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10:30

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’...

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2026/10/15

Langley’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology.Also, Flock's CEO's comments come amid mounting scrutiny of Flock from privacy advocates, including the ACLU, and members of the public who are concerned about the misuse of its technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:07

Cerebras CEO says we’re nearing a future where...

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2026/10/14

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud.Also, Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company's work with PRIMA is part of its path toward a novel brain-computer interface (BCI). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:13

Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s...

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2026/10/12

Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice.Also, in a Saturday morning post, Microsoft's CEO wrote that it’s time “to step back and assess the trust architecture” of AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:31

Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct...

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2026/10/09

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safety culture.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:45

India rejects Elon Musk’s claim of discrimination...

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2026/10/08

Starlink is still awaiting security clearance before it can seek spectrum and begin commercial services in India.Also, ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:00

How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat...

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2026/10/07

A Threads user wrote: "I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless," one shopper wrote on Threads.Also, on Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open weights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:21

OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the...

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2026/10/06

OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, it says.Also, the company is deliberately limiting production after years of struggling to find mass-market demand for its EVs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:01

Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass...

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2026/10/05

A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant.Also, the CEO of Amazon Web Services tried to push back against widespread suspicion of data centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:34

Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to...

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2026/10/02

President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro.Also, Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:16

Hackers stole millions of US military personnel...

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2026/10/01

The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.Also, the new BMW 3 Series shows just how quickly EVs have caught up to fossil fuel vehicles on pricing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:04

OpenAI takes on Microsoft with the launch of what...

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2026/09/30

OpenAI's newly announced suite of office features puts it into mor direct competition with more traditional software companies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:28

Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI...

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2026/09/29

As the debate rages over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents is a step toward AGI or a more conventional engineering problem, Nvidia is offering its own answer to problem.Also, just like the rest of the U.S, data centers and AI are dividing climate tech founders and investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:07

Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the...

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2026/09/28

AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge.Also, anyone interested in joining has to ask Muse to put them on the list. And Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital use of AI tools led to an additional $942M in healthcare spending over a two-year period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:10

Muse Charm is tapping into a trend; Australia to...

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2026/09/25

Meta’s new AI gadget may look like a Tamagotchi, but its dangling form factor taps into a much broader Gen Z trend around bag charms, retro tech, and turning gadgets into fashion accessories.Also, the OpenAI hacking incident is the first known breach to affect a government agency, and Australia's prime minister has vowed to hold OpenAI accountable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:11

Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it

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2026/09/24

The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:28

Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a...

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2026/09/23

Meta says Muse was built from scratch, but acknowledges the AI assistant was "heavily inspired" by OpenClaw — down to some of its workspace filenames and content.Also, Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:57

Apple Store architect Ron Johnson doesn’t buy Silicon...

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2026/09/22

Johnson’s view comes as some of the world’s biggest tech companies are trying to push AI deeper into shopping, betting that agents can automate more of how we find and buy items.Also, Meta is giving plastic recycling a boost in a new deal with startup MacroCycle, which is building its first commercial plant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:01

OpenAI forms math advisory group; Meta’s Muse is...

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2026/09/21

The group won't be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI's ongoing mathematical research.Also, Meta’s new AI agent Muse has racked up more downloads and daily active users in the U.S. and Canada than ChatGPT did over the same period after its mobile debut, according to new estimates from Appfigures. And, many of The Boring Company's announced project have not materialized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:40

Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft...

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2026/09/18

Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it would gut publishers.Also, King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:47

AI labs want in-house auditors — but maybe they...

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2026/09/17

There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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