, Saturn, Pallas Athena, Eris, and Vesta. And Chiron — who has been visiting Taurus — returns to Aries on Thursday.Venus has passed the Star Point degree of 0° Scorpio that she will return to at the Cazimi on October 23rd. She is heading into the underworld, and this week's occultation — the last Moon-Venus gate before she goes retrograde — is the pivotal moment.The Cards — A First GlanceFrom the Red Seeds Tarot by Linda Hill (Etsy, UK) and the Witch Oracle by Angie Sullins: Death (I Am Transition), Three of Torches, Seer of Torches reversed, and Lady of Perpetual Rebirth.The Death card and the Lady of Perpetual Rebirth bookending the week, with the Three of Torches (enthusiasm picking up) and the Seer reversed (not yet feeling your inner divinity, but the reminder to look) in between. Perfect for a week whose centrepiece is a Venus occultation at 2° Scorpio conjunct Haumea. More at the end.Day by DaySunday, September 13 — Moon in Libra. Air Grand Trine. Pallas Athena and Asteroid Lilith Square Off.We open the week with the Moon in Libra — balance, justice, how we relate, the scales.The Moon sextiles Jupiter in Leo. Jupiter was occulted by the Moon just last week at 15° Leo — the king hidden behind closed doors for transformation. Now the Moon, having moved all the way to Libra, reaches back with this fire-and-air sextile. A few more leaders with overblown egos will fall. It's time to rule from the heart. Jupiter will go retrograde in Leo and pass back over that territory. The transformation of what Jupiter represents is ongoing.The Moon squares Asteroid Lilith — who is being overtaken by Mars (in Cancer, moving forward) but is not finished. She is saying clearly: we are not going back. We are starting to move into the new paradigm. Things are starting to change.The Moon opposes Pallas Athena — the pattern-seer, the wise strategist, whose grey eyes see everything and nothing escapes them. We are starting to see the patterns more clearly now. And then Pallas Athena squares Asteroid Lilith directly — these two warriors in conversation. Pallas Athena with her strategy, Asteroid Lilith with her original equality: I was created from the same dirt. Equal. And it's time we worked from that. Restore balance.The Moon squares Mars in Cancer (more things falling or collapsing, the Libra Moon pressing for action and balance through cardinal signs) and then Ceres is opposed by Black Moon Lilith — the Great Mother and the shamed, hidden, elemental feminine in tension. Ceres is saying: move within. Take care of all your needs, met and unmet. Find what genuinely feeds you. Restore wholeness. And from that wholeness, you are more able to help create the new paradigm we're moving into.The Moon then makes a beautiful air grand trine to Hekate and Chariklo in Aquarius — the torchbearer and the cosmic doula, the way-shower and the grace-spinner, both in the sign of the future, the collective, the innovative. Ideas, new patterns, communication, social interaction — all of these weaving the new story. The path forward is through integration, through the Aquarian future, through humanitarianism and genuine care for each other.The Moon squares Juno (about to station direct — more on that Wednesday) and opposes Eris and Vesta — table-flipping and inner flame in tension with the scales of balance. Flip the inner tables first. And finally: Mars in Cancer trines Nessus — a water trine, leaching out the ancestral poisons, the old toxic patterns. Like bloodletting: get rid of them. They are holding us back.Mercury in Libra trines Uranus — an air trine at degrees very close to the first basket peak in July. Innovative new ideas. New thought, new inventions, aha moments. We are having collective awakenings in multiple ways simultaneously.I've been reading Nietzsche — Thus Spoke Zarathustra. His “God is dead” was not triumphalism; he meant that we, collectively, have killed the concept. And I find I'm glad we're moving away from the monotheistic, external, patriarchal God toward finding divinity within — moving away from intercessories. Which connects directly to the Hierophant reversed we had last week. The contracting is happening at every level.Monday, September 14 — The Venus Occultation. The Last Gate. The House-Raising Party.This is the day I most want to give space to.The Moon enters Scorpio and first opposes Chiron in Taurus before Chiron returns to Aries on Thursday. Scorpio digs deep; Chiron shows where the light gets in — the wounds around greed, materialism, our