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Latham & Watkins took the perch as Big Law's leading M&A dealmaker in the first half of the year, surging past rival Kirkland & Ellis as things started to look up for firms whose fortunes are closely tied to corporate transactions. Many law firms were expecting a spike in M&A deals in the first quarter of this year, but that largely failed to materialize. Now, with 2025 half over, we're starting to see a lot more activity on this front and firms are reaping the financial benefits. Global deal volume for the first half of the year is up nearly 20% compared to the same time last year, and that includes Meta Platforms' $14 billion investment in Scale AI. In fact, deals involving AI, either directly or indirectly, have been driving a lot of the activity of the past few months, according to reporter Mahira Dayal, who crunched the numbers for Bloomberg Law's quarterly league tables. On this episode of our podcast, On The Merits, Mahira speaks to host Mike Leonard about this and other reasons why the deals market is rebounding after a slow start to the year why it's probably a little too early to start betting against Kirkland. Do you have feedback on this episode of On The Merits? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.
En la edición de hoy del Radar Empresarial, ponemos la lupa sobre la estrategia de Meta en el terreno de las gafas inteligentes. Según información de Bloomberg, la empresa ha adquirido un 3% de participación en Essilor Luxottica, el gigante europeo de lentes, por un monto de 3.500 millones de dólares. Esta inversión refuerza una alianza que se remonta al año 2019, cuando ambas compañías comenzaron a trabajar en conjunto para desarrollar un dispositivo tecnológico innovador y de alto impacto comercial. Fruto de esa colaboración, en septiembre de 2021 se lanzaron las Ray-Ban Stories. Estas gafas, presentadas por entonces Facebook, permitían grabar vídeos, hacer fotos, contestar llamadas y escuchar música, marcando un antes y un después. Aunque Google y Snapchat ya habían incursionado en este sector con sus Google Glass y Snap Spectacles, respectivamente, ninguna ofrecía la posibilidad de grabar llamadas, lo que convirtió a las Stories en un éxito, vendiendo 300.000 unidades en dos años. En 2023, Meta presentó una versión más avanzada: las Ray-Ban Meta. Este modelo incorporó mejoras significativas en altavoces, cámara y controles táctiles. Sin embargo, la gran novedad fue su integración con el chip Qualcomm Snapdragon, que permitía el uso de inteligencia artificial. Aunque en ese momento la IA aún no tenía el protagonismo bursátil actual, Meta ya apostaba por ella como motor clave de futuro. En medio de la feroz competencia por liderar el desarrollo de la IA, Meta ha invertido grandes recursos en talento y estructura. Recientemente, según Bloomberg News, Ruoming Pang, jefe de IA de Apple, se ha unido a Meta. Además, la empresa ha reorganizado su unidad de inteligencia artificial bajo el nombre de Meta Superintelligence Labs, liderada por Alexandr Wang, ex CEO de Scale AI. Por otro lado, se rumorea que Meta podría elevar su participación en Essilor Luxottica al 5%. Además, ha cerrado un acuerdo con Oakley para lanzar unas nuevas gafas inteligentes, las Oakley Meta HSTN, con el desafío de replicar el éxito de las Ray-Ban Meta, que ya han superado los dos millones de unidades vendidas.
Manu Sharma, founder and CEO of Labelbox, explains how frontier AI training data has evolved far beyond simple labeling to sophisticated reinforcement learning environments where domain experts create "gyms" for models to develop complex skills. With every Western frontier lab now spending over a billion dollars annually on training data, the conversation traces the shift from supervised learning to reinforcement learning from verifiable rewards, particularly for coding, mathematical reasoning, and computer use. Sharma reveals how Labelbox operates as a vertically integrated data factory, conducting over 2,000 AI-powered expert interviews daily and paying top specialists more than $250,000 annually. The discussion provides essential insights into the red-hot training data market that's reshaping AI development following major deals like Meta's $15B acquisition of Scale AI. Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is the next-generation cloud that delivers better performance, faster speeds, and significantly lower costs, including up to 50% less for compute, 70% for storage, and 80% for networking. Run any workload, from infrastructure to AI, in a high-availability environment and try OCI for free with zero commitment at https://oracle.com/cognitive The AGNTCY: The AGNTCY is an open-source collective dedicated to building the Internet of Agents, enabling AI agents to communicate and collaborate seamlessly across frameworks. Join a community of engineers focused on high-quality multi-agent software and support the initiative at https://agntcy.org NetSuite by Oracle: NetSuite by Oracle is the AI-powered business management suite trusted by over 42,000 businesses, offering a unified platform for accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR. Gain total visibility and control to make quick decisions and automate everyday tasks—download the free ebook, Navigating Global Trade: Three Insights for Leaders, at https://netsuite.com/cognitive PRODUCED BY: https://aipodcast.ing SOCIAL LINKS: Website: https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai Twitter (Podcast): https://x.com/cogrev_podcast Twitter (Nathan): https://x.com/labenz LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nathanlabenz/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@CognitiveRevolutionPodcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/the-cognitive-revolution-ai-builders-researchers-and/id1669813431 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6yHyok3M3BjqzR0VB5MSyk
Alles dat fout kon gaan, ging fout tijdens de overname van Just Eat Takeaway. Dat vindt de Vereniging van Effectenbezitters. Aandeelhouders hebben vandaag dan wel zo goed als zeker ingestemd met een overname (door Prosus), toch zit het de beleggersvereniging niet lekker. En dat komt door de rol van Jitse Groen. Ze snappen niet waarom oprichter Jitse Groen mocht onderhandelen over de verkoop van zijn bedrijf. En nog belangrijker: het is totaal niet duidelijk hoeveel geld hij meekrijgt. Groen krijgt een bonus, maar zelf kan hij daar niks over vertellen. Deze aflevering hebben we het over de overnamesoap - en wat de toekomst van Just Eat wordt onder vleugels bij Prosus.Verder gaat het over een vier-letterig probleem voor Apple en dat is Meta. Topman Mark Zuckerberg heeft een belangrijk werknemers weggekaapt en de vrees is dat nu een leegloop dreigt bij Apple. Ook gaat het over de verlengde deadline voor de EU. Ze hebben uitstel gekregen van Trump. Of hebben ze het gevraagd?De vraag is ook of Weight Watchers is gered. Het ging in mei failiet, maar zegt dat ze hun comeback willen maken. Het bedrijf wil terug naar de Nasdaq. De redding voor Weight Watchers: vrouwen in de overgang.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In Episode 32, of Season 5 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom was joined by Arun Nandi, Chief Data and AI Officer at Carrier, where they discuss the transformative role of AI in business and its potential impact on climate change. They explore the importance of a value-first mindset in AI initiatives, the need for cultural alignment and stakeholder engagement, and the significance of reskilling the workforce in the AI era. Arun shares insights on building an AI accelerator programme and the challenges of measuring value in AI projects, emphasising the need for discipline and consistency in tracking outcomes.Takeaways:AI is a powerful enabler for business transformation.The importance of a value-first mindset in AI initiatives.AI's impact on climate change and sustainability is significant.Building an AI accelerator can drive innovation and speed.Cultural alignment is crucial for successful AI adoption.Measuring value in AI requires discipline and consistency.Stakeholder engagement is key to successful AI projects.Reskilling the workforce is essential in the AI era.AI should be viewed as a horizontal capability across organizations.The future of work will involve collaboration between humans and AI.Chapters:00:00 Introduction to AI and Data Leadership03:03 Carrier's Evolution and Purpose05:50 The Current AI Landscape and Its Future12:13 Navigating the AI Hype Cycle17:59 Keys to Success for AI Leaders27:31 The Shift to AI-First Mindset29:06 Prioritizing Value in AI Use Cases34:42 Fostering a Value-First Mindset39:43 Problem-Solving with AI as an Enabler46:16 Accelerating AI Implementation50:26 Cultural Alignment and Co-Ownership in AI53:25 AI's Role in Climate Change and...
