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Florida sues OpenAI in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents; plus, Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access
Yesterday00:06:06Tap to summarizeThe lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT's alleged role in the incident. everal users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →The internet is being rebuilt for machines
2d ago00:05:48Tap to summarizeAs AI agents move from experiments to production, AWS, Cloudflare, and others are redesigning cloud infrastructure for a future dominated by machine-generated internet traffic instead of human users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Anthropic releases Opus 4.8; plus, you’ll soon be able to trade AI token futures
5d ago00:06:16Tap to summarizeThe new Opus model comes with a tool called Dynamic Workflows, for coordinating swarms of subagents. Also, large exchanges are designing derivative products around AI tokens, which are increasingly being considered less a computational output and more a raw material input, like electricity or bandwidth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis
6d ago00:06:44Tap to summarize"CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis," Box CEO Aaron Levie opines. Maybe that explains the almost religious belief in AI productivity gains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved; plus, Iranian hackers blamed for breach of LA transit system
1w ago00:08:25Tap to summarizeA shadowy group that stole and dumped the NSA’s most powerful hacking tools still has implications for how companies think about digital risk today. Also, an Israeli cybersecurity firm said Iran’s government is behind Ababil of Minab, a fake hacktivist persona that has claimed a series of data breaches after the start of the war in Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →What ClickUp’s mass layoff tells us about the future of work; plus, the pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI
1w ago00:08:21Tap to summarizeThe nine-year-old startup is replacing hundreds of employees with thousands of AI agents. Also, Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans
1w ago00:06:07Tap to summarizeIBM and Scuderia Ferrari HP take TechCrunch inside how they are redefining the fan experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →xAI burned $6.4B last year, the spending is far from over; plus, Jensen Huang says he’s found a ‘brand new’ $200B market for Nvidia
2w ago00:09:14Tap to summarizeSpaceX's IPO filing reveals xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 while planning a massive Grok expansion — offering the first public look at Elon Musk's AI financials and more details about his ambitions. Also, the next big thing for Nvidia will be CPUs for AI agents, $200 billion worth, CEO Jensen Huang predicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims
2w ago00:06:54Tap to summarize“By the end of this week, you and Sam will be the most hated men in America.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Solar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in business
2w ago00:05:45Tap to summarizeCosts for solar panels are expected to drop another 30% in the coming decade, helping the tech cement its lead in energy markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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