severed relationship with the senses and the earth. What does it mean to restore that balance? This is an ongoing excavation.The Sun in Virgo sextiles Mars in Cancer — Earth and water together, an opportunity for the guardian energy, the protective energy, the slow-and-meaningful energy to align with the Sun's call to purposeful, humble, stewardship-oriented action.And then: the Moon occults Venus.An occultation is like an eclipse — the Moon passes directly across the face of a planet, hiding it from view. We had the Jupiter occultation last week. Now Venus. And this is the last Moon-Venus conjunction (gate) before Venus goes retrograde — the last gate of this descent cycle.It happens at 2° Scorpio. Two is the number of the divine feminine: grace, cooperation, the receptive, the relational, the most powerful intuitive energy.Venus is conjunct Haumea — the Hawaiian creatrix goddess, the handle of Barbault's Basket, pure regeneration and rebirth. The Death card arrived in the cards this week. This is why.Venus is also square Pluto — death and rebirth energy, the shadow excavated for the buried treasure — and quincunx Neptune retrograde in Aries, making an aspect of adjustment: how have we lost connection with something essential in this long Martian-dominated era?That last point matters. The last Venus Star Point was at 2° Aries. This one is at 0° Scorpio. These are both Mars signs. And after this Scorpio Star Point — the last in our lifetimes — the Venus Star Point moves into Libra for over a hundred years, and then Pisces. Both Venusian signs. We are genuinely leaving a Martian era and entering a Venusian one. This occultation is a massive reset right at that threshold.The occultation runs from approximately 9:26am to 1:42pm Universal Time — check your local time equivalent, or simply look for when Moon and Venus are conjunct in your app.The Sabian symbol for 3° Scorpio (rounding up from 2°):A house-raising party in a small village. The village gathers not for entertainment but for the practical work of creating shelter. Many hands apply themselves to a single essential task, and the structure rises through coordinated effort. The image is purposeful and warm — a portrait of community focused on something that genuinely matters.The theme of this degree is collaborative intensity. The capacity to mobilize shared energy around a genuine need. The recognition that some structures require more than one person to build. There is a maturity here — in accepting support, and in offering it — so that what gets made is sturdy enough to last.Think of that in collective terms. Think of the Venus class. Think of community and what we're building together.The Omega symbol (Sandbach): A mysterious food, a small piece of which will satisfy hunger for days. Governed by the angel Rochel — lost and found, restitution. This degree possesses innate knowledge of what is needed to sustain life, versus what may be desired based on fantasies or addictive needs. There is something highly concentrated about this energy, so that what it may seem to be at first may be quite different from how it's experienced as it unfolds over time. It's hard to get to know, hard to assimilate, but any attempts to do so are well worth the effort.The Chandra symbol: Pigs being fed. Scorpio is the sign of desire. Overeating is often an attempt to fill what has been denied in other areas. At its best, this degree revels in what is taken in — love, a beautiful painting, a sunset, a bowl of mac and cheese. If not in deep and sincere touch with its true soul desires, it may binge chronically in an attempt to get something it never quite gets.This is the invitation of this occultation: what do you truly desire? What genuinely feeds your deepest needs? Not the addictive filling, not the binge seeking what it never quite gets — but the mysterious food, a small piece of which satisfies for days.I've been speaking with a friend about integrating Internal Family Systems work with astrology. The 8 C's of the Self: compassion, creativity, curiosity, confidence, courage, calm, connectedness, and clarity. And 5 P's: presence, persistence, perspective, playfulness, and patience. All of these are about coming into the Self — understanding yourself, accepting yourself, loving yourself — and from that place, bringing a completely different energy into the world. Rather than filling the hole. Rather than seeking from the outside what can only be found inside.After the occultation: the Moon conjuncts