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:

July 09, 2026 Character.AI wants a piece of the microdrama pie
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Character.AI wants a piece of the microdrama pie** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/962897/character-ai-series-microdrama-vertical-video)
- **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/)
- **Anthropic Wants You to Pay Up for Claude Fable 5** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/model-behavior-anthropic-will-charge-consumers-extra-to-use-claude-fable-5/)
- **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)
- **OpenAI’s Chief Futurist Is Leaving the Company** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chief-futurist-joshua-achiam-is-leaving-the-company/)
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July 08, 2026 Pickup Artist Mystery Has an AI Girlfriend
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Pickup Artist Mystery Has an AI Girlfriend** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/pickup-artist-mystery-has-an-ai-girlfriend/)
- **Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI photos** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/962485/meta-muse-image-ai-model-instagram)
- **Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/hackers-can-use-9-of-the-most-popular-ai-tools-to-assemble-massive-botnets/)
- **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/)
- **I Built a Self-Improving AI, and So Can You** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/frontier-labs-arent-the-only-ones-pursuing-self-improving-ai/)
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July 07, 2026 Meta adds another 650 MW of solar power to its AI push
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **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/)
- **Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/961978/anthropic-claude-cowork-mobile-web)
- **British Space Startup Launches Longevity Lab Into Orbit** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/british-space-startup-launches-longevity-lab-into-orbit/)
- **Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/news/961528/microsoft-layoffs-july-2026-sales-xbox)
- **Shut Those Laptops! Anthropic Puts Its Claude Cowork Agent on Your Phone** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/shut-those-laptops-anthropic-puts-its-claude-cowork-agent-on-your-phone/)
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July 06, 2026 I spy
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **I spy** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/column/961707/smart-glasses-ai-wearables-meta-surveillance-privacy)
- **"Dangerous" AI models are coming no matter what** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/dangerous-ai-models-are-coming-no-matter-what/)
- **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/)
- **The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/960854/ai-fanfiction-ao3-claude-detector)
- **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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July 05, 2026 Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/961505/wealthy-ai-schools-alpha-forge-prep)
- **Infuriating Google commercial imagines the founding fathers embracing AI** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/961468/google-ai-commercial-founding-fathers-declaration-of-independence)
- **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/)
- **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)
- **Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/06/tesco-moving-40000-server-workloads-off-vmware-amid-broadcoms-abusive-conduct/)
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13min
July 04, 2026 Google’s NotebookLM can sum up your research in a TikTok-style clip
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Google’s NotebookLM can sum up your research in a TikTok-style clip** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/959778/google-notebooklm-ai-clips)
- **Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/why-meta-is-charging-a-subscription-for-on-device-smart-glasses-features/)
- **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)
- **Claude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music Festival** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/claude-helped-a-hacker-find-a-way-to-issue-tickets-to-almost-every-us-music-festival/)
- **Anthropic wants to develop its own drugs** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/961311/anthropic-claude-science-ai-drug-development)
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13min
July 03, 2026 Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **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)
- **Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/notion-killing-skiff-influenced-email-app-since-most-users-use-ai-agents-instead/)
- **Can Cursor Remain a Platform for OpenAI and Anthropic’s Models Inside SpaceX?** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/can-cursor-remain-an-open-platform-inside-of-spacex/)
- **Google DeepMind Unionization Talks Are Off to a Rocky Start** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/google-deepmind-unionization-talks-are-off-to-a-rocky-start/)
- **A behind-the-scenes look at Midjourney’s medical scanner leaves many questions unanswered** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/961265/midjourney-medical-ultrasound-scanner-behind-the-scenes-video)
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12min
July 02, 2026 Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music, but isn’t banning it outright
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music, but isn’t banning it outright** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/959211/tidal-ai-music-policy-demonetizingdetect-label)
- **The Trump Administration Is Lifting Its Export Controls on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable AI Models** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-lifts-export-controls-on-anthropics-mythos-and-fable-ai-models/)
- **Netflix is using an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice in its Willy Wonka reality show** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/streaming/959684/netflix-wonka-golden-ticket-gene-wilder)
- **Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-added-a-new-security-measure-to-get-back-into-the-trump-administrations-good-graces/)
- **Goose, a New Gay Dating App, Appears to Be a Psyop** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/goose-a-new-gay-dating-app-appears-to-be-a-psyop/)
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July 01, 2026 You Can Now Sound the Alarm on AI Behaving Badly
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **You Can Now Sound the Alarm on AI Behaving Badly** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/flare-website-ai-flaw-reporting-safety/)
- **New attack provides one more reason why AI browsers are a bad idea** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/ai-browsers-can-be-lulled-into-a-dream-world-where-guardrails-no-longer-apply/)
- **Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/oracles-21000-layoffs-help-drive-its-debt-fueled-ai-investments/)
- **Trump Administration Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos to Select US Organizations** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-restores-access-to-mythos/)
- **Google built a great smart speaker, but Gemini isn’t ready for it** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/959503/google-home-speaker-review-gemini-for-home)
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June 30, 2026 Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-senator-bernie-sanders/)
- **Anthropic’s long-sidelined Fable 5 is greenlit to return** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/958964/anthropic-claude-fable-5-is-back)
- **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/)
- **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/)
- **Meet the lawyer who beat Elon Musk — twice** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/column/959270/elon-musk-open-ai-bill-savitt-twitter)
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FAQs about AI Special Report:

How many episodes does AI Special Report have?

The podcast currently has 226 episodes available.