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 162 episodes available.

AI Special Report episodes:

June 13, 2026 Obvio’s stop sign cameras use AI to root out unsafe drivers
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **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/)
- **Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/meta-employees-absolutely-hate-mark-zuckerbergs-hackathon-idea/)
- **In stunning display of stupid, secret CISA credentials found in public GitHub repo** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/in-stunning-display-of-stupid-secret-cisa-credentials-found-in-public-github-repo/)
- **Dashlane explains how attackers managed to download encrypted password vaults** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/dashlane-explains-how-attackers-managed-to-download-encrypted-password-vaults/)
- **SpaceX’s massive IPO: all the latest news** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/business/948996/spacex-ipo-elon-musk)
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June 12, 2026 You Probably Won’t Get Rich Off the SpaceX IPO
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **You Probably Won’t Get Rich Off the SpaceX IPO** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/you-probably-wont-get-rich-off-the-spacex-ipo/)
- **Siri is good now??** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/949079/siri-ai-good-vergecast)
- **Anthropic Says It’s Taking Claude Fable 5 Offline to Comply With US Government Order** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-says-us-government-ordered-it-to-shut-down-mythos-models/)
- **Elon Musk is the world’s first trillionaire** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/948409/elon-musk-trillionaire-spacex-ipo)
- **Siri won’t be your AI girlfriend** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/948890/siri-wont-be-your-ai-girlfriend)
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June 11, 2026 Google will save your Lens photos, Search Live recordings, and Translate audio for AI training
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Google will save your Lens photos, Search Live recordings, and Translate audio for AI training** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/947836/google-search-privacy-settings-images-audio)
- **China Opens World’s First Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/china-opens-worlds-first-wind-powered-underwater-data-center/)
- **For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/for-the-2nd-time-in-weeks-microsoft-packages-laced-with-credential-stealer/)
- **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/)
- **Google won’t just admit it’s feeding YouTube creators to its music AI** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/947770/google-lyria-music-ai-lawsuit-youtube)
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June 10, 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/)
- **Apple’s New Siri AI Is Ready to Get Personal** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/apples-new-siri-ai-is-ready-to-get-personal/)
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/perplexity-accused-of-scraping-websites-that-explicitly-blocked-ai-scraping/)
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June 09, 2026 OpenAI and Anthropic May Be Rivals, but Investors Aren’t Picking Sides
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **OpenAI and Anthropic May Be Rivals, but Investors Aren’t Picking Sides** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-and-anthropic-may-be-rivals-but-their-investors-arent-choosing-sides/)
- **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/)
- **Alex Vindman Survived Trump’s Retaliation Machine. Now He’s Running for Senate** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-alex-vindman/)
- **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/)
- **Anthropic Offers Mythos Upgrade for Cyber Partners and a ‘Safe’ Version for the Rest of You** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-releases-claude-fable-5-mythos-5/)
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June 08, 2026 OpenAI files for IPO, following Anthropic
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **OpenAI files for IPO, following Anthropic** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/946335/openai-ipo-s-1-confidential)
- **Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide end-to-end encryption** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/texas-ag-sues-meta-over-claims-that-whatsapp-doesnt-provide-end-to-end-encryption/)
- **Can't make sense of Dashlane's vault theft notification? You're not alone.** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/dashlane-issues-opaque-advisory-warning-20-encrypted-vaults-were-stolen/)
- **Crypto-Funded Chinese Peptide Labs Are Booming** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-crypto-funded-chinese-peptide-labs-are-booming/)
- **OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO on the Heels of SpaceX and Anthropic** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-confidentially-files-for-ipo/)
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June 07, 2026 New York lawmakers pass one-year ban on new data centers
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **New York lawmakers pass one-year ban on new data centers** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/policy/944041/new-york-data-center-moratorium)
- **Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/quantum-computing-is-having-its-public-market-moment-quantinuum/)
- **Alpha School’s Ritzy New York City Campus Costs $65,000 a Year—but Isn’t Actually a School** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/alpha-schools-new-york-city-campus-isnt-actually-a-school/)
- **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/)
- **Meta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feed** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/944235/meta-app-ai-clickbait-articles)
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June 06, 2026 AI Has Come for Serif Fonts
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **AI Has Come for Serif Fonts** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/ai-has-come-for-serif-fonts/)
- **Railway secures $100 million to challenge AWS with AI-native cloud infrastructure** (VentureBeat AI)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/railway-secures-usd100-million-to-challenge-aws-with-ai-native-cloud)
- **Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews** (VentureBeat AI)
- [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/listen-labs-raises-usd69m-after-viral-billboard-hiring-stunt-to-scale-ai)
- **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)
- **Solar notches another win as Microsoft adds 475 MW to power its AI data centers** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/20/solar-notches-another-win-as-microsoft-adds-475-mw-to-power-its-ai-data-centers/)
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June 05, 2026 Kevin O’Leary agrees to downsize massive Utah data center
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Kevin O’Leary agrees to downsize massive Utah data center** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/943234/kevin-oleary-agrees-to-downsize-massive-utah-data-center)
- **Self Inspection raises $3M for its AI-powered vehicle inspections** (TechCrunch AI)
- [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/self-inspection-raises-3m-for-its-ai-powered-vehicle-inspections/)
- **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/)
- **OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-anthropic-letter-ai-biological-weapons/)
- **Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/fed-up-with-vibe-coders-dev-sneaks-data-nuking-prompt-injection-into-their-code/)
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June 04, 2026 ElevenLabs now lets authors create and publish audiobooks on its own platform
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/942586/elon-musk-spacex-ipo-x-xai-index-funds)
- **A hacker group is poisoning open source code at an unprecedented scale** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/a-hacker-group-is-poisoning-open-source-code-at-an-unprecedented-scale/)
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FAQs about AI Special Report:

How many episodes does AI Special Report have?

The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.