Haumea and squares Pluto. Then Venus conjuncts Haumea directly — the goddess of love meeting the goddess of regeneration at this threshold degree, in the deep water sign.We are being reborn.Tuesday, September 15 — Moon Gaining Light. Water Grand Trine. Neptune-Pluto Sextile.The Moon in Scorpio is gaining light now — we are past the new moon and entering the action phase. The Moon makes a water trine to Ceres — feeling our deepest needs, going very deep into our emotional world. Intense, but real.Venus at 3° Scorpio squares Pluto — she is moving into the underworld journey now. This is exactly what we'll track together in the class: Venus descending, confronting the shadow, finding the inner gold.A water grand trine forms: Moon in Scorpio, Asteroid Lilith in Cancer, Mars in Cancer, and Nessus in Pisces all in flowing conversation. Step into the interconnectedness. Wash away the old toxic patterns. These inherited poisons have been holding us back, and the water is dissolving them.Neptune and Pluto perfect another exact sextile — this ongoing aspect of collective transformation toward something more spiritual and interconnected. The building of something genuinely different is happening at the largest possible timescale, whether or not it's visible from inside the noise.The Moon squares Chariklo (helping write the new story) and sextiles the Sun — the first major Moon-Sun aspect since the new moon on the 10th. Earth and water. Creative energy coming from the depths.Wednesday, September 16 — Juno Stations Direct. Moon into Sagittarius. Hekate at the Crossroads.Venus is sextiled by Black Moon Lilith — the goddess of love and desire receiving support from the energy of the shamed and hidden wild feminine. Do the shame-and-vulnerability work. Brené Brown territory. What has been hidden in you? What has been shamed? That's what we're starting to surface as Venus approaches her retrograde.The Moon in Scorpio squares Hekate — so much retrograde energy in Aries, Hekate saying: we're not quite ready yet. The path forward involves the retrogrades. Venus and Mercury are both about to go retrograde through the same territory. After that, things will start to change in a big way — next year. But this is quite the process.The Moon reaches the anaretic 29° Scorpio and squares the Nodes at 11:48am Eastern — activating both eclipse points simultaneously. Purging more of the old attachments: to rules, to people, places, things, to the way things were. We cannot create the new until we've let go of a lot of the old.And then: the Moon enters Sagittarius. You may start to feel the shift — a little more get-up-and-go, a little more vision, a little more optimism. About time. The Sagittarius Moon shoots its arrows toward the future.Right after the ingress: Mercury in Libra squares Pholus — more things being revealed, the Pandora's box of our institutions still open. All the infighting globally, all the extremes — I genuinely believe we had to see all of this before we could create the new. The new is coming up underneath. It's just not visible from inside the chaos.The Sagittarius Moon opposes Sedna in Gemini (adapt or transform; communities renegotiating how they survive), trines Neptune, sextiles Pluto — the big agents of change, activated again.Juno stations direct. Her retrograde back into Capricorn has been reviewing our contracts with man-made laws, institutions, and structures — looking at what's out of balance, what needs to change. Now she starts moving back into Aquarius. New contracts. More meaningful ones. This is actually a significant shift.Thursday, September 17 — Chiron Returns to Aries. Moon Gains Light. Few Aspects.A quieter day in terms of number of aspects — but not in weight.Asteroid Lilith activates the water grand trine that has been building through the week — still washing out, still leaching the poisons, still saying we are not going back.The Moon in Sagittarius sextiles Mercury — opportunity for new ideas, new ways of thinking and communicating. The Moon is gaining light fast now.The Moon trines Saturn retrograde in Aries — what more old structures and self-limiting beliefs need to be released?And then, at 9:52pm Eastern: Chiron goes back into Aries. He'll be there until early 2027, revisiting territory he needs to complete before returning to Taurus for the longer stay.What does Chiron in Aries re-excavate? Wounds around the individual self, around identity, around who we are in ourselves. The message we received from the culture about