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This week, we discuss the unsung genius of Apple Pay, AI watermarking, and why digital transformation fails without a crisis. Plus, D&D Beyond's secret character API. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 586 Runner-up Titles Special Sauce A new monkey's thing I am all for USB-C Did I like it It's all water marked' That NPC did need to be there It's Pre-Watermarked We Need to Touch Grass More Send Us Your APIs Rundown Apple Pay Chief Jennifer Bailey Retiring in October AI Watermarking's Unintended Consequences Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations Why "It's People, Not Tech" Never Actually Changes Anything The Chief Therapy Officer, Job Titles as Culture Change, and AI as Spreadsheets, with Bryan Ross Platform Engineering ROI: What it costs to build your own platform How Duolingo uses AI to create lessons faster Silver Lake's Workday Buyout Talks Could Be the First 'SaaSpocalypse' Opportunity Relevant to Your Interests Limitless: An AI Podcast | The NVIDIA Bank: Jensen's $500B Wall Street Deal and GPUs as an Asset Class Inside North Korea's Operation to Conquer the American Job Market The shapeshifter's little brother Even Claude Is in the Dark About Dario Amodei's Wife—and Her Influence at Anthropic Broadcom Shares Plunge on Major VMware Security Threat IRS Proposes Simpler Process for Retirement Rollovers The Actual Reason Why Google "Fell Out" of the AI Race Changes Everything Stripe is reportedly in talks to buy PayPal Andreessen Horowitz Focus of DOJ Probe Over Board Directors Tech CEOs Overwhelmingly Distrusted by Young: Study Farewell, Mico: Microsoft's cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps Google may retire Gems in October, forcing Skills migration OpenAI replaces revenue lead as Greg Brockman builds his presence OpenAI CFO Friar tells investors that enterprise business now bigger than consumer by revenue OpenAI sheds senior execs in pre-IPO refresh OpenAI's Brockman brushes off concerns about leadership changes in CNBC exclusive Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao is leading early IPO meetings with investors and has not discussed valuation, sources say Anthropic in Talks to Buy AI Startup Decart for $6 Billion Listener Feedback Milestone iOS App Conferences WeAreDevelopers NA, Sept 23-25, 2026, Discount Code: DEVPOD50 25 Free Tickets DevOpsDays Graz, Sept 4-5, 2026 Cloud Foundry Summit, Sept. 21st to 22nd, Heidelberg, Coté speaking. DevOpsDays Rockies, Sept. 22 – 23, 2026, Discount Code: 26DODSWEDEFTALK DevOpsDays Dallas, Sept 28-29, 2026 DevOpsDays Vilnius, Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2006 DevOpsDays Istanbul, Oct 24th, 2026, Coté keynoting. VMware User Group, Orlando, Oct 20-22, 2026 Cloud Native Denmark, Nov 19th, 2026, Copenhagen, Coté keynoting. SCALE 24x Pasadena, CA, April 1-4, 2027 SDT News & Community Join our Slack community Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com Follow us on social media: Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, LinkedIn, BlueSky Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté Sponsor the show Sponsor more podcasts with Failover Media Recommendations Brandon: TextSniper Coté: the dndbeyond.com API for AI: curl -s "https://character-service.dndbeyond.com/character/v5/character/145972701"

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Apple's camera-equipped AirPods are seen in leaked footage, are they a bad idea? Anthropic reveals how Claude watermarks text (it's not great), Robin Williams' children return to Instagram to fight AI Slop, the college tech load out, and Jason revives Aperture.Member Promo Code: IWANTCHAPTERS (Click above and the $2.50 promo will be auto applied!)Our AppsElement Photo AppKan Do Task AppContextly NotesStephen's CommunityStash Beta AccessSponsors:Claude AI - Ready to tackle bigger problems? Sign up for Claude todayat: claude.ai/primaryOur LinksTop Five Tech | Stephen's PodcastCreative Effort | Jason's PodcastWatch on YouTube!Show Notes via EmailEmail Us: podcast@primarytech.fm@stephenrobles on Threads@jasonaten on ThreadsLinks from the showThe HÅG Capisco Is A Great Chair For People Who Sit Weird - AftermathmacOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 features redesigned traffic light window controls - 9to5MacApple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action - MacRumorsCamera-equipped AirPods reportedly won't launch in 2026, despite demo video leak - 9to5MacApple Accidentally Leaked More Than 10 New Products in macOS Update - MacRumorsApple Maps opens ad booking for businesses, promotional offer available - 9to5MacHow Claude's text watermarking works - AnthropicDaring Fireball: Anthropic's ‘Watermark' Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of WritingMastodon post from Stephen Robles: "Hey Claude, never say 'opine' again, thx"Back to School Tech Deals 2026declaude: rewrite AI-flavored text as plain proseOpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face | The VergeApple announces changes for apps in the European Union - AppleDisney's ABC Sues FCC Over Challenge to Its Broadcast Licenses - WSJComcast is putting motion sensing into millions of homes — using its existing Wi-Fi routers | The VergeRobin Williams' Kids Revive Instagram to Combat 'AI Abuse' of His Image - TheWrapAn update to how we count public views across YouTube - YouTube CommunityNomad 65W USB-C AC AdapterGoogle Pixelsnap Charger with Stand - Qi2 Wireless ChargerEF ECOFLOW Rapid Pro Power Bank, 4-Port with 300W Max OutputAnker Power Bank (10K, Fusion, Built-In Cable) - Anker USMainstays 3 Drawer Fabric Nightstand with USB, Arctic White Boucle - Walmart.com (00:00) - Intro (02:57) - macOS 27 Buttons (03:55) - AirPods with Camera (16:04) - Apple Maps Ads (16:37) - Sponsor: Claude (19:26) - Claude Watermarking (37:18) - OpenAI Puts on Brakes (38:21) - Apple X EU (41:07) - Disney Sues FCC (44:57) - Comcast Wi-Fi Motion (46:42) - Robin Williams AI Slop (01:06:18) - YouTube Views (01:10:50) - Zuck is Syndrome (01:11:43) - College Tech Load Out (01:17:40) - Element Photo App ★ Support this podcast ★

This week, we cover updates from the ongoing cyber saga, including OpenAI's two-week pause on RL training and the cyber capabilities of Z.ai's latest model GLM-5.3. We also unpack Anthropic's move to add watermarks to text generated by Claude in compliance with the EU AI Act. Timestamps: Mark Zuckerberg's essay on AI (00:20) OpenAI pauses RL training (5:56) Cyber capabilities of GLM-5.3 (15:29) EU AI Act refresher (24:29) How Anthropic's text watermark works (31:21) What's driving the backlash against Anthropic (40:59)   Additional Reading: Zuckerberg's essay "The Future is for Everyone": https://www.meta.com/thefutureisforeveryone/  OpenAI announces two-week pause on RL training: https://openai.com/index/pacing-model-development-cyber-capabilities/  Letter from Sanders to tech CEOs: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/AI-Pause-Letter-FINAL.pdf  Letter from House reps to Mike Johnson: https://casar.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/casar.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/final-letter-to-speaker-johnson-requesting-ai-hearings-1.pdf  Z.ai blog post "GLM-5.3: Frontier Coding with Emergent Cyber Capabilities": https://z.ai/blog/glm-5.3  Z.ai article "Preparing GLM-5.3 for Open Release: A Responsible Path to Cyber Defense": https://x.com/Zai_org/status/2088280509474320693  "The EU's AI Transparency Code of Practice, Explained" (Tech Policy Press): https://www.techpolicy.press/the-eus-ai-transparency-code-of-practice-explained/  Anthropic blog post "How Claude's text watermark works": https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-text-watermark  "Toward a Federal Framework: Lessons from State and International Frontier AI Regulation" (CSIS): https://www.csis.org/analysis/toward-federal-framework-lessons-state-and-international-frontier-ai-regulation Check out our upcoming event, "AI Agent Containment Failures: Technical Realities and Policy Responses": https://www.csis.org/events/ai-agent-containment-failures-technical-realities-and-policy-responses

