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Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive information; Waymo as getaway vehicle, and Uber's data-collection vehicles
3d ago00:07:47Tap to summarizeThe advisory warns that Chinese spies are using public job search platforms to recruit people with access to non-public information. Also, the incident helps shed some new light on how Waymo treats and stores the footage captured by its robotaxis. And, the modified Ioniq 5 will be loaded with sensors to capture data for Uber's new AV Labs division. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on; plus, Uber caps employee AI spending and Martin Scorsese becomes the latest Hollywood voice for AI
4d ago00:06:35Tap to summarizeFusion startup Xcimer fired up the world's largest privately owned laser. Also, Uber's cutback has occurred after the company had reportedly encouraged staff to use AI as much as possible. And, the world's most famous living directors is using AI solely for storyboarding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Apple’s MacBook Neo is winning over a new generation of buyers; Meta tests ‘Series’ and X caters to creators with new ‘React with Video’ feature
5d ago00:10:37Tap to summarizeThe MacBook Neo shipped 1.1 million units in its first weeks on sale, IDC estimates, as Apple pushes deeper into the mainstream laptop market. Also, Meta told TechCrunch that it's considering ways to monetize the new feature, but didn't share specifics on what that could look like. And X will now let you 'react with video' to posts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →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
6d ago00:06:06Tap 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
1w 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
1w 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
2w 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
2w 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
2w 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
2w 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
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