Podcasts about Sota

This week on the Toy Power Podcast; we welcome with open arms Mr. DaveyDamaged back into the studio, along with Trent! Yes! We are a Group of Five this round; and we start the show off with many many laughs! Dave updates us all around DvG before we get right into the Latest News! From HasLab Tron numbers to MOTU figures popping up on Australian shores; there is a lot to be on the pulse about! Loyal Subjects Wave 2 of their MASK line as well as Concept HeMan. Marvel Fans rejoice as there seems to be a never ending release of figures from various companies Plus a Lego set from a Different Galaxy, that has Frank very hyped! Thudercats, Mythic Legions, Godzilla & even Garfield are all covered as well. Then we take a trip via Radical Rewind - Back To The Future - with an absolutely awesome crowd, plus more DeLorean's than one can point a stick at! All this & a ton of laughs! Enjoy!!Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on November 06, 2025. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): End of Japanese communityOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45830770&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(01:50): FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.isOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45836826&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:11): Ratatui – App ShowcaseOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45830829&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:32): Kimi K2 Thinking, a SOTA open-source trillion-parameter reasoning modelOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45836070&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(05:53): ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDeskOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45837342&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:14): You should write an agentOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45840088&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(08:35): Two billion email addresses were exposedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45839901&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:56): I may have found a way to spot U.S. at-sea strikes before they're announcedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45831541&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:17): What the hell have you builtOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45832803&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:38): IKEA launches new smart home range with 21 Matter-compatible productsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45834980&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

Hey, Alex here! Quick note, while preparing for this week, I posted on X that I don't remember such a quiet week in AI since I started doing ThursdAI regularly, but then 45 min before the show started, Kimi dropped a SOTA oss reasoning model, turning a quiet week into an absolute banger. Besides Kimi, we covered the updated MCP thinking from Anthropic, and had Kenton Varda from cloudflare as a guest to talk about Code Mode, chatted about Windsurf and Cursor latest updates and covered OpenAI's insane deals. Also, because it was a quiet week, I figured I'd use the opportunity to create an AI powered automation, and used N8N for that, and shared it on the stream, so if you're interested in automating with AI with relatively low code, this episode is for you. Let's dive inThursdAI - Recaps of the most high signal AI weekly spaces is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Kimi K2 Thinking is Here and It's a 1 Trillion Parameter Beast! (X, HF, Tech Blog)Let's start with the news that got everyone's energy levels skyrocketing right as we went live. Moonshot AI dropped Kimi K2 Thinking, an open-source, 1 trillion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model, and it's an absolute monster.This isn't just a numbers game; Kimi K2 Thinking is designed from the ground up to be a powerful agent. With just around 32 billion active parameters during inference, a massive 256,000 token context window, and an insane tool-calling capacity. They're claiming it can handle 200-300 sequential tool calls without any human intervention. The benchmarks are just as wild. On the Humanities Last Exam (HLE), they're reporting a score of 44.9%, beating out both GPT-5 and Claude 4.5 Thinking. While it doesn't quite top the charts on SWE-bench verified, it's holding its own against the biggest closed-source models out there. Seeing an open-source model compete at this level is incredibly exciting.During the show, we saw some truly mind-blowing demos, from a beautiful interactive visualization of gradient descent to a simulation of a virus attacking cells, all generated by the model. The model's reasoning traces, which are exposed through the API, also seem qualitatively different from other models, showing a deep and thoughtful process. My co-hosts and I were blown away. The weights and a very detailed technical report are available on Hugging Face, so you can dive in and see for yourself. Shout out to the entire Moonshot AI team for this incredible release!Other open source updates from this week* HuggingFace released an open source “Smol Training Playbook” on training LLMs, it's a 200+ interactive beast with visualizations, deep dives into pretraining, dataset, postraining and more! (HF)* Ai2 launches OlmoEarth — foundation models + open, end-to-end platform for fast, high-resolution Earth intelligence (X, Blog)* LongCat-Flash-Omni — open-source omni-modal system with millisecond E2E spoken interaction, 128K context and a 560B ScMoE backbone (X, HF, Announcement)Big Tech's Big Moves: Apple, Amazon, and OpenAIThe big companies were making waves this week, starting with a blockbuster deal that might finally make Siri smart. Apple is reportedly will be paying Google around $1 billion per year to license a custom 1.2 trillion-parameter version of Gemini to power a revamped Siri.This is a massive move. The Gemini model will run on Apple's Private Cloud Compute, keeping user data walled off from Google, and will handle Siri's complex summarizer and planner functions. After years of waiting for Apple to make a significant move in GenAI, it seems they're outsourcing the heavy lifting for now while they work to catch up with their own in-house models. As a user, I don't really care who builds the model, as long as Siri stops being dumb!In more dramatic news, Perplexity revealed that Amazon sent them a legal threat to block their Comet AI assistant from shopping on Amazon.com. This infuriated me. My browser is my browser, and I should be able to use whatever tools I want to interact with the web. Perplexity took a strong stand with their blog post, “Bullying is Not Innovation,” arguing that user agents are distinct from scrapers and act on behalf of the user with their own credentials. An AI assistant is just that—an assistant. It shouldn't matter if I ask my wife or my AI to buy something for me on Amazon. This feels like a move by Amazon to protect its ad revenue at the expense of user choice and innovation, and I have to give major props to Perplexity for being so transparent and fighting back.Finally, OpenAI continues its quest for infinite compute, announcing a multi-year strategic partnership with AWS. This comes on top of massive deals with NVIDIA, Microsoft, Oracle, and others, bringing their total commitment to compute into the trillions of dollars. It's getting to a point where OpenAI seems “too big to fail,” as any hiccup could have serious repercussions for the entire tech economy, which is now heavily propped up by AI investment. Sam has clarified that they don't think OpenAI wants to be too big to fail in a recent post on X, and that the recent miscommunications around the US government backstopping OpenAI's infrastructure bailouts were taken out of context.

En Jordi Pons és la tercera generació al capdavant de l'empresa de calçat Toni Pons, que ha convertit l'espardenya en icona internacional. Sota la seva direcció, la marca ha viscut un procés de transformació estratègica: del B2B a l'omnicanal, del taller local a les franquícies globals. En aquest episodi parlarem de lideratge, creixement i herència generacional. Ja que com en Jordi afirma: l'èxit d'una nova generació també depèn de la generositat de l'anterior.