William Collins and Eyvonne Sharp dig into the latest AI headlines, from the largest copyright settlement in American history to stolen AI models and invisible watermarks on Claude output. Plus, they discuss why so many companies have rallied around NVIDIA’s support for open weight AI models. Our hosts also examine the biggest questions arising from... Read more »

William Collins and Eyvonne Sharp dig into the latest AI headlines, from the largest copyright settlement in American history to stolen AI models and invisible watermarks on Claude output. Plus, they discuss why so many companies have rallied around NVIDIA’s support for open weight AI models. Our hosts also examine the biggest questions arising from... Read more »

The dominant structural shift explored is the erosion of document-based differentiation for MSPs and IT service providers, driven by advances in generative AI, regulatory mandates, and automation of AI detection and content creation processes. Regulatory requirements such as the EU AI Act are compelling vendors like Anthropic and Google to introduce invisible watermarks on machine-generated content, while vendors including OpenAI have yet to standardize this practice. At the same time, third-party entities such as BlazeHive are automating the production and humanization of AI-generated output, raising concerns about the long-term viability of artifacts as proof of human oversight or competency. Evidence cited includes Anthropic's implementation of invisible watermarks on content produced by its Claude model, fulfilling regulatory obligations and planning to release detection tools to third parties. The durability of these watermarks is limited: "light editing probably won't strip the mark, but a complete rewrite... will" according to Anthropic's own guidance. Market analysis by Ramp shows a ceiling on enterprise spend for premium AI models like Anthropic's Fable 5, with adoption of high-end models remaining restricted in practice, and cost pressures pushing organizations towards locally-run, unmetered models such as Alibaba's recent release. Additional developments reinforce the structural gap in process and talent. Channel Dive and Information Week report that IT providers face increasing difficulty deploying the AI tools they sell, not because the tools are unavailable, but due to a lack of engineering skill and process clarity. Gartner's research, as reported by Information Week, identifies that failures in deploying AI agents stem from breakdowns in business process definition, not deficiencies in the technology. These trends illustrate that service providers' core asset is not tooling but an explicit, transparent process with clear review and accountability—something that automation and documentation alone cannot supply. For MSPs and IT service providers, these trends create risks around vendor substitution, diminished artifact value, and increased client scrutiny. The implication is a need to codify review standards and accountability practices for deliverables, as automated AI output can no longer serve as a market differentiator, and clients now have both the suspicion and means to probe the origins of documents. Differentiation will shift toward the ability to transparently describe, defend, and consistently execute meaningful human review and oversight—not merely the ability to generate professional-looking outputs. Providers who cannot articulate and document their review process may find themselves commoditized or excluded from competitive evaluations. 00:00 The Mark Arrives Everywhere  03:11 A Test That Can't Come Back No 06:38 Nobody Can Answer With the File 09:24 Why Do We Care?    Supported by:  OpenText Guardz 

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“I don't feel any shame at all recruiting an army of AI agents to help me accomplish my goals. But I think society is trying to make me feel shame.” — Keith Teare Welcome to the summer of America's luddite discontent. Not only are left and right calling for an AI ban, but tech loathing has even infiltrated Silicon Valley in the form of Anthropic's decision to watermark Claude's output. That, at least, is the view of That Was The Week publisher Keith Teare, who believes that watermarking is “nuts.” In our luddite zeitgeist, Keith believes that a watermark is a scarlet stamp of implied guilt. By marking its own product, Anthropic is not only furnishing the luddite mob with a convenient surveillance tool, but also acknowledging a tacit guilt about using Claude. “You should never adjust to the market,” the Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur explains. “The market's wrong nine times out of ten.” As for Dario Amodei, Claude's dad (so to speak), Keith is even more accusatory. The Anthropic CEO is kissing ass “like a politician, not the leader of a company,” Keith hisses, repeating this week's whispers that Anthropic is becoming an “ideologically motivated cult.” If Dario were female, Keith would probably make him a witch. Or, at least, a hussy — the hysterical implication, if not the word, of the Journal's profile of Cami Clark, Dario's wife. I took Anthropic's side — somebody had to. I see watermarking as just another AI tool. It's an honest human fingerprint in an age of fakery. Live by the algorithm, die by it too. Anyway, a watermark has its uses. Rather than moral opprobrium, it feeds our curiosity about who is and isn't using AI. So, for example, I ran Keith's editorial through another AI detector and it indicated 86 percent AI-generated while mine came back as 100 percent human. And if I can elude the scarlet stamp, then even I might have to join the luddite mob. Five Takeaways •       “Watermarking Is Nuts.” Keith's editorial takes aim at Anthropic's decision to watermark Claude's output — invisible text signals identifying the machine's hand, cousin to what Google has long done with audio. His objection isn't the mark itself (“I don't care that it's watermarked. I care that Anthropic thinks it should be watermarked”): a watermark starts from suspicion, implies a problem where none exists, and tells Anthropic's own customers their use of the product needs flagging. Restream doesn't watermark this show; Adobe doesn't watermark its exports. To Keith it's pure zeitgeist capitulation — and while one Claude Max subscriber in the newsletter canceled in protest, Keith hasn't. Andrew's rebuttal: watermarking serves curiosity, and in an age of fakery an honest fingerprint is a very human addition.•       The Scarlet Watermark: On AI Shame. The deeper argument was theological. Keith — an atheist who concedes atheism is also a faith, and who believes in good and bad but not sin — feels no shame “recruiting an army of AI agents” so long as he can stand by the output; shame belongs to spam factories and fakers who publish unread. But society, he says, is trying to make him feel it: the canceled author who lost his agent last week proves there's an issue. Andrew, playing therapist, diagnosed a flicker of guilt anyway — and argued shame is precisely the point: one of the last all-too-human spaces, worth preserving in an age of machines. Both then confessed their methods on air: Pangram scored Keith's editorial 86 percent AI and Andrew's 100 percent human. “I'm a clever cheater. You're a less clever cheater.” Keith: “There's no shame in that.”•       Keith vs Dario. Keith's indictment of Anthropic's CEO was the week's harshest: Dario Amodei “kisses ass… like a politician, not the leader of a company,” keeps taking the media's bait, and is “damaging his chances over and over again” in a $2 trillion IPO year — cult whispers included. The right posture, per Keith: never adjust to the market (“wrong nine times out of ten”); do what Elon would do and call bullshit. Andrew's defense: he's a fan of Dario, certainly next to Elon and Slippery Sam — and if America really is a nation of Luddites, adjusting is what reality requires. His actual grievance is more prosaic: $100 a month and he's out of credits, as both Anthropic and OpenAI squeeze revenue for the IPO race. Keith, meanwhile, spent the week testing Grok Bot — a “far better” OpenClaw replacement at $200 a month — and declared himself, this week at least, a Grok Bot guy: “I'm for sale, actually.”•       The Luddite Summer Reading List. The Wall Street Journal declared this the summer America became a nation of Luddites — left and right, with a January 6 organizer now rallying conservatives against AI. Noah Smith diagnosed the poverty of anti-tech thought: tech's power is persuasion, not coercion, and the iPhone won its argument on day one (Andrew dissents — society never got to discuss the iPhone's impact). Martin Wolf, reviewing Daron Acemoglu's new defense of liberal democracy, concluded the ship has sailed: liberal democracy was unthinkable without industrial capitalism, and that age is vanishing. Keith's gloss is optimistic — the eroding factory life frees individuals for self-realization. Andrew's snapshot from deindustrialized Indianapolis, and Britain's twenty percent on disability, says otherwise. Keith's concession, extracted twice for the record: “You're right.”•       Unicorns, Circles — and Two IPOs. Keith listened to Andrew's Renée Jones interview and rated it good — but says she misses the why: overnight global distribution to five billion phones, freemium economics, and rational revenue multiples made unicorns inevitable; to stop them “she'd have to deglobalize the world.” (Andrew's verdict: “a nicer, smarter version of Lina Khan.” Keith's question for Democrats: where is your argument for embracing AI?) The New York Times' circularity warning — tech giants' profits propped by their own AI investments — got the Grok Bot treatment: hundreds of billions in external revenue make it a Channel Tunnel, not a closed loop, though Andrew noted Keith told the bot the answer first. Illiquid shares carry provisional, not realized, value. And the ending both agreed on: the OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs are this narrative's climax. Keith will personally buy both. About the Co-Host Keith Teare is the publisher of That Was The Week, the essential weekly tech newsletter, and founder and CEO of SignalRank Corporation. A serial entrepreneur — co-founder of, among others, EasyNet and RealNames — he was present at the creation of the UK internet and has spent four decades at the intersection of technology, capital, and ideas. He joins Keen On America every Sunday to make sense of the week in tech. References: •       That Was The Week — Keith's newsletter, including this week's editorial, “Why Watermark?”•  ...

