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14:40

Episode 98 - $25B cyber offer, Google’s app store...

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2025/08/01

Palo Alto Networks' CEO Nir Zuk has reportedly made a $25 billion acquisition offer, though a contrasting viewpoint suggests that relying on a single cybersecurity vendor can increase vulnerability. Other major tech companies are also in the news: Apple's CEO Tim Cook says the company is open to AI acquisitions, Google lost an antitrust appeal and must make sweeping changes to its Play Store, and Microsoft has caught Russian hackers targeting foreign embassies.In platform and developer

18:10

Episode 97 - The billion Zuckerberg didn't buy, the...

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2025/07/31

Meta has surpassed its quarterly forecasts, causing its stock to jump, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly had a billion-dollar offer rejected by a top AI talent. Meanwhile, Apple is slowing down in the Chinese market due to the "Trump effect." In other tech giant news, a Google tool was allegedly misused to erase a tech CEO's past from search results, and YouTube is now allowing creators to use more profanity in monetized videos. Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to construct a tunnel

17:30

Episode 96 - Microsoft's AI Boom, Meta's House Money,...

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2025/07/31

Microsoft reported a record quarter with strong earnings driven by its cloud and AI divisions, alongside growth in its Windows and Xbox segments. Meta continues to pursue its AI and superintelligence ambitions. In other company news, Adobe has released beta versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects for Windows on Arm, while the CEO of Palo Alto is considering the next acquisition after the deal for CyberArk. Several funding rounds were announced: AI company Anthropic is in talks to raise

14:20

Episode 95 - Special episode: Microsoft's GPT-5 & New...

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2025/07/31

Microsoft is getting ready for GPT-5 with a new Copilot smart mode | The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/notepad-microsoft-newsletter/715849/microsoft-copilot-smart-mode-testing-notepad

16:31

Episode 94 - AI Tutors, Photoshop magic & Google's...

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2025/07/31

Apple released iOS 18.6 and macOS 15.6 as part of its final updates for the current generation of operating systems. Microsoft is updating the Windows 11 Task Manager to make its performance data more sensible. Google has enhanced its AI tools; NotebookLM can now create AI-narrated slideshows, and its Search AI Mode can analyze uploaded images, such as homework problems. OpenAI launched a new AI study mode in ChatGPT that helps users learn instead of just providing direct answers. Adobe

19:39

Episode 93 - Netflix's AI, Google's Search, Apple's...

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2025/07/30

Google's CEO states that AI is positively impacting the entire business, and the company is rethinking search results with a new AI-curated "Web Guide." In other AI news, Netflix admitted to using generative AI to cut costs on a major sci-fi show, Slack says its AI can now understand company-specific jargon, and a new study has reportedly upended the field of AI safety. Apple has launched a $20 subscription service to protect multiple devices. WhatsApp is dropping its native Windows app in

12:58

Episode 92 - Special episode: Challenging

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2025/07/30

Challenging – a blog of thoughts and insights for thinking peoplehttps://koretigar.com/post/68888b4374420865420b2e38

9:55

Episode 91 - Special episode: Subliminal AI Behavior

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2025/07/27

Subliminal Learning: Language Models Transmit Behavioral Traits via Hidden Signals in Datahttps://alignment.anthropic.com/2025/subliminal-learning

17:39

Episode 90 - Special episode: From Text to Pixels

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2025/07/26

How Diffusion Models Create Images from TextHow Diffusion Models Create Images from Text

14:36

Episode 89 - Google’s AI Search, Customizing Copilot,...

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2025/07/26

Google is launching a new AI feature called "Web Guide" to organize search results, which is now entering beta testing. Microsoft's AI Chief, Mustafa Suleyman, discussed plans to allow customization of the Copilot assistant's appearance and age. In transportation, Lyft is partnering with Holon to develop self-driving urban shuttles. Broader discussions around AI question whether the technology is making people less intelligent and argue for an "AI-First" rewrite of software

20:43

Episode 88 - GPT-5 Arrives, Microsoft Cuts, iPad...