Today it's Lennons turn in the hot seat as we dive into the world of TV. Lennons takes us through the process of bringing his vision to light and what it means to put the best collectables Australia has to offer onto our screens. From Cards, jerseys, LEGO, Star Wars, Arcade machines, 90s goodness and more, there is something for everyone on this great Australian made show. Trent and Frank have each had a segment, but is there another Toy Power star in the wings? Whats in store for the future? You'll have to listen to find out. Watch Cards and Collectables right now on the 9Go app! To Find out more about Lennon & his TV Series: Cards And Collectables - be sure to check it out on Facebook, Instagram: @CardsAndCollectablesTV & on TV via channel 9 Now app - www.cardsandcollectables.com.au To Find out more from Matt & his business: Sports Card World - be sure to check them out on Facebook, Instagram: @SportsCardsWorldAdelaide & in person at their store in the heart of Adelaide City - Regent Arcade - Shop 5/101 Rundle Mall - Open 7days a week! www.sportscardworld.com.auSupport the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La paera de la Cup, Mari Carme Nuñez, diu que es posaran amb contacte amb l’Associació Reintegra per aclarir els motius pels quals s’ha retirat la petició del traspàs de l’edifici del carrer Oller Pinell, després que la Paeria digués que l’associació ho feia per manca de suport polític Balaguer ha tornat a vibrar aquest passat cap de setmana amb el talent musical de proximitat, gràcies a la tercera edició de La Murga. La tercera mostra de música local ha esdevingut un èxit a nivell musical, tot i que des de l’organització apunten a possibles canvis en edicions futures, per la falta de públic assistent Vallfogona de Balaguer millora el consultori mèdic municipal amb la incorporació d’un ecògraf i la renovació d’espais La sal ha tornat a ser protagonista a les Avellanes i Santa Linya amb la celebració, aquest diumenge, de la 9a Fira de la Sal. Sota el lema «La cuina i la sal», el certamen comptava amb mercat, gastronomia, tallers, jocs infantils i exposicions El govern espanyol preveu abonar abans de final d’any els ajuts directes per als afectats per l’incendi de Torrefeta. Els beneficiaris seran pagesos i ramaders de sis municipis de la Segarra, l’Urgell i la Noguera afectats pel foc Asaja reclama un pla de xoc per pal•liar els danys causats pel foc bacterià als camps fruiters. Es duplica el nombre de finques afectades per la malaltia, present sobretot en conreus de pera i codony La Comunitat de Regants del Canal d’Urgell aprova el pressupost del 2026, que ascendeix a 12 milions d’euros. Demanaran al president Illa que els ajuts de modernització per moblar les finques beneficiïn tots els regants Instal•lat el nou radiotelescopi al Parc Astronòmic del Montsec que permetrà observar el cel tant de dia com amb núvols. L’aparell té tres metres de diàmetre i s’espera que entri en funcionament abans que acabi el 2025 L’Estel Balaguer i l’escola Àngel Guimerà col•laboren en un projecte musical d’inclusió que culminarà amb una actuació conjunta per Festa Major Aquest dilluns 3 de novembre es farà a les 19:30h la presentació del llibre ‘El carrer de Sant Pere i altres relats’ d’Antoni Josa Esports El Sants s’imposa 1 a 2 al Balaguer en un partit amb final caòtic. Els de la Noguera van jugar sense porter als minuts finals després de l’expulsió d’ AlburquerqueDescarregar àudio (34:29 min / 16 MB)

A Sardanes sota el sol passarem una bona estona escoltant sardanes i si algú ho desitja, ballant-les! Juntes redescobrirem la dansa més bella de totes les danses que es fan i es desfan. Selecció de les cançons i presentació a càrrec de Francesca Isern i Pepita Brugada. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Amid a conversation about Paul McCartney and the Fab Four's legacy and influence, a frequent SOTA caller stops Scoot dead in his tracks with a surprisingly tricky question to answer

