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Is ChatGPT Killing Computer Science? Anthropic AI...

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2026/07/22

Is AI changing who studies computer science? Can AI ever ignore human authority? And who should regulate the world's most powerful AI models? On Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, July 22, 2026, Jim Love explores four major AI and technology stories shaping the future of software, regulation and digital trust. Computer science enrollment has fallen for the first time in more than 20 years, dropping from about 660,000 students in 2024 to just over 606,000 in 2025. Is ChatGPT to blame, or are layoffs, AI

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14:45

Why Americans Are Destroying Flock Cameras | AI CEOs,...

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2026/07/21

Why are people across America tearing down surveillance cameras? Can AI replace the CEO? And why did a federal judge suddenly slam the brakes on the $81 billion Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger? On today's Hashtag Trending, Jim Love examines why Flock Safety's automated license plate reader cameras have become targets of public anger, as residents cut them down, vandalize them and question expanding surveillance. The episode also looks at claims from privacy researcher Ben Jordan that some

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12:01

China Bans AI Girlfriends and Boyfriends, DeepSeek's...

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2026/07/20

China bans AI girlfriends, DeepSeek prepares its next AI model, SpaceX investors face a trillion-dollar reality check, Canada questions AI data centers, and Spotify deletes 75 million spam tracks. On Hashtag Trending for Monday, July 20, 2026, host Jim Love covers five major technology stories shaping artificial intelligence, big tech, and the future of digital platforms. China has become the first country to regulate AI companion apps, banning features that encourage emotional dependence while

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01:11:26

Project Synapse: AI News, Digital Sovereignty,...

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2026/06/20

The hosts discuss a favorite scene from the 1981 film Caveman before introducing Project Synapse, their weekly show on AI and new technology. They cover a hectic week in AI news, including talk of SpaceX buying Cursor for $60B, Cursor's role as an AI-enabled IDE using multiple models, and concerns over token costs and profitability. They describe Anthropic taking Fable offline after a government order cutting off foreign nationals, raising fears about reliance on U.S.-based AI and digital

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40:12

FortiBleed Emergency: 74,000 Fortinet Logins Exposed

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2026/06/19

A special crossover episode of Cybersecurity Today and Hashtag Trending for June 19, 2026. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning after security researchers uncovered the FortiBleed dataset, exposing credentials tied to approximately 74,000 Fortinet firewall and SSL VPN devices across 194 countries. Researchers found the data on an exposed threat actor server containing attack tools, victim databases, logs, and thousands of verified usernames

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12:50

ChatGPT Falls Below 50%, Microsoft Eyes DeepSeek,...

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2026/06/18

ChatGPT's dominance of the AI market is slipping. New data from Sensor Tower shows OpenAI's flagship chatbot falling below 50% market share for the first time, while Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude continue gaining ground. At the same time, AI app downloads, consumer spending, and competition are accelerating across the industry. In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love examines what the changing AI landscape means for OpenAI, why Illinois could become the first U.S. state to restrict

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13:27

OpenAI's Perfect Storm: Losses, Lawsuits and...

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2026/06/17

OpenAI is facing pressure from every direction. In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love examines reports that OpenAI may have lost as much as $38 billion in 2025, even as the company is reportedly considering aggressive pricing strategies while competitors such as Anthropic raise prices and tighten usage limits. The company is also now the target of a coordinated investigation by 42 U.S. state attorneys general following concerns over ChatGPT's "sycophancy" behaviour — a controversial

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18:40

Amazon Warned Washington? Anthropic Shutdown, AI...

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2026/06/16

In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love examines new reporting suggesting Amazon raised concerns with U.S. officials before the government restricted access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, raising questions about why the company was reportedly given only minutes to respond and whether the official explanation fully accounts for the decision. The show also looks at the expiration of a major U.S. federal data-centre oversight framework at the same time public opposition to

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12:34

US Forces Anthropic AI Shutdown, Canada's Online...

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2026/06/15

On June 15, 2026, host Jim Love reports that Anthropic shut down its Mythos-5 and Fable-5 models worldwide after a US national security directive demanded removal of access for all foreign nationals on 90 minutes' notice; Anthropic said it couldn't practically guarantee compliance and disputed the jailbreak rationale while noting extensive safety testing. The shutdown intensified global digital sovereignty debates, with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney citing the need for sovereign AI and Europe

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01:06:03

Project Synapse: Going Down The Rabbit Hole On...

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2026/06/13

Project Synapse Weekend: When Cheap Local Models Hallucinate + Anthropic's Fable-5 Controversy Jim Love and Marcel host the Project Synapse weekend edition without Jon Pinard, discussing Jim's three-month experiment building his Nexus AI agent. Trying to avoid expensive API calls, Jim switched to a small open-source Gemma model and found that limited context windows and growing memory files led to severe hallucinations and corrupted "memories," suggesting he may need periodic context compression or

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18:47

Bose Warranty Vanishes, Court Holds Google Liable For...

