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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang resigns
Jensen Huang has resigned from his position as president and chief executive of Nvidia, the company said on Thursday, just a few days after he admitted to a romantic affair with an alleged Chinese spy, sparking …
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Jensen Huang has resigned from his position as president and chief executive of Nvidia, the company said on Thursday, just a few days after he admitted to a romantic affair with an alleged Chinese spy, sparking a U.S. national security crisis.
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X launches its own clipping feature
Plus - New York’s AI safety law takes effect; OpenAI acquires a travel startup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
OpenAI rolls out new business profiles
Plus - Meta’s AI agent Muse lands on Apple; Spotify’s AI DJ gets an update Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apps to distract you from the endless cycle of doomscrolling
Doomscrolling, the habit of spending excessive amounts of time consuming content on social media, has become incredibly widespread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
Plus - Amazon now lets users text Alexa to help them shop; The New York Times reportedly in talks to buy Letterboxd for $330 million Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Amazon ditches GrubHub, taps Uber Eats for Prime
OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane thinks the 2028 presidential election could be a defining moment for AI. And he wants politicians to start developing policies that address Americans’ concerns …
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OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane thinks the 2028 presidential election could be a defining moment for AI. And he wants politicians to start developing policies that address Americans’ concerns about the technology, rather than simply paying lip service to anti-AI sentiment and the backlash against data centers.
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Google faces backlash for school AI plan
Plus - Canva lays off over 1,200 people amid slowing growth; Waymo confirms it will split with Uber in January 2028 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apple says it’s ‘hard to predict’ when iPhone Duo constraints will improve
Plus - Apple Watch’s AI features for rewinding and recapping conversations begin beta testing; Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search Learn more about your ad choices …
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Plus - Apple Watch’s AI features for rewinding and recapping conversations begin beta testing; Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search
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SpaceX reportedly wants to buy Boost Mobile
OpenAI might rebrand its data centers as ‘AI compute campuses’; Ford launches a ‘privacy promise’ and explains how and why it uses customer data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Prime Video is on track to earn ‘tens of billions of dollars’
Plus - Can AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out; DoorDash said it’s only received ‘several hundred’ orders from AI agents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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Plus - Can AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out; DoorDash said it’s only received ‘several hundred’ orders from AI agents
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Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI
Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists and subscriptions and update delivery instructions; DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meta has a new AI pet app called Waddle World
Plus - GM is embracing hybrids now; Discord is making its public communities more searchable, and people have concerns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos
Plus - It sounds like the iPhone Duo keeps cracking and users aren’t happy about it; X is nudging users to promote their posts with a pointing hand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Anthropic officially files for its public debut
Plus - Instacart reportedly discussed selling itself with DoorDash and Uber; Apple unveils new iPad mini with OLED display and faster A20 Pro chip Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Spotify confirms Family Plan crackdown
Plus - OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO; 1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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Plus - OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO; 1Password launches a way for AI agents to log in on your behalf without seeing your password
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Spotify’s current AI bet is about being the music service that agents choose
Plus - Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts; DeepSeek reportedly raises $15B days after US restrictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
SpaceX’s AI business is beating expectations
Plus - Waymo starts offering rides at the Las Vegas airport; Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meta’s Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days
Spotify launches paid podcast memberships with perks beyond bonus content; Yelp can now call on your behalf to check wait times at a restaurant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again
Plus - Elon Musk pledges to give ‘every kid in America’ one of his SpaceX shares; Nvidia launches new open models to run agents in the enterprise and on PCs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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Plus - Elon Musk pledges to give ‘every kid in America’ one of his SpaceX shares; Nvidia launches new open models to run agents in the enterprise and on PCs
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Mark Wahlberg talks about using AI in film ‘the right way’
Plus - Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Flock CEO defends surveillance technology
Plus - Google’s Universal Cart shopping tool launches in the US; YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Netflix to lay off 1,000 staff
Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm; Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bumble agrees to a $1.3B acquisition deal
Spotify users on iOS 27 can now ask Siri to play music without having to say ‘on Spotify’; Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed
They cast the wrong lead in “Good Will Hunting,” apparently, because it’s Ben Affleck who is the secret genius, as it turns out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Flock cuts staff
Plus - President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes; Automattic loses its interim CFO just weeks after boardroom shakeup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google brings agentic AI to Gemini
Plus - Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference; OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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Plus - Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference; OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected
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Spotify expands audiobooks to over 180 markets
Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell; How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat buttocks’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance
Plus - Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits; Pinterest’s AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout
Plus - Hot Girl Hotline is like ‘Dear Abby’ for the AI era; OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shopify debuts Canvas
Plus - Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery to become Skydance Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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