Hey, it's Alex! Happy Halloween friends! I'm excited to bring you this weeks (spooky) AI updates! We started the show today with MiniMax M2, the currently top Open Source LLM, with an interview with their head of eng, Skyler Miao, continued to dive into OpenAIs completed restructuring into a non-profit and a PBC, including a deep dive into a live stream Sam Altman had, with a ton of spicy details, and finally chatted with Arjun Desai from Cartesia, following a release of Sonic 3, a sub 49ms voice model! So, 2 interviews + tons of news, let's dive in! (as always, show notes in the end)Hey, if you like this content, it would mean a lot if you subscribe as a paid subscriber.Open Source AIMiniMax M2: open-source agentic model at 8% of Claude's price, 2× speed (X, Hugging Face )We kicked off our open-source segment with a banger of an announcement and a special guest. The new king of open-source LLMs is here, and it's called MiniMax M2. We were lucky enough to have Skyler Miao, Head of Engineering at Minimax, join us live to break it all down.M2 is an agentic model built for code and complex workflows, and its performance is just staggering. It's already ranked in the top 5 globally on the Artificial Analysis benchmark, right behind giants like OpenAI and Anthropic. But here's the crazy part: it delivers nearly twice the speed of Claude 3.5 Sonnet at just 8% of the price. This is basically Sonnet-level performance, at home, in open source.Skylar explained that their team saw an “impossible triangle” in the market between performance, cost, and speed—you could only ever get two. Their goal with M2 was to build a model that could solve this, and they absolutely nailed it. It's a 200B parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model, but with only 10B active parameters per inference, making it incredibly efficient.One key insight Skylar shared was about getting the best performance. M2 supports multiple APIs, but to really unlock its reasoning power, you need to use an API that passes the model's “thinking” tokens back to it on the next turn, like the Anthropic API. Many open-source tools don't support this yet, so it's something to watch out for.Huge congrats to the MiniMax team on this Open Weights (MIT licensed) release, you can find the model on HF! MiniMax had quite a week, with 3 additional releases, MiniMax speech 2.6, an update to their video model Hailuo 2.3 and just after the show, they released a music 2.0 model as well! Congrats on the shipping folks! OpenAI drops gpt-oss-safeguard - first open-weight safety reasoning models for classification ( X, HF )OpenAI is back on the open weights bandwagon, with a finetune release of their previously open weighted gpt-oss models, with gpt-oss-safeguard. These models were trained exclusively to help companies build safeguarding policies to make sure their apps remains safe! With gpt-oss-safeguards 20B and 120B, OpenAI is achieving near parity with their internal safety models, and as Nisten said on the show, if anyone knows about censorship and safety, it's OpenAI! The highlight of this release is, unlike traditional pre-trained classifiers, these models allow for updates to policy via natural language!These models will be great for businesses that want to safeguard their products in production, and I will advocate to bring these models to W&B Inference soon! A Humanoid Robot in Your Home by 2026? 1X NEO announcement ( X, Order page, Keynote )Things got really spooky when we started talking about robotics. The company 1X, which has been on our radar for a while, officially launched pre-orders for NEO, the world's first consumer humanoid robot designed for your home. And yes, you can order one right now for $20,000, with deliveries expected in early 2026.The internet went crazy over this announcement, with folks posting receipts of getting one, other folks stoking the uncanny valley fears that Sci-fi has built into many people over the years, of the Robot uprising and talking about the privacy concerns of having a human tele-operate this Robot in your house to do chores. It can handle chores like cleaning and laundry, and for more complex tasks that it hasn't learned yet, it uses a teleoperation system where a human “1X Expert” can pilot the robot remotely to perform the task. This is how it collects the data to learn to do these tasks autonomously in your specific home environment.The whole release is very interesting, from the “soft and quiet” approach 1X is taking, making their robot a 66lbs short king, draped in a knit sweater, to the $20K price point (effectively at loss given how much just the hands cost), the teleoperated by humans addition, to make sure the Robot learns about your unique house layout. The conversation on the show was fascinating. We talked about all the potential use cases, from having it water your plants and look after your pets while you're on vacation to providing remote assistance for elderly relatives. Of course, there are real privacy concerns with having a telepresence device in your home, but 1X says these sessions are scheduled by you and have strict no-go zones.Here's my prediction: by next Halloween, we'll see videos of these NEO robots dressed up in costumes, helping out at parties. The future is officially here. Will you be getting one? If not this one, when will you think you'll get one? OpenAI's Grand Plan: From Recapitalization to ASIThis was by far the biggest update about the world of AI for me this week! Sam Altman was joined by Jakub Pachocki, chief scientist and Wojciech Zaremba, a co-founder, on a live stream to share an update about their corporate structure, plans for the future, and ASI goals (Artificial Superintelligence) First, the company now has a new structure: a non-profit OpenAI Foundation governs the for-profit OpenAI Group. The foundation starts with about 26% equity and has a mission to use AI for public good, including an initial $25 billion commitment to curing diseases and building an “AI Resilience” ecosystem.But the real bombshells were about their research timeline. Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki stated that they believe deep learning systems are less than a decade away from superintelligence (ASI). He said that at this point, AGI isn't even the right goal anymore. To get there, they're planning to have an “AI research intern” by September 2026 and a fully autonomous AI researcher comparable to their human experts by March 2028. This is insane if you think about it. As Yam mentioned, OpenAI is already shipping at an insane speed, releasing Models and Products, Sora, Atlas, Pulse, ChatGPT app store, and this is with humans, assisted by AI. And here, they are talking about complete and fully autonomous researchers, that will be infinitely more scalable than humans, in the next 2 years. The outcomes of this are hard to imagine and are honestly mindblowing. To power all this innovation, Sam revealed they have over $1.4 trillion in obligations for compute (over 30 GW). And said even that's not enough. Their aspiration is to build a “compute factory” capable of standing up one gigawatt of new compute per week, and he hinted they may need to “rethink their robotics strategy” to build the data centers fast enough. Does this mean OpenAI humanoid robots building factories?

Sota el títol 'When the lights go out', el curt d'animació narra la història d'una actriu dels anys 40, l'època daurada de Hollywood.

This week on the Toy Power Podcast; we have not one, but two Special Guests join us in studio to chat all things Card Collecting! We have Matt; one of the Owners of Sports Card World - (The longest running Card Store in Australia! - bosting over 30years of Business!) Plus Lennon is present too; but more focus on Lennon, & his Cards & Collectables project on the next episode. As usual we ask our guest Matt some of our routine Get-To-Know-You-Questions. Then we dive into Matt's thoughts & knowledge around the exciting & addictive World of Card Collecting! Plus whilst running a Business dedicated to this very compulsive hobby. From Traveling Overseas & catching various Sports in Person, to arguments around who's going to work in the Store on Finals Day! This was a really Fun episode & was genuinely exciting to hear from another incredibly passionate form of Collecting. Then rounding out the show; we have a round table chat about what we are each Reading, Playing, Watching. To Find out more from Matt & his business: Sports Card World - be sure to check them out on Facebook, Instagram: @SportsCardsWorldAdelaide & in person at their store in the heart of Adelaide City - Regent Arcade - Shop 5/101 Rundle Mall - Open 7days a week! www.sportscardworld.com.au To Find out more about Lennon & his TV Series: Cards And Collectables - be sure to check it out on Facebook, Instagram: @CardsAndCollectablesTV & on TV via channel 9 Now app! www.cardsandcollectables.com.auSupport the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Sardanes sota el sol passarem una bona estona escoltant sardanes i si algú ho desitja, ballant-les! Juntes redescobrirem la dansa més bella de totes les danses que es fan i es desfan. Selecció de les cançons i presentació a càrrec de Francesca Isern i Pepita Brugada. podcast recorded with enacast.com

“El fervor popular que generó Milei en Córdoba está muy deteriorado”. En el ultimo programa de Fuimos Muy Ingenues conversamos con Gregorio Tatián (Periodista del multimedio SRT de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba) sobre cómo llegan el “cordobesismo” y la Libertad Avanza a la elección del próximo domingo y qué papel juega la candidatura de Natalia De la Sota.

