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Our 236th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 03/06/2026Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie HarrisFeel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.aiRead out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/In this episode:* OpenAI released GPT-5.4 Pro with a 1M-token context window, mid-response course correction, native computer-use capabilities, improved tool use, higher GPT-VAL performance (83%), and “high cyber capability” safety measures; OpenAI also launched GPT-5.3 Instant with a less “preachy” tone and a claimed 26.8% hallucination reduction.* Google upgraded Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite with faster time-to-first-token and higher throughput, released a CLI for integrating agents with Gmail/Drive/Docs, and discussion highlighted real-world agent failure risks (including an example of an AI-driven mass email deletion).* Luma launched unified multimodal models and Luma Agents for end-to-end creative work across text, image, video, and audio, including a reported ad localization use case completed in 40 hours for under $20,000.* Defense-contract controversy escalated: Anthropic was labeled a supply chain risk (later narrowed), OpenAI's DoD contract language emphasized “all lawful uses,” consumer cancellations boosted Claude's app rankings, OpenAI saw departures and announced a $110B raise at a $730B valuation, Alibaba lost key Qwen leaders, a lawsuit alleged Gemini contributed to a suicide, Anthropic warned of major labor disruption, and METR corrected its AI time-horizon estimates.A thank you to our current sponsors:Box - visit Box.com/AI to learn moreODSC AI - go to odsc.ai/east and use promo code LWAI for an additional 15% off your pass to ODSC AI East 2026.Factor - head to factormeals.com/lwai50off and use code lwai50off to get 50 percent off and free breakfast for a yearTimestamps:(00:00:10) Intro / Banter(00:01:19) News PreviewTools & Apps(00:02:10) OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with Pro and Thinking versions | TechCrunch(00:12:31) OpenAI GPT-5.3 Instant less likely to beat around the bush • The Register(00:16:07) Google releases Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite at 1/8th the cost of Pro | VentureBeat(00:19:23) Google makes Gmail, Drive, and Docs 'agent-ready' for OpenClaw | PCWorld(00:27:02) Luma launches creative AI agents powered by its new ‘Unified Intelligence' models | TechCrunchApplications & Business(00:30:05) Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI's messaging around military deal 'straight up lies,' report says | TechCrunch(00:41:56) No ethics at all': the 'cancel ChatGPT' trend is growing after OpenAI signs a deal with the US military | TechRadar(00:45:54) OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history | TechCrunch(00:56:07) Alibaba scrambles after sudden departure of Qwen tech leadPolicy & Safety(01:00:12) Pentagon approves OpenAI safety red lines after dumping Anthropic + Where things stand with the Department of War Anthropic + Microsoft says Anthropic's products remain available to customers after Pentagon blacklist(01:09:11) A new lawsuit claims Gemini assisted in suicide | Semafor(01:15:24) Anthropic just mapped out which jobs AI could potentially replace. A 'Great Recession for white-collar workers' is absolutely possible | Fortune(01:21:54) We're correcting a mistake in our modeling that inflated recent 50%-time horizons by 10-20%See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
4pm - GUEST - JACK NICASTRO - ASSISTANT EDITOR AT REASON.COM // Jack is a libertarian scholar who has interned at the Cato Institute, National Review, and the American Institute for Economic Research // The Sanders-Khanna 'Billionaire Tax' Would Make All Americans Poorer // California Billionaire Wealth Tax Would Cost the State $25 Billion, New Research Finds // Anthropic Sues U.S. Defense Department, Pete Hegseth for Targeting Company // Anthropic Labeled a Supply Chain Risk, Banned from Government Contracts // Trump suddenly says Iran war “might be complete” after mysterious call with Putin // Why Iran’s New Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Is Already a Marked Man // Prison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein’s death, inmate tells FBI
6pm - GUEST - JACK NICASTRO - ASSISTANT EDITOR AT REASON.COM // Jack is a libertarian scholar who has interned at the Cato Institute, National Review, and the American Institute for Economic Research // The Sanders-Khanna 'Billionaire Tax' Would Make All Americans Poorer // California Billionaire Wealth Tax Would Cost the State $25 Billion, New Research Finds // Anthropic Sues U.S. Defense Department, Pete Hegseth for Targeting Company // Anthropic Labeled a Supply Chain Risk, Banned from Government Contracts // Trump suddenly says Iran war “might be complete” after mysterious call with Putin // Why Iran’s New Leader Mojtaba Khamenei Is Already a Marked Man // Prison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein’s death, inmate tells FBI
DOCKET ALERTS:War Powers Resolution fails in both Houses of Congress.DHS is ramping up for an immigration surge in Maryland and has purchased an 825,000-square-foot warehouse in Hagerstown. The state is suing to block the facility on environmental grounds. In Baltimore, Judge Julie Rubin joins judges in New York and Los Angeles in holding that ICE is systematically violating the Fifth Amendment rights of immigrants in “temporary” detention by holding them for days on end without hygiene, medical care, or access to counsel.Kalshi customers have filed a class action suit over the company's refusal to pay out on bets — oops, we mean CONTRACT SWAPS — that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would leave office as Supreme Leader of Iran before March 1.Trump continues to defy the Constitution's requirement that he get Senate approval for principal officers. We discussed it in our post on Judge Lamberth holding that Kari Lake was never legally serving as head of the US Agency for Global Media, and thus her directives are null and void. And Judge Matthew Brann has ruled once again that Attorney General Pam Bondi can't evade senate confirmation for the US Attorney in New Jersey — no, not even if she spreads the appointment out among three lawyers, not just one. And we'll talk about the Trump administration's humiliating U-turn as it tries to un-dismiss the appeal in the case of the executive orders targeting law firms, as well as Anthropic's complaint against the government. Turns out, defying Trump can be good for business!Subscriber Bonus: The Trump administration just dismissed the antitrust suit against Live Nation mid-trial for, uh, reasons. ICE awards $113 million to build out Hagerstown detention centerhttps://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/ice-hagerstown-detention-center-contract-AHIV2KEHQJAVFMWBYKO2YBWOCU/Maryland v. Noem [ICE Warehouse]https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72313096/state-of-maryland-v-noem/?order_by=descD.N.N. v. Liggins [ICE temporary holding facility in Baltimore]https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70321567/dnn-v-liggins/Risch v. Kalshihttps://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72371954/risch-v-kalshiex-llc/Judge Rules That Kari Lake Is Still A Loser [Law and Chaos]https://www.lawandchaospod.com/p/judge-rules-that-kari-lake-is-stillUS v. Naviwala [US Attorney New Jersey]https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68269162/united-states-v-naviwalaSusman Godfrey v. Executive Office of the President (DC Cir. Appeal) [docket via CourtListener]https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71202175/susman-godfrey-llp-v-executive-office-of-the-president/Anthropic v. US Dep't of War, [docket via CourtListener]https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.465515/Business Insider, “Claude Hits Number One In The App Store”https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-claude-hits-number-one-app-store-openai-chatgpt-2026-2US v. LiveNation Entertainment (Ticketmaster antitrust lawsuit) [docket via CourtListener]https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68557723/united-states-of-america-v-live-nation-entertainment-inc/Show Links:https://www.lawandchaospod.com/BlueSky: @LawAndChaosPodThreads: @LawAndChaosPodTwitter: @LawAndChaosPodSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Freight fraud has moved way past the old stereotype of random cargo theft.Barry Conlon, CEO of Overhaul, joins Blythe from Manifest to break down what's actually happening in the market: more sophisticated criminal networks, more pressure on shippers to own the problem, and a growing gap between how fast freight moves and how well it gets verified. He argues that prevention matters more than recovery, because by the time you're chasing freight down, the damage is already done. A few standout points from the conversation:Barry says the last 24 to 36 months have brought a level of volume and sophistication he has never seen before. He ties part of the shift back to post-COVID buyer behavior and the ease of moving stolen goods back into gray markets. He says Overhaul protects about $1.4 trillion in cargo value on its platform and focuses on identifying non-compliance before it becomes a loss. He explains how fraud varies by geography, with North American fraud tactics spreading abroad while markets like Mexico and Brazil often involve more overt hijacking risk. He makes the case that cargo risk is now a boardroom issue because lost product often cannot be replaced fast enough, which turns a theft problem into a market share problem.Links from the show: Overhaul's latest insight on cargo crimeConnect with Barry on LinkedInWatch this episode on YouTubeFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know. -----------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why. CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve. Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.
