AI in 2

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

In today’s episode:

Google’s A.I. Mode Rolls Out in the U.S., Redefining Search and Research
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/googles-ai-mode-rolls-out-to-us-will-add-support-for-deeper-research-comparison-shopping-and-more/

Google’s Search Results Are Getting an A.I. Upgrade
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/technology/personaltech/google-ai-mode-search.html

A.I. Alignment Alarm: Model Rewrites Its Own Code to Prevent Shutdown
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-is-learning-to-escape-human-control-technology-model-code-programming-066b3ec5

Google Offers Free A.I. Premium to U.S. College Students — and It’s a Playground for Next-Gen Tools
https://www.theverge.com/news/650921/google-one-ai-premium-gemini-free-college-education

College Students Can Grab a Google One A.I. Premium Plan for Free Right Now
https://www.pcmag.com/news/college-students-can-grab-a-google-one-ai-premium-plan-for-free-right-now

💡 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:

AMD buys silicon photonics startup Enosemi to fuel its AI ambitions
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/28/amd-buys-silicon-photonics-startup-enosemi-to-fuel-its-ai-ambitions/

AMD acquires Enosemi to enter photonics race — chasing Nvidia into light-based interconnect tech
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/amd-acquires-enosemi-to-enter-photonics-race-chasing-nvidia-into-light-based-interconnect-tech

Senators probe whether RealPage pushed state AI law ban
https://www.theverge.com/news/676378/senator-realpage-budget-reconciliation-bill-involvement

The AI Experience Is Going From ‘50 First Dates’ to ‘Cheers’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ai-experience-is-going-from-50-first-dates-to-cheers-0dc6b9dd

💡 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:

Nvidia earnings: Chipmaker reports $44B in Q1 revenue despite China export restrictions
https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/nvidia-nvda-q1-earnings-report-2025-62ff6a10

Nvidia earnings Q1 2025
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/28/nvidia-earnings-q1-2025.html

Anthropic’s Claude 4 tries to snitch during A.I. safety tests
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-claude-snitch-emergent-behavior

Anthropic’s Claude 4 takes initiative in safety tests, raises new alignment questions
https://www.theverge.com/2025/05/28/anthropic-claude-4-emergent-behavior-initiative-safety-testing

Opera’s new Neon browser is built for A.I. agents
https://www.theverge.com/2025/5/28/24164483/opera-neon-browser-launch-ai-agentic

Opera launches Neon, an A.I. browser for autonomous tasks
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/28/opera-launches-neon-an-ai-browser-for-autonomous-tasks

💡 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:

Salesforce acquires Informatica for $8B to power agentic A.I.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/27/salesforce-acquires-informatica-for-8-billion/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/salesforce-buys-informatica-ai-data-75f6e3d7

Sundar Pichai lays out Google’s A.I. product vision
https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/673638/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-interview-ai-search-web-future
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/27/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-talks-ai-search-and-publisher-concerns.html

A.I.-generated meme captions are (almost) as funny as human ones
https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.07981
https://venturebeat.com/ai/ai-can-now-generate-memes-that-gen-z-finds-funny-study-finds/

💡 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:

Nvidia to launch cheaper Blackwell A.I. chip for China after U.S. export curbs
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-launch-cheaper-blackwell-ai-chip-china-after-us-export-curbs-sources-say-2025-05-24

Claude 4.0’s system prompt shows how Anthropic thinks about tool use
https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/claude-4-system-prompt/#the-missing-prompts-for-tools

Ukraine’s ‘drone war’ hastens development of autonomous weapons
https://www.ft.com/content/165272fb-832f-4299-a0d2-1be8efcf5758

💡 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's Claude 4 ushers in a new era of intelligent agents and A.I. coding
https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/anthropic-claude-4-new-era-intelligent-agents-and-ai-coding/

Anthropic’s new Claude 4 model triggers major safety protocols over bio-risk fears
https://time.com/7287806/anthropic-claude-4-opus-safety-bio-risk/

Anthropic's new Claude 4 A.I. models can reason over many steps
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-claude-4-ai-models-can-reason-over-many-steps/

U.A.E. inks deal with OpenAI to launch global ‘Stargate’ A.I. hub
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/22/uae-openai-stargate-deal

Tech companies turn to Hollywood to help sell A.I.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-22/tech-companies-turn-to-hollywood-to-help-sell-ai

💡 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:

OpenAI’s next big bet won’t be a wearable
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/openais-next-big-bet-wont-be-a-wearable-report/

OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s AI hardware startup in $6.5B deal
https://www.theverge.com/2025/05/20/openai-jony-ive-io-acquisition-ai-hardware

Google’s Veo 3 can generate videos — and soundtracks to go along with them
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/20/googles-veo-3-can-generate-videos-and-soundtracks-to-go-along-with-them

Most AI chatbots easily tricked into giving dangerous responses, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/21/most-ai-chatbots-easily-tricked-into-giving-dangerous-responses-study-finds

Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings, it said
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/klarna-used-an-ai-avatar-of-its-ceo-to-deliver-earnings-it-said/

💡 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:

Google Unveils 'AI Mode' and Gemini Upgrades at I/O 2025
https://www.theverge.com/google-io/670386/google-astra-universal-ai-assistant-prototype-io-2025

Apple to Open Its AI Models to Developers
https://www.reuters.com/business/apple-open-its-ai-models-developers-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-05-20

JPMorgan Uses AI to Streamline Workforce, Cut 10% of Operations Staff
https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-using-ai-help-hiring-jamie-dimon-stagflation-2025-5

AI-Voiced Darth Vader Joins Fortnite — and Gets Trolled
https://www.polygon.com/fortnite/599517/an-ai-james-earl-jones-returns-as-darth-vader-in-fortnite-with-permission

💡 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:

Microsoft wants A.I. agents to work together and remember things
https://www.reuters.com/business/microsoft-wants-ai-agents-work-together-remember-things-2025-05-19/

Dell unveils new A.I. servers powered by Nvidia chips to boost enterprise adoption
https://www.reuters.com/business/dell-unveils-new-ai-servers-powered-by-nvidia-chips-boost-enterprise-adoption-2025-05-19/

Nvidia pushes further into cloud with GPU marketplace
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nvidia-pushes-further-into-cloud-with-gpu-marketplace-4fba6bdd

Italy’s data watchdog fines A.I. company Replika’s developer $5.6 million
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/italys-data-watchdog-fines-ai-company-replikas-developer-56-million-2025-05-19/

💡 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:

Apple is trying to get 'LLM Siri' back on track
https://www.theverge.com/news/669238/apple-siri-llm-ai-revamp

Nvidia introduces NVLink Fusion to connect A.I. chips
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nvidias-huang-set-showcase-latest-ai-tech-taiwans-computex-2025-05-18/

Elton John calls UK government 'absolute losers' over A.I. copyright plans
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/18/elton-john-says-uk-government-being-absolute-losers-over-ai-copyright-plans

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns of job risk without A.I. adoption
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-warns-of-job-risk-without-ai-adoption/articleshow/121246661.cms

💡 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.