Alles dat fout kon gaan, ging fout tijdens de overname van Just Eat Takeaway. Dat vindt de Vereniging van Effectenbezitters. Aandeelhouders hebben vandaag dan wel zo goed als zeker ingestemd met een overname (door Prosus), toch zit het de beleggersvereniging niet lekker. En dat komt door de rol van Jitse Groen. Ze snappen niet waarom oprichter Jitse Groen mocht onderhandelen over de verkoop van zijn bedrijf. En nog belangrijker: het is totaal niet duidelijk hoeveel geld hij meekrijgt. Groen krijgt een bonus, maar zelf kan hij daar niks over vertellen. Deze aflevering hebben we het over de overnamesoap - en wat de toekomst van Just Eat wordt onder vleugels bij Prosus.Verder gaat het over een vier-letterig probleem voor Apple en dat is Meta. Topman Mark Zuckerberg heeft een belangrijk werknemers weggekaapt en de vrees is dat nu een leegloop dreigt bij Apple. Ook gaat het over de verlengde deadline voor de EU. Ze hebben uitstel gekregen van Trump. Of hebben ze het gevraagd?De vraag is ook of Weight Watchers is gered. Het ging in mei failiet, maar zegt dat ze hun comeback willen maken. Het bedrijf wil terug naar de Nasdaq. De redding voor Weight Watchers: vrouwen in de overgang.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What if your next wave of growth isn't about chasing new logos—but mining gold from the clients you already have? In this cepisode, CMO Courtney Baker challenges the traditional growth mindset with Knownwell's CEO David DeWolf and Chief Product and Technology Officer Mohan Rao. Together, they break down why net revenue retention (NRR) is the real growth lever, especially for professional services firms. They explore the inefficiencies of over-investing in new sales and reveal how failing to rigorously manage and measure existing relationships is holding companies back from true scalability and predictable growth. Meanwhile, Pete Buer dives into the latest AI in the Wild: Meta's audacious push toward artificial general intelligence, led by Scale AI's Alexander Wang. Is this the next paradigm shift or just Metaverse 2.0? And back by popular demand—it's the return of the AI Snake Draft! Courtney, David, and Mohan face off with their must-have AI tools for 2025. Which apps have become indispensable? Which tools are heading to the D-League? Find out who steals the draft with surprises, strategy, and a little smack talk. Plus, download the new Knownwell playbook for AI-powered strategies to scale your professional services firm: www.knownwell.com/scalingwhitepaper Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N8b_AtMIM2E
Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss recent updates from Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude that are reshaping AI capabilities for genealogists. Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro with its massive context window and Claude 4's hybrid reasoning models that excels at both writing and document analysis.They share insights from the RootsTech panel on responsible AI use in genealogy, and introduce the Coalition's five core principles for the response use of AI. The episode features an interview with Jessica Taylor, president of Legacy Tree Genealogists, who discusses how her company is thoughtfully experimenting with AI tools.In RapidFire, they preview ChatGPT 5's anticipated summer release, Meta's $14 billion acquisition to stay competitive, and Adobe Acrobat AI's new multi-document capabilities.Timestamps:In the News:03:45 Google Gemini 2.5 Pro: Massive Context Windows Transform Document Analysis15:09 Claude 4 Opus and Sonnet: Hybrid Reasoning Models for Writing and Research26:30 RootsTech Panel: Coalition for Responsible AI in GenealogyInterview:31:28 Jessica Taylor, CEO of Legacy Tree Genealogists, on her cautious approach to AI AdoptionRapidFire:45:07 ChatGPT 5 Coming Soon: One Model to Rule Them All51:08 Meta's $14.8 Billion Scale AI Acquisition56:42 Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant Adds Multi-Document AnalysisResource LinksGoogle I/O Conference Highlightshttps://blog.google/technology/ai/google-io-2025-all-our-announcements/Anthropic Announces Claude 4https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-4Anthropic's new Claude 4 AI models can reason over many stepshttps://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-claude-4-ai-models-can-reason-over-many-steps/Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogyhttps://craigen.org/Jessica M. Taylorhttps://www.apgen.org/users/jessica-m-taylorLegacy Tree Genealogistshttps://www.legacytree.com/Rootstechhttps://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ChatGPT 5 is Coming Soonhttps://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/chatgpt-5-is-coming-soon-heres-what-we-knowMeta's $14.8 billion Scale AI deal latest test of AI partnershipshttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/metas-148-billion-scale-ai-deal-latest-test-ai-partnerships-2025-06-13/A frustrated Zuckerberg makes his biggest AI bethttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/10/zuckerberg-makes-metas-biggest-bet-on-ai-14-billion-scale-ai-deal.htmlAdobe upgrades Acrobat AI chatbot to add multi-document analysishttps://www.androidauthority.com/adobe-ai-assistant-acrobat-3451988/TagsArtificial Intelligence, Genealogy, Family History, AI Tools, Google Gemini, Claude AI, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Meta AI, Adobe Acrobat, Responsible AI, Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy, RootsTech, AI Ethics, Document Analysis, AI Writing Tools, Hybrid Reasoning Models, Context Windows, Professional Genealogy, Legacy Tree Genealogists, Jessica Taylor, AI Integration, Multi-Document Analysis, AI Acquisitions
Florian and Esther catch up on a few weeks' worth of language industry news with a surge of developments in speech translation. Apple's on-device translation debuts in apps like iMessage and FaceTime, and OpenAI enhances ChatGPT‘s Advanced Voice Mode with more human-like interactions and real-time translation.Florian unpacks YouTube's broad rollout of AI dubbing for 80 million creators in 20 languages, where he trials German and finds robotic voices, bad translations, and no editing options, leaving much to be desired.Esther talks about RWS acquiring Papercup's IP, aiming to embed AI dubbing into Trados and significantly boost RWS's capabilities and market reach. RWS's half-year financials also show slight revenue drops but rising AI-driven revenue, alongside a reorganization into three divisions: Generate, Transform, and ProtectThe duo analyzes Meta's USD 14bn investment for a 49% stake in Scale AI, which raises concerns from other tech giants uncomfortable with a major competitor owning a key data-labeling supplier. They note opportunities arising for competitors like Labelbox, RWS's TrainAI, Welo Data, and many other LSIs as clients reconsider vendor relationships in light of Meta's involvement.In Esther's M&A corner, Propio acquires CyraCom to become a half-billion-dollar language solutions integrator, DigitalTolk buys 24translate to expand into the DACH region, and Powerling boosts its life sciences footprint with the acquisition of Idem.Rounding out the episode are leadership changes, with XTM appointing Rob Finney as CMO and CQ Fluency naming Tameeka Smith as CEO following the long tenure of Elisabete Miranda.