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Between copyright-free AI art, government blacklists, and data brokers run amok, this episode spotlights the fierce new battles for privacy, agency, and control in our digital lives. Plus, hear Cory Doctorow break down why the AI gold rush may be headed for a colossal crash. Pentagon Officially Tells Anthropic It Is a Supply Chain Risk Trump moves to blacklist Anthropic AI from all government work If AI is a weapon, why don't we regulate it like one? Sam Altman's greed and dishonesty are finally catching up to him ChatGPT user base surges 350% in 18 months as it nears 1 billion weekly active users AI-generated art can't be copyrighted after the Supreme Court declines to review the rule Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens Grammarly is using our identities without permission Alphabet Grants Sundar Pichai Stock Awards Worth Up to $686 Million Google vs Epic Games ends with Android app stores, lower fees Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores - Slashdot Xbox CEO confirms next-gen 'Project Helix' console will play PC games Motorola Partners With GrapheneOS - Slashdot Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples' Movements Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online Iranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centers Charter Gets FCC Permission To Buy Cox, Become Largest ISP In the US How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents Anne Wojcicki's Plan to Revive 23andMe: Rich Donors, Improved Tests—and Maybe Even MAHA Bundle of human neurons hooked to silicon learns to stumble through Doom 10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips Seagate Just Unleashed 44TB Hard Drives Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Joey de Villa and Cory Doctorow Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT meter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT bitwarden.com/twit
Between copyright-free AI art, government blacklists, and data brokers run amok, this episode spotlights the fierce new battles for privacy, agency, and control in our digital lives. Plus, hear Cory Doctorow break down why the AI gold rush may be headed for a colossal crash. Pentagon Officially Tells Anthropic It Is a Supply Chain Risk Trump moves to blacklist Anthropic AI from all government work If AI is a weapon, why don't we regulate it like one? Sam Altman's greed and dishonesty are finally catching up to him ChatGPT user base surges 350% in 18 months as it nears 1 billion weekly active users AI-generated art can't be copyrighted after the Supreme Court declines to review the rule Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens Grammarly is using our identities without permission Alphabet Grants Sundar Pichai Stock Awards Worth Up to $686 Million Google vs Epic Games ends with Android app stores, lower fees Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores - Slashdot Xbox CEO confirms next-gen 'Project Helix' console will play PC games Motorola Partners With GrapheneOS - Slashdot Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples' Movements Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online Iranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centers Charter Gets FCC Permission To Buy Cox, Become Largest ISP In the US How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents Anne Wojcicki's Plan to Revive 23andMe: Rich Donors, Improved Tests—and Maybe Even MAHA Bundle of human neurons hooked to silicon learns to stumble through Doom 10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips Seagate Just Unleashed 44TB Hard Drives Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Joey de Villa and Cory Doctorow Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT meter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT bitwarden.com/twit
Between copyright-free AI art, government blacklists, and data brokers run amok, this episode spotlights the fierce new battles for privacy, agency, and control in our digital lives. Plus, hear Cory Doctorow break down why the AI gold rush may be headed for a colossal crash. Pentagon Officially Tells Anthropic It Is a Supply Chain Risk Trump moves to blacklist Anthropic AI from all government work If AI is a weapon, why don't we regulate it like one? Sam Altman's greed and dishonesty are finally catching up to him ChatGPT user base surges 350% in 18 months as it nears 1 billion weekly active users AI-generated art can't be copyrighted after the Supreme Court declines to review the rule Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens Grammarly is using our identities without permission Alphabet Grants Sundar Pichai Stock Awards Worth Up to $686 Million Google vs Epic Games ends with Android app stores, lower fees Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores - Slashdot Xbox CEO confirms next-gen 'Project Helix' console will play PC games Motorola Partners With GrapheneOS - Slashdot Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples' Movements Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online Iranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centers Charter Gets FCC Permission To Buy Cox, Become Largest ISP In the US How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents Anne Wojcicki's Plan to Revive 23andMe: Rich Donors, Improved Tests—and Maybe Even MAHA Bundle of human neurons hooked to silicon learns to stumble through Doom 10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips Seagate Just Unleashed 44TB Hard Drives Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Joey de Villa and Cory Doctorow Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT meter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT bitwarden.com/twit
Between copyright-free AI art, government blacklists, and data brokers run amok, this episode spotlights the fierce new battles for privacy, agency, and control in our digital lives. Plus, hear Cory Doctorow break down why the AI gold rush may be headed for a colossal crash. Pentagon Officially Tells Anthropic It Is a Supply Chain Risk Trump moves to blacklist Anthropic AI from all government work If AI is a weapon, why don't we regulate it like one? Sam Altman's greed and dishonesty are finally catching up to him ChatGPT user base surges 350% in 18 months as it nears 1 billion weekly active users AI-generated art can't be copyrighted after the Supreme Court declines to review the rule Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens Grammarly is using our identities without permission Alphabet Grants Sundar Pichai Stock Awards Worth Up to $686 Million Google vs Epic Games ends with Android app stores, lower fees Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores - Slashdot Xbox CEO confirms next-gen 'Project Helix' console will play PC games Motorola Partners With GrapheneOS - Slashdot Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples' Movements Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online Iranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centers Charter Gets FCC Permission To Buy Cox, Become Largest ISP In the US How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents Anne Wojcicki's Plan to Revive 23andMe: Rich Donors, Improved Tests—and Maybe Even MAHA Bundle of human neurons hooked to silicon learns to stumble through Doom 10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips Seagate Just Unleashed 44TB Hard Drives Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Joey de Villa and Cory Doctorow Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT meter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT bitwarden.com/twit
Third-party risk is no longer a background concern for healthcare organizations -- it is a frontline challenge. Jason Kor, Principal at HITRUST, works on the company's third-party risk management team, helping enterprises understand the security risk embedded in their supply chains. The numbers tell a stark story: according to Security Scorecard, 99% of the world's 2,000 largest companies are actively connected to a vendor that has experienced a breach in the past 18 months. And Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report shows that the share of breaches tied to a third party has doubled year over year. HITRUST exists precisely to help organizations move from awareness to action. HITRUST will be at HIMSS 2026 in Las Vegas, March 9-12, at Booth 11307. Stop playing whack-a-mole with vendor risk -- step into the VR challenge and win prizes. For organizations already holding a HITRUST certification, the team has something else waiting: a trophy recognizing the commitment to independent, external audits and rigorous security standards. For those exploring certification for the first time, the booth is a chance to understand how HITRUST compares to alternatives like SOC 2 questionnaires -- and why scalability and risk reduction make it the stronger choice for supply chain assurance. Kor puts it plainly: the audits are time-consuming and expensive because they are effective. And at the end of the process, someone reads that report and makes real business decisions based on what it contains. Two major themes converge at this year's event: supply chain risk and AI. HITRUST has already launched an AI security assessment offering, and new CSF releases are on the horizon, including a report center feature enabling online review of assessments for anti-fraud and continuous monitoring purposes. On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, from 11:10 AM to 11:30 AM, Kor will deliver a 20-minute session titled "Understanding AI Security Risk -- The New Blind Spot in TPRM and Supply Chain Resilience." The session addresses a rapidly evolving challenge: as organizations build their own generative AI tooling -- or work with third parties that have integrated AI into their products -- questions around data sovereignty, input handling, and model provenance become critical, especially in healthcare where electronic health information is at stake. Also on the HIMSS 2026 agenda from HITRUST: Ryan Patrick, Executive Vice President of TPRM Customer Solutions, joins John P. Houston of UPMC and Chuck Christian of Franciscan Health for a Brunch Briefing titled "Building Secure, Compliant, and Resilient Healthcare Systems Together" on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, from 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM at Level 1, Casanova 505. The session offers practical strategies, frameworks, and real-world lessons for organizations looking to reduce risk, enhance protection, and advance trust in an evolving threat and regulatory landscape. This is a Brand Spotlight. A Brand Spotlight is a ~15 minute conversation designed to explore the guest, their company, and what makes their approach unique. Learn more: https://www.studioc60.com/creation#spotlight GUEST Jason Kor, Principal, HITRUSThttps://www.linkedin.com/in/securityconsultantcissp/ RESOURCES HITRUST: https://hitrustalliance.net Jason Kor Session -- Understanding AI Security Risk -- The New Blind Spot in TPRM and Supply Chain Resilience (Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM): https://app.himssconference.com/event/himss-2026/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfNDMyMTMxOA== Building Secure, Compliant, and Resilient Healthcare Systems Together -- Brunch Briefing (Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM): https://app.himssconference.com/event/himss-2026/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfNDMzNzQwMQ== HIMSS 2026 Global Health Conference and Exhibition: https://www.itspmagazine.com/cybersecurity-technology-society-events/himss-global-health-conference-amp-exhibition-2026 Are you interested in telling your story? ▶︎ Full Length Brand Story: https://www.studioc60.com/content-creation#full ▶︎ Brand Spotlight Story: https://www.studioc60.com/content-creation#spotlight ▶︎ Brand Highlight Story: https://www.studioc60.com/content-creation#highlight KEYWORDS Jason Kor, HITRUST, Sean Martin, brand story, brand marketing, marketing podcast, brand spotlight, third-party risk management, TPRM, supply chain risk, healthcare cybersecurity, HIMSS 2026, AI security, generative AI risk, HITRUST CSF, cybersecurity certification, data sovereignty, electronic health information, vendor risk management Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Send me a messageIf your safety metrics are improving, are your people actually safer? Or are you just getting better at measuring the wrong things?In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I'm joined by John Dony, CEO and co-founder of the What Works Institute, and Mike Swain, Technical Enablement Manager at Evotix, to unpack a stubborn problem hiding in plain sight: why serious injuries and fatalities remain frustratingly hard to reduce, even as traditional safety metrics appear to improve. In a world of tighter regulation, more fragile operating models, and rising scrutiny across global supply chains, this is a resilience issue, a risk issue, and very much a leadership issue.We dig into why lagging indicators can create a false sense of control, and why better reporting can actually be a sign that the truth is finally surfacing. You'll hear how Mike saw incident reporting jump by 800% after better systems were introduced, and why that was good news, not bad. We also break down why the classic safety triangle often fails to predict serious harm, especially in complex supply chains shaped by contractors, seasonal labour, handoffs, and fragmented accountability.We also explore where AI, data, visibility, and governance genuinely add value, and where hype still outruns reality. You might be surprised to learn that one of the sharpest lines in the episode is John's view that if organisations want AI to work, they need a time machine to go back and get their data right first.