Why Watermark?Claude wants everybody to know it is there. Keith Teare argues that this is exactly the wrong instinct. The issue is not whether AI touched a piece of work. The issue is whether the work is true, useful, accountable, and human-directed.Watermarking starts from suspicionA watermark assumes there is a problem to solve. Keith's objection is that Anthropic appears to be accepting the premise that AI use tarnishes the user. If Claude helped draft, structure, summarize, or edit human-origin work, why is that the fact that must be marked? The mark answers the wrong question: not whether the work is good, true, accountable, or human-directed, but whether Claude was there.Detection tools confuse use with authorshipAndrew ran Keith's editorial through an AI detector and got an 86% AI score; Keith ran Saul Klein's article through one and got 100%. Neither result proves much. Andrew also admitted he uses Claude as a draft and then rewrites it. Keith described the same process: give AI the source material, ask it to surface themes, debate the frame, then rewrite. The question is not whether AI helped. The question is who is responsible for the final work.The shame belongs in the wrong placeKeith accepts that shame has a place: spam factories, fake authorship, unreviewed AI output, fake evidence, and publishing something you cannot stand behind. He feels no shame in "recruiting an army of AI agents" to help accomplish his goals, provided he reads, changes, edits, and owns the output. Society is trying to attach shame to the tool itself. That is the mistake.AI should be cheap and everywhereThe show turns from watermarking to access. Grok Bot at $200 a month is a sign of capability, but also a sign of scarcity. Keith argues that equality in AI is about price and reach: how cheap is it, and how widespread is it? If intelligence is valuable, the goal should be to make it free or nearly free for many use cases, not to add friction that helps the Luddite argument.Abundance requires massive investmentKeith defends the scale of AI investment because demand still exceeds supply. Nvidia's half-trillion-dollar commitment, hyperscaler deals, IPOs, and AI infrastructure financing are not just market exuberance. They are the precondition for AI to reach everyone. As Keith puts it, if you want AI in the hands of an African school child, you have to build the infrastructure first. The risk is not that too much is being built. It may be that too little is being built, or that access is captured at the price and distribution layer.Bottom line: AI is good. Build enough of it for everyone. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thatwastheweek.com/subscribe

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Can a single journalist armed with $30 in AI tools outpace traditional newsrooms and reinvent local reporting? This episode spotlights the DIY ingenuity shaking up journalism from the ground up. How Claude marks AI-generated content Zuckerberg: The Future is for Everyone Introducing Muse Glimmer: An Open Agentic Model That Runs on Your Device Tim O'Reilly's analysis: Google's Westinghouse Bet OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300 Nvidia, Wall Street Firms Strike AI Financing Deal Targeting $500 Billion High-Schoolers in Denmark Will Make Oral Defenses on Assignments To Curb AI Cheating Anthropic Strikes $9 Billion Cloud Deal With Bitcoin Riot Platforms US appeals court allows Perplexity's AI shopping agent back on Amazon Google debuts SL2T, an AI model that's designed to understand sign language Phoebe Gates Knew Phia Shopping App Took Credit for Sales It Didn't Drive Wired: Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News "* David Corn: I Asked AI to Write a Novel. It's Not So Bad." Yea or Nay BMW Owners Angry 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Ads Are Suddenly in Their Cars: "F*** This" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Nicholas De Leon Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. 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: monarch.com with code IM helixsleep.com/machines

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Can a single journalist armed with $30 in AI tools outpace traditional newsrooms and reinvent local reporting? This episode spotlights the DIY ingenuity shaking up journalism from the ground up. How Claude marks AI-generated content Zuckerberg: The Future is for Everyone Introducing Muse Glimmer: An Open Agentic Model That Runs on Your Device Tim O'Reilly's analysis: Google's Westinghouse Bet OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300 Nvidia, Wall Street Firms Strike AI Financing Deal Targeting $500 Billion High-Schoolers in Denmark Will Make Oral Defenses on Assignments To Curb AI Cheating Anthropic Strikes $9 Billion Cloud Deal With Bitcoin Riot Platforms US appeals court allows Perplexity's AI shopping agent back on Amazon Google debuts SL2T, an AI model that's designed to understand sign language Phoebe Gates Knew Phia Shopping App Took Credit for Sales It Didn't Drive Wired: Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News "* David Corn: I Asked AI to Write a Novel. It's Not So Bad." Yea or Nay BMW Owners Angry 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Ads Are Suddenly in Their Cars: "F*** This" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Nicholas De Leon Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. 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: monarch.com with code IM helixsleep.com/machines

