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:

June 19, 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/)
- **The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/facial-age-estimate-uk-asylum-seekers/)
- **Vibe-decoding the White House-Anthropic fight over Fable** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/column/951516/trump-anthropic-feud-mythos-fable-white-house)
- **Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/951703/anthropic-shutdown-export-controls)
- **Barret Zoph is out at OpenAI again after just five months** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/952837/barret-zoph-openai-thinking-machines-lab)
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June 18, 2026 Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/critical-copilot-vulnerability-allowed-hackers-to-seal-2fa-code-from-users/)
- **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)
- **3 Amazon Workers Say They’re Under Investigation for Speaking Out About Data Centers** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-workers-under-internal-investigation-after-speaking-out-about-data-centers/)
- **Photoshop and Premiere now have AI assistants** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/952099/adobe-ai-assistants-photoshop-premiere-illustrator-beta-launch)
- **Who decides when AI is too dangerous?** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/951542/anthropic-claude-fable-5-mythos-ban-pentagon-ai-regulation-trump)
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June 17, 2026 ‘Dangerous’ AI Models Are Coming No Matter What
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **‘Dangerous’ AI Models Are Coming No Matter What** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/dangerous-ai-models-are-coming-no-matter-what/)
- **Two-thirds of Americans think AI is advancing too quickly** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/951653/pew-research-ai-chatbot-usage-advancing-too-quickly)
- **The Korean Telecom Giant at the Center of Anthropic’s Mythos Controversy** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/sk-telecom-anthropic-mythos-export-controls/)
- **Meta’s AI Workers Are Revolting, Peter Thiel’s Secret Society, and SBF’s Plea to Trump** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-meta-ai-workers-revolting-peter-thiel-secret-society-sbf-plea-to-trump/)
- **AI search grounded in Facebook posts? What could go wrong?** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/951099/meta-ai-mode-search-hands-on)
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June 14, 2026 Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT’s Biggest Transformation Yet
## Episode Summary
In this episode, we cover:
- **Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT’s Biggest Transformation Yet** (Wired AI)
- [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/model-behavior-interview-with-openai-codex-lead-tibo-sottiaux/)
- **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)
- **China may have accessed Mythos** (The Verge AI)
- [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/949644/china-white-house-anthropic-mythos)
- **Google publishes exploit code threatening millions of Chromium users** (Ars Technica AI)
- [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/google-publishes-exploit-code-threatening-millions-of-chromium-users/)
- **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)
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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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12min
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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12min
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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8min
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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FAQs about AI Special Report:

How many episodes does AI Special Report have?

The podcast currently has 226 episodes available.