what strength and individuality mean — rugged, power-over, domination — and the medicine of finding what genuine individual power actually looks like: coming from within, not over. We've been starting to find it. Chiron is going back to gather whatever bits need to be dug out before Taurus calls him back.Friday, September 18 — Venus Day. Ceres Squares Saturn. First Quarter Moon. Venus at the Basket Degree.Venus Day. And it delivers.Black Moon Lilith oscillates back into Sagittarius — freedom-restriction-freedom. The oscillating tension between the institutions' grip on us and the wild elemental self.Mercury in Libra squares Ceres in Cancer — what genuinely feeds us? What are our needs, and how do we take responsibility for meeting them? Not waiting for others to do it. This is the thesis of my Ceres book.Vesta and Eris meet again — devotion and focus meeting the original table-flipper. The most important place to flip the tables first is within. Those attachments to old rules, to needing someone else to tell you what to do or what to believe. You can have support. But being told what to think is different from being helped to understand.Mercury opposes Saturn — words and thoughts facing the structures and rules. The mythology of rugged individualism, manifest destiny, the hero's journey as the only journey. Write something new. Something more harmonious for everyone.Ceres squares Saturn at 13° Aries/Cancer — and this is an echo worth noting. When Ceres was discovered on January 1st, 1801, she was square Saturn in Leo — the sign of kings. I have always felt that her discovery chart encoded the eventual fall of kings and dominant leaders: Ceres, the Great Mother, at odds with the rules of the king. Now they square each other again, in cardinal signs. Ceres in Cancer: family, home, ancestors, the needs of the people. Saturn in Aries: rugged individualism, the old rules. Cardinals square: initiating something new. You may see another fall from grace around this day. The echo aspects are potent.The Sun in Virgo trines Juno at her station point — the Virgo Sun, wanting to do the right thing, in flowing conversation with our sacred contracts. More meaningful contracts are possible. This is the energy of building something sturdy.And: Venus is at 4° Scorpio — the first peak degree of Barbault's Basket. She is exactly at the degree where all four outer planets gathered in July. Venus leading the way, as always, into what's next.The day closes with the First Quarter Moon at 25° Sagittarius, squaring the Sun in Virgo. The action phase beginning in earnest. The crossroads.The Sabian symbol (26° Sagittarius): A flag-bearer in battle. This degree represents courageous dedication to principles bigger than yourself. The flag is not a tool of devastation — it's a symbol of shared values. Immutable signs with the Sun in Virgo: what is more meaningful? What is more useful? How do we create the future together around these bigger principles? Courage under pressure. Commitment to values. And the oxygen-mask wisdom: put yours on first, then put some personal wants aside for the greater good.The Omega symbol: A candle mysteriously undisturbed by wind. Sandbach titles this degree Beyond Mind. Thoughts are like wind — they push against everything and create turbulence. When you gain the power to detach from busy mind, there is an increasing steadiness that brings you closer to spiritual clarity. This degree carries a creative vision that is impervious to the agitations of inner voices.The Chandra symbol: Climbing the steps of the Pyramid of the Sun. To ascend — not by flying, but in a more substantial way, with something solid under your feet. This is about finding meaning and purpose and following the highest and clearest vision of it. Getting beyond what is shallow, superficial, and trivial can be arduous — but this meets the challenge with steadiness and purpose.Steadiness. Solid ground. A vision impervious to wind. A commitment to something bigger than yourself.That is your First Quarter Moon.Saturday, September 19 — Moon into Capricorn. Venus Receives the Moon's Grace. The Week Closes.The Moon moves into Capricorn overnight and closes the week with its early morning aspects.After the First Quarter, the Moon makes a fire trine to Chiron in Aries — just returned. Visionary, purposeful, the Sagittarius spirit meeting the medicine. What medicine do you need to create this vision? What healing is required for the steadfast purpose beginning to form?Juno has moved