This week on the Toy Power Podcast; we are still sending 'Get Well' Cards to Trent, as he unfortunately misses this ep. But that won't slow us down; as Scot has a fantastic rundown on the Greatest Star Wars Movie - that never was! Yes - the infamous 'Shadows Of The Empire!' Famously worked into 'cannon' between the Original Films of: Empire Strikes Back & Return Of The Jedi. This wasn't just a Story or a Comicbook series - this was a Multimedia Project that also spanned into a Soundtrack, Video Games and of course a self-titled line of Toys! Was, or is this, the biggest Movie that never was?! Then keeping in the same similar theme of Movies; we transform into another round of The Team! With this round focusing on the Autobots that where released in 1986 (The Movie Year). This was a lot of fun! But we would love to hear some future ideas for The Team Comp - as we are starting to run out of ideas! Thanks, and as always - Enjoy!Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 Intro & AZ October Fest 2025 promo 02:58 Episode setup – SOTA Shock Inserts deep dive 04:51 Guest Matt Austin joins (SOTA RC Products) 06:02 Matt's RC background & idea origins 20:01 Early prototypes & shock-dyno breakthrough 28:07 How the SOTA system works (pills, 3 damping zones) 38:07 Tuning range & damping curves explained 44:38 Rebound, bladders & oil considerations 52:14 Real-world setups for high-grip & bumpy tracks 1:14:16 Starter charts, oil temps & tuning tips 1:19:07 Oil life, durability & maintenance 1:24:33 Future plans & new variants 1:35:30 Price, availability & wrap-up Show #331 – The No Name RC Podcast | SOTA Shock Inserts Deep Dive In this episode, Lefty sits down with Matt Austin from SOTA RC Products to take a deep dive into the innovative SOTA Shock Inserts. These position-sensitive shock systems are changing how racers handle bumps, jumps, and rough tracks. From the idea sparked during lockdown, through 400+ prototypes and dyno testing, to the final product now being used worldwide—Matt explains everything you need to know about SOTA. We cover how they work, how to tune them with different “pills,” setup examples for smooth and bumpy tracks, oil choices, and why racers are calling it one of the biggest RC suspension upgrades in years. If you've been curious about progressive damping, shock dyno data, or simply want your buggy to handle better, this podcast breaks it all down.

From one of the globe to the other, there is no shortage of cool cool stuff to talk about! NYCC kicks off with a bang and even without Trent in the room, there is still much future money to be spent. Has Mondo become the next big thing? Playmates kicking absolute goals? A figure NEVER before seen in Marvel Legends? Closer to home we recap the always amazing Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair put on by the radical Brett and amazing Sarah. Great scores, great hangs and just so much fun as always! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sota la imatge d'un monitor de joventut respectat, Anatoly Slivko amagava un dels assassins més pertorbadors de la Unió Soviètica. Slivko va utilitzar la seva posició per atreure nois joves amb la promesa d'activitats d'aventura i projectes cinematogràfics, però el que aquells adolescents no sabien és que tot formava part d'un pla macabre, documentat per ell mateix amb la seva càmera. A continuació t'ho expliquem Benvinguts a La Nit Més Fosca -- Cançó: Japler - El caso de Anatoly Slivko: https://youtu.be/32LXmWdSnCA -- Gràcies als mecenes: Marc Roig Casanovas Pau Elenuki Adrana Blanco Romero NPIk Reyes Sesma Magí Lucía Vives Jep Naila Ester Roig Luque Eva Mora Vicky Suller Ferran Ballescá López Anna Maria Rosello Joan Gavaldà Tònia P.M. Marta Solà Anna G Mercà Gallindo Colet Jordi Gibal Patri Cristina Núñez Pardo Beatriz Sequera Estefania Doñate Lorena G. Cristina Domènech Enric Lozano Pastor Sara Azidane Estefania Blanes Marta Jordi Claudia Cid Cristina Martínez García Cella Tello Sandra Joaquim Palet Ramos Joan Sabaté Ros Cristina Silvia Cubo Ana Serrano Oscar Villar lorenzo alou Maria Pilar Espinach Aida David Mataró Arnau Tordera Maria Gomez Montoya Bruno Gómez Debora Judith M Esther Neus Cortés Blay Sara Naabicha Carlos Alberto Alonso Espinosa Sergi Luria Oriol Buchaca Prats Nury Xochilt Subirachs Gonzalez Sandra Garcia Raquel Cuesta Toni Panadès Dori Galera Laura VC Jonathan Sanjuan Alzas Anna Piculla Vernet Jou Eulàlia Boada Jordi Armadans Peller Inga Mariona Sildavia rllado Eva Soler Gonzalo Bustamante Marta Agnès Pujol Cisco Puig Berta Novell Roser Lladó Moreno Ana Gatusa Reyes Sesma Joaquim Palet Ramos Maria Jesus Vicente Martín Susana Martos Gutierrez suricata nons.nons Maria Adrover xandy francesc sorribes vall Gemma Garcia Serra Anònim Gemma Casas Joan Carles Ventura Martínez joan xufre Esther de la Torre Clara droucom Pere Joan Martorell Circe Maria M. anab Carme Porras Jessica Julio Mínguez Moreno Monica Valverde Ernesto Flecha laclua José Manuel Valeriano Luz Irene Castañeda Eva Dern Viñals gisela Marga García isabel lorena Cherokke Pagès Oldeman Beatriz Moreno Joan Marc ithilluin Mahamadou Shona David Figarola Pámpano Anabel Fernández Albert Roig Cristina Mateos Gonzalez Lidia Avila aBsol Ialoa Paula fuentes Historias de Melk Alba Carmona Ferrerós Rosa Quiles Maria Josep Castañer Miquel Chiara y Silvana Pose Muriel.flaubert