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Anthropic is putting invisible watermarks into text generated by new Claude models. AI data-centre hardware is becoming a lucrative target for sophisticated cargo thieves. Meta faces a potentially enormous legal threat as courts test the limits of Section 230. And one McDonald's customer discovered the company had built a 515-page behavioural profile based on his loyalty-program activity. On Hashtag Trending for Thursday, August 13, host Jim Love looks at four stories about what happens when technology starts leaving trails. Anthropic's new Claude models now embed invisible text watermarks as part of compliance with Article 50 of the European Union's AI Act. The marks can survive copying and some editing, potentially giving platforms a better way to identify AI-generated material than unreliable AI-content detectors. Wired reports that thieves are increasingly targeting valuable AI hardware, including chips, servers and data-centre equipment. The attacks can involve phishing, stolen trucking identities, forged paperwork, compromised email accounts and GPS spoofing rather than traditional roadside hijacking. Meta has been ordered by a New Mexico judge to pay $567 million into a youth mental-health fund, in addition to a previous $375 million penalty. The larger legal issue is whether plaintiffs can get around Section 230 by arguing that harmful platform design, rather than third-party content, caused the damage. Thousands of similar lawsuits are already moving through the courts. And Wired reporter Reece Rogers asked McDonald's for the information collected through its loyalty program. He received 515 pages containing years of transactions, spending predictions and behavioural profiling, then exercised his California right to request that the data be deleted. Timestamps 00:00 Headlines and intro 00:38 Claude text watermarking 01:38 Fighting AI slop detection 02:52 Limits of watermark proof 03:42 AI hardware cargo theft 04:47 How the scams work 05:36 Security escorts and theft statistics 08:13 Where stolen AI hardware may go 09:04 Meta lawsuit and Section 230 10:10 The platform-design legal strategy 12:29 McDonald's 515-page dossier 14:02 Loyalty data and deletion rights 15:12 Wrap-up and sign-off

Stephen Grootes speaks to Siphumelele Zondi, tech expert,about Claude AI’s plan to watermark AI-generated content and what it could mean for authors, publishers, and academic institutions seeking to verify originality and protect intellectual property. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape.    Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Money Show Listen live Primedia+ weekdays from 18:00 and 20:00 (SA Time) to The Money Show with Stephen Grootes broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/7QpH0jY or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/PlhvUVe Subscribe to The Money Show Daily Newsletter and the Weekly Business Wrap here https://buff.ly/v5mfetc The Money Show is brought to you by Absa     Follow us on social media   702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702   CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/Radio702 CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailMeta and NVIDIA are turning up the heat in the open-weight AI race, while Anthropic is taking a very different approach by watermarking Claude-generated content. Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack what these moves mean for associations, from choosing models and inference providers to avoiding lock-in at the agent harness layer. They also explore why AI models are becoming increasingly commoditized, where proprietary models may still have an edge, and why Claude's new watermarking strategy probably isn't a foolproof solution for detecting AI-generated work. Plus, Amith shares lessons from Blue Cypress's latest AI hackathon, including how associations can use focused offsites to accelerate adoption and generate new ideas, and the hosts discuss a more productive approach to AI-generated submissions: using AI to evaluate quality, relevance, and originality rather than trying to ban it outright. 

Steve Caplin says that although Meta sold 7m pairs of their smart glasses last year, there's a massive backlash against them. The AI Claude is to have readable watermarks embedded so that you can tell if it was used or not. A human ChatGPT has had to suspend operations because he proved too popular. An undersea cable has been forced to relocate by Harry Potter fans. There are shirts with built-in fans though Steve was more impressed with a rechargeable Ali Express fan costing a fiver or less. He was not convinced by a crowdfunded, self-playing guitar, reckoning that it was taking the complexity of 3D printing too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 12, 2026: I look at Stanford's updated Canaries in the Coal Mine research, which finds young workers in highly AI-exposed jobs are falling behind while experienced workers are holding up. Then I get into Fortune's report on companies capping AI usage as token costs blow past budgets. Finally, I unpack Anthropic's plan to watermark Claude-generated output and why it raises a much bigger question about authorship: how much AI help can a document get before people stop seeing it as yours?

For more than 150 years, the Riemann hypothesis has stood as one of the major unsolved problems in mathematics. Anthropic hasn't solved it — but the company's models made more progress than you might expect. Also, OpenAI is expanding its AI cybersecurity defense program Daybreak, and rolling out a new cyber-trained AI model with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded live at Identiverse 2026, Jeff and Jim sit down with returning guest Mike Kiser, Director of Strategy and Standards at SailPoint, for a wide-ranging conversation that spans two of the standards world's most active frontiers. The first half breaks down C2PA, the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, explaining how it differs from digital watermarking, how metadata and cryptographic signatures build a chain of custody for media, and why this work connects directly back to identity. The conversation then shifts to AI agents and the challenge of defining and governing intent, with Mike drawing an extended analogy to the early, under-regulated days of space exploration. The episode closes with reflections on the value of hallway conversations and community at Identiverse.Connect with Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kiser/Connect with us on LinkedIn:Jim McDonald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmcdonaldpmp/Jeff Steadman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsteadman/Visit the show on the web at http://idacpodcast.com00:00 Introduction from Identiverse 202601:00 Mike previews his two Identiverse talks01:35 What C2PA is and how chain of custody works06:51 Watermarks versus C2PA explained10:06 Why content provenance matters for identity14:22 Is C2PA a standard or a working group16:23 The SpaceX and space debris analogy for agent intent20:13 Governing agent publishing without stifling innovation22:00 Action Identification Theory and the how versus the why27:47 Can an AI actually have intent32:34 Why people humanize and fall in love with chatbots38:37 The case for locking down intent early39:39 Does intent change, or is it a new intent46:19 Favorite hallway conversations at Identiverse51:03 Wrap up and where to find MikeIDAC, Identity at the Center, Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, Mike Kiser, SailPoint, C2PA, Content Provenance and Authenticity, Identiverse 2026, Shared Signals Framework, AI Agents, Agentic Identity, Digital Watermarking, Decentralized Identity Foundation, Intent-Based Access Control

A crew assigned to repossess a precious and undefined item end up in the midst of a suspicious bar fight in a far-off sector of space. Genre: Science Fiction   Excerpt:Yeah, the vastness of space is scary, but the vastness of death…is scarier. I thought I'd have far more profound thoughts at the moment of my death. Something the crew could quote to each other after I was gone. Something I could have Tackle record before I no longer had the strength to speak. Maybe I would have, if I were dying of something more peaceful than an accidental-on-purpose laser blast to the gut. Maybe I would have, if it was only my life I was afraid for.   The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each Season 9 story follows a theme chosen by the Wheel of Fiction. Thirteen spokes. Eight are the themes from previous seasons. One is "Turn Again." One is a wild card. And three are covered in question marks and will be revealed when the wheel lands on them. See a story trailer and a (satisfying) video of the wheel turning here: Showdown at the Cinna-bar This episode landed on WILD CARD. I found inspiration from a tabletop card game I have but have never actually played, called "Gloom in Space."  Here's another episode inspired by Wild Card: The Ace of Pumpkins Wild Cards is the theme for the stories I'm currently writing. These stories won't become podcast episodes from another few years, but if you're curious, check them out here: Year of Wild Cards   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork?Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   NEWSLETTERSStoryfeather Gazette (if you'd like to keep up with the fiction I create) Fictioneer's Field Guide (if you'd like writing tips and guidance from me)  Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.) FICTION-WRITING ARTICLES & RESOURCES (New)Come and explore the Fictioneer's Field Station.   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. You can learn it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: "Showdown at the Cinna-bar" Copyright © 2022 by Nila L. PatelNarration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel   Music:"Under the mask" by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro)"Neon city" by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Outro)"Abstract Vision #5" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)  Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)"Master""Under the mask""Boys on bike""Reloaded""DNA""Doubts""Men in black""The deal""Trojan horse""Neon city""Secret agent" All tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrew Sitkov and Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev MarketSound effects from AudioJungle, GameDevMarketVocal effects created with Audacity Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration.   Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description:Digital drawing. Façade of a one-story building that is hovering in outer space. The main building has a single central door, covered by a domed awning, and is flanked by two windows, above which is a large sign that reads "Cinna-bar." Attached on the right are two smaller rooms or extensions. Attached to the left is an awning open to space. On the roof at right is a satellite dish or receiver, and at left are three columns. A walkway flanked with lights leads to the main entrance. The whole structure is stabilized by six visible thrusters. At upper right is a hovering sign that reads "Cinna-bar" with a lighted arrow beneath pointing to the building. Beams of translucent light in various colors shoot out of the windows at various angles. Clusters of stars are visible at bottom right and upper left corners. Watermark of "Storyfeather" above the sign above the main entrance.