exactly one minute forward from her station — barely, but she's moving. New contracts are beginning.The Moon squares Eris and Vesta early — the tables are being flipped again, the inner flame is being tended. We are creating new structures. More revelations may surface today, including possibly the Epstein files re-emerging.In Capricorn, the Moon squares Neptune (retrograde in Aries) early in the morning — Neptune saying let go of the me-first attitude, the power-over energy. Create something genuinely new from here. And then the Moon makes a lovely unbroken flow trine to Venus — the Moon and Venus in earth and water, in gentle supportive conversation. All of this moving toward the retrograde. All of it connected.The Cards in DetailDeath — I Am Transition:A time of endings. Old lives, shared and beloved, are changing or gone. There may be some loss and pain this week — personally, culturally, collectively. Death and mourning is a process. Acceptance builds slowly as we lament and grieve for what was. But transformation beckons.Soon, you will start to feel the blood in your veins, and know that you are alive and have this big life journey to complete. In these extraordinary times that we are in.The Death card arrived at the same time as the Venus occultation conjunct Haumea. Regeneration, rebirth, the creatrix goddess. One cannot be separated from the other.Three of Torches (Wands) — I Am Enthusiasm:The Sagittarius energy is coming. You can feel it building from Wednesday onward — the arrow being drawn back, the vision beginning to form. The Three of Torches is that moment: enthusiasm. Grabbing it by the horns. You may feel less like lying on the mat in a quiet room — the life force returning.Seer of Torches, reversed — Reminder of Inner Radiance:Upright, the Seer of Torches is I Am Divine — the knowing that you are a divine being having a human experience, the natural inner radiance that doesn't need external validation. Reversed this week: you're probably not quite feeling this inner selfhood yet. You're not quite there yet with that inner divinity. That's okay. This is just a reminder: it's there. Look within. Notice your inner radiance, even just briefly. It hasn't gone anywhere.Lady of Perpetual Rebirth (Witch Oracle by Angie Sullins):Death comes for all of us — but this isn't a death card. It's a rebirth card.It's an invitation to clean and clear what needs to end, in order to welcome the new. What ideas or beliefs have become weighty, overwhelming, outdated? What thoughts no longer fit you? What convictions cause exhaustion or even illness when you embody them?Our Lady of Perpetual Rebirth is here to usher out the old and midwife the new.Pay special attention to your dreams. There are signs and symbols showing themselves to you right now that will indicate what wants to be loosened and released. The new vision, new awareness, new life that is circling you will also send out strong signals. Pay attention. Listen. Watch. Observe.This is the time to let go of what no longer serves.A witch can welcome death with the same enthusiasm a moth displays when flying into fire. She hurls herself towards her own endings, knowing her next beginnings live inside the fire of her passion — the heat of longing, calling her forward.Summing UpThe last Venus Gate before the retrograde — an occultation at 2° Scorpio, the divine feminine number, conjunct Haumea the regeneratrix, square Pluto, adjustment to Neptune. A house-raising party. A mysterious food that satisfies for days. Pigs being fed, or not, depending on whether they're in touch with their true soul desires.Juno stations direct. Chiron returns to Aries. Ceres and Saturn square at the echo of her discovery chart. The First Quarter Moon at the flag-bearer degree, the candle undisturbed by wind, the climbing of the pyramid with solid ground underfoot.And four cards that say: something is ending. The enthusiasm is coming back. Your inner radiance is there, even if you can't feel it yet. And the witch hurls herself toward her own endings, because she knows her next beginnings are already inside the fire.See you at the retrograde. Join me in the Heroine's Journey. You will not regret it. https://www.louiseedington.com/VenusRetrograde2026— LouiseAtlanta Astrology Association (MAAS) — September 17th: I'm presenting on Ceres and my book. First-time attendees can come free. Email me at louise@louiseedington.com if you'd like to attend.OPA Live — September 20th: A panel of three astrologers on the Venus retrograde. A wonderful preview if you're deciding whether to join the class.London School of Astrology Chiron Weekend — October 17th–18th: On Zoom, $99 (mostly to charity), recommended by Melanie Reinhart and Brian Clarke. I'll be covering Chariklo as part of my Chiron presentation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cosmicowlastrology.substack.com/subscribe