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This week on the Toy Power Podcast; we are all SUPER HYPED! We are recording on the Night prior to the Adelaide Comic & Toy Fair! Because of this Event; we have not one, but TWO Special Guests join us for this very loose ep! Welcoming everyone's favourite jokester: Mr DaveyDamaged!! Plus all the way from Melbourne; we have Master Criss Fresh in studio as well! With a very unscripted Runsheet - we cycle through a few Latest News Topics. A chat about the New Star Wars Trailer; as well as the fact it's been 7 years between films now! A rundown of the latest Radical Rewind Cinema Club; plus the hype & excitement of the upcoming Film! Rounding out the ep, we have a round table chat around latest scores. With a surprise gift; that could be conceived as unwanted?!?! This ep is full of tangents & side discussions! A less structed ep than normal; but trust us; it was such a blast to record!! To hear more from DaveyDamaged; be sure to follow: Daves Video Graveyard or check out Radcial Rewind Cinema Club for a monthly dose of awesome Films! Want more from Master Fresh? - be sure to follow: ReFreshing Thoughts (YouTube & Podcast) or The Geek Dudes Podcast or even Hey Hey Its The Podcast - all available though any good Podcast Streaming Network! Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Harvest Festival Surprise: Haruto's Lively Scarecrow Adventure Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2025-10-05-07-38-19-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 金色の稲穂が風に揺れる畑が広がる秋の日、農夫のハルトはちょっとしたチャレンジに心を燃やしていました。En: On an autumn day when fields of golden rice plants swayed in the wind, the farmer Haruto was ignited with passion for a little challenge.Ja: 彼の農場は山の丘に囲まれ、秋の香りとともに村の祭りの笑い声が聞こえてきます。En: His farm was surrounded by mountain hills, and along with the scent of autumn, the laughter from the village festival could be heard.Ja: ハルトの心には、隣の娘アヤへの思いが満ちていました。En: Haruto was filled with thoughts of his neighbor's daughter, Aya.Ja: 彼女はユニークなものが大好きで、ハルトはそれを利用したいと思っていました。En: She loved unique things, and Haruto wanted to take advantage of that.Ja: 「アヤを感動させる素晴らしい案があるんだ」とハルトは心で思いました。En: "I have a wonderful plan to impress Aya," Haruto thought to himself.Ja: 「最高の案山子を作って彼女を驚かせるんだ。」En: "I'll make the best scarecrow and amaze her."Ja: ハルトは草や木材、古い服、さらには派手な帽子も使って、華やかな案山子を作り始めました。En: Haruto began to create a fantastic scarecrow using grass, wood, old clothes, and even a flashy hat.Ja: しかし、彼の創造力は時に災いをもたらしました。En: However, his creativity sometimes led to mishaps.Ja: 案山子はすぐに崩れたり、強風で飛んでいったりしました。En: The scarecrow would soon collapse or be blown away by strong winds.Ja: そのたびに、隣の農夫、ソウタは鼻で笑いました。「ハルト、そんなじゃ鳥も怖がらないよ！」En: Each time, the neighboring farmer, Sota, sneered, "With that, not even the birds will be scared, Haruto!"Ja: しかし、ハルトは諦めませんでした。En: However, Haruto did not give up.Ja: 彼はさらに大胆になり、かっこいい材料や大きな羽を使って、特別な案山子を作り上げました。En: He became bolder, using cool materials and large feathers to create a special scarecrow.Ja: そして、迎えた村の収穫祭の日。En: Then came the day of the village harvest festival.Ja: 朝から太陽が輝き、村人たちは収穫を祝いに集まりました。En: The sun shone from the morning, and the villagers gathered to celebrate the harvest.Ja: 突然、ハルトの案山子が風に触れ、生きて動き始めました！En: Suddenly, Haruto's scarecrow touched by the wind came to life and began to move!Ja: 村の人々は大笑いしながら、その活発な案山子を見つめました。En: The villagers laughed heartily, watching the lively scarecrow.Ja: 案山子はまるで舞台のパフォーマーのように踊り、走り回ります。En: It danced and ran around like a performer on stage.Ja: ハルトは最初、驚きに立ち尽くしていましたが、やがてその滑稽さに自分でも笑い始め、案山子を追いかけて収拾に追われました。En: Haruto at first stood in amazement, but eventually started to laugh at the ridiculousness and rushed to chase after and collect the scarecrow.Ja: アヤはその様子を見て、ハルトの粘り強さと楽しさを感じ取りました。En: Aya watched the scene unfold, sensing Haruto's perseverance and fun.Ja: 彼女は微笑み、「ハルト、本当にすごいよ。En: She smiled and praised him, "You really are amazing, Haruto.Ja: あんなに生き生きした案山子を見たことないわ！」と彼を褒めました。En: I've never seen a scarecrow so lively!"Ja: ハルトはアヤの笑顔を見て、心からこう思いました。「創造性とは完璧を追い求めるものではない。En: Seeing Aya's smile, Haruto thought sincerely, "Creativity is not about striving for perfection.Ja: 笑いを共有し、失敗から学ぶことも大切なんだ。」En: It's important to share laughter and learn from failure too."Ja: そして、その秋の終わり、ハルトの心にも新たな季節が訪れたのでした。En: And so, as autumn came to an end, a new season arrived in Haruto's heart.Ja: アヤとの距離も少し縮まり、彼の農場はこれまで以上に賑やかで、暖かい場所になっていくのでした。En: The distance between him and Aya had slightly closed, and his farm became a more lively and warm place than ever before. Vocabulary Words:autumn: 秋swayed: 揺れるignited: 燃やしてchallenge: チャレンジsurrounded: 囲まれneighbor: 隣impress: 感動させるscarecrow: 案山子mishaps: 災いcollapse: 崩れsneered: 鼻で笑ったbolder: 大胆feathers: 羽harvest: 収穫villagers: 村人たちheartily: 大笑いperformer: パフォーマーamaze: 驚かせるridiculousness: 滑稽さperseverance: 粘り強さlively: 活発perfection: 完璧share: 共有striving: 追い求めるlaughter: 笑いfailure: 失敗sincerely: 心からseason: 季節warm: 暖かいdistance: 距離