In this episode, we discuss the implications of Suno's new restrictions on AI music downloads amidst ongoing legal challenges and the rise of AI music spam. We also explore significant developments from companies like Mirindle, Google Maps, and Naive, revolutionizing AI capabilities across various industries.Chapters00:00 Suno Introduces Download Limits00:31 Google Cloud's Major AI Partnership00:50 The Future of Google Maps01:59 AI Social Media Moderation Issues07:29 Startup Spotlight: Naive's Funding16:00 Conclusion and AI Box Overview Show LinksGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiHow I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter

In this episode, we discuss the implications of Suno's new restrictions on AI music downloads amidst ongoing legal challenges and the rise of AI music spam. We also explore significant developments from companies like Mirindle, Google Maps, and Naive, revolutionizing AI capabilities across various industries.Chapters00:00 Suno Introduces Download Limits00:31 Google Cloud's Major AI Partnership00:50 The Future of Google Maps01:59 AI Social Media Moderation Issues07:29 Startup Spotlight: Naive's Funding16:00 Conclusion and AI Box Overview Show LinksGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiHow I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we discuss the implications of Suno's new restrictions on AI music downloads amidst ongoing legal challenges and the rise of AI music spam. We also explore significant developments from companies like Mirindle, Google Maps, and Naive, revolutionizing AI capabilities across various industries.Chapters00:00 Suno Introduces Download Limits00:31 Google Cloud's Major AI Partnership00:50 The Future of Google Maps01:59 AI Social Media Moderation Issues07:29 Startup Spotlight: Naive's Funding16:00 Conclusion and AI Box Overview Show LinksGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiHow I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we discuss the implications of Suno's new restrictions on AI music downloads amidst ongoing legal challenges and the rise of AI music spam. We also explore significant developments from companies like Mirindle, Google Maps, and Naive, revolutionizing AI capabilities across various industries.Chapters00:00 Suno Introduces Download Limits00:31 Google Cloud's Major AI Partnership00:50 The Future of Google Maps01:59 AI Social Media Moderation Issues07:29 Startup Spotlight: Naive's Funding16:00 Conclusion and AI Box Overview Show LinksGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiHow I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter

In this episode, we discuss the implications of Suno's new restrictions on AI music downloads amidst ongoing legal challenges and the rise of AI music spam. We also explore significant developments from companies like Mirindle, Google Maps, and Naive, revolutionizing AI capabilities across various industries.Chapters00:00 Suno Introduces Download Limits00:31 Google Cloud's Major AI Partnership00:50 The Future of Google Maps01:59 AI Social Media Moderation Issues07:29 Startup Spotlight: Naive's Funding16:00 Conclusion and AI Box Overview Show LinksGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiHow I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we discuss the implications of Suno's new restrictions on AI music downloads amidst ongoing legal challenges and the rise of AI music spam. We also explore significant developments from companies like Mirindle, Google Maps, and Naive, revolutionizing AI capabilities across various industries.Chapters00:00 Suno Introduces Download Limits00:31 Google Cloud's Major AI Partnership00:50 The Future of Google Maps01:59 AI Social Media Moderation Issues07:29 Startup Spotlight: Naive's Funding16:00 Conclusion and AI Box Overview Show LinksGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiHow I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we discuss the implications of Suno's new restrictions on AI music downloads amidst ongoing legal challenges and the rise of AI music spam. We also explore significant developments from companies like Mirindle, Google Maps, and Naive, revolutionizing AI capabilities across various industries.Chapters00:00 Suno Introduces Download Limits00:31 Google Cloud's Major AI Partnership00:50 The Future of Google Maps01:59 AI Social Media Moderation Issues07:29 Startup Spotlight: Naive's Funding16:00 Conclusion and AI Box Overview Show LinksGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiHow I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter

In this episode, we discuss the implications of Suno's new restrictions on AI music downloads amidst ongoing legal challenges and the rise of AI music spam. We also explore significant developments from companies like Mirindle, Google Maps, and Naive, revolutionizing AI capabilities across various industries.Chapters00:00 Suno Introduces Download Limits00:31 Google Cloud's Major AI Partnership00:50 The Future of Google Maps01:59 AI Social Media Moderation Issues07:29 Startup Spotlight: Naive's Funding16:00 Conclusion and AI Box Overview Show LinksGet the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.aiHow I Grow and Scale My Business with AI: https://www.skool.com/aihustleGet the AI Chat Daily Newsletter: https://www.aichatdaily.com/newsletter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A recent college graduate dreams of operating a local theater that has a special and secret importance to planet Earth...and beyond. Genre: Science Fiction   Excerpt:"Jules, you're fired," he said. "What!" He held up his hand. "It's for your own good. Those… men, for lack of a better word, are not aliens really. They're, they're called 'intimidators.' Look, they won't hurt you, okay? Or your family. As long as you forget about the theater."   The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each Season 9 story follows a theme chosen by the Wheel of Fiction. Thirteen spokes. Eight are the themes from previous seasons. One is "Turn Again." One is a wild card. And three are covered in question marks and will be revealed when the wheel lands on them. See a story trailer and a (satisfying) video of the wheel turning here: The Golden Ratio Theater This episode landed on a mystery spoke, DRAW. I drew the image first, then used it to inspire a story.  Find more stories and episodes inspired by the artwork first here: Year of Creatures Find more science fiction stories here: Science Fiction at Storyfeather   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork?Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   NEWSLETTERSStoryfeather Gazette (if you'd like to keep up with the fiction I create) Fictioneer's Field Guide (if you'd like writing tips and guidance from me)  Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   FICTION-WRITING ARTICLES & RESOURCES (New)Come and explore the Fictioneer's Field Station.   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. You can learn it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: "The Golden Ratio Theater" Copyright © 2022 by Nila L. PatelNarration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel   Music:"Abstract Vision #1" by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro)"Fugue for One Synthetic Heart" by ANDREA BARONI (Outro)"Abstract Vision #5" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf)"Fugue for One Synthetic Heart""Fast Lanes Light Rain""Dancing Operators""Cozy Afternoons""Ground Control""Slightly Across""The Tech Show"   Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)"Abstract Vision #2""Abstract Vision #9""Abstract Vision #1" All tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Andrew Sitkov and Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev MarketSound effects from AudioJungle, GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg)Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration.   Find more music by Andrea Baroni and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description:Digital drawing. View of four rows of seats in a theater with some aliens and some humans seated. At bottom is the top portion of the front two seats with people sitting in them. Only the hair of the person at left is visible, in a top bun. At right, only the top of the head with one eye and one ear is visible. The person is looking back and to their right. In the middle two people sit in two seats. A human at left, with a straw in her mouth from a large drink cup. A humanoid alien at right, holding a handful of popcorn up to his face from a large bucket of popcorn. Both are looking down at the handful of popcorn. In the row behind, at far left is an alien with the face of a triceratops-like dinosaur, who is looking up, and who has one hand gripping the top of the seat in front of them. An empty seat separates them from a human at right, holding a hand to their face and looking up. Watermark of "Storyfeather" middle row middle seat.

