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Prediction market Kalshi moves into biotech, new study findings show no clear electromagnetic wave cancer risk in mobile phone use, Microsoft’s 13-inch Surface Laptop struggles with 8GB of RAM.
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Show Notes
AI Compute for Rent, Biotech Bets, and an 8GB Reality Check
This week, everyone seems to be looking for a side hustle. Meta and SpaceX may start renting out computing power, Kalshi wants people betting on drug trials, and Apple is raising prices while fighting battles on several fronts.
Meta’s $10 billion side hustle
Meta’s enormous AI infrastructure bill could start paying for itself. The company is reportedly discussing a two-year deal worth as much as $10 billion to supply Anthropic with computing power, potentially turning Meta into a cloud provider as well as an AI developer.
Source: The New York Times
Apple circles the wagons
Apple has told roughly 40 former employees now working at OpenAI to preserve documents related to its trade-secret lawsuit. The letters suggest Apple believes the alleged misuse of its hardware secrets may reach further than the two employees named in the case, while OpenAI says it hasn’t seen evidence supporting the claims.
Source: MacRumors
Apple turns up the price
Apple Music’s individual plan is rising from $11 to $12 a month, while the family plan jumps from $17 to $20 and the student tier moves from $6 to $7. Apple One’s Family and Premier bundles are also getting $2 increases, with Apple pointing to higher music-licensing costs.
Source: 9to5Mac
Nudify apps get an eviction notice
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has ordered Apple and Google to remove 13 face-swapping apps capable of producing non-consensual nude images. Google says it removed the five Android apps identified in the letters, but Chiu argues that app stores shouldn’t be profiting from tools easily used for sexual abuse.
Source: Wired
Betting on the FDA
Prediction market Kalshi is expanding into biotech, with contracts tied to clinical-trial results and FDA decisions. The company says it will screen traders and bar anyone with material nonpublic information, though letting people wager on drug trials opens up an entirely new collection of ethical questions.
Source: Bloomberg
The phone-cancer scare loses signal
A review of research commissioned by the World Health Organization found no clear link between mobile-phone use and cancers of the brain, head, or neck. Researchers said the brain-cancer evidence was particularly strong, although the data on some other possible health effects remains limited.
Source: The Conversation
Samsung’s foldables unfold early
Samsung’s next foldable phones have made the traditional pre-launch appearance online. Images shared by Evan Blass reportedly show a wider Galaxy Z Fold 8 alongside the Z Flip 8 and Fold 8 Ultra, days before Samsung’s July 22 event.
Source: 9to5Google
SpaceX reaches for the Pentagon cloud
SpaceX is reportedly discussing a potentially multibillion-dollar deal to provide computing power for Defense Department AI projects. The arrangement would expand the company’s defense role beyond satellites and communications, giving the SpaceX orbit even deeper access to sensitive government work.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
8GB is the new 4GB
Microsoft’s new $950 Surface Laptop still gets high marks for its hardware and battery life, but its base model comes with just 8GB of memory. The Verge found Windows 11 consuming most of that before normal multitasking even began, making the machine a strong argument for buying 16GB instead.
Source: The Verge
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By Prediction market Kalshi moves into biotech, new study findings show no clear electromagnetic wave cancer risk in mobile phone use, Microsoft’s 13-inch Surface Laptop struggles with 8GB of RAM.
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A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible.
If you enjoy what you see you can support the show on Patreon, Thank you!
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Show Notes
AI Compute for Rent, Biotech Bets, and an 8GB Reality Check
This week, everyone seems to be looking for a side hustle. Meta and SpaceX may start renting out computing power, Kalshi wants people betting on drug trials, and Apple is raising prices while fighting battles on several fronts.
Meta’s $10 billion side hustle
Meta’s enormous AI infrastructure bill could start paying for itself. The company is reportedly discussing a two-year deal worth as much as $10 billion to supply Anthropic with computing power, potentially turning Meta into a cloud provider as well as an AI developer.
Source: The New York Times
Apple circles the wagons
Apple has told roughly 40 former employees now working at OpenAI to preserve documents related to its trade-secret lawsuit. The letters suggest Apple believes the alleged misuse of its hardware secrets may reach further than the two employees named in the case, while OpenAI says it hasn’t seen evidence supporting the claims.
Source: MacRumors
Apple turns up the price
Apple Music’s individual plan is rising from $11 to $12 a month, while the family plan jumps from $17 to $20 and the student tier moves from $6 to $7. Apple One’s Family and Premier bundles are also getting $2 increases, with Apple pointing to higher music-licensing costs.
Source: 9to5Mac
Nudify apps get an eviction notice
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu has ordered Apple and Google to remove 13 face-swapping apps capable of producing non-consensual nude images. Google says it removed the five Android apps identified in the letters, but Chiu argues that app stores shouldn’t be profiting from tools easily used for sexual abuse.
Source: Wired
Betting on the FDA
Prediction market Kalshi is expanding into biotech, with contracts tied to clinical-trial results and FDA decisions. The company says it will screen traders and bar anyone with material nonpublic information, though letting people wager on drug trials opens up an entirely new collection of ethical questions.
Source: Bloomberg
The phone-cancer scare loses signal
A review of research commissioned by the World Health Organization found no clear link between mobile-phone use and cancers of the brain, head, or neck. Researchers said the brain-cancer evidence was particularly strong, although the data on some other possible health effects remains limited.
Source: The Conversation
Samsung’s foldables unfold early
Samsung’s next foldable phones have made the traditional pre-launch appearance online. Images shared by Evan Blass reportedly show a wider Galaxy Z Fold 8 alongside the Z Flip 8 and Fold 8 Ultra, days before Samsung’s July 22 event.
Source: 9to5Google
SpaceX reaches for the Pentagon cloud
SpaceX is reportedly discussing a potentially multibillion-dollar deal to provide computing power for Defense Department AI projects. The arrangement would expand the company’s defense role beyond satellites and communications, giving the SpaceX orbit even deeper access to sensitive government work.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
8GB is the new 4GB
Microsoft’s new $950 Surface Laptop still gets high marks for its hardware and battery life, but its base model comes with just 8GB of memory. The Verge found Windows 11 consuming most of that before normal multitasking even began, making the machine a strong argument for buying 16GB instead.
Source: The Verge