7月1日,Meta 的 CEO 扎克伯格官宣公司的 AI 团队将进行重大重组,成立全新的Meta 超级人工智能实验室 (Meta Superintelligence Labs,MSL),目标是研发能够超越人类的 AI 超级智能。为了筹建 MSL, 扎克伯格发起了抢人大战,挖来了 Github 前 CEO Nat Friedman 和 AI 公司 Safe Superintelligence 的 CEO Daniel Gross, 还斥巨资从 OpenAI,Anthropic,还有 Google 等公司招募了 11 名顶尖的 AI 人才,其中包括 7 位华人研究人员。 在扎克伯格用天价挖走的人才名单中还包括硅谷的数据标注公司 Scale AI 的创始人 Alexandr Wang。就在两周前,Meta 宣布以 143 亿美元 收购了 Scale AI 49%的股份,但 Meta 真正想要的是公司的灵魂人物 Alexandr Wang。Alex 在 19 岁时从MIT 辍学,成立了 Scale AI,在 2021 年成为全球最年轻的白手起家的亿万富翁,他现在已经被任命为 Meta 的 Chief AI Officer 并且与 Nat Friedman 一起领导 MSL 的产品和应用研究工作。我们今天想要从内部的视角来聊聊 Scale AI 这家公司有什么独特之处,它与 Meta 之间的交易会产生怎样的影响,以及 Meta 的抢人大战会如何搅动硅谷的AI生态。 本期人物 硅谷徐老师,AI 高管、连续创业者、斯坦福客座讲师,小红书和微信视频号:硅谷徐老师 |公众号:硅谷云| YouTube: Byte into Future Yaxian,「科技早知道」主播 Yunfeng,创业者,曾在 Scale AI 负责 infra 和 ML infra Yuting,创业者,曾在 Scale AI 负责 Gen AI 业务 主要话题 [00:01] Meta 开启天价抢人大战,组建超级智能实验室 (MSL) [03:39] 从标注自动驾驶数据到引领 GenAI 革命,Scale AI 为何如此独特? [06:39] Scale AI 为何能一直站在数据风口?Alex 对前沿的研究和趋势极其敏感 [13:00] 劳动伦理引争议:Scale AI 到底是 AI 界的「台积电」和是 「富士康」? [18:53] MIT,斯坦福等天才学生扎堆:Scale AI 凭什么吸引名校毕业生? [21:51] 143 亿美元挖角 Scale AI,Meta 想要的是什么? [26:14] Run through the wall,Alex 的管理哲学可能可能重塑 Meta 文化 [35:07] 灵魂人物离开,没有 Alex 的 Scale AI 挑战重重 [39:41] 值得学习的 Scale 文化:Ambition Shapes Reality,Earn Customer Love 幕后制作 监制:Yaxian 后期:迪卡 运营:George 设计:饭团 青少年播客「Knock Knock 世界」 每期 10 分钟,从一个青少年感兴趣的现象谈起,涉及商业科技、社会人文等话题,解读表象背后的深层逻辑,启发青少年提出自己的好奇。每周一、三、五早晨 6 点在各大音频平台准时更新。
SaaStr 809: Why Enterprise AI Adoption Is Moving 5-10X Faster Than Cloud with Box's CEO and Co-Founder, IBM's VP for AI and SaaStr's CEO and Founder This conversation between Aaron Levie, CEO & Co-Founder of Box, Raj Datta, Global Vice President for Software and A.I. Partnerships at IBM and Jason Lemkin, CEO and Founder of SaaStr, covers the evolution from chat interfaces to digital labor models, the integration of AI to automate complex tasks, and the emergence of new paradigms for businesses deploying AI agents. Key topics include the distinction between AI agents and assistants, the development of proprietary data models, and the rapid pace of AI adoption. With real-world examples from companies like IBM and Box, this session offers insights into how AI is reshaping software ecosystems, enhancing enterprise capabilities, and potentially redefining market moats. ------------------ This episode of the SaaStr podcast is sponsored by: Attention.com Tired of listening to hours of sales calls? Recording is yesterday's game. Attention.com unleashes an army of AI sales agents that auto-update your CRM, build custom sales decks, spot cross-sell signals, and score calls before your coffee's cold. Teams like BambooHR and Scale AI already automate their Sales and RevOps using customer conversations. Step into the future at attention.com/saastr ------------------ Hey everyone, we just hosted 10,000 of you at the SaaStr Annual in the SF Bay Area, and now get ready, because SaaStr AI is heading to London! On December 2nd and 3rd, we're bringing SaaStr AI to the heart of Europe. This is your chance to connect with 2,500+ SaaS and AI executives, founders, and investors, all sharing the secrets to scaling in the age of AI. Whether you're a founder, a revenue leader, or an investor, SaaStr AI in London is where the future of SaaS meets the power of AI. And we just announced tickets and sponsorships, so don't wait! Head to SaaStrLondon.com to grab yours and join us this December in London. SaaStr AI in London —where SaaS meets AI, and the next wave of innovation begins. See you there!
Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC podcast, where Dan Bowyer and Mads Jensen of SuperSeed and Lomax from Outsized Ventures, gather to unpack the macro forces and micro signals shaping European tech and venture.This week, the trio tackles one of the most geopolitically charged, capital-heavy, and morally complex episodes yet:
Labelbox CEO Manu Sharma joins a16z Infra partner Matt Bornstein to explore the evolution of data labeling and evaluation in AI — from early supervised learning to today's sophisticated reinforcement learning loops.Manu recounts Labelbox's origins in computer vision, and then how the shift to foundation models and generative AI changed the game. The value moved from pre-training to post-training and, today, models are trained not just to answer questions, but to assess the quality of their own responses. Labelbox has responded by building a global network of “aligners” — top professionals from fields like coding, healthcare, and customer service, who label and evaluate data used to fine-tune AI systems.The conversation also touches on Meta's acquisition of Scale AI, underscoring how critical data and talent have become in the AGI race. Here's a sample of Manu explaining how Labelbox was able to transition from one era of AI to another:It took us some time to really understand like that the world is shifting from building AI models to renting AI intelligence. A vast number of enterprises around the world are no longer building their own models; they're actually renting base intelligence and adding on top of it to make that work for their company. And that was a very big shift. But then the even bigger opportunity was the hyperscalers and the AI labs that are spending billions of dollars of capital developing these models and data sets. We really ought to go and figure out and innovate for them. For us, it was a big shift from the DNA perspective because Labelbox was built with a hardcore software-tools mindset. Our go-to market, engineering, and product and design teams operated like software companies. But I think the hardest part for many of us, at that time, was to just make the decision that we're going just go try it and do it. And nothing is better than that: "Let's just go build an MVP and see what happens."Follow everyone on X:Manu SharmaMatt Bornstein Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts.
Welcome to episode 308 of The Cloud Pod – where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin and Matt are on hand and ready to bring you an action packed episode. Unfortunately, this one is also lullaby free. Apologies. This week we're talking about Databricks and Lakebridge, Cedar Analysis, Amazon Q, Google's little hiccup, and updates to SQL – plus so much more! Thanks for joining us. Titles we almost went with this week: KV Phone Home: When Your Key-Value Store Goes AWOL When Your Coreless Service Finds Its Core Problem Oracle’s Vanity Fair: Pretty URLs for Pretty Penny From Warehouse to Lakehouse: Your Free Ticket to Cloud Town 1⃣Databricks Uno: Because One is the Loneliest Number Free as in Beer, Smart as in Data Science Cedar Analysis: Because Your Authorization Policies Wood Never Lie Cedar Analysis: Teaching Old Policies New Proofs Amazon Q Finally Learns to Talk to Other Apps Tomorrow: Visual Studio’s Predictive Edit Revolution The Ghost of Edits Future: AI Haunts Your Code Before You Write It IAM What IAM: Google’s Identity Crisis Breaks the Internet Permission Denied: The Day Google Forgot Who Everyone Was 403 Forbidden: When Google’s Bouncer Called in Sick AWS Brings the Heat to Fusion Research Larry’s Cloud Nine: Oracle Stock Soars on Forecast Raise OCI You Later: Oracle Bets Big on Cloud Growth Oracle’s Crystal Ball Shows 40% Cloud Growth Ahead Meta Scales Up Its AI Ambitions with $14 Billion Investment From FAIR to Scale: Meta’s $14 Billion AI Makeover Congratulations Databricks one, you are now the new low code solution. AWS burns power to figure out how power works AI Is Going Great – Or How ML Makes Money 02:12 Zuckerberg makes Meta’s biggest bet on AI, $14 billion Scale AI deal Meta is finalizing a $14 billion investment for a 49% stake in Scale AI, with CEO Alexandr Wang joining to lead a new AI research lab at Meta. This follows similar moves by Google and Microsoft acquiring AI talent through investments rather than direct acquisitions to avoid regulatory scrutiny. Scale AI specializes in data labeling and annotation services critical for training AI models, serving major clients including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Meta. The company’s expertise covers approximately 70% of all AI models being built, providing Meta with valuable intelligence on competitor approaches to model development. The deal reflects Meta’s struggles with its Llama AI models, particularly the underwhelming reception of Llama 4 and delays in releasing the more powerful “Behemoth” model due to concerns about competitiveness with OpenAI and
Our 213nd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! Recorded on 06/21/2025 Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris. Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/. In this episode: Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, moving from text-to-image to video with a subscription model offering up to 21-second clips, highlighting the affordability and growing capabilities in AI video generation. Google's Gemini AI family updates include high-efficiency models for cost-effective workloads, and new enhancements in Google's search function now allow for voice interactions. The introduction of two new benchmarks, Live Code Bench Pro and Abstention Bench, aiming to test and improve the problem-solving and abstention capabilities of reasoning models, revealing current limitations. OpenAI wins a $200 million US defense contract to support various aspects of the Department of Defense, reflecting growing collaborations between tech companies and government for AI applications. Timestamps + Links: (00:00:10) Intro / Banter (00:01:32) News Preview Tools & Apps (00:02:12) Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, V1 (00:05:52) Google's Gemini AI family updated with stable 2.5 Pro, super-efficient 2.5 Flash-Lite (00:07:59) Google's AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations (00:10:13) YouTube to Add Google's Veo 3 to Shorts in Move That Could Turbocharge AI on the Video Platform Applications & Business (00:11:10) The ‘OpenAI Files' will help you understand how Sam Altman's company works (00:12:29) OpenAI drops Scale AI as a data provider following Meta deal (00:13:28) Amazon's Zoox opens its first major robotaxi production facility Projects & Open Source (00:15:20) LiveCodeBench Pro: How Do Olympiad Medalists Judge LLMs in Competitive Programming? (00:19:45) AbstentionBench: Reasoning LLMs Fail on Unanswerable Questions (00:22:49) MiniMax-M1: Scaling Test-Time Compute Efficiently with Lightning Attention Research & Advancements (00:24:33) Scaling Laws of Motion Forecasting and Planning -- A Technical Report Policy & Safety (00:28:07) Universal Jailbreak Suffixes Are Strong Attention Hijackers (00:30:52) OpenAI found features in AI models that correspond to different ‘personas' (00:33:25) OpenAI wins $200 million U.S. defense contract
SaaStr 808: AI and Cybersecurity: Scaling Rubrik to a Billion Dollar Enterprise with Rubrik's Co-Founder and CTO In this episode, Kit Colbert, former CTO of VMware and Platform CTO at Invisible, sits down with Arvind Nithrakashyap, Co-founder and CTO of Rubrik, to discuss the company's journey and innovations over the last 11 years. Arvind shares insights into Rubrik's platform for cyber resilience, their approach to scaling with multiple product pillars, and their unique use of hackathons to spark innovation. The conversation also delves into customer satisfaction strategies, the implementation of AI in both their products and internal processes, and how they measure the ROI of AI initiatives. With highlights of Rubrik's 39% year-over-year growth, a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 80, and the launch of their AI product Ana, this episode offers valuable takeaways for businesses looking to scale and innovate. ------------------ This episode of the SaaStr podcast is sponsored by: Attio This episode is brought to you by Attio — the AI-native CRM. Connect your email, and Attio instantly builds a powerful CRM - with every company, contact and interaction you've ever had. Get 15% off your first year at https://attio.com/saastr ------------------ This episode of the SaaStr podcast is sponsored by: Attention.com Tired of listening to hours of sales calls? Recording is yesterday's game. Attention.com unleashes an army of AI sales agents that auto-update your CRM, build custom sales decks, spot cross-sell signals, and score calls before your coffee's cold. Teams like BambooHR and Scale AI already automate their Sales and RevOps using customer conversations. Step into the future at attention.com/saastr ------------------ Hey everyone, we just hosted 10,000 of you at the SaaStr Annual in the SF Bay Area, and now get ready, because SaaStr AI is heading to London! On December 2nd and 3rd, we're bringing SaaStr AI to the heart of Europe. This is your chance to connect with 2,500+ SaaS and AI executives, founders, and investors, all sharing the secrets to scaling in the age of AI. Whether you're a founder, a revenue leader, or an investor, SaaStr AI in London is where the future of SaaS meets the power of AI. And we just announced tickets and sponsorships, so don't wait! Head to SaaStrLondon.com to grab yours and join us this December in London. SaaStr AI in London —where SaaS meets AI, and the next wave of innovation begins. See you there!