Between copyright-free AI art, government blacklists, and data brokers run amok, this episode spotlights the fierce new battles for privacy, agency, and control in our digital lives. Plus, hear Cory Doctorow break down why the AI gold rush may be headed for a colossal crash. Pentagon Officially Tells Anthropic It Is a Supply Chain Risk Trump moves to blacklist Anthropic AI from all government work If AI is a weapon, why don't we regulate it like one? Sam Altman's greed and dishonesty are finally catching up to him ChatGPT user base surges 350% in 18 months as it nears 1 billion weekly active users AI-generated art can't be copyrighted after the Supreme Court declines to review the rule Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens Grammarly is using our identities without permission Alphabet Grants Sundar Pichai Stock Awards Worth Up to $686 Million Google vs Epic Games ends with Android app stores, lower fees Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores - Slashdot Xbox CEO confirms next-gen 'Project Helix' console will play PC games Motorola Partners With GrapheneOS - Slashdot Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples' Movements Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online Iranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centers Charter Gets FCC Permission To Buy Cox, Become Largest ISP In the US How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents Anne Wojcicki's Plan to Revive 23andMe: Rich Donors, Improved Tests—and Maybe Even MAHA Bundle of human neurons hooked to silicon learns to stumble through Doom 10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips Seagate Just Unleashed 44TB Hard Drives Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Joey de Villa and Cory Doctorow Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT meter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT bitwarden.com/twit
Between copyright-free AI art, government blacklists, and data brokers run amok, this episode spotlights the fierce new battles for privacy, agency, and control in our digital lives. Plus, hear Cory Doctorow break down why the AI gold rush may be headed for a colossal crash. Pentagon Officially Tells Anthropic It Is a Supply Chain Risk Trump moves to blacklist Anthropic AI from all government work If AI is a weapon, why don't we regulate it like one? Sam Altman's greed and dishonesty are finally catching up to him ChatGPT user base surges 350% in 18 months as it nears 1 billion weekly active users AI-generated art can't be copyrighted after the Supreme Court declines to review the rule Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing, argues Bruce Perens Grammarly is using our identities without permission Alphabet Grants Sundar Pichai Stock Awards Worth Up to $686 Million Google vs Epic Games ends with Android app stores, lower fees Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores - Slashdot Xbox CEO confirms next-gen 'Project Helix' console will play PC games Motorola Partners With GrapheneOS - Slashdot Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples' Movements Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous 'Stop Cop City' Protester COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online Iranian drone strikes at Amazon sites raise alarms over protecting data centers Charter Gets FCC Permission To Buy Cox, Become Largest ISP In the US How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents Anne Wojcicki's Plan to Revive 23andMe: Rich Donors, Improved Tests—and Maybe Even MAHA Bundle of human neurons hooked to silicon learns to stumble through Doom 10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips Seagate Just Unleashed 44TB Hard Drives Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Joey de Villa and Cory Doctorow Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT meter.com/twit NetSuite.com/TWIT bitwarden.com/twit
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Mistral schwenkt ins Beratungsgeschäft. Sam Altman nennt den Pentagon-Deal "opportunistisch und sloppy", ändert den Vertrag nachträglich und erntet Community Notes. ChatGPT-Uninstalls steigen um 295%, Claude verzeichnet Rekord-Downloads. Dario Amodei entschuldigt sich für ein internes Memo - Elon Musk lässt Grok ihn verspotten. Anthropic nähert sich $20 Mrd. ARR, OpenAI meldet $25 Mrd. Die Washington Post bestätigt Claudes Rolle beim Iran-Angriff über Palantirs MAVEN-System. Nvidia baut einen eigenen Inferenz-Chip. Oracle entlässt Tausende für Data-Center-Investitionen, Cursor durchbricht $2 Mrd. ARR. OpenAI stampft Shopping-Pläne ein, Meta startet ein KI-Shopping-Tool. Sea Limited, CrowdStrike und On Running mit Earnings. Google und Epic einigen sich - Tim Sweeney darf den Play Store bis 2032 nicht kritisieren. Meta öffnet WhatsApp für KI-Rivalen. Die USA planen eine Genehmigungspflicht für Chip-Exporte weltweit. Unterstütze unseren Podcast und entdecke die Angebote unserer Werbepartner auf doppelgaenger.io/werbung. Vielen Dank! Philipp Glöckler und Philipp Klöckner sprechen heute über: (00:00:00) Apple MacBook Neo für $599 (00:04:50) Mistral wird zur Beratungsfirma (00:14:39) Sloppy Sam und Cancel ChatGPT +295% (00:28:55) Amodei-Memo und Musk-Grok-Attacke (00:47:04) Anthropic $20 Mrd. vs. OpenAI $25 Mrd. ARR (00:53:21) Claude im Iran, Anduril $4 Mrd. und Nvidia Inferenz-Chip (00:57:47) Oracle-Entlassungen und Cursor $2 Mrd. ARR (01:04:42) OpenAI stampft Shopping ein, Meta startet KI-Shopping (01:13:08) Earnings: Sea Limited, CrowdStrike, On Running (01:21:56) Google/Epic: Sweeney-Maulkorb bis 2032 (01:26:10) WhatsApp öffnet für KI-Rivalen (01:26:50) Polymarket, Strompreise und Chip-Exportkontrollen (01:42:48) Neura Robotics 1 Mrd. Euro von Tether und Lio $30 Mio. von a16z Shownotes Levi Penell Dubai - Instagram Mistral wird zum Berater? - bloomberg.com OpenAI ändert Pentagon-Deal - ft.com Sam Altman auf X zum Pentagon-Deal - x.com ChatGPT-Deinstallationen +295% - techcrunch.com Anthropic CEO: Trump wollte "Dictator-Style Praise" - theinformation.com Altman: Regierung soll mächtiger sein als Firmen - cnbc.com Anthropic klagt gegen Supply Chain Risk - cnbc.com Big Tech unterstützt Anthropic - reuters.com Anthropic-CEO entschuldigt sich für Trump-Memo - axios.com Anthropic nähert sich $20 Mrd. Umsatz - bloomberg.com OpenAI: $25 Mrd. Umsatz, Anthropic holt auf - theinformation.com Claude zentral in US-Iran-Kampagne - washingtonpost.com Anduril: $4 Mrd. Runde - bloomberg.com Nvidia plant neuen KI-Chip - wsj.com Oracle: Tausende Entlassungen - bloomberg.com Cursor: $2 Mrd. Jahresumsatz - trendingtopics.eu OpenAI reduziert ChatGPT-Shopping - theinformation.com Meta testet KI-Shopping-Tool - bloomberg.com Sea verfehlt Schätzungen - bloomberg.com CrowdStrike übertrifft Erwartungen - barrons.com On Running -14% nach schwacher Prognose - cnbc.com Google teilt Play-Store-Katalog - bloomberg.com Sweeney: Google öffnet Android - x.com Meta öffnet WhatsApp für KI-Rivalen - reuters.com Polymarket entfernt Nuklear-Wette - businessinsider.com Trump trifft Tech-Giganten - reuters.com USA erwägen KI-Chip-Exportregeln - bloomberg.com Kenianische Arbeiter über Meta-Brillen - futurezone.at Meta-Brillen zeichnen heimlich auf - x.com Neura sammelt 1 Mrd. mit Tether - bloomberg.com Lio: $30M von a16z - techcrunch.com
This week, the fallout continues as OpenAI scrambles to rework its deal with the Pentagon, while government agencies adapt to life without Claude. Then we break down the grim new reality of prediction market bets on the U.S.-Israel led war with Iran. Finally, it's time for another edition of The Hard Fork Review of Slop. This time we're joined by Arijeta Lajka, a New York Times reporter, to discuss her recent article about the short form A.I.-generated slop YouTube is feeding to young children.Guest: Arijeta Lajka, New York Times video journalist Additional Reading: The Pentagon Officially Notifies Anthropic That It Is a ‘Supply Chain Risk' OpenAI Amends A.I. Deal With the Pentagon How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart How Anonymous Bettors Cashed In on the Iran Strike, Just Hours Before It Happened Israeli Army Reservists Are Suspected of Using Inside Knowledge to Bet How A.I.-Generated Videos Are Distorting Your Child's YouTube Feed We want to hear from you. Email us at hardfork@nytimes.com. Find “Hard Fork” on YouTube and TikTok. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Oracle Plans Thousands of Job Cuts Amid AI Cloud Investment Cash Shortfall, OpenAI Launches GPT-5.4 with Agentic Capabilities, 1M Token Context Window, and US Seeks to Become AI Gatekeeper with Sweeping Chip Export Controls. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE for free or get DTNS Live ad-free. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none ofContinue reading "Pentagon Labels Anthropic “Supply-Chain Risk”, Anthropic's CEO Plans To Challenge In Court – DTH"