This week is the ESCAPE 2025 Mega Mix!01. DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber – Let Me Love You (Marshmello Remix) 00:00:46 02. Papa Lu – BASS! 00:01:49 03. Chris Lake & Abel Balder – Ease My Mind (Sincerely, Manolo Remix) 00:03:13 04. Wakyin – Peligrosa 00:04:29 05. Tiffy Vera – Out Of My Mind 00:05:30 06. Porter Robinson – Language 00:06:31 07. Chris Lorenzo – Pump 00:07:45 08. Jaden Bojsen – In The Air Magenta 00:08:47 09. Vintage Culture – Get Naughty 00:11:24 10. BAGGI – The Movement 00:12:13 11. Malone – 444 00:13:41 12. ONYVAA – Feu 00:16:26 13. Korolova & JOA – My Mind 00:19:56 14. R3HAB – The Chase (R3HAB & Skytech VIP) 00:21:19 15. Sentinel & Alesso – Freedom 00:22:34 16. David Penn & Crusy ft. Kadoc – The Night Train (Ilario Alicante Remix) 00:24:11 17. The Martinez Brothers – KILO 00:26:17 18. Airrica – Make Me Feel Alive 00:27:39 19. HNTR – Shook Ones pt III 00:30:18 20. Ray Volpe – Song Request 00:31:19 21. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Will Sparks – Rave Generator 00:31:48 22. Luca Lush & Oski – Gangsta 00:32:17 23. Godlands – New Heights 00:34:33 24. Armin van Buuren & Nicole Moudaber – House Party 00:35:31 25. Walker & Royce – Girls (Walker & Royce edit) 00:37:11 26. Sidepiece – Cry For You 00:38:43 27. Marco Strous – Tootsie Pop 00:40:23 28. JEV – CU 00:41:48 29. Wes Mills – My Love 4 U 00:43:28 30. Zoey808 – Waterfall 00:45:11 31. Angrybaby – I Need You 00:46:34 32. Don Jamal – Up! 00:47:31 33. Deorro – Five More Hours 00:48:12 34. Moody Good – Get Splashed 00:49:02 35. Nikita & The Wicked & SVDKO – Leave U Alone 00:50:55 36. Virtual Riot & Viperactive – What U Got 00:51:50 37. Etari – Glittoris 00:53:53 38. Southstar – Echoes 00:55:01 39. Black Tiger Sex Machine & Stoned Level – Arise 00:56:09 40. Whethan & LAVINIA – Cola 00:57:33 41. Eli Brown – Wavey 00:58:00 42. Hannah Laing & Shlomo – OMG 00:59:49 43. Ollie Lishman – Get Jumping 01:02:41 44. Amelie Lens – Serenity 01:04:44 45. Alignment – When The Bass Is Too Loud 01:06:29 46. LAYZ – Spark 01:08:06 47. San Holo – Light 01:09:52 48. Control Freak – Throw Ya Handz Up 01:10:54 49. Eater – Ritual 01:13:07 50. Panteros666 & McYL – Twizzy 01:13:57 51. ROSSY & Pauline Herr – Heavens Door (So Dope Remix) 01:15:04 52. Pegassi – Spectral Bells 01:17:50 53. Blasterjaxx & Brennan Heart – Together As One 01:20:34 54. DJ Isaac – Rise 01:23:14 55. MADGRRL – Freak 01:26:06 56. KlangKuenstler & Sant – Toter Schmetterling 01:28:10 57. Domina – Turn Up 01:31:28 58. Justin Jay – Stuttgart 01:34:27 59. Mish & Carola – Hypnotised 01:36:24 60. CLAWZ – Anything For You 01:38:42 61. Dual Damage – Get Wrecked 01:41:28 62. Mischluft & Fairy Mary – Our Song 01:42:31 63. Hex Cougar & ryscu – Ayre 01:44:43 64. Angerfist – Solid Stigma 01:47:55 65. NGHTMRE, Flowdan & Sully – Up Top 01:51:09 66. Matroda – Forget It (Matroda Drum N Bass VIP) 01:52:58 67. JAWNS – Wildstyle 01:53:45 68. SOTA & Pirapus – No Surrender 01:54:14 69. Tiësto & KSHMR ft. VASSY – Secrets 01:57:31 70. Audien ft. Rory Hope – Lose It All 01:59:04

Hey everyone, Alex here (yes the real me if you're reading this) The weeks are getting crazier, but what OpenAI pulled this week, with a whole new social media app attached to their latest AI breakthroughs is definitely breathtaking! Sora2 released and instantly became a viral sensation, shooting to the top 3 free iOS spot on AppStore, with millions of videos watched, and remixed. On weeks like these, even huge releases like Claude 4.5 are taking the backseat, but we still covered them! For listeners of the pod, the second half of the show was very visual heavy, so it may be worth it watching the YT video attached in a comment if you want to fully experience the Sora revolution with us! (and if you want a SORA invite but don't have one yet, more on that below) ThursdAI - if you find this valuable, please support us by subscribing! Sora 2 - the AI video model that signifies a new era of social mediaLook, you've probably already heard about the SORA-2 release, but in case you haven't, OpenAI released a whole new model, but attached it to a new, AI powered social media experiment in the form of a very addictive TikTok style feed. Besides being hyper-realistic, and producing sounds and true to source voice-overs, Sora2 asks you to create your own “Cameo” by taking a quick video, and then allows you to be featured in your own (and your friends) videos. This makes a significant break from the previously “slop” based meta Vibes, becuase, well, everyone loves seeing themselves as the stars of the show! Cameos are a stroke of genius, and what's more, one can allow everyone to use their Cameo, which is what Sam Altman did at launch, making everyone Cameo him, and turning him, almost instantly into one of the most meme-able (and approachable) people on the planet! Sam sharing away his likeness like this for the sake of the app achieved a few things, it added trust in the safety features, made it instantly viral and showed folks they shouldn't be afraid of adding their own likeness. Vibes based feed and remixingSora 2 is also unique in that, it's the first social media with UGC (user generated content) where content can ONLY be generated, and all SORA content is created within the app. It's not possible to upload pictures that have people to create the posts, and you can only create posts with other folks if you have access to their Cameos, or by Remixing existing creations. Remixing is also a way to let users “participate” in the creation process, by adding their own twist and vibes! Speaking of Vibes, while the SORA app has an algorithmic For You page, they have a completely novel and new way to interact with the algorithm, by using their Pick a Mood feature, where you can describe which type of content you want to see, or not see, with natural language! I believe that this feature will come to all social media platforms later, as it's such a game changer. Want only content in a specific language? or content that doesn't have Sam Altman in it? Just ask! Content that makes you feel goodThe most interesting thing is about the type of content is, there's no sexualisation (because all content is moderated by OpenAI strong filters), and no gore etc. OpenAI has clearly been thinking about teenagers and have added parent controls, things like being able to turn of the For You page completely etc to the mix. Additionally, SORA seems to be a very funny model, and I mean this literally. You can ask the video generation for a joke and you'll often get a funny one. The scene setup, the dialogue, the things it does even unprompted are genuinely entertaining. AI + Product = Profit? OpenAI shows that they are one of the worlds best product labs in the world, not just a foundational AI lab. Most AI advancements are tied to products, and in this case, the whole experience is so polished, it's hard to accept that it's a brand new app from a company that didn't do social before. There's very little buggy behavior, videos are loaded up quick, there's even DMs! I'm thoroughly impressed and am immersing myself in the SORA sphere. Please give me a follow there and feel free to use my Cameo by tagging @altryne in there. I love seeing how folks have used my Cameo, it makes me laugh

"Can a quarterback sneak in a yogurt endorsement mid-huddle without violating the salary cap?"In this absolutely bonkers episode of The Ben and Skin Show, the crew fires up the Way Back Machine and takes us to 2019—when Dak Prescott was still chasing his big contract and apparently calling plays like “Beats by Dre on two” and “Campbell's Chunky Soup on one.” Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray dive into a treasure trove of fake-but-hysterically-real-sounding Cowboys huddle audio, where product placement meets pigskin in the most ridiculous way possible.From 7-Eleven Slurpees to SOTA weight loss, the gang riffs on how Dak might've been hustling endorsements mid-game. And just when you think it can't get dumber, Jason Witten shows up to “pull another rabbit out of his head,” and Zeke gets a shoutout about his car crash—with a plug for a local injury law firm.