Aria and Reid dive into the recent flurry of multibillion-dollar AI acquisitions—from OpenAI's $3B Windsurf deal to Meta's ~$15B stake in Scale AI—and what they reveal about how companies are racing to refactor for an AI-first future. Are acquihires overtaking acquisitions as the new strategic advantage? And how are companies balancing workforce shifts with long-term innovation? Plus, a look at the robotics boom, government investment in AI, and the underrated wisdom of Adam Smith. For more info on the podcast and transcripts of all the episodes, visit https://www.possible.fm/podcast/
Niptech Explore avec Jacques Besson (shorts cartonnent) https://www.youtube.com/@Niptech/shorts Niptech se lance sur TikTok avec ces shorts https://www.tiktok.com/@niptech_podcast NewsNetflix et TF1: https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-and-tf1-group-join-forces-to-bring-tf1-to-netflix-members-in-france https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230215005763/en/France-Tlvisions-M6-and-TF1-groups-announce-the-liquidation-of-SALTO Circle Stock 750% Surge Sparks Debate on Stablecoin https://www.cryptotimes.io/2025/06/24/circle-stock-750-surge-sparks-debate-on-stablecoin/ Meta buys stake in Scale AI, raising antitrust concerns https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/meta-buys-stake-in-scale-ai-raising-antitrust-concerns/ AI photos & videos improvements OpenAI Sora et Codex Haiuo AI https://hailuoai.video/ AI as a consultant https://x.com/godofprompt/status/1934636209663541735 Stanford just surveyed 1,500 workers and AI experts about which jobs AI will actually replace and automate https://x.com/RubenHssd/status/1934968317627998534 Inspiration#VIDEO :: BONO - Story of Surrender https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35931046/ #BOOK :: Bono - Story of surrender https://www.amazon.com/Bono-Stories-Surrender/dp/B0DXBMGPX5 #AUDIOBOOK :: New Dimensions Radio interviews https://programs.newdimensions.org/collections/all?sort_by=created-descending #PODCAST ::Conversations with tyler: https://conversationswithtyler.com/ Joe Rogan Experience #2330 - Bono https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe64ayAbDjM #QUOTE :: “Vous vous avez la montre, nous - on a le temps.” Proverbe marocain Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Send us a textJoin hosts Alex Sarlin and Matt Tower as they explore the evolving edtech landscape—from rising AI use to old-school solutions for modern challenges.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:00:20] Banning AI boosts student engagement and brings back handwritten assessments[00:03:23] Gallup finds AI use in the workplace has doubled in two years[00:06:15] OpenAI's college push sparks backlash over trust and cheating concerns[00:09:30] Professors turn to blue books and flipped classrooms to fight AI plagiarism[00:13:20] Meta's $15B investment in Scale AI reshapes the AI training data market[00:21:40] Poor sleep linked to tech use and lower student performance, says new data[00:29:01] Study finds most students rely on parents for post-high school plans—and parents don't know the options➡️ Go to Part 2 to listen to the guest interviews this week
According to Bloomberg reporting, Meta Platforms (META) discussed a possible acquisition of video startup Runway as the company seeks to expand its presence in the tech space. Jenny Horne looks at META's continued push into AI as Mark Zuckerberg's company recently completed its $14.3B investment in Scale AI. Jenny also shares Citi's price target hike to $803 from $690. Later, she cites NHTSA reports that it will be probing videos of Tesla's (TSLA) Robotaxi debut.======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about
Imagine turning down $100 million salaries. That's apparently what's happening at OpenAI. And that's just the tip of the newsworthy AI iceberg for the week. ↳ Meta reportedly failed to acquire Perplexity. Could Apple try next? ↳ Why is Microsoft cutting so many jobs? ↳ Why are AI systems blackmailing at will? ↳ Will too much AI use lead to brain rot?Let's talk AI news shorties. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Thoughts on this? Join the convo.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:$100M AI Salaries Being DeclinedMeta's AI Talent War EffortsMeta's Unsuccessful Acquisitions OverviewBrain Rot Concerns with AI UseOpenAI's $200M DoD ContractGoogle's Voice AI Search RolloutGoogle Gemini 2.5 in ProductionSoftBank's $1T Robotics InvestmentAnthropic's AI Model Risks ExposedMicrosoft and Amazon AI Job CutsTimestamps:00:00 Weekly AI News and Insights04:17 Meta's Major AI Acquisitions08:50 AI Impact on Student Writing Skills12:53 OpenAI Expands Government AI Program15:31 Google Launches Voice AI Search19:32 Google AI Models' Stability Feature22:55 "Project Crystal Land Initiative"27:17 AI Acquisition Talks Intensify29:43 "Apple Eyes Perplexity Acquisition"31:54 Apple's Potential Market Decline36:57 AI Ethics and Safety Concerns40:44 Amazon Warns of AI-Driven Layoffs42:44 AI's Impact on Job Market45:24 "Canvas Tips for Business Intelligence"Keywords:$100 million salaries, AI talent war, Meta, OpenAI, AI signing bonuses, Andrew Bosworth, Scale AI acquisition, Alexander Wang, Safe Superintelligence, Daniel Gross, Nat Friedman, Perplexity AI, Brain rot from AI, chat GBT and brain, MIT study on AI, SAT style essays using AI, AI neural activity, AI and cognitive effort, AI in government, $200 million contract with Department of Defense, OpenAI in security, ChatGPTgov, Federal AI initiatives, Google Gemini 2.5, AI mission-critical business, Gemini 2.5 flashlight, AI model stability, SoftBank $1 trillion investment, Project Crystal Land, Arizona robotics hub, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Embodied AI, AI job cuts, Microsoft layoffs, Amazon AI workforce, Anthropic study on AI ethics, AI blackmail, Google voice-based AI search, AI search live, New AI apps, Apple acquisition interest in Perplexity, AI-powered search engine, Siri integration, AI-driven efficiencies, GenSend Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Try Google Veo 3 today! Sign up at gemini.google to get started. Try Google Veo 3 today! Sign up at gemini.google to get started.
