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MikeCast — Daily Briefing
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Your daily AI-powered news briefing. Personalized news across AI & Tech, Business & Markets, Companies, and NY Sports.
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MikeCast #87 — May 20, 2026
2d ago00:05:36Tap to summarizeEpisode #87 — Treasury yields have reached levels last seen in 2007, Meta is laying off 8,000 employees as part of its AI transformation, Google DeepMind unveiled the Gemini Omni model, GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to its repositories, and the Knicks made a historic comeback against the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Transcribe →MikeCast #86 — May 19, 2026
3d agoTap to summarizeEpisode #86 — This episode covers Google's major announcements at I/O, including the Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni AI models, OpenAI's new "Guaranteed Capacity" offering and adoption of Google's SynthID, Meta's strategic workforce shift to AI, market impacts from rising bond yields, and sports updates on the Yankees and Knicks games.
Transcribe →MikeCast #85 — May 18, 2026
4d agoTap to summarizeEpisode #85 — This episode covers a major data breach at NYC Health and Hospitals affecting 1.8 million people, Amazon's Alexa+ generating AI podcasts, OpenAI facing a lawsuit over ChatGPT's legal advice, potential Federal Reserve rate hikes due to bond vigilantes, market pressures from Middle East tensions, and sports updates on the Giants and Devils.
Transcribe →MikeCast #84 — May 17, 2026
5d agoTap to summarizeEpisode #84 — This episode covers the closing arguments in the Musk versus OpenAI trial over its shift from nonprofit to for-profit, Anthropic's AI model sparking calls for India's sovereign AI infrastructure, Google DeepMind's new environmental accelerator in Asia Pacific, oil price spikes due to U.S.-Iran tensions, Alphabet's stock performance, Meta's threat to exit New Mexico over a kids' safety bill, and the Yankees' loss to the Mets.
Transcribe →MikeCast #83 — May 16, 2026
6d agoTap to summarizeEpisode #83 — This episode of MikeCast covers a California bill to keep online games active, a 76% rise in power prices in the Eastern U.S. due to AI data centers, Berkshire Hathaway's $2.6 billion investment in Delta Air Lines, a significant tech stock downturn affecting the Dow, and Walmart and Amazon's competition for rural market dominance.
Transcribe →MikeCast #82 — May 15, 2026
1w agoTap to summarizeEpisode #82 — Cerebras Systems' IPO saw its stock nearly double, OpenAI is considering legal action against Apple over ChatGPT integration, Spotify adopts Apple's video streaming standard, Fed Governor Miran resigns supporting Kevin Warsh, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square invests in Microsoft, and LinkedIn, Cisco, and Amazon announce layoffs amidst economic pressures.
Transcribe →MikeCast #81 — May 14, 2026
1w agoTap to summarizeEpisode #81 — This episode covers Clio's milestone of $500 million in annual recurring revenue, Cisco's 17% stock surge amid AI order increases and job cuts, the appointment of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, rising oil prices due to U.S.-China talks, record highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, and the Knicks' sweep celebration.
Transcribe →MikeCast #80 — May 13, 2026
1w agoTap to summarizeEpisode #80 — OpenAI launched ChatGPT 5.5 Instant as the new default model, Alibaba reported an 84% drop in core profitability despite growth in AI and cloud services, Tencent saw increased demand for gaming and AI but weaker-than-expected revenue, SoftBank's Vision Fund gained $46 billion from OpenAI investments, and Tesla's stock fell 4% amid leadership changes.
Transcribe →MikeCast #79 — May 12, 2026
1w agoTap to summarizeEpisode #79 — This episode of MikeCast covers OpenAI's launch of a $14 billion AI consulting arm, Meta's upcoming layoff of 8,000 employees and a lawsuit over scam ads, GitLab's workforce reduction, Google's prevention of a mass exploitation event, rising oil prices amid the U.S.-Iran standoff, and a business delegation including Tim Cook and Elon Musk accompanying former President Trump to China.
Transcribe →MikeCast #78 — May 11, 2026
2w agoTap to summarizeEpisode #78 — In this episode, we discuss OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT 5.5 Instant, Maryland's $2 billion power grid upgrade for AI data centers, Sony's AI-driven game production surge, Anthropic's concerns about AI influenced by fictional narratives, Tesla's stock rise and Cybertruck recall, oil price surges due to U.S.-Iran tensions, and the Yankees' close game against the Brewers.
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