TJF Talks #109 w/Jonas Sota | the key is belongingThe stories of Jonas Sota could fill an entire season. Jonas is a 1st generation American Jew who has been studying Israeli, Jewish and Middle Eastern history for the past 20 years. In 2015 he earned a degree in Philosophy from UCLA, and as early as 2017 he began predicting that Jews would be targeted in American politics and on American streets. He currently writes on making sense of the occurring turmoil and Jewish revivalism. IG:  @jonas_wandersWHAT IS THEJEWFUNCTION - A 10min EXPLANATIONhttps://youtu.be/5TlUt5FqVgQLISTEN TO THE MYSTERY BOOK PODCAST SERIES:https://tinyurl.com/y7tmfpesSETH'S BOOK:https://www.antidotetoantisemitism.com/FREE AUDIOBOOK (With Audible trial) OF THE JEWISH CHOICE - UNITY OR ANTISEMITISM:https://amzn.to/3u40evCLIKE/SHARE/SUBSCRIBEFollow us on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram @thejewfunctionSUPPORT US ON PATREONpatreon.com/thejewfunction

We need AI systems to synthesise new knowledge, not just compress the data they see. Jeremy Berman, is a research scientist at Reflection AI and recent winner of the ARC-AGI v2 public leaderboard.**SPONSOR MESSAGES**—Take the Prolific human data survey - https://www.prolific.com/humandatasurvey?utm_source=mlst and be the first to see the results and benchmark their practices against the wider community!—cyber•Fund https://cyber.fund/?utm_source=mlst is a founder-led investment firm accelerating the cybernetic economyOct SF conference - https://dagihouse.com/?utm_source=mlst - Joscha Bach keynoting(!) + OAI, Anthropic, NVDA,++Hiring a SF VC Principal: https://talent.cyber.fund/companies/cyber-fund-2/jobs/57674170-ai-investment-principal#content?utm_source=mlstSubmit investment deck: https://cyber.fund/contact?utm_source=mlst— Imagine trying to teach an AI to think like a human i.e. solving puzzles that are easy for us but stump even the smartest models. Jeremy's evolutionary approach—evolving natural language descriptions instead of python code like his last version—landed him at the top with about 30% accuracy on the ARCv2.We discuss why current AIs are like "stochastic parrots" that memorize but struggle to truly reason or innovate as well as big ideas like building "knowledge trees" for real understanding, the limits of neural networks versus symbolic systems, and whether we can train models to synthesize new ideas without forgetting everything else. Jeremy Berman:https://x.com/jerber888TRANSCRIPT:https://app.rescript.info/public/share/qvCioZeZJ4Q_NlR66m-hNUZnh-qWlUJcS15Wc2OGwD0TOC:Introduction and Overview [00:00:00]ARC v1 Solution [00:07:20]Evolutionary Python Approach [00:08:00]Trade-offs in Depth vs. Breadth [00:10:33]ARC v2 Improvements [00:11:45]Natural Language Shift [00:12:35]Model Thinking Enhancements [00:13:05]Neural Networks vs. Symbolism Debate [00:14:24]Turing Completeness Discussion [00:15:24]Continual Learning Challenges [00:19:12]Reasoning and Intelligence [00:29:33]Knowledge Trees and Synthesis [00:50:15]Creativity and Invention [00:56:41]Future Directions and Closing [01:02:30]REFS:Jeremy's 2024 article on winning ARCAGI1-pubhttps://jeremyberman.substack.com/p/how-i-got-a-record-536-on-arc-agiGetting 50% (SoTA) on ARC-AGI with GPT-4o [Greenblatt]https://blog.redwoodresearch.org/p/getting-50-sota-on-arc-agi-with-gpt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9j3wB1RRGA [his MLST interview]A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence [Hawkins]https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Brains-New-Theory-Intelligence/dp/1541675819https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VQILbDqaI4 [MLST interview]Francois Chollet + Mike Knoop's labhttps://ndea.com/On the Measure of Intelligence [Chollet]https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.01547On the Biology of a Large Language Model [Anthropic]https://transformer-circuits.pub/2025/attribution-graphs/biology.html The ARChitects [won 2024 ARC-AGI-1-private]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTX_sAq--zY Connectionism critique 1998 [Fodor/Pylshyn]https://uh.edu/~garson/F&P1.PDF Questioning Representational Optimism in Deep Learning: The Fractured Entangled Representation Hypothesis [Kumar/Stanley]https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.11581 AlphaEvolve interview (also program synthesis)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC9nAosXrJw ShinkaEvolve: Evolving New Algorithms with LLMs, Orders of Magnitude More Efficiently [Lange et al]https://sakana.ai/shinka-evolve/ Deep learning with Python Rev 3 [Chollet] - READ CHAPTER 19 NOW!https://deeplearningwithpython.io/

This week on the Toy Power Podcast; we once again a team of Three! (This is becoming a pattern!) Trent is regrettably absent; but the show must go on! In the theme of Three; we have a Show & Tell Segment that we have each brought in a unique character; and we each compare said character with their Vintage Version; Vs a more modern interpretation.... Plus along with an almost latest-release version of them. A Three-Way Comparison! This was a fun segment to chat to; with some interesting points from the different eras. Then we do a bit of a time stamp on the ep; with our local Adelaide Comic & Toy Fair show only a week away; we discuss what we are potentially hunting for & such. (This will be fun to see if we actually find anything on our Wish-Lists or not!) Then the final segment is rounding out the Patreon Questions! With more fun queries that hopefully allow you all to get to know us a little better; plus how our Plastic Toy Addicted minds work! Enjoy!Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miss Kim in St. Rose, SOTA superfan and real American hero, is out of the hospital with some very particular grievances

Send us a textWhat makes Charleston one of the most vibrant arts cities in the South? The College of Charleston's School of the Arts (SOTA) might just be the answer. From Agatha Christie mysteries to Broadway classics, from world-class pianists to cutting-edge contemporary art, this season is packed with creativity that pulses through the city like a heartbeat.In the latest episode of Speaking Of… College of Charleston, host Amy Stockwell sits down with three dynamic leaders from SOTA:Gretchen McLaine, Chair of Theatre and DanceMichael O'Brien, Chair of MusicMichael Dickins, Director and Chief Curator of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary ArtTogether, they share insider details on the 2025–26 season and why SOTA is truly the artistic heartbeat of Charleston.