What does it mean to be a sending church? In this episode, International Missions Director Bruce Kendrick joins Emma Dotter to discuss the church's role in missional efforts and Acts 17:1-15. They answer questions about how Watermark Community Church can live out the markers of missional church and sending church. // ADDITIONAL VERSES MENTIONED: // RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY: Want to find out more about being involved with missions at Watermark? Check out: https://www.watermark.org/international-missions https://www.watermark.org/events/7006-discover-missions https://www.watermark.org/events/6781-9-month-group // RELATED JOIN THE JOURNEY EPISODES:  “S4:263 – Introduction to the book of Acts” (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...)   “S4:269 – Acts 15-17” (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3NShJvbx2EPozwMwxJq2Hm?si=98ac89d64476429c)   // WHAT IS JOIN THE JOURNEY? Join The Journey is a realistic daily Bible reading plan that helps followers of Jesus at Watermark Community Church and beyond enjoy abiding in Jesus together. Join The Journey Jr. is designed to help parents guide their kids in Bible reading through interactive and age-specific lessons. In 2026, we're studying the book of Acts—one passage per week. For another year, teaching on Sunday will align with each week's passage. Then, for the next six days, we'll return to the same passage with fresh focus, exploring insights about who God is and how we can enjoy him more deeply. Monday through Saturday, we'll approach the same passage from a different perspective each day—whether observation, interpretation, prayer, or another spiritual practice—to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for God's Word. Then, watch or listen to the video podcast to tackle the week's toughest verses and discover key historical, theological, and practical insights. Daily Bible lessons for adults: https://jointhejourney.com Daily Bible lessons for parents and families: https://jointhejourney.com/jr Weekly Bible podcast for kids: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  // MORE RESOURCES FROM JOIN THE JOURNEY:  Digital Bible study resources: https://jointhejourney.com/resources Previous years' print curriculum: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Waterma... Contact the Join The Journey team: jointhejourney@watermark.org 

A new guest services employee works a memorable first shift at the most exclusive resort in the galaxy. Genre: Science Fiction   Excerpt:According to Lianne, searching for a lost pet was the best way for Rekha to quickly become familiar with the actual layout of the resort and to get her "sea legs." The bubble they were in didn't protect them completely from exotic particles, gravity waves, tidal forces, and other dangers of being so close to a black hole. Dangers that most of the people in the resort, including Rekha, didn't even half-understand.   The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each Season 9 story follows a theme chosen by the Wheel of Fiction. Thirteen spokes. Eight are the themes from previous seasons. One is "Turn Again." One is a wild card. And three are covered in question marks and will be revealed when the wheel lands on them. See a story trailer and a (satisfying) video of the wheel turning here: The Grand Universal Singularity Resort This episode landed on DEFINITIONS. A French word inspired the name of a side character and eventually led to story's core concept.  Find more stories and episodes inspired by definitions here: Year of Definitions   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork?Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   NEWSLETTERSStoryfeather Gazette (if you'd like to keep up with the fiction I create) Fictioneer's Field Guide (if you'd like writing tips and guidance from me)  Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   FICTION-WRITING ARTICLES & RESOURCES (New)Come and explore the Fictioneer's Field Station.   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. You can learn it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: "The Grand Universal Singularity Resort" Copyright © 2022 by Nila L. PatelNarration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel   Music:"Space Discoveries" by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro)"Another World" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)"Abstract Vision #5" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by BENJAMIN CARR (Scythuz)"Abandoned Spacestation""Alien Hive" Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)"Another World""Stars Talk""Unknown Terrain""Space Discoveries""Dark Side""Casual Funny Track (looped)""Casual Arcade Track #1 (looped)"   All tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Andrew Sitkov and Benjamin Carr is licensed from GameDev MarketSound effects from AudioJungle, GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg)Vocal effects created with Audacity Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration.   Find more music by Benjamin Carr and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description:Digital painting. A black hole and surrounding space. At center, a black orb almost half surrounded by a pool of glowing white and yellow seen at a bias, angled from top left to bottom right. This pool is surrounded by a hazy ring of bright orange on the same plane. Fainter and thinner rings enclose the bright orange. Small bright spots are scattered among the rings. Darkness surrounds all. A wispy beam of light bursts out from the edge of the black orb, perpendicular to the plane of the rings. At bottom left, at the farthest ring, there is a small bubble. Watermark of "Storyfeather" along curve of outermost rings near bottom right.

The sleep-deprived parents of a sleepless baby stumble upon a potential relief on their way to a Martian superstore. Genre: Science Fiction   Excerpt:A soft beeping began to sound. The shuttle's computer was calling for the attention of a manual operator. She saw the mapping system's failed attempts to reroute. She put her hand on the dashboard and gave it a gentle rub. "I think we're in the right place." She raised a brow theatrically. "But are we in the right time?"   The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each Season 9 story follows a theme chosen by the Wheel of Fiction. Thirteen spokes. Eight are the themes from previous seasons. One is "Turn Again." One is a wild card. And three are covered in question marks and will be revealed when the wheel lands on them. See a story trailer and a (satisfying) video of the wheel turning here: Zone of Eternal Sleep This episode landed on a revealed mystery spoke, MUSIC. Find more music-inspired stories and episodes: Search term - MUSIC   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork?Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   NEWSLETTERSStoryfeather Gazette (if you'd like to keep up with the fiction I create) Fictioneer's Field Guide (if you'd like writing tips and guidance from me)  Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   FICTION-WRITING ARTICLES & RESOURCES (New)Come and explore the Fictioneer's Field Station.   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. You can learn it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: "Zone of Eternal Sleep" Copyright © 2022 by Nila L. PatelNarration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel   Music:"Fugue for One Synthetic Heart" by ANDREA BARONI (Intro)"Ground Control" by ANDREA BARONI (Outro)"Abstract Vision #5" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf)"Night Time (No percussion)""Ground Control""March of the Waking Lights""Forest Bathing""Fugue for One Synthetic Heart"   Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)"Abstract Vision #6""Abstract Vision #4"   All tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Andrew Sitkov and Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev MarketSound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarketVocal effects created with Audacity Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration.   Find more music by Andrea Baroni and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description:Digital drawing. Facing forward, sitting on the ground, a couple leaning towards each other with their heads touching and their eyes closed. At left, a woman, her right leg outstretched out of frame, and her left leg bent. She loosely holds a baby or young toddler in her arms. The baby's hands grip her forearm. His eyes are open and looking up and to the left (his right). At right, a man, sitting cross-legged with his hands held loosely in his lap. Behind them, centered, is a depiction of the planet Mars against a star-filled space with a plume of glowing gases passing horizontally through the center. Some element of each person's clothing blends in with the red hues of the planet. Watermark of "Storyfeather" along lower leg pants of the man.

