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Ep. 03 - Samsung Foldables, OpenAI Sandbox, Big Tech Debt, Kimi K3 & Nvidia CPU

Samsung’s foldables are official, OpenAI’s model escapes its sandbox, Big Tech carries $1.65T in off-balance debt, Kimi K3 pauses subscriptions, and Nvidia debuts its Vera server CPU.

🕐 Timestamps

00:00 – Intro

00:50 – Samsung Unpacked: Z Fold8 Ultra, Z Fold8, Z Flip8

05:47 – OpenAI model escapes sandbox

09:30 – Big Tech’s hidden $1.65T AI debt

12:42 – Kimi K3 pauses subscriptions

15:10 – Nvidia Vera CPU

18:14 – Rumour Round-up

21:42 – Quick Hits

23:21 – Sponsor break

24:15 - Mailbag

25:00 – Outro

📌 Highlights

• Samsung Foldables: Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, and Flip8 features & pricing.

• OpenAI Sandbox: Model bypasses testing controls.

• Big Tech Debt: $1.65T off-balance commitments tied to AI.

• Kimi K3: Massive demand overloads GPU capacity.

• Nvidia Vera: Custom CPU built for agentic AI.

🔮 Rumours & Quick Hits

• Foldable iPhone ($2,000+): https://macworld.com/article/2629813

• Pixel 11 RAM tweaks: https://cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-pixel-11-rumor-roundup

• Apple vs OpenAI lawsuit: https://theverge.com/podcast/968787

• DeepSeek V4 release: https://huggingface.co/blog/deepseekv4

• Alibaba Qwen3.8-Max: https://technode.com/2026/07/21/alibaba-outlines-qwen3-8

🔗 Sources & Mentioned

• Samsung Unpacked: https://news.samsung.com/global/galaxy-unpacked-july-2026• ChatGPT Hacking: https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ek3gvdnj3o

• Big Tech Debt: https://tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ai-tech-companies-have-hidden-debt

• Kimi K3: https://kimi.com/blog/kimi-k3

• Nvidia Vera CPU: https://wired.com/story/nvidia-wants-to-own-every-chip-inside-an-ai-data-center

• MKBHD Hands-on: https://youtu.be/8Hx2yvWSgs0

• Decoder Apple vs OpenAI: https://youtu.be/lMkw8DUzdAw

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