This week on the Toy Power Podcast; we are only a team of Three again! Unfortunately Trent is missing; but the show must go on! We kick things off with a few News highlights, including the reveal of the much anticipated Transformers Studio Series 86 - Soundwave! With an impressive Three cassette figures included. But does he live up to expectations? Then chat towards the announcement of the not one, but Two unique sets of LIFE-SIZED Movie Shredder Helmets & accessories! They look so so awesome.... until the price is revealed! Wave 7 of the Super7 Silverhawks is revealed with a very neat line-up of Flashback, Hardware, Melodia & Condor! Then we chat towards our Latest Scores. We each have some pretty awesome goodies too! More Patreon Questions Answered, from deep thought provoking scenarios; to personal choices of Chip flavours! Another really fun episode. Enjoy!Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to Spencer Johnson from Sota Clothing (sotaclothing.com). Harmony calls in for a slightly medicated Tech Report. Plus, Alo Yoga's new luxury bag collections includes a $3600 handbag, and international retailer Primark is expanding to the Mall of America.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the Toy Power Podcast; we are only a team of Three again. Unfortunately Scot is missing; but the show must go on! Keeping in the theme of 'Three' - that's exactly how many topics we have for you this Episode! Starting things off is a healthy chat around our Personal thoughts around: What it takes for a successful Crowdfunding Campaign. With Crowdfunding now the new norm; we review the past, present & future of this unique sales pitch option. Second Topic; is a Fun review of the New Lego Transformers Set - in the Form of Soundwave! Including his companion characters - Laserbeak & Ravage. This set really is impressive and the Sound Option is a welcomed point of difference too! Rounding out our Topics; is: 'State Of The Nation.' This is a Reality Check-in for us; to access our Collecting Journey and take note of our future plans. It turns into a bit of a therapy session, as we each give advise to one-another on assessment of our very addictive Toy Collecting Habits!! This honestly was a really fun episode as we get quite personal; and share a lot of our own distinctive opinions.Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this lecture, military historian Sarah Paine explains how Britain used sea control, peripheral campaigns, and alliances to defeat Nazi Germany during WWII. She then applies this framework to today, arguing that Russia and China are similarly constrained by their geography, making them vulnerable in any conflict with maritime powers (like the U.S. and its allies).Watch on YouTube; listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.Sponsors* Labelbox partners with researchers to scope, generate, and deliver the exact data frontier models need, no matter the domain. Whether that's multi-turn audio, SOTA robotics data, advanced STEM problem sets, or even novel RL environments, Labelbox delivers high-quality data, fast. Learn more at labelbox.com/dwarkesh* Warp is the best interface I've found for coding with agents. It makes building custom tools easy: Warp's UI helps you understand agent behavior and its in-line text editor is great for making tweaks. You can try Warp for free, or, for a limited time, use code DWARKESH to get Warp's Pro Plan for only $5. Go to warp.dev/dwarkeshTo sponsor a future episode, visit dwarkesh.com/advertise.Timestamps00:00:00 – How WW1 shaped WW200:15:10 – Hitler and Churchill's battle to command the Atlantic00:30:10 – Peripheral theaters leading up to Normandy00:37:13 – The Eastern front00:48:04 – Russia's & China's geographic prisons01:00:28 – Hitler's blunders & America's industrial might01:15:03 – Bismarck's limited wars vs Hitler's total war Get full access to Dwarkesh Podcast at www.dwarkesh.com/subscribe

This week on the Toy Power Podcast; its another News heavy episode; as we take a snap shot of the Crowdfunding that's still in progress from the MOTU Snake Lair & the Star Wars GunShip. Then we look at some teaser images of the Transformers Missing Link Ultra Magnus... We have some questions if it will be as articulated as the previous releases? McFarlane has a new Batmobile on offer for everyone's garage & Blokees Galaxy Version 08 is a has a really neat roster of figures! Will the Figure Obscura: The Jersey Devil, be haunting your neighbourhood? Or is the Marvel releases of Deadpool, Doop & Mysterio sets more your desire? Star Wars Black series announces some long overdue classic figures as well as some Christmas designs that are so bad they are good?!? Then it gets more personal; as we plug our latest Scores! There's certainly a bit of Jealousy in the room - but also some love as Ben surprises Trent with a custom missing accessory. Frank surprises us all with some outstanding Comics - some of which are quite old - plus an awesome plan to display them! Rounding out the ep; its a bit of a round table chat about what we are Reading / Watching / Playing! All this & more - hope you enjoy!!Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI Daily Rundown: August 29, 2025Listen at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-daily-news-rundown-microsoft-launches-its-first/id1684415169?i=1000724093348Hello AI Unraveled listeners, and welcome to today's news where we cut through the hype to find the real-world business impact of AI.Today's Headlines:

A daily Chronicle of AI Innovations August 26 2025:Listen at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-daily-news-aug-26-2025-apple-reportedly-discussed/id1684415169?i=1000723644883Hello AI Unraveled Listeners,In today's AI News,

We welcome a local legend and all round swell guy Avon Fox to the show. His wealth of knowledge in all things robots (that AREN'T Transformers) has to be heard to be believed! With museum-level quality and attention to detail, Avon takes us through his collecting journey and his amazing website. Go-Bots, Rock Lords, Train Toys, Zybots and much much more. Learn more about this amazing dude at both the-liberator.net and his own show Screwhead AF Podcast. Support the show: http://patreon.com/toypowerpodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.