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5:22

Anthropic accuses Chinese AI labs of mining Claude as...

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2026/02/24

Anthropic accuses DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax of using 24,000 fake accounts to distill Claude’s AI capabilities, as U.S. officials debate export controls aimed at slowing China’s AI progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:34

Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras;...

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2026/02/23

While some cities are moving to end their contracts with Flock over its links to ICE, others are taking matters into their own hands. Also, OpenAI is partnering with four consulting giants in an effort to see more adoption of its OpenAI Frontier AI agent platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:47

China’s brain-computer interface industry is racing...

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2026/02/23

China’s brain-computer interface industry is rapidly scaling from research to commercialization, driven by strong policy support, expanding clinical trials, and growing investor interest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:32

Why investors are going gaga over solid-state...

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2026/02/20

The technology promises to replace several parts of the grid with one device that’s both controllable and updatable.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:23

An AI data center boom is fueling Redwood’s energy...

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2026/02/20

Redwood Materials says its new energy storage business is the fastest growing unit within the company.Plus, Toyota's robots will be unloading totes full of auto parts from an automated warehouse tugger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:03

OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal; SoftBank...

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2026/02/19

OpenAI is reportedly getting close to closing a $100 billion deal, with backers including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft. The deal would value the ChatGPT-maker at $850 billion. SoftBank's project would be among the largest and most expensive natural gas power plants. And, New York pulled a robotaxi expansion proposal that was viewed as a win for Waymo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:22

Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less...

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2026/02/19

Amazon said Blue Jay's core tech will be used for other robotics projects and the employees who worked on it were moved to other projects.Also, Mastodon is looking to grow its open source, decentralized social network with new features aimed at creators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:09

Audible’s new ‘Read & Listen’ feature syncs your with...

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2026/02/18

Audible's feature will require customers to buy discounted versions of both versions of the title.Also, X's new immersive video player is designed to offer a more mobile-friendly experience, optimized especially for portrait-oriented videos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:32

Meta’s own research found parental supervision...

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2026/02/18

An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.Also, as the AI hardware space heats up, the iPhone maker has multiple smart products in development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:10

Running AI models is turning into a memory game

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2026/02/17

When we talk about the cost of AI infrastructure, the focus is usually on Nvidia and GPUs -- but memory is an increasingly important part of the picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:34

Have money, will travel: a16z’s hunt for the next...

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2026/02/17

According to a16z, it has eyes around the world in order to spot companies as early as local funds might. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:13

After all the hype, some AI experts don’t think...

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2026/02/16

"From an AI research perspective, this is nothing novel," one expert told TechCrunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:53

Anthropic and the Pentagon arguing over Claude usage;...

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2026/02/16

The Pentagon is pushing AI companies to allow the U.S. military to use their technology for “all lawful purposes,” but Anthropic is pushing back, according to a new report in Axios. The government is reportedly making the same demand to OpenAI, Google, and xAI. Also, college students are losing some interest in computer science broadly but gaining interest in AI-specific majors and courses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:32

For $1M, you can pay Bryan Johnson to teach you how...

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2026/02/13

For $1 million, you can pay Bryan Johnson (or BryanAI?) to teach you how to live longerAlso, Ring's Super Bowl commercial stoked controversy over the company's capacity for mass surveillance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:36

Aurora’s driverless trucks can now travel farther...

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2026/02/13

CEO Chris Urmson called it a “superhuman” moment, adding that Aurora’s trucks can now carry freight 1,000 miles in 15 hours — faster than what a human driver can legally accomplish.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:13

OpenAI disbands mission alignment team; plus, xAI...

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2026/02/12

The team's leader has been given a new role as OpenAI's Chief Futurist, while the other team members have been reassigned throughout the company.Also, xAI took the rare step of publishing its full 45-minute all-hands presentation to the X platform, making it widely available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:26

UpScrolled’s social network is struggling to moderate...

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2026/02/12

Upscrolled, a social network that surged in the wake of the U.S. TikTok deal, has seen an uptick in harmful content, including user names and hashtags that contain racial slurs.Also, Threads' new feature lets users tell Threads what they temporarily want to see more or less of in their feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:04

An ice dance duo skated to AI music at the Olympics

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2026/02/11

Czech ice dancers Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek are learning the hard way that LLMs sometimes spit out straight-up plagiarism.Also, an OpenAI executive denied allegations that she engaged in discrimination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:49

Google sent personal and financial information of...

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2026/02/11

The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration. Also, out of the twelve-person xAI founding team, only seven are still at the company (counting Elon). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:35

Trump EPA reportedly seeks to revoke landmark air...

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2026/02/10

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is reportedly expected to repeal the 2009 "endangerment finding" that underpins U.S. climate regulatory efforts.Also, Spotify credited a successful Wrapped campaign and new features in its free tier for its rapid user growth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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