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US Labels Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk, BYD Claims 5-Minute Charging Blade Battery, Nvidia Ends Big AI Lab Investments The US government formally designating AI company Anthropic a "supply chain risk," a procurement action that can exclude firms from federal contracts and has drawn criticism from former defense officials and industry groups, with reports some defense contractors are already halting use of Anthropic systems despite its technologies being embedded in AI pipelines. Next, China's BYD unveils a second-generation Blade Battery claiming major gains in range and charging speed, including 10–70% in about five minutes, strong performance after 24 hours at −30°C, and new 1500 kW "plug and play" flash chargers; BYD doesn't sell passenger cars in the US but may have an opening in Canada. Finally, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says Nvidia's days of investing in companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are over, citing OpenAI's expected IPO and noting Nvidia has committed about $30B versus earlier $100B headlines while continuing to profit from chip sales. Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt 00:00 Headlines and Sponsor 00:48 Anthropic Supply Chain Risk 02:20 Backlash and Fallout 04:28 BYD Five Minute Charging 05:46 Cold Weather and Chargers 07:00 Canada Pricing and Impact 07:57 Nvidia Ends Big Investments 09:40 Wrap Up and Thanks
Apple has launched a more affordable laptop and phone If you spend a lot of your day on email, browsing the web, or in docs and spreadsheets, this is the machine for you. Designed for the 'everyday' type activities, the Macbook Neo is competing with lower-end Chromebooks and Windows PCs. It does come in one the high side of that market but has a premium feel with its all-aluminium design. This is the first time Apple has used one of its phone chips in a MacBook. It is able to connect to an external display, has two USB-C ports, and a headphone jack. There are two models – one with TouchID and one without. The only drawback is that it's missing a backlit keyboard. It comes in silver, black, and two fun colours and starts at $NZ1,149. They also launched the iPhone 17e Slightly smaller than the iPhone 17, it is missing the wide-angle lens, the 'dynamic island', and 'center stage' feature which keeps you in frame on video calls. But it does have industry leading features like the satellite SOS mode, MagSafe, and 4K video. It starts at $NZ1,199 – $500 less than the 17, $1,150 less than the 17 Pro. Anthropic has been designated a Supply Chain Risk As we talked about last week, the beef with the DOD/W has turned into the designation. But it's narrower than the department was alluding to last week – it's only preventing Anthropic from working with companies specifically in their work with the Pentagon, rather than a blanket ban across all departments. Anthropic is taking this to court. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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When California legalized cannabis, did anyone see 70% of the state opting out. Retail access never recovered. The illicit market stayed durable. And taxes kept compounding pressure on operators. Micah Anderson, CEO of LEEF Brands, explains how local bans strengthened the illicit market, why pesticide drift can wipe out millions in product, and why he is rebuilding a recovery and wellness push with NBA player Jimmy Butler. This week we sit down with Micah Anderson: Pesticide drift killing millions Jimmy Butler recovery line Trump's CBD signal Chapters 00:00 Introduction: California Cannabis Market Challenges 00:31 Prop 64: A Poorly Executed Initiative 01:38 Local Politics and Industry Complexity 02:28 Fixing California Cannabis Policy 03:23 Industry Engagement and Advocacy 04:02 Reevaluating Prop 64 and Market Structure 05:02 Offense vs Defense in Industry Strategy 06:28 Changing Public Perception and Policy Reform 07:36 Industry Regulation and Taxation Issues 08:07 The Role of Advocacy and Industry Voice 09:19 Hindsight and Lessons Learned 10:41 Industry Participation in Policy Making 11:26 CBD and Medical Cannabis Opportunities 12:17 Brand Revival and Market Expansion 13:16 Supply Chain and Cultivation Strategies 14:09 Innovations in Wellness and Recovery Products 15:40 Educational Campaigns and Consumer Awareness 16:39 Research and Clinical Studies in Cannabis 17:08 Regulatory Barriers and Opportunities in Cultivation 18:12 Operational Challenges and Solutions 19:36 Medical Cannabis and Future Legislation 20:29 Supply Chain Management and Quality Control 21:31 Entry of New Participants and Industry Diversification 22:29 Market Expansion and Interstate Commerce 23:24 Pesticide Scrutiny as Industry Moat 24:22 Industry's Role in Consumer Safety and Transparency 25:29 Understanding Pesticide Regulations and Organic Standards 26:55 Supply Chain Variability and Farm Management 28:25 Cost and Efficiency in Cultivation 29:55 Sampling and Testing Challenges 31:33 Expanding Beyond California 33:50 Complexities of Concentrate Production 36:33 Yield Variability and Cultivation Nuances 38:20 Product Development and Customer Collaboration 40:54 Demand Planning and Market Forecasting 42:08 Data-Driven Decision Making in Extraction 44:24 Margins, Product Mix, and Client Relationships 45:47 Market Entry Strategies and Expansion 47:43 Future of Cannabis and International Markets 48:39 Bitcoin and Cannabis: An Evolving Relationship 51:30 Cryptocurrency as a Business Strategy 53:53 Future of Automation and Robotics in Cannabis Production 55:41 Contact and Follow-up Guest links https://www.linkedin.com/in/micah-anderson-leef/ https://leefbrands.com/about/ Resources LEEf Brands Website - https://leefbrands.com Elliot Lewis on Pesticide Regulations - https://twitter.com/ElliotLewis California Cannabis Regulations Overview - https://cannabis.ca.gov/regulations/ Bitcoin Official Website - https://bitcoin.org Our Links Bryan Fields on Twitter Kellan Finney on Twitter The Dime on Twitter Extraction Teams: Want to cut costs and get more out of every run? Unlock hidden revenue by extracting more from the same input—with Newton Insights. At Eighth Revolution (8th Rev), we provide services from capital to cannabinoid and everything in between in the cannabinoid industry. The Dime is a top 5% most shared global podcast The Dime is a top 10 Cannabis Podcast The Dime has a New Website. Shhhh its not finished.
Hey folks, Alex here, let me catch you up! Most important news about this week came today, mid-show, OpenAI dropped GPT 5.4 Thinking (and 5.4 Pro), their latest flagship general model, less autistic than Codex 5.3, with 1M context, /fast mode and the ability to steet it mid-reasoning. We tested it live on the show, it's really a beast. Also, since last week, Anthropic said no to Department of War's ultimatum and it looks like they are being designated as supply chain risk, OpenAI swooped in to sign a deal with DoW and the internet went ballistic (Dario also had some .. choice words in a leaked memo!) On the Open Source front, the internet lost it's damn mind when a friend of the pod Junyang Lin, announced his departure from Qwen in a tweet, causing an uproar, and the CEO of Alibaba to intervene. Wolfram presented our new in-house wolfbench.ai and a lot more! P.S - We acknowledge the war in Iran, and wish a quick resolution, the safety of civilians on both sides. Yam had to run to the shelter multiple times during the show. ThursdAI - Highest signal weekly AI news show is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.OpenAI drops GPT 5.4 Thinking and 5.4 Pro - heavy weight frontier models with 1M context, /fast mode, SOTA on many evalsOpenAI actually opened this week with another model drop, GPT 5.3-instant, which... we can honestly skip, it was fairly insignificant besides noting that this is the model that most free users use. It is supposedly “less cringe” (actual words OpenAI used). We all wondered when 5.4 will, and OpenAI once again proved that we named the show after the right day. Of course it drops on a ThursdAI. GPT 5.4 Thinking is OpenAI latest “General” model, which can still code, yes (they folded most of the Codex 5.3 coding breakthroughs in here) but it also shows an incredible 83% on GDPVal (12% over Codex), 47% on Frontier Math and an incredible ability to use computers and browsers with 82% on BrowseComp beating Claude 4.6 at lower prices than Sonnet! GPT 5.4 is also ... quite significantly improved at Frontend design? This landing page was created by GPT 5.4 (inside the Codex app, newly available on Windows) in a few minutes, clearly showing significant improvements in style. I built it also to compare prices, all the 3 flagship models are trying to catch up to Gemini in 1M context window, and it's important to note, that GPT 5.4 even at double the price after the 272K tokens cutoff is still.... cheaper than Opus 4.6. OpenAI is really going for broke here, specifically as many enterprises are adopting Anthropic at a faster and faster pace (it was reported that Anthropic is approaching 19B ARR this month, doubling from 8B just a few months ago!) Frontier math wizThe highlight from the 5.4 feedback came from a Polish mathematician Bartosz Naskręcki (@nasqret on X), who said GPT-5.4 solved a research-level FrontierMath problem he had been working on for roughly 20 years. He called it his “personal singularity,” and as overused as that word has become, I get why he said it. I've told you about this last week, we're on the cusp. Coding efficiencyThere's tons of metrics in this release, but I wanted to highlight this one, where it may seem on first glance that on SWE-bench Pro, this model is