In order to consolidate information and effectively mitigate collateral damage, file designation SCP 6008 is reserved for the ongoing ecological collapse of the planet Earth EDIT July 16: Watermark removed. Content Warnings:  Foul language, End of the world, Gun violence   Transcript:   Patrons May 15-19 Phoenix5878, Caitlin McClure, Eliza Watson, Jess L, Trixy    Cast & Crew  SCP Archives was created by Pacific S. Obadiah. SCP-6008 was written by D.r Akimoto and Malyce Graves Script by Kevin Whitlock Narrator - Nhea Durousseau O5-1 - Damon Alums Dr. Ormulogen - Ashley Heather Quills Dr. Hines - Madeline Moore O5-7 - Kayla Temshiv O5-12 - Elissa Park Al Fine - Bailey Wolfe O5-9 - Nate Dufort Noah.AIC - Stephen Indrisano   Dialogue Editor - Daisy McNamara Art - Eduardo Valdés-Hevia Composer- Newt Schottelkotte Theme Song- Mattie Roi Berger Sound Designer- Brad Colbroock Showrunner - Daisy McNamara Creative Director - Pacific S. Obadiah Executive Producer - Tom Owen Presented by Bloody FMwww.Bloody-Disgusting.comwww.SCParchives.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scp_podStore: https://store.dftba.com/collections/scp-archivesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scp_pod/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scparchives.bsky.socialDiscord: https://discord.gg/tJEeNUzeZXTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scppodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scparchivesNewsletter: https://pacificobadiah.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"In today's Conversations for the Journey, host and Care Director Wes Butler leads us in praying through Acts 15:36-41. This week, Wes leads us in prayer for three things: for the next generation ministries of Watermark, our international missions team, ministries to women and future Lydias that are being raised in our church. If you would like to submit a prayer request to the Watermark prayer team, you can do so at https://www.watermark.org/prayer You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SG7aaE1ZjjFkgB34G8zp3?si=c960a63736904665 Check out the Join The Journey Website for today's devotional and more resources! https://www.jointhejourney.com/ Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Watermark-Community-Church/author/B0BRYP5MQK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1755623322&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=8aeeec3b-6c1c-416d-87ae-5dfbbb6981df"

A birdwatcher who's determined to discover an unknown species stumbles upon a strange little sparrow. Genre: Science Fiction   Excerpts:"It's a blue cardinal, look." "There's no such bird, Andre."  "That's because no one has seen him, until now."  Andre submitted to the group that he had spotted a Labrador duck on a recent work trip. The Labrador duck was not a new species. It was an extinct one. None had been seen in the wild for a hundred and fifty years.  "Does it ever bother you…you've never seen a bird that no one else has ever seen before?"   The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each Season 9 story follows a theme chosen by the Wheel of Fiction. Thirteen spokes. Eight are the themes from previous seasons. One is "Turn Again." One is a wild card. And three are covered in question marks and will be revealed when the wheel lands on them. See a story trailer and a (satisfying) video of the wheel turning here: The Man Who Cried Bird This episode landed on CHALLENGE. A story somewhat inspired by the singular goal of the boy who cried wolf. The boy was driven by mischief. What drives the man who cried bird? Find more stories and episodes inspired by challenges here: Year of Challenge   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork?Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   NEWSLETTERSStoryfeather Gazette (if you'd like to keep up with the fiction I create) Fictioneer's Field Guide (if you'd like writing tips and guidance from me)  Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   FICTION-WRITING ARTICLES & RESOURCES (New)Come and explore the Fictioneer's Field Station.   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. You can learn it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: "The Man Who Cried Bird" Copyright © 2022 by Nila L. PatelNarration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel   Music:"4th Ave. Walkup" by LEE ROSEVERE (Intro)"All the Answers" by LEE ROSEVERE (Outro)"Abstract Vision #5" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by LEE ROSEVERE"All the Answers""Start the Day""Decompress""4th Ave. Walkup""Knowing the Truth""Early Morning Song (Finch Duet)""Awkward Silences (version a)" Track by Andrew Sitkov is part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev MarketMusic by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0Sound effects from AudioJungle, GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg)Vocal effects created with Audacity Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org/music/lee-rosevere and leerosevere.bandcamp.comFind more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description:Digital drawing. Bottom half, a pair of binoculars, forward facing. Perched on the right side top is the translucent silhouette of a sparrow, in right profile, with beak open. Through the sparrow's form and in the lenses of the binoculars are hazy layers of foliage, tree canopies. Branching shapes covered with light thorny patches frame the right and left side. Watermark of "Storyfeather" under the bird's tail feathers.

Give us about fifteen minutes daily, and we will give you all the local news, sports, weather, and events you can handle.   SPONSORS: Many thanks to our sponsors... Annapolis Subaru, the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, MacMedics, Covington Alsina, and Hospice of the Chesapeake.  Anne Arundel beach closures, Maryland lawmakers heading back to Annapolis, a major Spa Road cleanup grant, local Best Places to Work honors, and Watermark's Rock and Roll Sunset Cruises. Those stories are coming up on today's DNB. Link to daily news recap newsletter: https://forms.aweber.com/form/87/493412887.htm Back with her weekly Annapolis After Dark is BeeprBuzz. She'll keep you up to speed on all of the fantastic live music we have in the area! DAILY NEWSLETTER LINK: https://forms.aweber.com/form/87/493412887.htm The Eye On Annapolis Daily News Brief is produced every Monday through Friday at 6:00 am and available wherever you get your podcasts and also on our social media platforms--All Annapolis and Eye On Annapolis (FB) and @eyeonannapolis (TW) NOTE: For hearing-impaired subscribers, a full transcript is available on Eye On Annapolis.

"In today's Conversations for the Journey, host and Care Director Wes Butler leads us in praying through Acts 15:36-41. This week, Wes leads us in prayer for three things: that we would be careful and gracious in how we communicate, that we would listen to the Spirit, and that we would be eager to seek peace and reconciliation with whom we are in conflict. If you would like to submit a prayer request to the Watermark prayer team, you can do so at https://www.watermark.org/prayer You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SG7aaE1ZjjFkgB34G8zp3?si=c960a63736904665 Check out the Join The Journey Website for today's devotional and more resources! https://www.jointhejourney.com/ Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Watermark-Community-Church/author/B0BRYP5MQK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1755623322&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=8aeeec3b-6c1c-416d-87ae-5dfbbb6981df"

