AI in 2

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Apple executives held internal talks about buying Perplexity, Bloomberg News reports
https://www.reuters.com/business/apple-executives-held-internal-talks-about-buying-perplexity-bloomberg-news-2025-06-20/

OpenAI pulls promotional materials around Jony Ive deal due to court order
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/openai-pulls-promotional-materials-around-jony-ive-deal/

Jony Ive deal removed from OpenAI site over trademark suit
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-22/jony-ive-deal-removed-from-openai-site-over-trademark-suit

The music industry is building the tech to hunt down AI songs
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/686767/music-industry-ai-song-detection-tracking-licensing

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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

AMD Introduces AI-Focused MI350 Series, Part of ‘Vision for an Open AI’ Ecosystem
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amd-introduces-ai-focused-mi350-series-part-of-vision-for-an-open-ai-ecosystem-83c67f61

AMD launches MI350 AI chip line to rival Nvidia’s Blackwell processors, debuts AI cloud service
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amd-launches-mi350-ai-chip-line-to-rival-nvidias-blackwell-processors-debuts-ai-cloud-service-183046317.html

Engineering Jobs in the Age of AI: What’s Next?
https://www.wired.com/story/vibe-coding-engineering-apocalypse/

Barbie-maker Mattel teams up with OpenAI, eyes first AI-powered product this year
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/barbie-maker-mattel-teams-up-with-openai-eyes-first-ai-powered-product-this-year-2025-06-12/

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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Apple opens up AI to developers as it faces regulatory hurdles
https://www.reuters.com/business/wwdc-apple-faces-ai-regulatory-challenges-it-woos-software-developers-2025-06-09/

Apple pitches privacy-first AI to developers at WWDC
https://www.ft.com/content/eaeb13ef-a3ba-440d-b1e4-ab07639d0777

F.D.A. to Use A.I. in Drug Approvals to ‘Radically Increase Efficiency’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/health/fda-drug-approvals-artificial-intelligence.html

After Slashing Thousands of Jobs, Trump’s FDA Wants to Use AI to Approve New Drugs More Quickly
https://gizmodo.com/after-slashing-thousands-of-jobs-trumps-fda-wants-to-use-ai-to-approve-new-drugs-more-quickly-2000614144

Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Firm for Copyright Infringement
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/business/media/disney-universal-midjourney-ai.html

Disney and Universal launch legal action against AI firm Midjourney over copyright claims
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/11/disney-universal-ai-lawsuit

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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

OpenAI releases O3-Pro, a souped-up version of its O3 AI reasoning model
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/openai-releases-o3-pro-a-souped-up-version-of-its-o3-ai-reasoning-model/

OpenAI’s “open model” is delayed
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/10/openais-open-model-is-delayed/

Meta is creating a new A.I. lab to pursue ‘superintelligence’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/technology/meta-new-ai-lab-superintelligence.html

Zuckerberg recruits new ‘superintelligence’ AI group at Meta
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-10/zuckerberg-recruits-new-superintelligence-ai-group-at-meta

AI chatbots are making LA protest disinformation worse
https://www.wired.com/story/grok-chatgpt-ai-los-angeles-protest-disinformation/

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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Apple’s WWDC underwhelms on AI, focuses on design instead
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/apple-wwdc-underwhelms-on-ai-software-biggest-facelift-in-decade-.html

Apple Unveils ‘Apple Intelligence’ but Developers Left Wanting More
https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-wwdc-2025-ai-63709136

Still no AI-powered, more personalized Siri from Apple at WWDC ‘25
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/09/still-no-ai-powered-more-personalized-siri-from-apple-at-wwdc-25/

These Developers Can’t Get Excited About Apple’s AI Efforts
https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-developers-cant-get-excited-about-apples-ai-efforts-d463d944

Amazon to invest $20B in Pennsylvania for AI infrastructure buildout
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2025/06/09/amazon-srtificial-intelligence-shapiro-invest/stories/202506090047