on par with the previous SOTA GPT 5.3 codex, but these dots here are thinking efforts. And a medium thinking effort, GPT 5.4 matches 5.3 on hard thinking! This is quite remarkable, as lower thinking efforts have less tokens, which means they are cheaper and faster ultimately! Fast mode arrives at OpenAI as wellI think this one is a direct “this worked for Anthropic, lets steal this”, OpenAI enabled /fast mode that.. burns the tokens at 2x the rate, and prioritizes your tokens at 1.5x the speed. So, essentially getting you responses faster (which was one of the main complains about GPT 5.3 Codex). I can't wait to bring the fast mode to OpenClaw with 5.4, which will absolutely come as OpenClaw is part of OpenAI now. There's also a really under-appreciated feature here that I think other labs are going to copy quickly: mid-thought steering. OpenAI now lets you interrupt the model while it's thinking and redirect it in real time in ChatGPT and iOS. This is a godsend if you're like me, sent a prompt, seeing the model go down the wrong path in thinking... and want to just.. steer it without stopping! Anthropic is now designated as supply-chain risk by DoWLast week I left you with a cliffhanger: Anthropic had received an ultimatum from the Department of War (previously the Department of Defense) to remove their two remaining restrictions on Claude — no autonomous kill chain without human intervention, and no surveillance of US citizens. Anthropic's response? “we cannot in good conscience acceede to their request” So much has happened since then; US President Trump said “I fired Anthropic” referring to his Truth Social post demanding intelligence agencies drop the use of Claude (which apparently was used in the war with Iran regardless); Sam Altman announced that OpenAI has agreed to DoW and will provide OpenAI models, causing a lot of people to cancel their OpenAI subscriptions, and later apologizing for the “rushed rollout”; Dario Amodei posted a very contentious internal memo that leaked, in which he name-called the presidency, Sam Altman and his motives, Palantir and their “safety theater”, for which he later apologizedHonestly this whole thing is giving me whiplash trying to follow, but here's the facts. Anthropic is now the first US company in history, being designated “supply chain risk” which means no government agency can use Claude, and neither can any company that does contracts with DoW. Anthropic says it's illegal and will challenge this in court , while reporting $19B in annual recurring revenue, nearly doubling since last 3 months, and very closely approaching OpenAI at $25B. Look, did I want to report on this stuff when I decided to cover AI? no... I wanted to tell you about cool models and capabilities, but the world is changing, and it's important to know that the US Government understands now that AI is inevitable, and I think this is just the first of many clashes between tech and government we'll see. We'll keep reporting on both. (but let me know in the comments if you'd prefer just model releases) OpenAI's GPT-5.3 Instant Gets Less Cringe, Google's Flash-Lite Gets Faster (X, Announcement)We also got two fast-model updates this week that are worth calling out because these are the models that often end up powering real product flows behind the scenes. As I wrote before, OpenAI's instant model is nothing to really mention, but it's worth mentioning that OpenAI seems to have an answer for every Gemini release. Gemini released Gemini Flash-lite this week, which boasts an incredible 363 tokens/s speed, which doing math at a very good level, 1M context and great scores compared to the instant/fast models like Haiku from Anthropic. Folks called out that this model is more expensive than the previous 2.5 Flash-lite. But with 86.9% on GPQA Diamond beating GPT-5 mini, and 76.8% MMMU-pro multimodal reasoning, this is definitely worth taking a look at for many agentic, super fast responses! For example, the heartbeat response in OpenClaw. Qwen 3.5 Small Models & The Departure of Junyang Lin (X, HF, HF, HF)Alibaba's Qwen team continued releasing their Qwen 3.5 family, this time with Qwen 3.5 Small, a series of models at 0.8B, 2B, 4B, and 9B parameters with native multimodal capabilities. The flagship 9B model is beating GPT-OSS-120B on multiple benchmarks, scoring 82.5 on MMLU-Pro and 81.7 on GPQA Diamond. These models can handle video, documents, and images natively, support up to 201 languages, and can process up to 262K tokens of context. And.. they are great! They are trending on HF right now. What's also trending is, tech lead for Qwen, a friend of the pod Junyang Lin, has posted a cryptic tweet that went viral with over 6M views. There was a lot of discussions on why he and other Qwen leads are stepping away, what's goig to happen with the future of OpenSource. The full picture seems to be, there are a lot of internal tensions and politics, with Junyang being one of the youngest P10 leaders in the Alibaba org.A Chinese website 36KR ( Kind of like a chinese techcrunch) reported that this matter went all the way up to Alibaba CEO, who is no co-leading the qwen team, and that this resignation was related to an internal dispute over resource allocation and team consolidation, not a firing. I'm sure Junyang is going to land somewhere incredible and just wanted to highlight just how much he did for the open source community, pushing Qwen relentlessly, supporting and working with a lot of inference providers (and almost becoming a co-host for ThursdAI with 9! appearances!) StepFun releases Step 3.5 Flash Base (X, HF, HF, Announcement, Arxiv)Speaking of Open Source, StepFun just broke through the noise with a new model, a 196B parameter sparse Mixture of Experts model activating just 11B parameters when ran. It has some great benchmarks, but the main thing is this: they are releasing the pretrained base weights, a midtrain checkpoint optimized for code and agents, the complete SteptronOSS training framework, AND promising to release their SFT data soon - all under Apache 2.0! Technically the model looks strong too, with multi-token prediction, 74.4% on SWE-bench verified bench (though, as we told you last week, it's.. no longer trusted) and full apache 2! This Week's Buzz: presenting Wolfbench.ai I'm so excited about this weeks “this weeks buzz”, Wolfram has been hard at work preparing and presenting a new framework to test out these models, and named it wolfbench.ai Wolfbench is our attempt to compare how the same model performs via different agentic harnesses like ClaudeCode, OpenClaw and Terminalbench's own Terminus. You can check out the website on wolfbench.com but the short of it is, a single number is not telling the full story. Wolf Bench breaks it into a four-metric framework: the average score across runs, the best single run, the ceiling (how many tasks can the model solve at least once across all runs), and the floor (how many tasks does it solve consistently across every single run). That last one is what I find most illuminating. Opus 4.6 might be able to solve 88% of Terminal Bench tasks on average, but only about 55% of tasks it solves every single time. Reliability matters enormously for agents, and benchmarks almost never surface this. If you want to run your own evals with the same config, reach out to Wolfram—he's open to community contributions. Wolfram has also already kicked off a Wolf Bench run on GPT-5.4 since we tested it live today, so stay tuned for those results.There's quite a few more releases we didn't have time to get into on the show given the GPT 5.4 drop, you'll find all those links in the show notes! Next week will mark 3 years since I've started talking about AI on the internet and created ThursdAI (It was March 14th, 2023, same day as GPT4 launched) and we'll have a little celebration, I do hope you join us live
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This week, the team dives into why disinformation and the AI industry battles have quickly positioned themselves at the center of the ongoing conflict between the U.S and Iran. They also discuss how prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are increasingly facing insider trading accusations and ethical questions. Also, how did Paramount beat Netflix in its bid for Warner Bros? Plus — Zoë, Brian, and Leah share their predictions for the future.Articles mentioned in this episode: X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israeli Attack on Iran How Journalists Are Reporting From Iran With No Internet Anthropic Hits Back After US Military Labels It a ‘Supply Chain Risk' A Former Top Trump Official Is Going After Prediction Markets Everything Larry and David Ellison Will Control If Paramount Buys Warner Bros. Join WIRED's best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In a live conversation on March 2, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes spoke to Lawfare Senior Editor and Research Director Alan Rozenshtein about the Pentagon's designation of AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk, the implications of a designation, how other AI companies have reacted, and the legal challenges the designation may face.Read Rozenshtein's article on the topic, co-authored with Michael Endrias, here.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.