With a swirl of acquisition news happening in the industry, Zach Van Doren of Acxiom joins the Real Talk podcast to break it all down with hosts Kyle Hollaway and Dustin Raney. They touch on AI topics from the Salesforce acquisition of Informatica and Meta's bid for Scale AI, to the uncertainty around the direction of legislation and what the next new device could mean for brands and consumers. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram or find us on Facebook.
Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC podcast, where Dan Bowyer and Mads Jensen of SuperSeed and Lomax from Outsized Ventures gather to unpack the macro forces and micro signals shaping European tech and venture.This week, the trio tackles one of the most geopolitically charged, capital-heavy, and morally complex episodes yet:The global reshuffling of power: Israel, Iran, Russia, and UkraineWhy defense is back—and what it means for VCsEurope's space ambitions and what the ESA's new satellite project signalsChina's trade plays and Europe's vulnerability in rare earthsAI, IPOs, and why founders might want to stay private longerSurgical robots, ambient AI, and who's building the future of healthcarePlus: Daniel Ek gets flak, SPACs sneak back, and why VCs are now speed-running $15B deals in one week.Here's what's covered:02:00 War & Markets: Iran, Israel, oil prices & Bank of England holds06:00 Defense Budgets: Why Europe is (finally) spending10:00 VC Taboo: Why investing in weapons gets complicated fast15:00 EIF Restrictions: Sex, gambling, and no defense20:00 The Rise of Helsing: Europe's $12B defense unicorn24:00 Strategic Autonomy: Europe's new military satellite constellation30:00 ESA vs. Starlink: Earth observation gets serious34:00 China, Trade Wars & Rare Earths: Why Europe's exposed40:00 EU-US Tariffs & Trump's Pharma Threat42:00 IPO Boom: Chime, Circle, and the SPAC comeback47:00 CMR Surgical: UK's $4B robot exit—is that enough?53:00 Lessons from Intuitive Surgical & deeptech M&A56:00 Deal of the Week: Nabla's AI for clinicians, Helsing, and Scale AI's lightning-fast cash01:02:00 Founders in Government: Alex DePledge & Matt Clifford's impact01:05:00 Meta's AI Transfers: Zuck goes full football transfer window
美國史上第一部穩定幣法案,最近在參議院正式通過。一通過,Circle 股價直接從 $31 飆到 $242,暴漲超過八倍。這不只象徵美國從打壓轉向擁抱加密貨幣,更讓一個人合法暴賺——川普。因為這條法案明文寫著:禁止官員持有或經營穩定幣,但總統、副總統除外。沒錯,川普家族最近推出的穩定幣 USD1,才剛透過阿布達比主權基金,完成 20 億美金的大交易。而真正賺最多利息的,可能還不是 Circle,而是背後坐收分潤的 Coinbase。這集我們就來聊聊:
Meta is going all-in on AI, spending billions to hire top talent and acquire leading-edge startups like Scale AI in a bold bid to build superintelligence. In this episode, we break down what this means for the future of AI, Meta's rivalry with OpenAI, and whether Zuckerberg's vision can truly deliver.
(0:00) The Besties welcome Thomas Laffont! (3:26) State of LA, Hollywood's decline, positivity around GDP growth and AI productivity (10:19) Zuck on tilt over AI: $100M offers, Scale AI deal, hiring spree (23:58) Mag 7 AI Showdown: Ranking the most likely AI winners, biggest stock divergences, and more (42:41) Why Apple is fumbling AI and how they can fix it? (57:02) IPOs and M&A heating up in 2025 (1:16:18) State of liquidity: SPACs, Direct Listings, and more (1:25:40) Amazon's "kingmaker" position, job displacement (1:37:47) Sacks joins to discuss the GENIUS Act passing the Senate (1:52:13) Animal trailer Follow Thomas Laffont: https://x.com/thomas_coatue Animal Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NNW5r63oXU Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Follow on X: https://x.com/theallinpod Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://x.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://x.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/sam-altman-says-meta-tried-and-failed-to-poach-openais-talent-with-100m-offers https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/10/zuckerberg-makes-metas-biggest-bet-on-ai-14-billion-scale-ai-deal.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/technology/meta-scale-ai.html https://scale.com/blog/scale-ai-announces-next-phase-of-company-evolution https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-talks-hire-former-github-ceo-nat-friedman-join-ai-efforts-information-2025-06-18 https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/11/mark-zuckerberg-our-biggest-mistake-with-mobile-was-betting-too-much-on-html5 https://www.reuters.com/technology/china-launch-new-40-bln-state-fund-boost-chip-industry-sources-say-2023-09-05 https://x.com/JoannaStern/status/1933564098291048764 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCEkK1YzqBo https://x.com/chamath/status/1932157508698919320 https://www.renaissancecapital.com/IPO-Center/Stats/Pricings https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-on-generative-ai https://x.com/chamath/status/1935369326321877153 https://x.com/chamath/status/1935740807925100853 https://www.google.com/finance/quote/COIN:NASDAQ https://www.google.com/finance/quote/SPOT:NYSE https://x.com/ylecun/status/1935108028891861393 https://x.com/ben_j_todd/status/1934284189928501482 https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-senate-ohio-brown-moreno-74c4b91e5866215d4201377fefcadad0 https://companiesmarketcap.com/microsoft/revenue https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-senate-ohio-brown-moreno-74c4b91e5866215d4201377fefcadad0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NNW5r63oXU
Welcome back to another electrifying episode of Tank Talks! Matt Cohen is joined once again by John Ruffolo to unpack the latest economic and technological headlines. From Canada's growing role in global AI and energy discussions to the latest shifts in public-private partnerships, this episode is packed with high-stakes insights and forward-thinking analysis.Is Canada ready to lead the charge in AI and quantum technology? Can the nation address its looming energy challenges and secure a sustainable economic future? Tune in for an exploration of these questions and more!G7 Summit & Canada's Global Position: A Race for AI Leadership (00:14)The G7 Summit in Alberta saw world leaders make bold commitments to AI and quantum technology, with Canada front and center. But how realistic are these promises? Matt and John dive into the challenges and opportunities ahead as Canada seeks to secure its place as a global leader in innovation and technology.AI Investment and Quantum Computing: Is Canada Ready to Step Up? (00:40)The G7 has pledged $185 million towards AI and quantum growth, but John has concerns about the scale and execution of these investments. Will this funding truly move the needle, or is it just more talk without follow-through? John discusses whether Canada has the right strategy to dominate in these transformative technologies.Energy Challenges: Canada's Struggle for Economic Resilience (03:30)Energy remains Canada's Achilles' heel. As global markets shift and environmental concerns grow, John breaks down Canada's struggle to address its energy needs while maintaining environmental responsibility. How can Canada secure its energy future in a politically and environmentally charged landscape? The conversation digs into what needs to change for the country to thrive.Open Banking: Canada's Slow Progress and Risk of Falling Behind (06:05)Despite promises, Canada is still stumbling on the road to open banking. With no concrete timeline in place, John and Matt discuss the latest developments and why Canada risks falling behind other fintech hubs like the U.S. and the UK. Is Canada's fintech future in peril, or is there hope for change on the horizon?Public-Private Partnerships in AI: A Game-Changer for Canada's Economy? (08:47)Cohere's new partnership with the Canadian and UK governments is raising the stakes for AI innovation in the public sector. As AI gains ground in government services, Matt and John examine how this public-private collaboration could shape Canada's economic future. Are these partnerships the key to unlocking Canada's AI potential?Meta's AI Bet: Is Zuckerberg Playing Catch-Up or Leading the Charge? (14:32)Mark Zuckerberg is throwing down big bets in AI, offering hefty signing bonuses and investing $14 billion into Scale AI. But is this a desperate attempt to catch up with rivals like OpenAI, or a strategic move to solidify Meta's position at the forefront of AI? Matt and John analyze the implications of Zuckerberg's moves and what they mean for Meta's future.Investment Shifts: VC Fund Performance and What It Means for the Tech Landscape (20:01)The latest data on VC fund performance reveals some stark realities. While TVPI (Total Value to Paid-in Capital) shows some life, DPI (Distributions to Paid-in Capital) is still scarce. John and Matt dive into the numbers and discuss what this means for investors, founders, and the future of venture capitalAs global dynamics shift, Canada's role in AI, energy, and investment will be tested like never before. Can the country capitalize on its technological opportunities, or will it get left behind? This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in understanding how these shifts will shape the future of business, technology, and global leadership.Connect with John Ruffolo on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/joruffoloConnect with Matt Cohen on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/matt-cohen1Visit the Ripple Ventures website: https://www.rippleventures.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com
A source confirming to CNBC that Meta tried to buy Perplexity before the $14.3B deal for Scale AI and its founder Alexandr Wang. Plus, we look at Softbank's Masayoshi Son is continuing his trend of moonshot bets with a reported proposal to build a $1T AI hub in Arizona.
