AI Special Report

By AI Special Report Team

Skyler Monroe discusses the latest developments in artificial intelligence, from research breakthroughs to industry applications.... more

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The podcast currently has 226 episodes available.

AI Special Report episodes:

August 20, 2026 New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/new-chip-could-help-tiny-robots-traverse-complex-environments-0623)
- **Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/grok-exfiltrates-user-data-when-malicious-instructions-are-encrypted/)
- **MIT affiliates win 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/hertz-foundation-fellowships-0611)
- **When AI art has no author: Study finds generated images often can’t be traced to training data** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/when-ai-art-has-no-author-generated-images-often-cant-be-traced-to-training-data-0818)
- **PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/08/pbs-station-fears-losing-50tb-of-data-after-being-ghosted-by-cloud-storage-provider/)
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August 19, 2026 Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981644/robin-williams-instagram-account-ai)
- **Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/ai-drug-discovery-startup-converge-bio-pulls-in-25m-from-bessemer-and-execs-from-meta-openai-and-wiz/)
- **How a medical database developed at MIT evolved into a global standard of data-sharing** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-an-mit-database-evolved-into-global-standard-data-sharing-0729)
- **Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/981269/google-home-gemini-pet-memory-nest-camera-review)
- **MIT researchers teach AI models to interpret charts** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-researchers-teach-ai-models-to-interpret-charts-0603)
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August 18, 2026 Elon Musk made flying even worse so Palantir could profit
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Elon Musk made flying even worse so Palantir could profit** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/transportation/981194/faa-air-traffic-elon-musk-peter-thiel-palantir)
- **Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI** (VentureBeat AI)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/salesforce-rolls-out-new-slackbot-ai-agent-as-it-battles-microsoft-and)
- **Following the questions where they lead** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/following-questions-where-they-lead-bailey-flanigan-0717)
- **Meta to add 100MW of solar power from US gear** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/meta-to-add-100-mw-of-solar-power-from-u-s-gear/)
- **Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/981326/apple-airpods-with-cameras-demo-video-leak)
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August 17, 2026 Data center tweaks could unlock 76 GW of new power capacity in the US
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Data center tweaks could unlock 76 GW of new power capacity in the US** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/data-center-tweaks-could-unlock-76-gw-of-new-power-capacity-in-the-u-s/)
- **3 Questions: Neural transparency and the future of AI design** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/3-questions-neural-transparency-and-future-of-ai-design-0715)
- **ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/980742/chatgpts-computer-history-tracks-your-clicks-and-keystrokes)
- **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/)
- **Q&A: Rethinking how innovation happens** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/qa-eugene-fitzgerald-rethinking-how-innovation-happens-0818)
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August 16, 2026 The White House Is Going to Expand Its AI Policy
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **The White House Is Going to Expand Its AI Policy** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/the-white-house-is-going-to-expand-its-ai-policy/)
- **Google just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.** (VentureBeat AI)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/google-just-redesigned-the-search-box-for-the-first-time-in-25-years-heres-why-it-matters-more-than-you-think)
- **Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/jinhua-zhao-named-head-department-urban-studies-planning-0611)
- **Could AI tell you where you left your keys?** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/could-ai-tell-you-where-you-left-your-keys-0617)
- **ElevenLabs now lets authors create and publish audiobooks on its own platform** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/elevenlabs-is-now-letting-authors-create-and-publish-audiobooks-on-its-own-platform/)
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August 15, 2026 The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-safety-security-ai-agents-culture/)
- **Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/07/sheetz-moves-838-stores-off-vmware-broadcom-created-too-much-uncertainty/)
- **Energy IPOs surge as investors hunt for ways to play AI boom** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/07/energy-ipos-surge-as-investors-hunt-for-ways-to-play-ai-boom/)
- **OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/openai-and-anthropic-in-price-war-as-chinese-ai-rivals-gain-ground/)
- **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)
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August 14, 2026 Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **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)
- **The Next Big Influencer Is This 4-Foot-Tall Robot From China** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/unitree-influencer-4-foot-robot-from-china/)
- **Mark Zuckerberg has an Instagzam** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/980367/instagram-logo-new-zuckerberg-ai-vergecast)
- **Tech Visionary Says the Big AI Labs Don’t Get What People Want** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/tech-visionary-says-the-big-ai-labs-dont-get-what-people-want/)
- **The benefits of medical AI assistance vary based on user expertise** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/medical-ai-assistance-benefits-vary-based-on-user-expertise-0804)
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August 13, 2026 Nous Research's NousCoder-14B is an open-source coding model landing right in the Claude Code moment
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Nous Research's NousCoder-14B is an open-source coding model landing right in the Claude Code moment** (VentureBeat AI)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/nous-researchs-nouscoder-14b-is-an-open-source-coding-model-landing-right-in)
- **Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/microsoft-secure-boot-has-been-broken-for-most-of-its-existence/)
- **Geothermal could power nearly all new data centers through 2030** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/11/geothermal-could-power-nearly-all-new-data-centers-through-2030/)
- **Meta adds another 650 MW of solar power to its AI push** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/meta-adds-another-650-mw-of-solar-power-to-its-ai-push/)
- **Data centers love solar: Here’s a comprehensive guide to deals over 100 megawatts** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/data-centers-love-solar-heres-a-comprehensive-guide-to-deals-over-100-megawatts/)
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August 12, 2026 Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-cybersecurity-clinic-preventing-cyberattacks-0713)
- **In game theory, generalists sometimes win out over specialists** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/game-theory-generalists-sometimes-win-out-over-specialists-0617)
- **Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/data-center-demand-drives-66-surge-in-natural-gas-power-plant-costs/)
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August 09, 2026 We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/jfrog-tries-to-spin-openai-0-day-exploit-of-its-app-into-a-success-story/)
- **YouTube AI updates include auto dubbing expansion, age ID tech, and more** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/youtube-ai-updates-to-include-expansion-of-auto-dubbing-age-identifying-tech-and-more/)
- **Media Advisory: MIT to establish regional quantum hub** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/media-advisory-mit-establish-regional-quantum-hub)
- **MIT in the media: Innovating and educating for the next 250 years of America** (MIT AI News)
- [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-media-innovating-and-educating-next-250-years-america)
- **An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977124/amazon-data-center-worst-polluting-power-plant)
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FAQs about AI Special Report:

How many episodes does AI Special Report have?

The podcast currently has 226 episodes available.