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2025/07/26

OpenAI's next-generation GPT-5 model may be released this summer. Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella has announced company layoffs. Apple has released public betas for its next-generation operating systems, including iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 Tahoe. The updates bring significant multitasking improvements to the iPad, making older hardware feel new, and introduce several lesser-known features to

11:49

Episode 87 - Dumber AI & Upended Safety, Apple’s...

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2025/07/24

Alphabet's CEO is focusing on AI following the company's Q2 2025 earnings. Apple is reportedly planning a single AppleCare subscription to cover multiple devices and will feature AI-powered notification summaries and a "Liquid Glass" design in its iOS 26 beta. In other updates, Netflix defended its use of generative AI in a new series, Spotify introduced a 15-hour audiobook add-on, TikTok added a music tab with features for songwriters, Slack unveiled new AI tools for summaries and writing

18:58

Episode 86 - OpenAI's Operator, AI-made TV, Amazon's...

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2025/07/24

OpenAI is developing new AI agents, including one capable of playing video games like Donkey Kong and another, called "Operator," designed for deep research within ChatGPT.Microsoft detailed its vision for AI in Windows 11, centering on its Copilot assistant.Google is integrating AI-generated video into its YouTube Shorts and Google Photos platforms.Adobe's Firefly AI will be able to generate sound effects for video.Amazon has acquired the AI wearable company Bee AI.Netflix is using

17:01

Episode 85 - Nuclear Hack, Google Reads Your Chats,...

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2025/07/24

In AI developments, Google announced new photo and video tools for YouTube Shorts, while a separate report raises privacy concerns about its ability to read WhatsApp messages. Amazon introduced its new 'Alexa Plus' AI, and the company Aidoc raised $150 million with participation from Nvidia, even as another article questions the immediate future of AI agents. For its part, Microsoft is enhancing Windows 11 with performance improvements in version 25H2 and a new self-healing recovery

18:21

Episode 84 - Special episode: Little Proofs, Better Code

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2025/07/24

To be a better programmer, write little proofs in your headhttps://the-nerve-blog.ghost.io/to-be-a-better-programmer-write-little-proofs-in-your-head

12:04

Episode 83 - Special episode: The Future of AI Search

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2025/07/24

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on the future of AI search and competing with Google.https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/708256/perplexity-ceo-decoder-aravind-srinivas-comet-browser-ai-search

22:36

Episode 82 - Man vs. AI, Dead Résumés, & Browser...

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2025/07/22

ChatGPT's new AI agent can browse the web and create PowerPoint slideshows. In a separate incident, a company built a product feature that ChatGPT had fabricated. Meanwhile, Google hid a secret message within the list of 3,295 researchers on an AI paper.In other AI news, a human defeated an AI model in a world coding championship, and the technology is being blamed for making the traditional résumé obsolete.Cybersecurity reports cover several threats: nearly one million browsers have been

15:03

Episode 81 - Altman's half-trillion dispute, ChatGPT...

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2025/07/22

In the AI sector, ChatGPT is threatening Google with 2.5 billion daily queries. A related half-trillion-dollar AI venture involving OpenAI's Sam Altman and Masayoshi Son is delayed due to disagreements. Meanwhile, Anthropic's Claude is being recognized as a game-changer for coding. The AI market is also seeing significant M&A activity, with at least three young Israeli companies in acquisition talks and the company Octup raising $12 million to optimize logistics centers.In other

13:03

Episode 80 - Special episode: Voidware's AI-Generated...

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2025/07/20

Voidware: The Concept of On-the-Fly, AI-Generated Softwarehttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/ly1fot20u8g6501j8bbem/content_to_share-1.txt?rlkey=kbgzinw96f0tvmk4zh22pdctj&dl=1

10:37

Episode 79 - Special episode: No AI Experts Yet

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2025/07/20

Nobody Knows How To Build With AI Yethttps://worksonmymachine.substack.com/p/nobody-knows-how-to-build-with-ai

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