In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love discusses several major tech and geopolitical developments. OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's controversial proposal for a doomsday bunker before achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) highlights internal conflicts over AI safety. Apple announces a leap from iOS 18 to iOS 26, aligning software version names with the automotive industry model. The Trump administration targets China by halting software sales essential for chip design, escalating tech tensions between the two nations. Additionally, Instagram's battery drain issue on Android devices is explored, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin's surprising claim that threatening AI can improve performance is examined.

00:00 Introduction and Headlines 00:28 OpenAI's Doomsday Bunker Proposal 04:34 Apple's Leap to iOS 26 07:17 Google Confirms Instagram Battery Drain 08:34 US Blocks Chip Design Software Sales to China 11:55 Threatening AI for Better Performance 14:47 Conclusion and Sign-Off