Amazon Plans $20 Billion AI Infrastructure Investment in Pennsylvania
http://mykxlg.com/news/national/amazon-plans-to-invest-20-billion-in-pa-for-ai-infrastructure/article_dfb190a3-8655-55b8-8371-a790725d8a34.html

UK tackles AI skills gap through NVIDIA partnership
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/uk-financial-regulator-partners-with-nvidia-ai-sandbox-2025-06-09/

UK Teams Up with NVIDIA to Bridge AI Talent Shortage
https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/uk-tackles-ai-skills-gap-through-nvidia-partnership/

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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Meta’s Billion-Dollar Bet Cements Scale AI’s Role as Backbone of AI Market
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-08/meta-s-billion-dollar-bet-cements-scale-ai-s-role-as-backbone-of-ai-market

Meta in Talks for Scale AI Investment That Could Top $10 Billion
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-08/meta-in-talks-for-scale-ai-investment-that-could-top-10-billion

Meta Reportedly in Talks to Invest Billions of Dollars in Scale AI
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/08/meta-reportedly-in-talks-to-invest-billions-of-dollars-in-scale-ai/

Musk’s xAI Is Trying to Borrow $5 Billion While His Relationship With Trump Blows Up
https://www.wsj.com/finance/musks-xai-is-trying-to-borrow-5-billion-while-his-relationship-with-trump-blows-up-4b963361

Ohio State Announces Every Student Will Use AI in Class
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/ohio-state-university/ohio-state-announces-every-student-will-use-ai-in-class/

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Anthropic launches new Claude service for military and intelligence use
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/680465/anthropic-claude-gov-us-government-military-ai-model-launch

From AI agents to enterprise budgets, 20 VCs share their predictions on enterprise tech in 2025
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/30/from-ai-agents-to-enterprise-budgets-20-vcs-share-their-predictions-on-enterprise-tech-in-2025/

Amazon is reportedly training humanoid robots to deliver packages
https://www.theverge.com/news/680258/amazon-training-package-delivery-humanoid-robots

The cursed world of AI kiss and hug apps
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/679295/ai-hug-kiss-video-apps-deepfakes

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

US removes 'safety' from AI Safety Institute in name and mission change
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/679852/trump-ai-safety-institute-name-mission-change

A lot more AI characters are coming to Fortnite
https://www.theverge.com/fortnite/679077/epic-games-fortnite-creators-ai-npcs-darth-vader

Samsung phones are getting a weird AI shopping platform nobody asked for
https://www.theverge.com/news/679541/samsung-galaxy-glance-ai-lock-screen-app

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

DeepSeek May Have Used Google’s Gemini to Train Its Latest Model
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/03/deepseek-may-have-used-googles-gemini-to-train-its-latest-model/

Snowflake to Buy Crunchy Data for $250 Million
https://www.wsj.com/articles/snowflake-to-buy-crunchy-data-for-250-million-233543ab

There’s Going to Be a Movie About OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Ouster and Subsequent Rehire
https://www.theverge.com/news/679007/theres-going-to-be-a-movie-about-openai-ceo-sam-altmans-ouster-and-subsequent-rehire

💡 Hosted by Abby Voss. New episodes drop every weekday.
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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.

Your fast, focused update on the world of artificial intelligence.

In today’s episode:

Thomson Reuters is building A.I. agents with OpenA.I.
https://www.theverge.com/news/678068/thompson-reuters-is-building-ai-agents-with-openai

Thomson Reuters ushers in the next era of A.I. with launch of agentic intelligence
https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/press-releases/2025/may/thomson-reuters-ushers-in-the-next-era-of-ai-with-launch-of-agentic-intelligence

IBM acquires data analysis startup Seek A.I., opens A.I. accelerator in NYC
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/02/ibm-acquires-data-analysis-startup-seek-ai-opens-ai-accelerator-in-nyc/

A.I. data centers could soon use more electricity than Bitcoin mining
https://www.theverge.com/climate-change/676528/ai-data-center-energy-forecast-bitcoin-mining

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AI in 2 is your daily AI news rundown in under 3 minutes, designed for developers, tech leads, and engineering managers who want to stay informed without the fluff.