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2026/06/12

Jim Love hosts Hashtag Trending for Friday, June 12, 2026, with a special look at a week of technology stories that range from bizarre to genuinely concerning. It starts with a personal experience involving a Bose warranty that appeared to vanish after being successfully registered, raising questions about what happens when automated systems become the final authority and no one seems empowered to challenge them. That leads into a discussion of a recent German court ruling holding Google responsible

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11:03

EuroOffice Challenges Microsoft, Google AI Traffic...

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2026/06/11

Europe is accelerating its push for digital sovereignty with the launch of EuroOffice, a cloud-based alternative to Microsoft 365 backed by German hosting giant IONOS and other European technology companies. But the launch has sparked controversy, with LibreOffice accusing the project of reinforcing Microsoft's document standards while critics question its roots in a fork of OnlyOffice. Meanwhile, new data suggests Google's AI Overviews are dramatically accelerating the rise of "zero-click"

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09:54

OpenAI IPO, Meta Pushes Back on S Facial Recognition,...

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2026/06/10

Jim Love covers three headlines for June 10, 2026: OpenAI has filed confidential paperwork for a US IPO, with Reuters suggesting it could come as early as September amid a broader wave of potential blockbuster listings also involving Anthropic and SpaceX; the report reviews OpenAI's shift from non-profit to commercial powerhouse, prior governance turmoil around Sam Altman, planned conversion to a public benefit corporation, and disputed private-company revenue/user figures compared with Anthropic

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11:56

20K Instagram Accounts Hacked, AI's Environmental...

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2026/06/09

Jim Love covers four headlines: hackers exploited Instagram's AI support bot to hijack over 20,000 accounts by abusing account recovery and password reset links, prompting Meta to disable the tool, remove faulty code, and add enhanced protections. A UN University report warns AI's environmental footprint extends beyond carbon, projecting data centers could consume 945 TWh annually by 2030 and highlighting growing demands for electricity, cooling water, land, and minerals, amid political backlash to

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08:48

Anthropic Warns of AI Building AI, $1.3T AI Stock...

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2026/06/08

Jim Love reports the top tech stories for Monday, June 8, 2026: Anthropic, as it moves toward an IPO, calls for a global mechanism to slow or temporarily pause frontier AI development if risks rise, citing concerns about recursive self-improvement and warning that institutions may be unprepared. Markets saw a sharp AI-related selloff as US-listed semiconductor firms lost about $1.3 trillion in value in one day, driven by expectations that demanded perfection and a strong US jobs report raising rate

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01:20:15

Microsoft's AI Wrecking Ball: Scout, MAI Thinking 1,...

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2026/06/06

In this Project Synapse episode, Jim, Marcel Gagné, and John Pinard unpack Microsoft's sudden wave of AI announcements, including seven new in-house models such as MAI Thinking 1 (a 35B-parameter reasoning model trained from scratch on "clean" data), a Copilot replacement or reorganization called Scout, and Microsoft's Maia inference chips while still training on NVIDIA hardware. They debate whether Microsoft is finally moving beyond rebranding OpenAI/Anthropic models, discuss agent security

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08:34

Tech Layoffs Surge Again, Ring's Privacy Fight...

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2026/06/05

Tech layoffs are back with a vengeance. In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love looks at new data showing technology companies announced more than 38,000 job cuts in May — the highest monthly total in nearly two years. As billions flow into AI infrastructure, data centres, and specialized AI talent, the tech industry appears to be reshaping itself once again. We also examine Amazon Ring's latest privacy controversy. A new lawsuit alleges the company's facial recognition technology collects

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14:56

Microsoft's AI Reset? Scout Agent Launches as SpaceX...

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2026/06/04

Microsoft is making one of its biggest AI bets yet. In today's Hashtag Trending, Jim Love examines Microsoft's launch of the Scout AI agent and its new MAI-Thinking-1 reasoning model as the company tries to move beyond criticism of Copilot and redefine its AI strategy. Also in this episode: 🔹 Anthropic expands access to its powerful Mythos cybersecurity AI model, tripling Project Glasswing participation from about 50 to 150 organizations across more than 15 countries while continuing to keep the

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11:54

Anthropic IPO, Florida Sues OpenAI, Military Tracking...

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2026/06/02

Anthropic moves toward Wall Street with a confidential IPO filing, projected quarterly revenue of $10.9 billion, and its first operating profit, raising a critical question for the AI industry: can artificial intelligence become a sustainable business, not just a technology revolution? OpenAI faces a new legal challenge as Florida becomes the first U.S. state to sue the company and CEO Sam Altman over alleged risks to children and claims about AI safety. The lawsuit could become a watershed case

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01:39

AI Backlash Grows: Job Loss Warnings, Data Center...

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2026/05/30

As concerns about artificial intelligence move from theory to reality, a growing public backlash is beginning to take shape. In this episode of Project Synapse, Jim Love, Marcel Gagné, and John Pinard explore the rise of the AI "techlash" and the growing fears around job displacement, economic inequality, data centre expansion, and AI-driven cybersecurity risks. The discussion covers warnings from AI researchers about workforce disruption, public resistance to AI adoption, the economics behind

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