A stegosaur scientist uses her own body in her experiments to achieve a physical feat that seems impossible for a dinosaur of her kind…flight. Genre: Science Fiction   Excerpts:"Modifications! Glint, what you're proposing is more than modification."  "How?"  "Magnets!" "Sometimes people don't know they need an invention until it's invented."  "Know your limits, Glint. I'm trusting you to stop if you reach them."  "But can it be done?"   The Wheel of Fiction Turns. What did it land on this time?Each Season 9 story follows a theme chosen by the Wheel of Fiction. Thirteen spokes. Eight are the themes from previous seasons. One is "Turn Again." One is a wild card. And three are covered in question marks and will be revealed when the wheel lands on them. See a story trailer and a (satisfying) video of the wheel turning here: Flight of the Stegosaur This episode landed on S.T.E.A.M. Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics. Find more stories and episodes inspired by challenges here: Year of S.T.E.A.M.   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork?Please visit my Store page for info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   NEWSLETTERSStoryfeather Gazette (if you'd like to keep up with the fiction I create) Fictioneer's Field Guide (if you'd like writing tips and guidance from me)  Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   FICTION-WRITING ARTICLES & RESOURCES (New)Come and explore the Fictioneer's Field Station.   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written? I have a method. You can learn it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available from Amazon as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. You can also get there from my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: "Flight of the Stegosaur" Copyright © 2022 by Nila L. PatelNarration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel   Music:"Fugue for One Synthetic Heart" by ANDREA BARONI (Intro)"Ground Control" by ANDREA BARONI (Outro)"Abstract Vision #5" by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by JONATHAN SHAW"Spinning Tavern" "Checking Inventory""Midnight Creeping""A Bitter Hope""A Dream of First Flight"   Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf)"Fugue for One Synthetic Heart""Ground Control"   All tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Andrea Baroni, Jonathan Shaw, and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev MarketSound effects from AudioJungle, GameDevMarketChanges made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Jonathan Shaw, Andrea Baroni, and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at jshaw.co.ukFind more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description:Digital drawing. Hovering in the sky, left side view of a stegosaur-like dinosaur with a bulky body, claw-like toes, bony spikes on the tail, a long neck, protruding snout and bony plates along the back. The dinosaur's mouth is open in what appears to be a smile, eye looking at the viewer. From within the middle of the bony plates emerge pairs of delicate veined wings like those of a fly or beetle. Watermark of "Storyfeather" along spine behind neck.

"In today's Conversations for the Journey, host and Care Director Wes Butler leads us in praying through Acts 15:1-35. This week, Wes leads us in prayer for three things: for protection against false doctrine of our day, for courage and clarity when we are faced wtih false truth, and that we would be a people marked by the joy of the Lord. If you would like to submit a prayer request to the Watermark prayer team, you can do so at https://www.watermark.org/prayer You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SG7aaE1ZjjFkgB34G8zp3?si=c960a63736904665 Check out the Join The Journey Website for today's devotional and more resources! https://www.jointhejourney.com/ Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Watermark-Community-Church/author/B0BRYP5MQK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1755623322&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=8aeeec3b-6c1c-416d-87ae-5dfbbb6981df"

Send us Fan Mail Oriana Perón Interview (Anime Central 2026)This week we sit down with a dynamic drag performer from Bloomington, IN, who turned her love for cosplay into a captivating stage career. Known for her quirky and fun performances, she's been featured in Crunchyroll, Anime News Network, and Watermark magazine. With a mission to create safe, engaging spaces and expand her anime-inspired drag shows internationally, Oriana continues to push the boundaries of performance art while spotlighting other talented nerdy performers. Support the showWant to learn more about the show or just chat with us? Write to us at bandsgetjumped@gmail.comFollow us @bandsgetjumped on BlueSkyFind us on reddit at r/getjumped/Join the chat on Discord: https://discord.gg/DNjXhee

In today's Conversations for the Journey, host and Care Director Wes Butler leads us in praying through Acts 14. This week, Wes leads us in prayer for three things: that we would not allow fear to hinder the spread of the gospel, for humility as we serve Christ and learn from Bible teachers today, and that the Holy Spirit would encourage us in trial. If you would like to submit a prayer request to the Watermark prayer team, you can do so at https://www.watermark.org/prayer You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SG7aaE1ZjjFkgB34G8zp3?si=c960a63736904665 Check out the Join The Journey Website for today's devotional and more resources! https://www.jointhejourney.com/ Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Watermark-Community-Church/author/B0BRYP5MQK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1755623322&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=8aeeec3b-6c1c-416d-87ae-5dfbbb6981df"

"In today's Conversations for the Journey, host and Care Director Wes Butler leads us in praying through Acts 13:13-52. This week, Wes leads us in prayer for three things: that people would experience freedom through the gospel, that believers would not be discouraged in opposition, and that we would be led by the Spirit. If you want to begin steps towards experiencing freedom in Christ, check out Re:generation on Monday nights. Find out more information at https://www.watermark.org/ministries/regeneration-recovery If you would like to submit a prayer request to the Watermark prayer team, you can do so at https://www.watermark.org/prayer You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SG7aaE1ZjjFkgB34G8zp3?si=c960a63736904665 Check out the Join The Journey Website for today's devotional and more resources! https://www.jointhejourney.com/ Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Watermark-Community-Church/author/B0BRYP5MQK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1755623322&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=8aeeec3b-6c1c-416d-87ae-5dfbbb6981df"

What does it mean to be “sent”? How was the Holy Spirit the one who sent Saul and Barnabas? In this episode, Emma Dotter unpacks what it means to be sent by the Holy Spirit and how we see this in the example of Saul and Barnabas as they embark on their first missionary journey in Acts 13:1-12. Then, Emma draws a connection between the passage and how we see the Holy Spirit send missionaries today, sharing about a missionary family from Watermark. // RELATED JOIN THE JOURNEY EPISODES:  S4:268 Acts 12-14 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s4-268-acts-12-14/id1600151923?i=1000735847137)  // WHAT IS JOIN THE JOURNEY? Join The Journey is a realistic daily Bible reading plan that helps followers of Jesus at Watermark Community Church and beyond enjoy abiding in Jesus together. Join The Journey Jr. is designed to help parents guide their kids in Bible reading through interactive and age-specific lessons. In 2026, we're studying the book of Acts—one passage per week. For another year, teaching on Sunday will align with each week's passage. Then, for the next six days, we'll return to the same passage with fresh focus, exploring insights about who God is and how we can enjoy him more deeply. Monday through Saturday, we'll approach the same passage from a different perspective each day—whether observation, interpretation, prayer, or another spiritual practice—to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for God's Word. Then, watch or listen to the video podcast to tackle the week's toughest verses and discover key historical, theological, and practical insights. Daily Bible lessons for adults: https://jointhejourney.com Daily Bible lessons for parents and families: https://jointhejourney.com/jr Weekly Bible podcast for kids: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  // MORE RESOURCES FROM JOIN THE JOURNEY:  Digital Bible study resources: https://jointhejourney.com/resources Previous years' print curriculum: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Waterma... Contact the Join The Journey team: jointhejourney@watermark.org 

"In today's Conversations for the Journey, host and Care Director Wes Butler leads us in praying through Acts 13. This week, Wes leads us in prayer for three things:for the leaders of Watermark, for discernment against false teaching, and for courage to stand for the truth. If you would like to submit a prayer request to the Watermark prayer team, you can do so at https://www.watermark.org/prayer You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SG7aaE1ZjjFkgB34G8zp3?si=c960a63736904665 Check out the Join The Journey Website for today's devotional and more resources! https://www.jointhejourney.com/ Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Watermark-Community-Church/author/B0BRYP5MQK?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1755623322&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=8aeeec3b-6c1c-416d-87ae-5dfbbb6981df"