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6:53

Why OpenAI really shut down Sora; plus, Mantis...

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2026/03/31

OpenAI's decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind of elaborate data grab? Also, Mantis takes disparate sources of data to make synthetic datasets that can be used to build so-called "digital twins" of the human body, representing anatomy, physiology and behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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5:42

Stanford study outlines dangers of asking AI chatbots...

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2026/03/30

While there’s been plenty of debate about AI sycophancy, a new study by Stanford computer scientists attempts to measure how harmful that tendency might be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:36

A major hacking tool has leaked online, putting...

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2026/03/27

Here’s what we know, and what you need to know, about Coruna and DarkSword, two advanced iPhone hacking tools discovered by security researchers. DarkSword has now leaked online.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:46

Elon Musk pauses changes to X’s creator...

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2026/03/26

Hours after announcement of the new policy Elon Musk said X is pausing the rollout. Also, Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:38

Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to...

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2026/03/25

Agile Robots will incorporate Google DeepMind's robotics foundation models into its bots while collecting data for the AI research lab.Also, Ultrahuman pushes back into the U.S. with Ring Pro, as Oura strengthens its lead in a market driving 60% of global demand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:49

FBI says Iranian hackers are using Telegram to steal...

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2026/03/24

Hackers working for Iran’s government are using Telegram in hacking operations that use malware to target dissidents, opposition groups, and journalists who oppose its regime, according to the FBI. Also, in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) equated the DoD's decision to label Anthropic a "supply chain risk" as retaliation, arguing that the Pentagon could simply have terminated its contract with the AI lab. Plus, Hachette Book Group said it will not be

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7:43

Are AI tokens the new signing bonus or just a cost of...

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2026/03/23

Maybe tokens really will become the fourth pillar of engineering compensation. But engineers might want to hold the line before embracing this as a straightforward win. On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: “just setting up my twittr”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:31

Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR...

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2026/03/20

Horizon Worlds was once a cornerstone of Meta's plans to build a social metaverse -- four years later, the company almost shut it down.Also, the U.S. cybersecurity agency urged companies to prevent access to systems used for remotely managing their fleets of employee devices after hackers broke into a major U.S. medical tech giant and remotely wiped thousands of phones and computers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:57

Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument...

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2026/03/19

Patreon CEO Jack Conte says AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing their fair use defense falls apart when they license content from major publishers.Also, Nvidia's networking business raked in $11 billion last quarter despite getting significantly less fanfare than chips and gaming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:24

Kalshi’s legal troubles pile up; plus, Mistral bets...

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2026/03/18

Arizona's lawsuit is the latest salvo in an escalating battle between state regulators and an industry that claims it's not beholden to them.Also, Mistral Forge lets enterprises train custom AI models from scratch on their own data, challenging rivals that rely on fine-tuning and retrieval-based approaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:50

Memories AI is building the visual memory layer for...

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2026/03/17

Memories.ai is building a large visual memory model that can index and retrieve video-recorded memories for physical AI.Nvidia announced an open enterprise AI agent platform, called NemoClaw, that is built off of viral OpenClaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:48

The billionaires made a promise — now some want out

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2026/03/16

Written by Connie Loizos for TechCrunch. In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign to get the richest people on earth to promise, publicly, to give most of their money away. The moment seemed to call for it. Tech was minting billionaires faster than any industry in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:36

Bumble will launch an AI dating assistant; plus,...

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2026/03/13

Bumble's new AI assistant Bee will move the dating app beyond the swipe by matching people based on compatibility and goals.Also, founded in 2024, Vidoso uses large language models to help organizations generate marketing collateral like images, presentations, video clips, blog posts, and social media content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:36

Drivers in fatal Ford BlueCruise crashes were likely...

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2026/03/12

The National Transportation Safety Board released documents ahead of a March 31 hearing that help show how and why two drivers crashed into stationary vehicles in 2024, leading to three deaths.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:11

Google wraps up $32B acquisition of cloud...

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2026/03/11

Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in all-cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This marks Google's biggest acquisition in its history. Also, Amazon's changes allow more merchants to participate in Amazon's Shop Direct program, which sends Amazon customers to other retailers' websites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:20

Hyperscale Power the latest to challenge transformer...

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2026/03/10

Startup Hyperscale Power is developing technology that promises to shrink power transformers, freeing up precious space within data centers. Also, YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:03

Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI...

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2026/03/06

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that his company's investments in OpenAI and Anthropic will likely be its last — but his explanation may not tell the whole story.Also, if Rivian reaches its R2 sales target in 2026, it will be one of the fastest ramp-ups ever of a new EV in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:46

EXCLUSIVE: Luma launches creative AI agents powered...

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2026/03/05

Luma introduced Luma Agents, powered by its new “Unified Intelligence” models, designed to coordinate multiple AI systems and generate end-to-end creative work across text, images, video and audio.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:04

Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son...

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2026/03/05

A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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4:18

Who needs data centers in space when they can float...

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2026/03/04

The social media giant says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe.Plus, TikTok says that end-to-end encryption would make users less safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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