This week, we discuss the latest AI headlines, including Meta's decision to pause the global rollout of their Ray-Ban display glasses due to high demand, Grok's controversial generation of sexualized images flagged by France, OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT Health, and Ford's upcoming AI assistant and hands-free tech. Join the discussion on the implications of these developments, exploring privacy concerns, market opportunities, and the future of AI in healthcare and automotive industries.

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1. Meta pauses Ray-Ban Display global rollout: Due to “unprecedented demand” in the US, Meta is delaying international expansion. Waitlists now extend well into 2026 (TechCrunch)

2. Grok Sexual Images Draw Rebuke, France Flags Content as Illegal (Bloomberg) 

3. OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, says 230 million users ask about health each week (TechCrunch)

4. Ford has an AI assistant and new hands-free BlueCruise tech on the way (TechCrunch)

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This week, we discuss how over 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are AI-generated content, explore Sam Altman's new role focused on AI dangers, and learn about Amazon's Alexa Plus expanding its capabilities. Finally, we discuss Instagram's head, Adam Mosseri's, insights on AI's impact on authenticity - all in under 15 minutes!

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1.More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds (The Guardian)

2.Sam Altman is hiring someone to worry about the dangers of AI (The Verge)

3. Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa+ now works with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp (TechCrunch)

4. The Head of Instagram writes a long post about AI (Instagram)

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As part of our year in review we discuss the significant developments in AI throughout 2025, highlighting industry shakeups, regulatory challenges, consumer innovations, and the implications for businesses. We also share our predictions for 2026, emphasizing the need for responsible AI implementation and the evolving landscape of AI technology.

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OpenAI declares Code Red on its efforts to compete with Google Gemini while increasing it's referral traffic to major online retailers, Anthropic wants more non-profit clients, and Apple brings on a new AI chief to improve it's offering.

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OpenAI just declared an internal “Code Red” to focus purely on beating Google’s Gemini 3, pausing other projects to win the race. (Matt Wolfe)

Anthropic helps Nonprofits: Claude is now 75% cheaper for nonprofits, launching with GivingTuesday to automate grant writing. (Anthropic)

Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise (TechCrunch)

ChatGPT referrals to retailers’ apps increased 28% year-over-year, says report (TechCrunch) 

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This week's news included Google's new Nano Banana Pro image generation tool, Anthropic's findings about it's code generation tools, and Johnny Ive's collaboration with OpenAI to develop innovative AI-enabled hardware devices, focused on a new screenless product expected to launch within two years.

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Google Drops Nano Banana Pro and Changes AI Images Forever (Google)

Anthropic releases new findings on emergent misalignment and reward hacking (Anthropic)

Meta Looks to Power Trading to Support Its AI Energy Needs (Bloomberg)

Sam Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone (TechCrunch)

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In this week's discussion of the latest developments in AI technology, Ashley and Daniel talk about Perplexity's new AI shopping experience, Google's Gemini 3 release, the integration of Gemini into Android Auto, and Wikipedia's guide to detecting AI-generated writing. They also share insights on the implications of these advancements and provide a tech tip for using AI responsibly.

Perplexity rolls out a brand new AI shopping experience just in time for Black Friday (CNET)

Google releases Gemini 3 with major improvements in multimodal reasoning and performance (Google Blog) 

Gemini starts rolling out to Android Auto globally (TechCrunch)

Wikipedia’s Guide :Signs of AI writing (Wikipedia)

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This week we discuss groundbreaking updates from OpenAI, Google, and more, shedding light on how these advancements will shape our digital landscape.  Our conversation explores the ethical implications of algorithms in policy and legislation, particularly focusing on how they affect pricing and fairness. It highlights the need for human oversight in algorithmic decision-making and commends New York for its pioneering efforts in regulating these technologies.

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OpenAI unveils GPT-5.1 with major upgrades in reasoning + multimodal AI (OpenAI)

Google updates Search Images with new browsing & organization features (Google)

Even Realities’ new smart glasses ditch cameras and speakers (The Verge)

Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers About Algorithmic Pricing as New Law Takes Effect (NY.gov)

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Today we talk about controversial project by Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, which involves creating an AI girlfriend named Ani. Employees are required to submit biometric data to enhance the AI's human-like interactions. The project raises ethical questions about privacy and consent, especially as employees must sign release forms allowing the use of their likenesses. We also get into Apple's plan to use Gemini to power Siri, plus OpenAI's deal with Amazon and the Sora app now being available on Android.

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Apple to pay Google $1B yearly to power Siri with Gemini - A major deal could make Google Gemini the brains behind Apple’s next-gen Siri (Tech Crunch)

xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend (The Verge)

OpenAI strikes $38 billion AI training deal with Amazon (The Verge)

OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android (The Verge)

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Chat-GPT announces a PayPal integration, the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership makes some big leaps, another nuclear power plant is getting brought back online to provide power for AI, and we talk about the security challenges for AI browsers.

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Chat-GPT Enters E-Commerce Mode with PayPal Integration (Paypal Newsroom)

The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership (OpenAI)

AI browsers are a cybersecurity time bomb (The Verge) 

Another shuttered nuclear power plant is getting new life, thanks to Big Tech (The Verge)

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Today we get into OpenAI's launch of a web browser called ChatGPT Atlas, Reddit's lawsuit against Perplexity for data scraping, Meta's job cuts in its AI division, and Amazon's introduction of AI smart glasses for delivery drivers. The conversation highlights the implications of these advancements and the ongoing challenges in data ownership and privacy.

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Goodbye Chrome? OpenAI Enters the Browser Wars with ChatGPT Atlas (OpenAI)

Reddit sues Perplexity AI for alleged large-scale data scraping to train its models (The Verge)

Meta slashes 600 jobs in its AI operations (Axios)

Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers (TechCrunch)

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