Murderbots, mass layoffs, and media takeovers — all in one news cycle. Anthropic told the Pentagon "we will not accede." Block cut half its workforce overnight. And the Paramount-Warner Brothers deal raises real questions about who's running the media now.

Also, thanks to Nicolás Maduro's fashion sense, Dan's 13-year-old is being called Lil Tator at school and honestly? The kids are all right.

Happy FAFO Friday!

Here's some of what Kwaku Aning and I get into:

(00:00) - Three Stories Broke Last Night
(03:16) - Anthropic Tells the Pentagon No
(06:24) - Murder Bots, But Human in the Loop
(07:00) - The Pentagon's Friday Deadline
(09:28) - Why This Is a Huge Win for Anthropic
(10:50) - The War for AI Talent
(12:57) - Is the Administration Losing Steam?
(15:05) - The Paramount-Warner Brothers Deal
(17:36) - Who Controls the Media Now?
(21:13) - CNN, Independent Media, and the Employee Perspective
(23:55) - Block Lays Off 4,000 People
(24:14) - The Citrini Research Fiction That Tanked Stocks
(27:49) - AI Washing and the Real Reason for Layoffs
(30:11) - Will Vibe Coding Replace Real Companies?
(33:27) - Mid-Roll Break
(34:41) - Past, Present, Future: State-Controlled AI
(35:18) - Past, Present, Future: Independent Media
(38:03) - — SLAPP Lawsuits and Creator Protections
(40:23) - — Past, Present, Future: Knicks Championship
(41:44) - — Come See Us at South by Southwest!

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