AI Slop is becoming a larger portion of the content on the Internet. What do we need to be aware of and what is its impact on us? Sarah Land and Stephanie Humphrey explore the topic.

Starring Sarah Lane, Stephanie Humphrey

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A Tool That Crushes Creativity by Charlie Warzel

More Articles Are Now Created by AI Than Humans

Most Americans think it is important to be able to tell the difference between AI- and human-generated content, but few feel confident they can

Apple is clamping down on copycat apps in the App Store, and Andy Beach tells us about an experiment involving an AI friend.

Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merrit, and Andy Beach.

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Meta announced Thursday it’s redesigning Facebook Marketplace with collaborative tools. Spotify is launching a feature for its audiobooks, called Recaps, which will appear once you’ve listened to about 15-20 minutes of a book. Molly Wood discusses how power is the biggest barrier to AI infrastructure growth, not chips. And has Google recently made an about-face when it comes to how it handles Android apps, especially sideloaded ones?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Molly Wood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Plus, Dr. Niki tells us how scientists use drones and some lichen to find new dinosaurs.

Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Daio, Sean Hollister, and Dr. Niki

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Waymo is the first to offer humans a ride without other humans that use the expressway. Plus, Even Realities makes a smart glass that works with a smart ring.

Starring Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane.

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Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix | TechCrunch

Waymo Launches Driverless Robotaxis on Freeways in First for US – Bloomberg

Even Realities’ G2 smart glasses can be controlled with a smart ring – Engadget

Google says new cloud-based “Private AI Compute” is just as secure as local processing – Ars Technica

Google Pixel update adds battery-saving maps mode, AI photo remixing, and smarter notifications | TechCrunch

The biggest Google Maps feature in years is exclusive to the Pixel 10 – Android Police

Sony launches cheaper Japan-only PlayStation 5 console – Financial Times

Samsung’s new 27-inch portable display has a three-hour battery life | The Verge

New streaming app Coda Music is rolling out tools for labeling and blocking AI-generated tunes – Engadget

Apple launches Digital ID, a way to carry your passport on your phone for use at TSA checkpoints | TechCrunch

UK Plans Long-Awaited Cyber Bill After High-Profile Attacks – Bloomberg

UK seeks to curb AI child sex abuse imagery with tougher testing – BBC News

Wikipedia Asks AI Companies to Stop Scraping Data and to Start Paying Up – CNET

IBM has unveiled two unprecedentedly complex quantum computers – New Scientist

Google sues Chinese group selling software behind text message scams – Financial Times

Anthropic announces $50 billion AI spend, two U.S. data centers – CNBC

Gemini in Google Drive can now make Audio Overviews of PDFs – 9to5Google

Microsoft November 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 1 zero-day, 63 flaws – Bleeping Computer

Apple made a $230 crossbody… sock | The Verge

JD.com Touts Singles’ Day Sales Despite China Deflation Concerns – Bloomberg

Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun To Depart And Launch AI Start-Up Focused On ‘World Models’ – RTT News

Google Just Made ChromeOS an Even More Effective Windows Replacement | PCMag

The first permanent Pokémon theme park opens in February 2026 – Engadget

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Also, why the AI bubble isn’t popping just yet, and no, China won’t turn off all the buses in Europe.

Starring Tom Merritt and Robb Dunewood.

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Bodie Grimm of the Kilowatt podcast interviews Jeremy Michalek, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, to discuss the economic and environmental trade-offs of electric vehicles (EVs).

Show notes for this episode and information on the Kilowatt podcast can be found here.

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Grand Theft Auto 6 gets yet another delay in pursuit of perfection, and Amazon launches Bazzar as it seeks to compete directly with Shein and Temu.

Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Tom Merritt, and Andy Beach.

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How is AI really impacting human employment? A new study from the Budget Lab at Yale has the data. Plus Disney and YouTube TV still haven’t come to an agreement on carriage rates. Google is adding Gemini to its Android and iOS Google Maps apps in the US and India.

Starring Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Roger Chang, Joe.

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Plus, Microsoft wants to make its own suprintelligence and Apple is close to signing on Google’s Gemini for Siri.

Starring Tom Merritt, Huyen Tue Dao, and Dr Niki.

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Microsoft Lays Out Ambitious AI Vision, Free From OpenAI – WSJ

Microsoft launches ‘superintelligence’ team targeting medical diagnosis to start

Microsoft superintelligence team promises to keep humans in charge | Semafor

Microsoft built a fake marketplace to test AI agents — they failed in surprising ways | TechCrunch

Huawei Debuts Ultrathin iPhone Air Response Priced at $590 – Bloomberg

Motorola is releasing yet another low-cost mid-ranger with a 7,000mAh battery (and Android 16) – PhoneArena

Apple Plans to Use 1.2 Trillion Parameter Google Gemini Model to Power New Siri – Bloomberg

IKEA announces new Matter-compatible smart home products

Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says

New bipartisan bill would require companies to report AI job losses

Gemini Deep Research Can Now Access Google Workspace Data

The Foursquare founder’s new app is an AI-powered ‘DJ’ for neighborhood updates

Mastodon’s latest software update brings quote posts to all server operators | TechCrunch

Microsoft’s offer to 2.7 million Aussies

Microsoft Suffers Refund Glitch Amid ACCC Lawsuit – CX Today

Sony shares bias-busting benchmark for AI vision models • The Register

Google plans AI data center on Australian outpost Christmas Island – DCD

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says China ‘will win’ AI race with US

China Bans US Chips from State-Funded Data Centers, Reuters Says – Bloomberg

Exclusive | OpenAI Isn’t Yet Working Toward an IPO, CFO Says – WSJ

Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams and banned goods, Reuters reports – Sherwood News

Blue Origin’s second New Glenn launch will carry real NASA satellites

Nova Launcher gets its second update in as many weeks – Android Authority

Google Play and YouTube Purchases No Longer Sync to Movies Anywhere Libraries