Katie speaks to Arthur Mensch, the 32 year old co-founder and CEO of Mistral AI who believes European sovereignty will be under threat if it does not gain traction in the race for AI supremacy. Plus, does Meta's $15bn investment in Scale AI suggest Mark Zuckerberg is anxious they are falling behind in that same race? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Meta just announced a major move in its AI efforts – investing in Scale AI and building a superintelligence AI research lab. While Meta has been trying to keep up with big names in the AI race, such as Open AI, Anthropic and Google, the company's new strategy includes dropping some serious cash to acquire talent and invest in Scale AI. Today on the show, we dive into the deal between Meta and Scale AI, including what Meta aims to get out of investment, and we ask the question we are all wondering: What is superhuman intelligence, anyway? You can follow our hosts on Bluesky—Michael Calore is @snackfight, Lauren Goode is @laurengoode, and Katie Drummond is @katie-drummond. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Is AI about to transform the world… gently? Sam Altman says yes, but are we being lulled into complacency while the real risks go unchallenged?Startups everywhere are rushing to embed AI into their workflows, but few understand just how flawed that human-AI interaction can be. From broken prompting to billion-dollar power plays, the future of AI in business is murkier than it looks.In this episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein break down the most urgent developments in AI and what they mean for founders and operators. They unpack Sam Altman's “Gentle Singularity” vision, dive into Meta's stealthy acquisition of Scale AI, and discuss a shocking study revealing that human-AI collaboration may be doing more harm than good, especially in healthcare and the workplace.In this episode, you will:Understand why Sam Altman thinks AI's future will be “gentle”—and what he might be downplaying Learn how Meta quietly bought 49% of Scale AI to outflank OpenAI and Google Explore the real-world risks of bad prompting and how it derails AI's accuracy Uncover why AI literacy is now a critical skill for startups and employees alike Examine why Slack is locking down chat data—and what that means for workplace AI tools Hear how OpenAI talent is resisting $100M offers from Meta, and what that says about culture vs. cash Discover the hidden trade-offs in AI alignment and whether “good enough” is actually enoughThe Pact Honor the Startup Podcast Pact! If you have listened to TSP and gotten value from it, please:Follow, rate, and review us in your listening appSubscribe to the TSP Mailing List to gain access to exclusive newsletter-only content and early access to information on upcoming episodes: https://thestartuppodcast.beehiiv.com/subscribe Secure your official TSP merchandise at https://shop.tsp.show/ Follow us here on YouTube for full-video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNjm1MTdjysRRV07fSf0yGg Give us a public shout-out on LinkedIn or anywhere you have a social media followingKey linksGet your question in for our next Q&A episode: https://forms.gle/NZzgNWVLiFmwvFA2A The Startup Podcast website: https://www.tsp.show/episodes/Learn more about Chris and YanivWork 1:1 with Chris: http://chrissaad.com/advisory/ Follow Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissaad/ Follow Yaniv on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybernstein/Producer: Justin McArthur https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-mcarthurIntro Voice: Jeremiah Owyang https://web-strategist.com/
Today's show:In this episode, @Jason and @alex explore how AI is reshaping the economy—from Pano AI's $44M raise to fight wildfires with drones, to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's memo foreshadowing white-collar job cuts, to Meta's stealth move poaching Scale AI talent. They dig into the collapse of early-career roles, the slow disappearance of the gig economy safety net, and why founders may want to think twice before building in public.Timestamps:(1:52) Travel chaos, laundry issues, and the Airbnb event(3:05) CO2 conference highlights and Zipline drone delivery innovation(5:24) AI's effect on job disruption and white-collar retraining(09:46) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST(11:01) Jassy on AI's workforce impact and boosting teacher roles(13:23) Media evolution: market resilience and direct communication strategies(20:08) INBOUND - Use code TWIST10 for 10% o your General Admission ticket at https://www.inbound.com/register (Valid thru 7/31)(21:14) OpenAI's podcast, corporate media shifts, and Twist 500 highlights(30:02) NWRA - Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!(31:20) Insurance, AI, and OpenAI's enterprise focus(41:11) Meta and Traversal's AI bets; startup transparency(48:57) TikTok, US-China tension, and data privacy debate(56:43) Actuality.ai's platform for AI-driven RFPs and enterprise pricing insights(1:11:00) Wrap-up and final thoughts with Rishab GuptaSubscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcpFollow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelmFollow Jason:X: https://twitter.com/JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanisThank you to our partners:(09:46) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST(20:08) INBOUND - Use code TWIST10 for 10% o your General Admission ticket at https://www.inbound.com/register (Valid thru 7/31)(30:02) NWRA - Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarlandCheck out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanisFollow TWiST:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartupsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartupsSubstack: https://twistartups.substack.comSubscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916
SaaStr 807: Snowflake's CEO on the AI Data Cloud, Partner Strategy, and What's Next Join Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake, and Jeremy Burton, CEO of Observe, in a comprehensive discussion led by SaaStr CEO & Founder, Jason Lemkin. Discover the inner workings of Snowflake's Board, the dynamics of strategic partnerships, and the evolving role of AI in data management. Learn how Snowflake aims to be the AI Data Cloud and how Observe integrates with Snowflake to provide scalable analytics. With detailed insights into the partnership strategies, future technological trends, and success stories, this conversation offers a blueprint for leveraging AI and data to drive business value. Don't miss out on the valuable lessons and future predictions shared by these industry leaders. ----------------- This episode of the SaaStr podcast is sponsored by: Attio This episode is brought to you by Attio — the AI-native CRM. Connect your email, and Attio instantly builds a powerful CRM - with every company, contact and interaction you've ever had. Get 15% off your first year at https://attio.com/saastr ------------------ This episode of the SaaStr podcast is sponsored by: Attention.com Tired of listening to hours of sales calls? Recording is yesterday's game. Attention.com unleashes an army of AI sales agents that auto-update your CRM, build custom sales decks, spot cross-sell signals, and score calls before your coffee's cold. Teams like BambooHR and Scale AI already automate their Sales and RevOps using customer conversations. Step into the future at attention.com/saastr ------------------ Hey everyone, we just hosted 10,000 of you at the SaaStr Annual in the SF Bay Area, and now get ready, because SaaStr AI is heading to London! On December 2nd and 3rd, we're bringing SaaStr AI to the heart of Europe. This is your chance to connect with 2,500+ SaaS and AI executives, founders, and investors, all sharing the secrets to scaling in the age of AI. Whether you're a founder, a revenue leader, or an investor, SaaStr AI in London is where the future of SaaS meets the power of AI. And we just announced tickets and sponsorships, so don't wait! Head to SaaStrLondon.com to grab yours and join us this December in London. SaaStr AI in London —where SaaS meets AI, and the next wave of innovation begins. See you there!
The NIA boys discuss Stablecoin Opportunity, Circle's $25B+ IPO, WhatsApp Gets Ads & Meta's $15B Scale AI DealTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:09:28) - Stablecoin Opportunity(00:25:50) - Circle's $25B+ IPO(00:38:52) - Credit Card Points(00:51:37) - WhatsApp Gets Ads (01:03:14) - Meta's $15B Scale AI Deal What Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Subscribe + listen on your fav podcast app:Apple: https://pod.link/notadvicepod.appleSpotify: https://pod.link/notadvicepod.spotifyOthers: https://pod.link/notadvicepodListen into our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:http://twitter.com/bzaidihttp://twitter.com/trungtphanhttp://twitter.com/jackbutcherhttp://twitter.com/niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today's show:Meta just took a 49% stake in Scale AI, and the shockwaves are hitting the entire AI ecosystem. In this episode, @Jason and @alex unpack the deal's implications: Google ($150M customer!) and others are fleeing Scale, worried Meta will hoard its RLHF infrastructure and cut off competitors. Startups like Labelbox, Turing, and Handshake are already seeing a demand surge. Is this smart vertical integration or anti-competitive overreach? Jason shares tactical advice for founders on how to capitalize when incumbents stumble—hire ex-Scale talent, build “Scale AI alternative” SEO pages, and hit the podcast circuit. Don't miss this deep dive into AI's shifting power dynamics.Timestamps:(04:01) Is Jason becoming an AI doomer?!(9:52) OpenPhone - Streamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/twist(13:47) PostHog, and when is it okay for founders to break the rules?(20:56) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist(25:50) Why the Navy is recruiting startups(30:12) Pilot - Visit https://www.pilot.com/twist and get $1,200 off your first year.(39:09) Did Zuck buy Scale in order to keep it from competitors?(56:08) When does incentivizing customers turn into burning capital?(1:04) How raising too much money could KILL your startup!Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcpFollow Lon:X: https://x.com/lonsFollow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelmFollow Jason:X: https://twitter.com/JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanisThank you to our partners:(9:52) OpenPhone - Streamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/twist(20:56) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist(30:52) Pilot - Visit https://www.pilot.com/twist and get $1,200 off your first year.Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarlandCheck out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanisFollow TWiST:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartupsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartupsSubstack: https://twistartups.substack.comSubscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916
As the dust settles after keynote season, Ben and Andrew answer mailbag questions and talk through the future prospects for Cursor and Perplexity, multi-modality possibilities for AI devices, Apple's advantages if they deepen their partnership with OpenAI, more on Meta's investment in Scale AI, the business logic of chasing superintelligence, and takes on an AI conversation between Bill Simmons and Chuck Klosterman.