The episode centers on the federal government's evolving approach to AI vendor governance, underscored by the recent directive from President Donald Trump for federal agencies to halt the use of Anthropic's AI technology. This shift follows the Pentagon's termination of its relationship with Anthropic over the company's refusal to relax contract restrictions around citizen data and autonomous weapons, ultimately resulting in Anthropic being designated as a “supply chain risk” by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. For MSPs and IT providers serving federal and SLED clients, this designation functions as an immediate procurement barrier rather than a negotiable label, directly impacting vendor eligibility and contract continuity. Contextually, 70% of federal agencies are reassessing their use of AI tools amid fluid regulations and heightened concerns around transparency and accountability, according to recent reports. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched the AI Agent Standards Initiative, but enforcement is several years away, with only a request for information planned by March 2026. In parallel, a diplomatic initiative led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio opposes international regulations on foreign data handling, though this stance does not supersede foreign law, creating a complex compliance landscape, especially for multinationals. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear an AI copyright case reaffirms the lack of copyright protection for purely AI-generated works. The episode also discusses OpenAI's agreement with the Pentagon, described by CEO Sam Altman as "rushed," and criticized for permitting domestic surveillance under flexible legal interpretations. Public and employee backlash prompted OpenAI to revise contract terms, but critics argue essential permission structures remain. Anthropic's rollout of an AI migration feature during this period is flagged as a compliance event, raising risk when transferring data histories across vendor boundaries without audit or logging. Notably, consumer responses to AI vendor practices—evidenced by surges in Claude signups and ChatGPT uninstalls—are now influencing enterprise technology procurement as values-based purchasing enters the operational conversation for service providers. Operationally, the lack of a stable legislative or regulatory framework means MSPs and their clients face rapidly shifting governance through contract terms and procurement policy rather than law. The episode cautions that vendor selection cannot be guided by assumptions of ethical safeguards in provider policies or by default transitions to alternative vendors such as OpenAI, whose legal standing remains unsettled. Key recommendations include auditing client environments for exposure to designated supply chain risks, refraining from rigid vendor integrations, updating contractual IP language in light of the absence of AI copyright, and maintaining ongoing awareness of governance developments. Multi-vendor strategies and adaptable compliance positions are identified as essential risk mitigation practices in an environment marked by administrative fiat and reactive vendor positions. Three things to know today 00:00 Anthropic Blacklisted After Rejecting Pentagon's Autonomous Weapons Data Demands 04:58 OpenAI Wins Federal AI Contract Anthropic Refused, Then Rewrites It Under Pressure 07:38 Anthropic Outages Hit as Claude Sign-Ups Quadruple, ChatGPT Uninstalls Surge 295% Supported by: ScalePadSmall Biz Thoughts Community
Das Pentagon erklärt Anthropic offiziell zum Supply Chain Risk. Stunden nach dem Bann nutzt das US-Militär Claude trotzdem für den Angriff auf den Iran, bei dem Ayatollah Khamenei getötet worden sein soll. OpenAI springt ein und unterschreibt den Pentagon-Deal innerhalb von 48 Stunden - mit subtil anderem Wording als Anthropics abgelehnter Vertrag. Eine Cancel-ChatGPT-Welle setzt ein. Apple verhandelt mit Google über eigene Server in Google-Rechenzentren für Siri-Anfragen. SpaceX reicht vertraulich seinen IPO ein. Unterstütze unseren Podcast und entdecke die Angebote unserer Werbepartner auf doppelgaenger.io/werbung. Vielen Dank! Philipp Glöckler und Philipp Klöckner sprechen heute über: (00:00:45) Pentagon vs. Anthropic: Supply Chain Risk und Trump-Attacke (00:33:21) Apple hostet Siri bei Google (00:37:31) SpaceX IPO bei $1,75 Billionen (00:45:46) Jane Street Krypto-Manipulation und Prediction Markets (00:48:30) Larry Ellisons wachsendes Media Empire (00:52:41) Florian Toncar geht zur DVAG (00:55:02) Pips TED Talk ist online Shownotes Statement on Comments from the Secretary of War - linkedin.com Trump fordert sofortigen Stopp der Nutzung von Anthropic-Technologie. - x.com US-Schläge im Nahen Osten nach Trump-Verbot - wsj.com OpenAI schließt Abkommen mit Pentagon nach Anthropic-Verbot. - edition.cnn.com OpenAI akzeptierte Bedingungen, die Anthropic als ungeheuerlich ansah. - x.com Sasha Kaletsky on X: "Biggest day of Claude app downloads in history” - x.com Anthropics Claude erreicht Platz 1 im App Store. - techcrunch.com Switch to Claude without starting over | Claude - claude.com "Anthropic nutzt KI intensiv zum Codieren. - x.com OpenAI behauptet "alle rechtmäßigen Zwecke" und Schutz der roten Linien. - x.com Anthropic AI used in Iran attack despite government ban - report - trendingtopics.eu OpenAI enthüllt weitere Details zur Vereinbarung mit dem Pentagon - techcrunch.com Sam Altman über X: "Es war definitiv überstürzt und sieht nicht gut aus. - x.com Außenministerium wechselt zu OpenAI, ersetzt Anthropic schrittweise. - reuters.com Wie OpenAI dem Pentagon bei KI-Überwachung nachgab - theverge.com Apple Discusses Google Hosting New Siri as Need for Cloud Help Grows - theinformation.com SpaceX erwägt geheime Börseneinreichung bereits im März - bloomberg.com Bark auf X: "Jane Street verkaufte täglich um 10 Uhr Bitcoin. - x.com Kalshi annulliert Wetten auf Khameneis Absetzung wegen Todesbezug. - theverge.com Larry Ellison Paramount Warner - wired Florian Toncar wechselt von Politik zu DVAG Finanzvertrieb. - focusplus.de Pips Ted Talk - ted.com
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Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon pits tech ethics against government demands, raising explosive questions about AI's role in surveillance and weaponry. If you care about who controls the future of artificial intelligence, this episode is a must-listen. Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight The whole thing was a scam OpenAI allows NSA to use GPT for surveilling Americans Anthropic's Claude hits No. 1 on Apple's top free apps list after Pentagon rejection Layoffs at Block Crypto exchange Gemini plans to lay off up to 200 staff, exit Europe, and Australia Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3 Anthropic Keep Android Open Colorado moves age checks from websites to operating systems | Biometric Update Open source calculator firmware DB48X forbids CA/CO use due to age verification New Apple product launch starts Monday, Tim Cook confirms Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: The Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy Buds 4 and more Here's how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year's S25 Hacked Prayer App Sends 'Surrender' Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes The Big One: The cyberattack scenarios that keep officials up at night CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises Victory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn't Support Broad Search of Protesters' Devices and Digital Data Enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET—scientists are homing in on 100 signals they found Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows | TechCrunch Burger King Will Use AI To Check If Employees Say 'Please' and 'Thank You' Uber Previews Its Dubai Air Taxi Service - Slashdot Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Molly White, Owen Thomas, and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/twit helixsleep.com/twit
Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon pits tech ethics against government demands, raising explosive questions about AI's role in surveillance and weaponry. If you care about who controls the future of artificial intelligence, this episode is a must-listen. Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight The whole thing was a scam OpenAI allows NSA to use GPT for surveilling Americans Anthropic's Claude hits No. 1 on Apple's top free apps list after Pentagon rejection Layoffs at Block Crypto exchange Gemini plans to lay off up to 200 staff, exit Europe, and Australia Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3 Anthropic Keep Android Open Colorado moves age checks from websites to operating systems | Biometric Update Open source calculator firmware DB48X forbids CA/CO use due to age verification New Apple product launch starts Monday, Tim Cook confirms Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: The Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy Buds 4 and more Here's how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year's S25 Hacked Prayer App Sends 'Surrender' Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes The Big One: The cyberattack scenarios that keep officials up at night CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises Victory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn't Support Broad Search of Protesters' Devices and Digital Data Enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET—scientists are homing in on 100 signals they found Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows | TechCrunch Burger King Will Use AI To Check If Employees Say 'Please' and 'Thank You' Uber Previews Its Dubai Air Taxi Service - Slashdot Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Molly White, Owen Thomas, and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/twit helixsleep.com/twit
Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon pits tech ethics against government demands, raising explosive questions about AI's role in surveillance and weaponry. If you care about who controls the future of artificial intelligence, this episode is a must-listen. Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight The whole thing was a scam OpenAI allows NSA to use GPT for surveilling Americans Anthropic's Claude hits No. 1 on Apple's top free apps list after Pentagon rejection Layoffs at Block Crypto exchange Gemini plans to lay off up to 200 staff, exit Europe, and Australia Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3 Anthropic Keep Android Open Colorado moves age checks from websites to operating systems | Biometric Update Open source calculator firmware DB48X forbids CA/CO use due to age verification New Apple product launch starts Monday, Tim Cook confirms Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: The Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy Buds 4 and more Here's how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year's S25 Hacked Prayer App Sends 'Surrender' Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes The Big One: The cyberattack scenarios that keep officials up at night CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises Victory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn't Support Broad Search of Protesters' Devices and Digital Data Enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET—scientists are homing in on 100 signals they found Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows | TechCrunch Burger King Will Use AI To Check If Employees Say 'Please' and 'Thank You' Uber Previews Its Dubai Air Taxi Service - Slashdot Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Molly White, Owen Thomas, and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/twit helixsleep.com/twit
Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon pits tech ethics against government demands, raising explosive questions about AI's role in surveillance and weaponry. If you care about who controls the future of artificial intelligence, this episode is a must-listen. Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight The whole thing was a scam OpenAI allows NSA to use GPT for surveilling Americans Anthropic's Claude hits No. 1 on Apple's top free apps list after Pentagon rejection Layoffs at Block Crypto exchange Gemini plans to lay off up to 200 staff, exit Europe, and Australia Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3 Anthropic Keep Android Open Colorado moves age checks from websites to operating systems | Biometric Update Open source calculator firmware DB48X forbids CA/CO use due to age verification New Apple product launch starts Monday, Tim Cook confirms Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: The Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy Buds 4 and more Here's how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year's S25 Hacked Prayer App Sends 'Surrender' Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes The Big One: The cyberattack scenarios that keep officials up at night CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises Victory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn't Support Broad Search of Protesters' Devices and Digital Data Enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET—scientists are homing in on 100 signals they found Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows | TechCrunch Burger King Will Use AI To Check If Employees Say 'Please' and 'Thank You' Uber Previews Its Dubai Air Taxi Service - Slashdot Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Molly White, Owen Thomas, and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/twit helixsleep.com/twit
Send me a messageIs your supply chain one nut away from failure?In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain podcast, I'm joined by Jonathan Doller, Senior Solution Consultant at Logility (now part of Aptean), to explore how AI is reshaping supply chain resilience - beyond the hype, and into real operational impact. At a time of tariff shocks, port disruptions, climate risk and talent pressure, the question isn't whether to use AI, but how to use it intelligently.You'll hear how AI can distinguish correlation from causation in forecasting - including a case where a company stopped discounting a Mother's Day product and saw no drop in demand, only improved margins. We break down why constrained inventory allocation may be AI's real superpower, and how agentic AI can connect demand, supply, and distribution decisions across the network. And you might be surprised to learn why Jonathan compares fragile supply chains to the “Jesus nut” on a helicopter, a single point of failure with no redundancy.We also explore supplier visibility, digital readiness assessments, anti-fragility, and why AI should be treated as infrastructure, not a buzzword.
Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon pits tech ethics against government demands, raising explosive questions about AI's role in surveillance and weaponry. If you care about who controls the future of artificial intelligence, this episode is a must-listen. Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight The whole thing was a scam OpenAI allows NSA to use GPT for surveilling Americans Anthropic's Claude hits No. 1 on Apple's top free apps list after Pentagon rejection Layoffs at Block Crypto exchange Gemini plans to lay off up to 200 staff, exit Europe, and Australia Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3 Anthropic Keep Android Open Colorado moves age checks from websites to operating systems | Biometric Update Open source calculator firmware DB48X forbids CA/CO use due to age verification New Apple product launch starts Monday, Tim Cook confirms Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: The Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy Buds 4 and more Here's how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year's S25 Hacked Prayer App Sends 'Surrender' Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes The Big One: The cyberattack scenarios that keep officials up at night CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises Victory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn't Support Broad Search of Protesters' Devices and Digital Data Enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET—scientists are homing in on 100 signals they found Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows | TechCrunch Burger King Will Use AI To Check If Employees Say 'Please' and 'Thank You' Uber Previews Its Dubai Air Taxi Service - Slashdot Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Molly White, Owen Thomas, and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/twit helixsleep.com/twit
Anthropic's clash with the Pentagon pits tech ethics against government demands, raising explosive questions about AI's role in surveillance and weaponry. If you care about who controls the future of artificial intelligence, this episode is a must-listen. Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight The whole thing was a scam OpenAI allows NSA to use GPT for surveilling Americans Anthropic's Claude hits No. 1 on Apple's top free apps list after Pentagon rejection Layoffs at Block Crypto exchange Gemini plans to lay off up to 200 staff, exit Europe, and Australia Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3 Anthropic Keep Android Open Colorado moves age checks from websites to operating systems | Biometric Update Open source calculator firmware DB48X forbids CA/CO use due to age verification New Apple product launch starts Monday, Tim Cook confirms Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: The Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy Buds 4 and more Here's how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year's S25 Hacked Prayer App Sends 'Surrender' Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes The Big One: The cyberattack scenarios that keep officials up at night CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises Victory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn't Support Broad Search of Protesters' Devices and Digital Data Enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET—scientists are homing in on 100 signals they found Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows | TechCrunch Burger King Will Use AI To Check If Employees Say 'Please' and 'Thank You' Uber Previews Its Dubai Air Taxi Service - Slashdot Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Molly White, Owen Thomas, and Harry McCracken Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT ZipRecruiter.com/twit helixsleep.com/twit
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This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on February 27, 2026. This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai (00:30): I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain riskOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47186677&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(01:57): We Will Not Be DividedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47188473&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(03:24): Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete HegsethOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47188697&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:51): Court finds Fourth Amendment doesn't support broad search of protesters' devicesOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47181391&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(06:18): The Hunt for Dark BreakfastOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176257&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:45): Get free Claude max 20x for open-source maintainersOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47178371&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:12): A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verificationOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47181208&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(10:39): OpenAI raises $110B on $730B pre-money valuationOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47181211&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(12:06): Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, has diedOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47183578&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:34): Leaving Google has actively improved my lifeOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184288&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
Sollte man Claude vollen Zugriff auf den eigenen Computer geben? Glöckler teilt seine Erfahrungen mit dem SecondShot-YouTube-Kanal: Für 300€ lassen sich über YouTube Promotion 120.000 Views kaufen. Jack Dorsey entlässt 4.000 der 10.000 Block-Mitarbeiter. Stripe soll laut Gerüchten PayPal übernehmen wollen. Amazon investiert $50 Mrd. in OpenAI, aber nur $15 Mrd. sofort – der Rest fließt erst bei AGI oder Börsengang. OpenAI schließt seine $110 Mrd. Runde bei $840 Mrd. Bewertung. Netflix steigt aus dem Bieterwettstreit um Warner Bros. aus, die Aktie springt 9%. Burger King setzt KI-Agent "Patty" auf die Headsets seiner Mitarbeiter. Das Pentagon droht Anthropic als Supply Chain Risk einzustufen, weil Claude autonome Waffen und Massenüberwachung ablehnt. Unterstütze unseren Podcast und entdecke die Angebote unserer Werbepartner auf doppelgaenger.io/werbung. Vielen Dank! Philipp Glöckler und Philipp Klöckner sprechen heute über: (00:00:00) Sollte man Claude vollen Zugriff geben? (00:07:58) YouTube Views kaufen: Glöcklers SecondShot-Experiment (00:29:19) Jack Dorsey feuert 40% von Block per Tweet (00:36:44) Stripe will PayPal kaufen? (00:40:11) OpenAI-Runde: Amazons $50 Mrd. mit Sternchen (00:53:03) Netflix steigt aus Warner-Bros-Übernahme aus (01:00:05) Anthropic, Perplexity und Claude Code Hackathon (01:13:56) Profound: SEO für LLMs bei $1 Mrd. Bewertung (01:19:08) Meta kauft Google-TPU-Chips (01:22:04) Burger King KI-Agent "Patty" überwacht Mitarbeiter (01:26:40) Pentagon vs. Anthropic: Supply Chain Risk Drohung (01:33:00) Nvidia Earnings: 73% Wachstum, Aktie fällt (01:35:23) Höfner-Besitzer spendet an AfD (01:38:21) Prediction Markets und Proxima Fusion Shownotes jack dorsey block layoffs - x.com Zahlungsabwickler Stripe bekundet Interesse an PayPal - bloomberg.com Amazon's $50 Billion Investment in OpenAI Could Hinge on IPO, AGI - theinformation.com Netflix ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery after Paramount's offer is deemed superior - cnbc.com Anthropic veröffentlichte OpenClaw: KI-Agenten steuern, ohne Befehle. - linkedin.com Can Anthropic just CHILL- x.com Anthropic verbindet KI-Agenten mit Werkzeugen für Investmentbanking, HR - bloomberg.com Software stocks rebound as Anthropic announces new partnerships - cnbc.com Einführung Perplexity Computer: Vereinheitlichtes KI-System - linkedin.com Perplexity Bloomberg Terminal- x.com Ich habe jeden Anthropic AI Hackathon-Gewinner untersucht. - 2ndorderthinkers.com Profound sammelte $96M bei $1B Bewertung von Lightspeed. - linkedin.com Google Strikes Multibillion-Dollar AI Chip Deal With Meta, Sharpening Nvidia Rivalry - theinformation.com Meta's Internal Chip Design Efforts Hit Roadblocks - theinformation.com Burger King nutzt KI zur Überprüfung von Höflichkeit. - theverge.com Instagram wird Eltern bei Suche nach Selbstverletzungsthemen alarmieren. - theverge.com Hegseth gives Anthropic CEO until Friday to back down in AI safeguards fight - axios.com Claude Department of War - x.com Pentagon-Beamter kritisiert Anthropic - cbsnews.com Anthropic sagt, Pentagon-Angebot ist inakzeptabel. - axios.com Hacker nutzten Claude, um mexikanische Daten zu stehlen. - x.com Sam Altman gewinnt gegen Elon Musk in xAI-Klage. - businessinsider.com Shein Chinese Roots- ft.com Duolingo-Aktien fallen nach enttäuschender Buchungsprognose. - reuters.com Coreweave übertrifft Umsatzprognosen im vierten Quartal 2026 - reuters.com Berliner Milliardär spendet 18.000 Euro an die AfD - morgenpost.de Mann wettet gesamtes Erspartes gegen Elon Musk, gewinnt - gizmodo.com Bayern plant bis zu 400 Mio. für Fusionskraftwerk. - businessinsider.de
What happens when the world's most valuable tech company becomes deeply tied to China's manufacturing ecosystem? In this episode of the China Desk Podcast, host Steve Yates sits down with journalist and author Patrick McGee to unpack the geopolitical stakes behind Apple's rise, global supply chains, and the future of U.S.–China economic competition. Drawing from McGee's research and reporting, the conversation explores how Apple's manufacturing strategy shaped China's industrial growth, the realities of technology transfer, and why policymakers are rethinking dependence on Chinese production. The discussion also examines labor dynamics, shifting alliances, and whether diversification to countries like India or Mexico can realistically reshape global tech manufacturing. If you're interested in geopolitics, technology strategy, national security, or the future of globalization, this episode delivers a deep, grounded look at how corporate decisions can reshape international power dynamics. Watch Full-Length Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@ChinaDeskFNW
