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5:10

A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns...

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2026/09/08

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, "You Can See Everything," stunned Telluride audiences Sunday night with its generous access to the Theranos founder. Check out the Elizabeth Holmes' documentary here Also, why is longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller stepping down from his role as the head of the App Store? And Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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12:10

Another swarm of OpenAI agents reached the open...

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2026/09/07

It's the latest failure of OpenAI's internal monitoring and security systems. While restaurant owners might look to generative AI as a shortcut to sprucing up their menu, customers can viscerally sense that something is wrong with the food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:24

Volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston

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2026/09/06

Our rebranded Boston event,TechCrunch Founder Summit(formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are looking for some incredible volunteers to help us make this event happen. If you are interested in finding out what goes into building tech events,apply to volunteer.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2:24

Volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston

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2026/09/05

Our rebranded Boston event,TechCrunch Founder Summit(formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are looking for some incredible volunteers to help us make this event happen. If you are interested in finding out what goes into building tech events,apply to volunteer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:35

MapQuest is now the No. 1 US app after bucking...

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2026/09/04

The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:34

Open AI’s Astra model is very good at breaking into...

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2026/09/03

OpenAI previewed the precautions it is taking as it prepares to release Astra, its newest, cyber-critical LLM.Also, Uber is laying off about 3,300 people, or about 10% of its global headcount, in a bid to reduce management layers and invest more in its ride-sharing, delivery, and robotaxi divisions. And Norway says wearable camera headsets need to be regulated given their privacy risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:11

If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not...

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2026/09/02

The team behind Starcloud's orbital data centers has a new high-risk space project: Sending a probe to Alpha Centauri.Also, Flock's searchable network of 130,000 license plate cameras around the U.S. have sparked bipartisan privacy and civil liberties concerns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:38

The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and...

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2026/09/01

Versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and SpaceXAI's Grok will join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools.Also, Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising. And Kalshi's disciplinary action comes two months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Santos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:01

Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with...

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2026/08/31

Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health studies everywhere his (and others') turbines have gone in. Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:33

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies...

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2026/08/28

-Some of the world's largest tech companies and AI startups have come together to decry the current state of cybersecurity and to advertise a new solution that they say can ward off a new generation of cyber threats.-Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder who defected to OpenAI, is now at Google -Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy tradeoff built into the deal. Learn more

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7:14

Bill Gates wants to see a robot tax and ‘Human...

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2026/08/27

Gates is mostly in the Responsible AI camp, but there are a few ideas in here we hadn't heard before.Also, Z.ai confirms it is behind Ox Alpha, the mysterious open AI model topping benchmarks and leaderboards, and its weights are set to be released soon. And the FBI has seized domains associated with a botnet that allowed Chinese-backed hackers to breach several U.S. government departments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:02

OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is built for fast inference at...

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2026/08/26

First announced last October, Jalapeño was developed by OpenAI in close collaboration with Broadcom, with OpenAI’s own models assisting in the development process.Also, The M5 Ultra, which Apple deems its “most powerful chip ever,” fuses two dual-die M5 Max chips to form Apple’s first quad-die chip, designed to manage hefty AI workloads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:34

Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy...

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2026/08/25

Early testers are raving about what Instinct can do, but some say the AI assistant’s sweeping access, broad terms and ability to act on users’ behalf come with uncomfortable trade-offs Also, Hugging Face has reportedly been fielding acquisition offers that would value the company at around $13B. But with the founders' feeling of responsibility to community, doubts arise as to whether a sale will happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:46

Who’s behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha? Plus,...

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2026/08/24

A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation. Also, most published authors have, without their knowledge or consent, contributed to the development of the same AI tools that threaten to undermine their livelihoods. That seems illegal, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:14

A third of web pages published since ChatGPT’s launch...

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2026/08/21

ChatGPT and other AI models are now authoring and editing much of the new web.Also, Ramp has launched its own AI model routing service, dubbed Router, that lets users and companies use and switch between various large language models via an API. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:13

US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water...

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2026/08/20

Hackers are targeting internet-connected Siemens controllers used in water facilities around the United States.Also, Alation, a data search and AI giant, confirmed unauthorized access to its systems during an incident on Tuesday, and said it was investigating the breach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:28

OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face...

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2026/08/19

The new safeguards include more detailed monitoring of models during the development process, as well as greater emphasis on alignment and security during the post-training process.Also, on Tuesday, Warp introduced Warp Factories, a new infrastrructure system designed to make building AI software factories as easy as possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:06

WordPress.com targets the next generation of web...

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2026/08/18

-WordPress.com Education lets teachers offer their students free domains, plugin support and professional website-building tools. -Feedly's CEO said that despite the pivot to cyber threat intelligence, fixing the basic RSS functionality is still a priority because our CTI community uses the news-reading capability. -Amazon is buying tons of rare books, cutting off their spines, and scanning them for AI training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:45

Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a...

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2026/08/17

Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI. Also, the woman claimed that AI tools are "taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:55

Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They...

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2026/08/14

Anthropic researchers found AI agents can clash, collude and coordinate in unexpected ways, raising new questions about whether today’s safety tests capture the risks of multi-agent systems.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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