Meta is going straight superintelligent? OpenAI and Google are teaming up? And Microsoft might kill tutorials? The big AI dogs are at it again, making some head-turning moves in the AI space. Don't get left behind. Join us on Mondays for our AI News That Matters segment. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Have a question? Join the convo here.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:OpenAI & Google Cloud PartnershipMeta's $14B AI Superintelligence BetDisney & Universal vs. Midjourney LawsuitApple's AI Translation Across DevicesOpenAI Expands GPT Projects & FeaturesMicrosoft Updates Copilot Vision ToolsAmazon's AI Video Tool for SellersMeta AI App Privacy ControversyTimestamps:00:00 AI Insights: This Week's Headlines04:28 ChatGPT Project Features Update08:42 AI Wednesdays: Updates and Insights11:57 Meta's $14B Superintelligence Investment15:24 Meta's Acquisition of Scale AI17:31 OpenAI Partners with Google Cloud22:41 Apple Translation Integration Delayed26:00 Third-Party AI to Improve Siri30:43 Microsoft Copilot's Quiet Feature Updates33:40 Amazon Enhances AI for Ads37:34 Copyright Lawsuit: Midjourney vs. Studios41:43 OpenAI O3 Pro: Accuracy Over Speed45:54 AI News & Events Week PreviewKeywords:OpenAI, Google Cloud, Meta, superintelligence, Scale AI, $14 billion investment, artificial superintelligence, Midjourney, Disney lawsuit, Universal lawsuit, AI copyright issues, Microsoft Copilot Vision, Copilot AI updates, real-time AI assistance, AI-powered video generator, Amazon video tools, chat GPT projects, GPTs, AI compute, Tensor Processing Units, regulatory scrutiny, AI market competition, OpenAI revenue, O3 Pro model, ChatGPT Pro, AI reasoning models, voice mode, Apple WWDC, AI translation, Edge AI, cloud infrastructure, Meta AI assistant, Apple AI struggles, Siri upgrade, AI legal battle, OpenAI and Google partnership, Meta's AI investment, $10 billion annual revenue, personal data privacy, Meta privacy concerns, AI model updates.Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Try Google Veo 3 today! Sign up at gemini.google to get started. Try Google Veo 3 today! Sign up at gemini.google to get started.
As Iran and Israel continue to lob airstrikes at each other, civilian casualties are climbing in both countries. Negar Mortazavi from the Center for International Policy shares how Iran sees the escalating conflict. And, authorities in Minnesota have arrested a suspect in the killing of State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the shootings of State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. Minnesota Public Radio's Matt Sepic joins us. Then, Meta is pursuing artificial "superintelligence." It bought a 49% stake in Scale AI for $14.3 billion. Ina Fried, chief technology correspondent for Axios, explains more about Meta's race to create a more powerful AI.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
As businesses are adopting artificial intelligence and beginning to figure out how it will make them money, developers are already working on ways to embody AI in the physical world. From home robots to manufacturing and beyond, tech reporter Belle Lin digs into the industry's plans and tells us whether physical AI might bring both makers and users the big returns on investment they've been anticipating. Alex Ossola hosts. Further Reading: These Developers Can't Get Excited About Apple's AI Efforts AI Is Here for Plumbers and Electricians. Will It Transform Home Services? Companies Are Struggling to Drive a Return on AI. It Doesn't Have to Be That Way. Nvidia and Perplexity Team Up in European AI Push Apple Executives Defend Apple Intelligence, Siri and AI Strategy Meta in Talks to Invest $14 Billion in Scale AI, Hire CEO Alexandr Wang Apple Fails to Clear a Low Bar on AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meta 最近砸下 143 億美金,買下 Scale AI 將近一半的股份。這家公司你可能沒聽過,但它的客戶包括 Google、OpenAI、Amazon、Nvidia,全都是現在最強的 AI 玩家。而 Meta 不只砸錢,還把創辦人 Alexandr Wang 連同整個團隊請進自家,成立全新的 AI 實驗室。看起來像是 AI 世界的強強聯手,但背後,卻牽扯出矽谷資料帝國的勞力地基——幾十萬外包工人,靠手動清洗、標註、篩選,撐起了最先進的大模型。這集我們就來聊聊:
SaaStr 806: How The Smartest Founders Are Already Winning with AI: SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin on My First Million SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin recently returned to HubSpot's My First Million Podcast with Sam Parr and Shaan Puri to do a deep dive on AI and SaaS. It was a fun one because we approached it more from a content creator and end-user perspective than from a software builder perspective. Together they discuss various applications of AI in content creation, customer support, and business advice, highlighting unexpected use cases and the potential for AI to surpass human capabilities. Jason also provides a candid look at the future of startups, the challenges of VC investment, and the evolving landscape of tech-driven by AI. Whether you're a startup founder, investor, or tech enthusiast, this episode is packed with valuable lessons and forward-thinking perspectives. ------------------ This episode of the SaaStr podcast is sponsored by: Attio This episode is brought to you by Attio — the AI-native CRM. Connect your email, and Attio instantly builds a powerful CRM - with every company, contact and interaction you've ever had. Get 15% off your first year at https://attio.com/saastr -------------------- This episode of the SaaStr podcast is sponsored by: Attention.com Tired of listening to hours of sales calls? Recording is yesterday's game. Attention.com unleashes an army of AI sales agents that auto-update your CRM, build custom sales decks, spot cross-sell signals, and score calls before your coffee's cold. Teams like BambooHR and Scale AI already automate their Sales and RevOps using customer conversations. Step into the future at attention.com/saastr --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This week, Meta hits the reset button on A.I. But will a new research lab and a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI bring the company any closer to its stated goal of “superintelligence”? Then we break down Apple's big developer conference, WWDC: What was announced, what was noticeably absent, and why Apple seems a little stuck in the past. Finally, a couple of weeks ago we asked if your job is being automated away — it's time to open up the listener mail bag and hear what you said.Additional Reading:Meta looks for an A.I. resetApple Executives Defend Apple Intelligence, Siri and A.I. StrategyThis A.I. Company Wants to Take Your JobWe want to hear from you. Email us at hardfork@nytimes.com. Find “Hard Fork” on YouTube and TikTok. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Meta just made a $14.3 billion bet on data-labeling company Scale AI, but it's not a traditional takeover: Meta's taking a 49% stake in the company and adding Scale's co-founder Alexandr Wang to its team. Today on Equity, we break down what this means for Meta's AI ambitions and revisit Wang's early AI predictions. Listen to the full episode to hear more highlights from the week, including: How Chime's IPO priced above expectations at $27 per share and jumped in early trading, and Anthony's not-so-hot takes on what this signals for the tech IPO market Why Y Combinator's Demo Day was packed with “agentic” AI startups building autonomous software, and how a recent chat with Fiverr's CEO sheds light on AI-driven task automation in the gig economy How Jony Ive's LoveFrom spent 18 months quietly collaborating with Rivian on their first electric bike, a spinout product confirmed to have a bike-like form factor Equity will be back next week, so stay tuned! Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. We'd also like to thank TechCrunch's audience development team. Thank you so much for listening, and we'll talk to you next time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex Wang is the CEO and co-founder of Scale AI, a leading data platform accelerating the development of artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 2016, Scale AI provides high-quality training data for AI models, serving clients like OpenAI, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Defense. A former software engineering prodigy, Wang dropped out of MIT to build Scale AI, which is now valued at over $13 billion. Recognized on Forbes' 30 Under 30 and TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, Wang is a prominent voice in shaping the future of AI innovation and deployment. He advocates for responsible AI development and policies to ensure ethical and secure AI advancements. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://www.roka.com - USE CODE SRS https://www.americanfinancing.net/srs NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org https://www.tryarmra.com/srs https://www.betterhelp.com/srs This episode is sponsored by better help. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/srs and get on your way to being your best self. https://www.shawnlikesgold.com https://www.lumen.me/srs https://www.patriotmobile.com/srs https://www.rocketmoney.com/srs https://www.shopify.com/srs https://trueclassic.com/srs Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at trueclassic.com/srs! #trueclassicpod Alex Wang Links: Website - https://scale.com Scale AI X - https://x.com/scale_ai Alex X - https://x.com/alexandr_wang LI - https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaleai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Take the Survey: http://tiny.cc/849 BestPodcastintheMetaverse.com Canary Cry News Talk #849 - 06.11.2025 - Recorded Live to 1s and 0s SUPER BIBLICAL | LA Blitz, Rare Earth Power, Wang Time, Chemtrails, Solar Pole | CCNT 849 Deconstructing World Events from a Biblical Worldview Declaring Jesus as Lord amidst the Fifth Generation War! CageRattlerCoffee.com SD/TC email Ike for discount Join the Canary Cry Roundtable This Episode was Produced By: Executive Producers Sir LX Protocol V2 Baron of the Berrean Protocol*** Producers of TREASURE (CanaryCry.Support) John W, American Hobo, Aaron B, Cage Rattler Coffee Producers of TIME Timestampers: Jade Bouncerson, Morgan E Clippy Team: Courtney S, JOLMS, Kristen Reminders: Clankoniphius Links: JAM SHOW NOTES/TIMESTAMPS HELLO WORLD LA RIOTS BLITZ Minion Cosplay Warrior Iran trolls US “Make Mexico Great Again” Flag Mysterious Riot Gear Passed out at Riot GRETA Clip: Footage, Greta deported from Israel (X) Clip: Greta speaks about getting deported after IDF “kidnapping” (X) TRUMP/CHINA Trump says US-China deal 'is done' (BBC) Daniel 2:41-43 Revelation 6:5 Revelation 18 Matthew 24 Ezekiel 27 Isaiah 31:1 Job 28 AI/ZUCK Frustrated Zuckerberg makes biggest AI bet, $14B stake in Scale AI, hires founder Wang (CNBC) → Alex Wang, child of Chinese immigrant physicist who worked at LANL!!! → human radiation experiments → ground zero of manhattan project, weird app released a few years ago EXEC PRODUCERS GEOENGINEERING Unsubstantiated ‘chemtrail' conspiracy theories lead to legislation proposed, US statehouses (AP) SPACE Spacecraft Sends Back First-Ever Images Of Sun's South Pole (Forbes) END
I explain how and why exactly this big Meta investment in Scale AI came about. Hollywood sues AI in a big way for the first time. A look at how stablecoins have mainstreamed crypto at long last. And episode number 205 of the long running series: we blew up traditional TV just to rebuild it.Links:Meta to Pay Nearly $15 Billion for Scale AI Stake and Startup's 28-Year-Old CEO (The Information)Disney, NBCU sue Midjourney over copyright infringement (Axios)Wikipedia Pauses AI-Generated Summaries After Editor Backlash (404Media)How stablecoins are entering the financial mainstream (Financial Times)EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Doubles Prime Video Ads to 6 Minutes Per Hour (AdWeek)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Christina Knight, Machine Learning Safety and Evals Lead at Scale AI and former senior policy adviser at the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI), joins Kevin Frazier, the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at Texas and a Senior Editor at Lawfare, to break down what it means to test and evaluate frontier AI models as well as the status of international efforts to coordinate on those efforts.This recording took place before the administration changed the name of the U.S. AI Safety Institute to the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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NLW dives into OpenAI's dual announcements—the release of the highly anticipated O3 Pro model, designed specifically for deeper contextual understanding and advanced tool integration, and an 80% price reduction for the existing O3 model. He explores whether the bigger story is O3 Pro's leap forward in capabilities or the dramatic cost drop making powerful AI broadly affordable. Before that in the headlines, Meta's massive acquisition of Scale AI, a viral singularity prediction that's sparking widespread debate, and ongoing arguments about the limits of AI reasoning and intelligence.Get Ad Free AI Daily Brief: https://patreon.com/AIDailyBriefBrought to you by:Gemini - Supercharge your creativity and productivity - http://gemini.google/KPMG – Go to https://kpmg.com/ai to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solutions.Blitzy.com - Go to https://blitzy.com/ to build enterprise software in days, not months AGNTCY - The AGNTCY is an open-source collective dedicated to building the Internet of Agents, enabling AI agents to communicate and collaborate seamlessly across frameworks. Join a community of engineers focused on high-quality multi-agent software and support the initiative at agntcy.org - https://agntcy.org/?utm_campaign=fy25q4_agntcy_amer_paid-media_agntcy-aidailybrief_podcast&utm_channel=podcast&utm_source=podcast Vanta - Simplify compliance - https://vanta.com/nlwPlumb - The automation platform for AI experts and consultants https://useplumb.com/The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score.The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownInterested in sponsoring the show? nlw@breakdown.network
↳ Why is Anthropic in hot water with Reddit? ↳ Will OpenAI become the de facto business AI tool? ↳ Did Apple make a mistake in its buzzworthy AI study? ↳ And why did Google release a new model when it was already on top? So many AI questions. We've got the AI answers.Don't waste hours each day trying to keep up with AI developments.We do that for you on Mondays with our weekly AI News That Matters segment.Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Have a question? Join the convo here.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:OpenAI's Advanced Voice Mode UpdateReddit's Lawsuit Against AnthropicOpenAI's New Cloud ConnectorsGoogle's Gemini 2.5 Pro ReleaseDeepSeek Accused of Data SourcingAnthropic Cuts Windsurf Claude AccessApple's AI Reasoning Models StudyMeta's Investment in Scale AITimestamps:00:00 Weekly AI News Summary04:27 "Advanced Voice Mode Limitations"09:07 Reddit's Role in AI Tensions10:23 Reddit's Impact on Content Strategy16:10 "RAG's Evolution: Accessible Data Insights"19:16 AI Model Update and Improvements22:59 DeepSeek Accused of Data Misuse24:18 DeepSeek Accused of Distilling AI Data28:20 Anthropic Limits Windsurf Cloud Access32:37 "Study Questions AI Reasoning Models"36:06 Apple's Dubious AI Research Tactics39:36 Meta-Scale AI Partnership Potential40:46 AI Updates: Apple's Gap Year43:52 AI Updates: Voice, Lawsuits, ModelsKeywords:Apple AI study, AI reasoning models, Google Gemini, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Anthropic, Reddit lawsuit, Large Language Model, AI voice mode, Advanced voice mode, Real-time language translation, Cloud connectors, Dynamic data integration, Meeting recorder, Coding benchmarks, DeepSeek, R1 model, Distillation method, AI ethics, Windsurf, Claude 3.x, Model access, Privacy and data rights, AI research, Meta investment, Scale AI, WWDC, Apple's AI announcements, Gap year, On-device AI models, Siri 2.0, AI market strategy, ChatGPT teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, HubSpot, Scheduled actions, Sparkify, VO3, Google AI Pro plan, Creative AI, Innovation in AI, Data infrastructure.Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Try Google Veo 3 today! Sign up at gemini.google to get started. Try Google Veo 3 today! Sign up at gemini.google to get started.
Aaron McIntire recaps the week's biggest stories, including Lucy Guo, a 30-year-old college dropout, surpassing Taylor Swift as the world's youngest self-made female billionaire with a $1.3 billion net worth from her Scale AI stake, co-founded with Alexandr Wang and backed by Peter Thiel. Concerns mount over Palantir Technologies' alleged contract with the Trump administration to build a centralized database on Americans, countered by ex-employee Wendy Anderson's defense of its data integration tools. Tim Walz and Nate Silver analyze young men's shift toward conservatism, with polls showing conservatives dominate among those with strong mental health. Plus, Stephen Miller slams Democrats' “unsellable ideology,” and fears grow over Chinese-owned properties near U.S. military bases. Lucy Guo, Taylor Swift, Scale AI, Palantir Technologies, Peter Thiel, Alexandr Wang, Wendy Anderson, Trump administration, centralized database, Tim Walz, Nate Silver, young men voters, conservatism, Stephen Miller, Chinese investments, military bases, national security