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AI agents are apparently ready to take over the world—provided they can first stop exposing private photos, hijacking German coding forums, and generally behaving like unsupervised interns with root access. Meta launches Muse despite employees reporting security problems. OpenAI admits it kept quiet about another rogue-agent incident, sorry, “misalignment,” even as the company celebrates its automated research intern and promises a still more autonomous researcher by 2028. Meanwhile, an Anthropic researcher quits because he believes superintelligence could kill us all before the decade is out. Naturally, the industry's response is essentially: “Yes, but what if we did it responsibly?”There is some genuinely encouraging news: AI-generated drugs are showing intriguing early results in aging research. That's exactly the sort of AI application the Geeks can get behind—as long as we're talking about actual science and not an LLM confidently hallucinating a cure for everything.The autonomous future isn't looking much better. Tesla's Cybercabs arrive in Austin and almost immediately attract federal scrutiny over their self-certification and conspicuous lack of steering wheels, pedals, mirrors, and apparently even conventional door handles. Bitcoin's Liquid Network is relieved of roughly $320 million, after which the thieves return most of it and call the whole thing a “white hat” operation—because apparently robbing the bank and giving some of the money back now counts as a bug bounty.On the surveillance front, Massachusetts police are being forced to disclose where their license-plate readers are and what data they collect, while the backlash against Flock cameras continues. Meanwhile, the UK's attempt to protect children from online sexual abuse risks creating exactly the kind of universal scanning and surveillance infrastructure we've spent years warning about. Good intentions, meet spectacularly bad implementation.And because we apparently haven't suffered enough, Twitter is now Tweet.app. Star Trek turns sixty, and Paramount celebrates with cookware and a questionable episode. Silo gets a spinoff tease, Ted Lasso gives us a Christmas episode in September, and The Gentlemen returns with a season so good it makes reality TV feel like a traumatic brain injury. South Park becomes South America, Donnie Darko gets a 25th-anniversary 4K theatrical run, and several tech-industry documentaries promise varying degrees of psychological damage.Plus, Netflix keeps stuffing games into your subscription; LaCroix, sorry, Le Creuset, wants to put Star Trek in your kitchen; and the Geeks debate books, Libby, time travel, and whether surviving Dungeon Crawler Carl is worth the emotional investment.Welcome back to the future, where everything is automated, surveilled, self-driving, subscription-based and somehow still requires us to do all the damn work.Sponsors:CleanMyMac - Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use code OLDGEEKS for 20% off at clnmy.com/OLDGEEKSPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. 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Le Creuset Sent Its New Star Trek Cooking Collection Into SpaceNetflix includes 80+ ad-free iPhone and iPad games, here's every appWhite House Launches Arcade.Gov, a Minigame Site Where You Catch Immigrants, Build a Tetris Border Wall, and 'Fill Your Kids' Trump Accounts' With BitcoinWhite House ArcadeStar Trek: Strange New Worlds goes back to the dumb wellStar Trek Boldly Celebrates 60 Years: Everything You Need To Know for September 8Silo Season FinaleTed Lasso : S4 E6 Don't Jump Around Much AnymoreReport: Apple TV working on spin-off to its hit series SiloThe Gentlemen Season 2‘South Park' Changes Name to ‘South America' as Creators Roast Apple and Google for Obeying Trump's Lake America Name Change‘Donnie Darko' Will Spread Dread Anew With a 4K 25th Anniversary RereleaseOrbital by Samantha HarveyA Gift of Time by Jerry MerrittTime Pebbles by Jerry MerrittThe Infinite Extent Bobiverse, Book 6 By: Dennis E. 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