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Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference...

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2026/07/20

A $400 million chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals. Also, BP Ventures is shutting down, ending a nearly 20 year run that was marked by reportedly lackluster returns. And X will use Grok AI to better detect stolen content, redirect payouts to original creators, and crack down on engagement bait. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:17

UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the...

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2026/07/17

Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, two members of the prolific Scattered Spider hacking group, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to five years and six months in jail for hacking London’s metropolitan transit system. Also, you may have heard that OpenAI released its first piece of hardware this week. You may not have heard about the ChatGPT basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:59

OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a...

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2026/07/16

OpenAI's first hardware device is reported to be a screenless, AI-guided smart speaker that can move. Weird enough for you? Also, an old Oscar Meyer factory in Wisconsin will become America's latest fusion power research and development hub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:51

The real AI race may no longer be at the frontier

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2026/07/15

Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue says enterprises increasingly want open models, due to cost, accessibility, and ownership. Do frontier models still matter if most production AI ends up running on open models? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:56

Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare’ bug to...

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2026/07/14

Apple would not comment on the "security breach," which allegedly allowed a former employee to download sensitive files from Apple's network long after he departed the company for rival OpenAI. Also, Responding to Muskaccusing himof being a scammer, Altmansaid, “homeboy you’re the one sellling [sic] public market investors on short-term space datacenters.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:15

Character.ai enters the microdrama arena with its own...

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2026/07/10

In an interesting twist that takes advantage of the company's core product, users can chat with these shows' characters, ask them questions, and even roleplay different storylines. Also, Roost's developer didn't expect his side project to grow to 300,000 users, but people love Roost because it's an alternative to an always-on, fast-paced online culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:51

Venus Williams-backed WeWard can now lock your apps...

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2026/07/09

With funding from tennis star and angel investor Venus Williams, the French app WeWard says that it increases walking time by almost 25%. Also, ZML, a hot French AI startup endorsed by Turing Award winner Yann LeCun, has now released ZML/LLMD, software that could make running AI less costly. Plus, Apple has signed a $30 billion+ multiyear deal with Broadcom to design and produce more than 15 billion U.S.-made custom wireless connectivity chips for Apple products. Learn more about your ad choices

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7:34

The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a...

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2026/07/08

An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose the victim, set up the infrastructure, and supplied stolen credentials — meaning it wasn't quite the fully autonomous cybercrime debut that last week's headlines suggested. Also, the U.S. Army has fixed two of its websites that were hacked to display messages calling President Trump a "pedophile" and a "thief." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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7:14

Amazon will stop accepting new customers for...

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2026/07/07

These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Also, the hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency's annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:47

What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and...

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2026/07/06

Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:11

Jersey Mike’s IPO illustrates how bad the AI hype has...

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2026/07/03

Just for kicks, I took a look at Jersey Mike's IPO documents. Surely a sandwich shop would have no need to mention AI. But low-and-behold. And at an internal meeting, the Meta CEO reportedly said that AI development efforts were not moving as quickly as anticipated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:14

US government says it got hacked — again; Microsoft...

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2026/07/03

A top Democrat on the Senate's Intelligence Committee warned that the information accessed on a Homeland Security intelligence-sharing network may risk national security. Also, Microsoft follows Amazon, OpenAI and Anthropic with its new AI deployment group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:18

Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a...

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2026/07/02

Realta Fusion showed it could generate electricity from a fusion reaction, no steam turbine required. Vinton Cerf, one of the creators of the protocols underlying the internet, will step down as Google's chief internet evangelist next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:00

The AI jobs debate just got messier; plus, 92 GW of...

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2026/07/01

A new report finds "high-intensity AI adopters” saw headcount increase 10.2%. Among those companies, entry-level headcount rose by 12%, countering the rhetoric that AI kills junior jobs. Also, the Trump administration's moves threaten $121 billion in new solar and wind power, two energy sources that are the biggest contributors to new capacity in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:20

Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls...

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2026/06/30

Ford execs said, "mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence ... that would produce a high-quality product.” Also, the all-stock deal values Iridium at $8 billion, and gives Rocket Lab even more firepower to compete against Amazon and SpaceX. Plus, eager to find more public AI-related companies that may do as well as Nvidia, Wall Street investors think they've found a winner with Micron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:37

It’s not about Anthropic vs. OpenAI anymore; plus,...

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2026/06/29

AI models have progressed to the point where their capabilities have real political consequences. Dealing with those consequences will require collective action. Also, General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:13

Databricks’ former AI chief thinks he can cut AI’s...

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2026/06/26

Un0 is an image-generation system tool that shows for the first time how the company's technology can replicate conventional AI systems. Also, market research company Klue told customers that it believes the hacking group that stole their data is now deleting it. The company, however, warned about a second group of hackers wanting ransom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:46

OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by...

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2026/06/25

Named Jalapeño, the new processor was designed specifically for the unique needs of OpenAI's inference systems. Also, new details have emerged about Valor's latest fund, which last year announced it was raising an unspecified amount of capital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:56

Ribbie turns real-time baseball stats into...

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2026/06/24

Ribbie lets you follow along live with MLB games with a delightful, arcade-inspired interface. Also, the loop takes agentic AI a step further, by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:21

SpaceX inks compute deal with Reflection AI, an...

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2026/06/23

Reflection AI will pay $150 million a month beginning July 1, 2026 through 2029 for immediate access to Nvidia's latest GB300 AI chips and supporting hardware across SpaceX's Colossus 2 data center near Memphis, Tennessee. Also, Instagram is coming for streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as it sets its ambitions for living room viewing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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