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19:15

Episode 109 - OpenAI's valuation, chip smuggling,...

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2025/08/07

Microsoft is making OpenAI's new open model available on Windows, though its separate AI web initiative has encountered a security flaw. Meanwhile, OpenAI is reportedly planning a share sale at a potential $500 billion valuation.Google is defending its AI-powered search overviews, stating they are not negatively affecting web traffic.There is significant activity in the Israeli tech sector: fintech company RiseUp is expanding into mortgage consulting, while fellow fintech firm Capitolis

14:40

Episode 108 - Spicy Grok, local AI, & game worlds,...

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2025/08/06

OpenAI has released a free, partially open-source GPT model that can run on a laptop, reportedly in response to competition. Google introduced Genie 3, an AI model that generates video game worlds in real time, while xAI launched a new image and video generator for Grok featuring a 'spicy' mode. In the hardware sector, Intel is reportedly struggling with its new 18A manufacturing process, resulting in layoffs and project cancellations. On the business side, SentinelOne is acquiring the

14:44

Episode 107 - Special episode: The Author as AI Designer

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2025/08/06

The Author as Designer: Distant Writing and Literary Creation in the Age of AIhttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/rm42i8bccfthwn9gopt82/content_to_share-2.txt?rlkey=fq2ysp4q0bmnvigmw3nd9lxg7&dl=1

20:29

Episode 106 - The AI Arms Race: OpenAI is hiring,...

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2025/08/05

The market shows a strong appetite for AI, evidenced by OpenAI's fundraising and major infrastructure investments from tech giants like Google and Amazon. In acquisitions, SentinelOne is buying an Israeli AI startup for $250 million. This industry shift is also affecting employment, with e-commerce company Yotpo laying off 200 employees to focus more on AI. Google's subsidiary DeepMind has revealed Genie 3, a "world model" for creating real-time interactive simulations, but the company also

19:50

Episode 105 - Special episode: How LLMs See the World

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2025/08/05

How LLMs See the World - ByteByteGo Newsletterhttps://blog.bytebytego.com/p/how-llms-see-the-world

12:15

Episode 104 - Special episode: Weaving the Agentic Web

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2025/08/04

Agentic Web: Weaving the Next Web with AI Agentshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2507.21206

9:13

Episode 103 - Special episode: Good Management is...

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2025/08/04

Good Management is Invisible. – Emanuele.https://emanuele.cc/good-management-in-invisible

14:50

Episode 102 - Special episode: Anthropic Co-founder...

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2025/08/04

Anthropic co-founder: AGI predictions, leaving OpenAI, what keeps him up at night | Ben Mannhttps://youtu.be/WWoyWNhx2XU

13:55

Episode 101 - Special episode: In-Context Learning in...

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2025/08/04

A Synthesis of In-Context Learning: Mechanisms, Scope, and Dynamics in LLMshttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/3ey598409e6qwqb44bc80/icl2.txt?rlkey=kkszey981idgt9s75ken65rk4&dl=1

17:56

Episode 100 - Quantum Leaps & VAST Billions in...

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2025/08/01

Microsoft's Bing search engine has successfully gained market share from Google, partly due to AI, while the company also clarifies its "Xbox on PC" branding. Separately, Google and Nvidia are in talks to invest billions in Israeli company VAST Data at a potential $30 billion valuation. Reports on Israel's quantum computing progress are mixed; while one article suggests the country is lagging, another highlights a significant breakthrough by Israeli company Quantum Art, which has stabilized

11:44

Episode 99 - Special episode: Subliminal AI Learning

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2025/08/01

Subliminal Learning: language models transmit behavioral traits via hidden signals in datahttps://arxiv.org/html/2507.14805v1

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

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