Der Instagram-Moment der AI-Ära: OpenClaw-Entwickler Peter Steinberger geht zu OpenAI – mutmaßlich für einen Milliardenbetrag. Chip-Knappheit eskaliert: Sony verschiebt die PlayStation, Consumer-Elektronik wird teurer. TSMC baut vier weitere Fabriken in den USA. SpaceX plant den Börsengang mit Dual-Class-Shares und bewirbt sich mit XAI um einen Pentagon-Drohnenvertrag. Das Pentagon droht Anthropic als Supply Chain Risk einzustufen – weil Claude Massenüberwachung und autonome Waffen ablehnt. DeepMind überrascht mit Alicea, einem Modell das Mathe-Benchmarks pulverisiert. Meta plant Gesichtserkennung in Ray-Ban-Brillen, Elon Musk tweetet seit 30 Tagen täglich über Rasse und Tesla Robotaxis crashen 9x häufiger als Menschen. Unterstütze unseren Podcast und entdecke die Angebote unserer Werbepartner auf doppelgaenger.io/werbung. Vielen Dank! Philipp Glöckler und Philipp Klöckner sprechen heute über: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:42) Chip-Knappheit & TSMC Fabriken in den USA (00:09:57) SpaceX IPO mit Dual-Class-Shares (00:17:37) Pentagon Drohnenvertrag: SpaceX und XAI (00:24:53) Pentagon vs. Anthropic: Supply Chain Risk (00:33:42) DeepMind Alicea und geheime Supermodelle (00:39:56) Anthropic Super Bowl Ad: 11% User-Boost (00:40:11) OpenClaw-Gründer Peter Steinberger geht zu OpenAI (00:52:57) Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke codet wieder (00:56:59) Meta Ray-Ban Gesichtserkennung (01:02:42) Elon Musk: Iran-Sanktionen und Race Tweets (01:10:20) Tesla Robotaxi (01:16:01) Anthony Kim Comeback Shownotes Viele Elektronikhersteller gehen bis 2026 bankrott, sagt Phison-CEO. - pcgamer.com TSMC USA - ft.com SpaceX erwägt Dual-Class-Aktien bei IPO für Musk. - bloomberg.com SpaceX nimmt am Pentagon-Wettbewerb für autonome Drohnentechnologie teil. - bloomberg.com Pentagon warns Anthropic will pay a price as feud escalates - axios.com Google Aletheia - x.com Anthropic got an 11% user boost from its OpenAI-bashing Super Bowl ad, data shows - cnbc.com OpenClaw, OpenAI und die Zukunft | Peter Steinberger - steipete.me NanoClaw löst ein großes Sicherheitsproblem von OpenClaw. - venturebeat.com Meta plant, Gesichtserkennung in Smart Glasses zu integrieren. - nytimes.com Elon Musk könnte gegen Iran-Sanktionen mit X Premium verstoßen. - theverge.com Elon Musk über X: "Für das Überleben eines Landes braucht es eine gemeinsame Kultur. - x.com Tesla 'Robotaxi'-Status: 8 Monate, 19% Verfügbarkeit, Musks Versprechen fehlen - electrek.co Bewirb dich jetzt für die DG Open am 4. Mai doppelgaenger.io/open
The Institute of Internal Auditors Presents: All Things Internal Audit In this episode, Adam Ross is joined by Filipe Ribeiro and Julien Perreault to discuss how supply chain risk has evolved into an interconnected, enterprisewide challenge. They discuss where organizations underestimate exposure, how risks quietly accumulate across the value chain, and why internal audit is uniquely positioned to identify blind spots before disruptions escalate. The conversation spans real-world examples from agriculture and highly regulated industries, third-party risk, continuous monitoring, and the growing impact of automation and AI on supply chains. HOST: Adam Ross, CIA, CISA Partner, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC GUEST: Filipe Ribeiro, CIA, CRMA, CFE Group Internal Audit Manager, Aldar Julien Perreault, CPIM, MBA Experienced Manager, Sourcing and Supply Chain Advisory, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC KEY POINTS: Introduction to Modern Supply Chain Risk [00:00:02–00:01:22] From Operational Inconvenience to Strategic Risk [00:01:22–00:02:24] Why Supply Chain Risk Is Now Systemic and Enterprisewide [00:02:32–00:03:11] Where Organizations Commonly Underestimate Exposure [00:03:22–00:04:33] When "Green Dashboards" Mask Emerging Risk [00:03:33–00:05:08] How Informal Workarounds Quietly Accumulate Enterprise Risk [00:05:08–00:05:47] Agricultural Case Study: How Small Upstream Delays Become Major Downstream Failures [00:05:53–00:07:52] Using Continuous Monitoring to Detect Hidden Timing and Dependency Risks [00:07:57–00:12:26] Supply Chain Risk in Remote, Capital-Intensive, and Highly Regulated Environments [00:12:54–00:15:25] Balancing Regulatory Compliance and Operational Efficiency [00:15:42–00:18:55] Procure-to-Pay Risk and the Rise of Operational "Noise" [00:19:14–00:21:01] When Exceptions Become the Normal Operating Model [00:21:01–00:23:15] Third-Party Risk as a Business Resilience Issue [00:25:15–00:27:12] Governance, Speed of Business, and Supplier Ecosystems [00:27:12–00:30:25] Managing Supplier Concentration Risk Without Sacrificing Resilience [00:31:20–00:35:04] Geographic and Cultural Complexity as an Underestimated Risk Driver [00:35:36–00:37:27] How Internal Audit Can Add Value Without Compromising Independence [00:38:35–00:41:29] Emerging Risks: Automation, AI, Data Quality, and Governance Lag [00:41:47–00:46:18] Final Thoughts on the Future of Supply Chain Risk [00:46:29–00:47:05] Visit The IIA's website or YouTube channel for related topics and more. IIA RELATED CONTENT: Interested in this topic? Visit the links below for more resources: Global Internal Audit Standards Third-Party Topical Requirement Continuous Auditing and Monitoring, 3rd Edition Boardroom: Breaks in the Chain GAM 2026 Follow All Things Internal Audit: Apple Podcasts Spotify Libsyn Deezer
Send me a messageIf 98% of your emissions sit in your supply chain, what does that say about your resilience when things start to break?In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I'm joined by Keith O'Flynn, Group Supply Chain Sustainability Manager at John Sisk & Son. Construction is often labelled slow, conservative, and carbon-heavy. But beneath the surface, it's becoming a stress test for how resilient modern supply chains really are. With regulation tightening, data under scrutiny, and material risks rising, this conversation lands right at the intersection of resilience, sustainability, and operational reality.You'll hear how Sisk discovered that Scope 1 and 2 account for just 2% of its emissions, while a staggering 98% sit upstream in the supply chain, turning decarbonisation into a resilience challenge overnight. We break down why concrete and steel dominate risk exposure, and how low-carbon alternatives are finally moving from theory to site-ready practice.You might be surprised to learn why construction sites can burn more energy after hours than during the working day, how poor emissions data can be wrong by ±100%, and why better visibility is now as critical as better materials. We also dig into supplier engagement at scale, the limits of hydrogen hype, and why resilience increasingly depends on standards, trust, and data you can actually defend.
Send me a messageThree corporate jets as “excess assets.”Absurd? Yes. Rare? Not really. What does that say about how companies handle surplus?In this episode of the Resilient Supply Chain Podcast, I'm joined by Gordon Zellner, CEO and founder of Evergreen Trading, to unpack a problem most organisations quietly struggle with: surplus that turns into risk, waste, and financial drag.Excess inventory, idle equipment, empty buildings, overbought materials. In uncertain times, these don't vanish. They sit on the balance sheet, depreciating, distorting decisions, and nudging companies towards the easiest exit. Often landfill. Sometimes a write-off. Almost always value destruction. That matters now, as volatility, sustainability pressure, and capital discipline collide.In this conversation, you'll hear how Gordon's team takes a very different approach. We break down why excess is inevitable, why freezing is the worst response, and how thinking horizontally across supply chain, finance, and marketing can unlock value that traditional disposal routes miss entirely. You might be surprised to learn how media becomes a financial instrument, why Gordon describes his model as “corporate recycling,” and how rerouting value can fund more sustainable outcomes without taking a financial hit.We also dig into real examples. PPE bought in panic during COVID. Inventory headed for landfill. And yes, the three corporate jets. Not as a stunt, but as a consequence of routine decisions applied at scale. The lesson is uncomfortable, practical, and immediately relevant for supply chain leaders navigating risk, sustainability, data visibility, and resilience.
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Amazon and Shopify are NOT the whole market.If you're only selling online, you're competing inside roughly 15% of the total retail opportunity while ignoring a market that's several times larger. In this episode, we break down why that blind spot is costing brands serious revenue and how sellers can expand beyond ecommerce without guessing or blowing up their margins.Talor Ofer, a retail strategist with over 25 years of experience helping physical product brands get placed in major retail channels. In this conversation, Talor breaks down how retail really works behind the scenes and why brands that understand the retail language have a major advantage going into 2026.In this Episode: ✅ Ecommerce Brands Are Competing in the Smallest Part of the MarketOnline sales feel dominant, but they represent a fraction of total retail. Brands that only sell on Amazon or Shopify are fighting harder for a smaller slice of demand while ignoring a much larger offline opportunity.✅ Retail Isn't Complicated.Most sellers avoid retail because they don't understand buyers, pricing, or expectations. Once you know what buyers want to see and how to present your brand, retail becomes simpler than dealing with ecommerce platforms and algorithms.✅ Not All Retail Channels Are EqualOff-price retailers, retailer dot-coms, and subscription boxes each offer different advantages. Some channels are easier entry points, while others deliver massive volume and exposure when used strategically.✅ 2026 Timing Matters More Than Most Sellers RealizeRetailers are buying aggressively due to tariffs, supply chain pressure, and future price uncertainty. Brands prepared now have an advantage while others wait and miss the window.
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