In this episode of Hashtag Trending, host Jim Love covers several significant tech stories. Shopify's CEO Tobi Lutke mandates that teams must prove AI can't do their tasks before hiring new staff, emphasizing AI as a crucial skill. Affordable laptops face price hikes due to new US tariffs, particularly affecting Framework's customizable models. Meta faces scrutiny for using an internal AI model variant in benchmarks without transparency, sparking trust issues in the AI industry. The US Social Security Administration's website crashes after an inadequately tested software update by the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, further burdening the already strained system.

00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:26 Shopify's AI Directive 02:39 Framework's Tariff Troubles 04:31 Meta's AI Benchmark Controversy 06:38 Social Security Website Outages 08:52 Conclusion and Contact Information