AI Special Report

By AI Special Report Team

Dan, Skyler, and Ada discuss the latest developments in artificial intelligence, from research breakthroughs to industry applications.... more

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The podcast currently has 124 episodes available.

AI Special Report episodes:

May 07, 2026 Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/meta-bought-1-gw-of-solar-this-week/)
- **ChatGPT Has ‘Goblin’ Mania in the US. In China It Will ‘Catch You Steadily’** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-chinese-catch-you-steadily-sycophancy/)
- **I Am Begging AI Companies to Stop Naming Features After Human Processes** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/i-am-begging-ai-companies-to-stop-naming-features-after-human-processes/)
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May 06, 2026 Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.** (VentureBeat AI)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/claude-code-costs-up-to-usd200-a-month-goose-does-the-same-thing-for-free)
- **Obvio’s stop sign cameras use AI to root out unsafe drivers** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/04/obvios-stop-sign-cameras-use-ai-to-root-out-unsafe-drivers/)
- **Google shuts down Project Mariner** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/925559/google-project-mariner-shut-down)
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May 05, 2026 Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/google-bumps-up-q-day-estimate-to-2029-far-sooner-than-previously-thought/)
- **Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/924706/apple-iphone-siri-intelligence-class-action-lawsuit-settlement)
- **Gridcare thinks more than 100 GW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/27/gridcare-thinks-more-than-100-gw-of-data-center-capacity-is-hiding-in-the-grid/)
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May 04, 2026 Why are top university websites serving porn? It comes down to shoddy housekeeping.
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Why are top university websites serving porn? It comes down to shoddy housekeeping.** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/why-are-top-university-websites-serving-porn-it-comes-down-to-shoddy-housekeeping/)
- **OpenAI Rolls Out ‘Advanced’ Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chatgpt-codex-advanced-account-security/)
- **Widely used Trivy scanner compromised in ongoing supply-chain attack** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/widely-used-trivy-scanner-compromised-in-ongoing-supply-chain-attack/)
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May 03, 2026 Gridcare thinks more than 100 GW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Gridcare thinks more than 100 GW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/27/gridcare-thinks-more-than-100-gw-of-data-center-capacity-is-hiding-in-the-grid/)
- **The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/921713/musk-v-altman-jared-birchall-screw-up-xai)
- **Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required** (VentureBeat AI)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/anthropic-launches-cowork-a-claude-desktop-agent-that-works-in-your-files-no)
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May 02, 2026 The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/921713/musk-v-altman-jared-birchall-screw-up-xai)
- **The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in-years-surfaces-the-world-scrambles/)
- **Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/microsoft-issues-emergency-update-for-macos-and-linux-asp-net-threat/)
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May 01, 2026 Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI’s Models to Train Its Own
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI’s Models to Train Its Own** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-distill-openai-models-partly-xai/)
- **Widely used Trivy scanner compromised in ongoing supply-chain attack** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/widely-used-trivy-scanner-compromised-in-ongoing-supply-chain-attack/)
- **Gemini is rolling out to cars with Google built-in** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/921117/google-gemini-ai-assistant-cars-upgrade)
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April 30, 2026 Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI’s Models to Train Its Own
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI’s Models to Train Its Own** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-distill-openai-models-partly-xai/)
- **Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/921210/microsoft-openai-partnership-divorce-notepad)
- **Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/microsoft-issues-emergency-update-for-macos-and-linux-asp-net-threat/)
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April 29, 2026 How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/how-one-ai-startup-is-helping-rice-farmers-battle-climate-change/)
- **OpenClaw gives users yet another reason to be freaked out about security** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/heres-why-its-prudent-for-openclaw-users-to-assume-compromise/)
- **Nvidia thinks AI can solve electrical grid problems caused by AI** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/20/nvidia-thinks-ai-can-solve-electrical-grid-problems-caused-by-ai/)
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April 28, 2026 How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/how-one-ai-startup-is-helping-rice-farmers-battle-climate-change/)
- **Discord Sleuths Gained Unauthorized Access to Anthropic’s Mythos** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-discord-sleuths-gained-unauthorized-access-to-anthropics-mythos/)
- **Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/harvard-dropouts-to-launch-always-on-ai-smart-glasses-that-listen-and-record-every-conversation/)
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FAQs about AI Special Report:

How many episodes does AI Special Report have?

The podcast currently has 124 episodes available.