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In this episode:

AI Frontier

• Anthropic's Mythos model found vulnerabilities in classified US government systems
• Anthropic says Alibaba must be punished for largest Claude cloning attack

Robots & the Road

• Waymo recalls about 3,900 robotaxis after some drove into freeway construction zones
• Hyundai takes full control of Boston Dynamics as SoftBank exits for $325 million

Big Tech & the Money

• Tim Cook calls the memory crisis a "hundred-year flood"
• Masayoshi Son dismisses Musk's idea for orbital data centers
• Windows 10 quietly gets one more year of support and updates

Weird and Wacky

• Giant banana pulled over in Montana
• Fintech employee burned through $80,000 in tokens on a 'brainrot shooter game'

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Bonsaii Paper Shredder Lubricant Sheets
• Adam - Govee Water Sensors

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In this episode:

• When AI builds itself
• Statement on the US directive to suspend Fable 5 and Mythos 5
• US warned Anthropic that Fable 5 was jailbroken, firm 'refused' to fix it
• Amazon CEO's talks with US officials triggered the crackdown
• A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs

• Anthropic IPO 2026: confidential S-1 filed
• SpaceX to acquire Cursor for $60 billion
• SpaceX stock jumps 20% in first full day of trading

• WWDC 2026: Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence
• Apple partnering with Google and Nvidia for advanced AI model
• Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness
• Snap unveils $2,195 Specs AR glasses

• World-first: therapy to make cells young again trialled in a person
• Midjourney goes from cat images to full-body ultrasound scans
• Midjourney is working on a full-body ultrasonic scanner

• McDonald's brings back the fried apple pie for America's 250th
• Henkel adhesive helps complete the Sagrada Familia's towers

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Charityvest
• Adam - Refyn bolt action pen

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In this episode:

• Anthropic confidentially files IPO prospectus with SEC
• Elon Musk Laid Out 602 Goals. We Counted How Many He Hit.
• 'Disrupted or dead': AI is crushing a generation of startups built before ChatGPT

• Dario Amodei: "Humanity is about to be handed almost unimaginable power"
• Trump signs AI safety order seeking voluntary review of new models

• Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked
• Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior"

• Microsoft's next-gen quantum chip cuts timeline to useful quantum computing
• "Nobody's making games for the retired people" — The underserved market for grey gamers

• Homing pigeons navigate using magnetic macrophages — in their livers
• The Google Pixel Watch 5 may have been spoiled by the creator of Borderlands
• Zuckerberg's superyacht quietly slips into Elliott Bay after days of hecklers

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Firecrawl
• Adam - Lovable for Project Management

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In this episode:

• Anthropic leapfrogs OpenAI as the most valuable AI startup
• Anthropic releases new model, Opus 4.8
• AI sticker shock hits corporate America
• AI model simulation: Claude vs. ChatGPT vs. Grok vs. Gemini
• Google hates you

• Your AI agent can now trade for you on Robinhood
• Robinhood lets customers use AI to trade stocks, make credit card purchases

• I Read the Pope's 240-Page Encyclical. I'm Astounded by What He Wrote.
• Did the Pope use AI to write about the dangers of AI?

• Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to step down after 19 years
• Introducing Ford Energy

• Spotify is narrating magazine articles now
• Roku Is Revamping Its Homescreen for the First Time in Over a Decade
• Blind Waymo Users Revel in the Joy of Riding Alone

• Mark Zuckerberg's mega yacht docks in Seattle in the wake of Meta layoffs
• F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home
• Google employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet
• I vibe-coded a billionaire jet tracker to warn people about a possible apocalypse
• Microsoft open-sources "the earliest DOS source code discovered to date"

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - OpenTools / OpenPrinter
• Adam - Gibson Guitar App

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In this episode:

• Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months for all white-collar work to be automated
• AI backlash becomes a real business risk
• OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time
• Spotify launching verification badges for podcasts to help listeners avoid AI slop
• Gemini will use Volvo's external cameras to interpret parking signs

• Hackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect Iran
• A student with a laptop and a radio stopped four high-speed trains
• Four OpenClaw flaws let attackers steal data, escalate privileges, plant backdoors
• Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools

• SpaceX reveals plan for $1.75tn stock market debut that could make Musk a trillionaire
• Fintech firm Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding round

• Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods
• $130 a year for EV drivers? Lawmakers push federal road-use fee

• Why 'smart' products have started to look like the dumb choice
• Android boss reveals the unsurprising reason Google Glass ended up in the tech graveyard
• Spotify will start reserving concert tickets for fans
• Philips' new display has a screen on both sides

• Bitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after getting 'stoned' 11 years ago
• AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can't be trusted alone
• Swatch shuts UK stores after crowds queue for new watch
• Chewing gum restores dad's taste and smell years after Covid

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - OpenRouter
• Adam - Lovable’s mobile app

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In this episode:

• Mythos finds a curl vulnerability
• Anthropic's Mythos is already finding security flaws in Apple software
• Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation

• Apple could open up iOS 27 to competing AI models
• Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence
• Lovable just backed a company that's looking to bring vibe coding to hardware

• Data centers are cutting power to homes, driving homeowners to solar and batteries
• 'Irresponsible': backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan

• The FCC Wants Your ID Before You Get a Phone Number
• California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws

• Meta launches Instants, a new iPhone app and Instagram feature for ephemeral sharing
• Spotify to adopt Apple's new video podcast tech
• YouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each month

• Clawdmeter turns your Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Paperclip
• Adam - https://captions.ai/

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In this episode:

• Anthropic strikes compute deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX
• Airbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new code
• Disney is reportedly building a unified "super app"
• Gmail's "Help me write" learns to sound like you
• Meta will track employee mouse movements and keystrokes — for AI training

• Utah becomes first US state to target VPN use in age-verification law
• Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in groceries
• Instagram ends end-to-end encryption for DMs on May 8

• GameStop offers to buy eBay for $5.6 billion
• Ask.com officially shuts down — goodbye, Jeeves

• Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons
• World's largest intelligent container ship sets sail
• Eight routine vaccines linked to lower dementia risk

• Startup says sound waves can replace fire sprinklers
• Some kids are beating age-verification checks with a fake mustache

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Empty Screenings
• Adam - Claude Live Artifacts

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In this episode:

• Anthropic's New Mythos A.I. Model Sets Off Global Alarms
• Mozilla Used Anthropic's Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox
• Sam Altman compares Mythos to dropping a bomb while selling a $100B bomb shelter
• Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B
• OpenAI releases GPT-5.5
• 7-0 wipeout: ChatGPT-5.5 vs Claude 4.7 in 7 impossible tests
• China orders Meta to unwind $2B Manus acquisition
• He Built a $1.8 Billion Company Alone with AI

• John Ternus named Apple CEO to replace Tim Cook
• Nearly 40,000 tech jobs lost in April 2026
• 20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise AI labor crisis concern
• Netflix plans vertical video feed and AI recommendations

• US Bill Mandates On-Device Age Verification
• Brussels age-checking app hacked in 2 minutes
• $5 Bluetooth tracker in a postcard exposes Dutch warship

• NIST creates 'any wavelength' lasers in tiny circuits
• NASA shuts off instrument on Voyager 1
• Anker made its own AI chip (Thus)
• YouTuber builds working DRAM in backyard
• Linux begins dropping Intel 486 support
• Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results
• BMW one step closer to a color-changing car
• Alberta startup sells "no-tech" tractors for half price

• Chinese android beats human half-marathon record
• Japan Airlines pilots humanoid robots at Haneda
• Table tennis robot defeats top human players

• Chinese carmaker patents voice-controlled in-vehicle toilet
• Air New Zealand adds economy bunk beds (with rules)
• Hairdryer allegedly used to trick weather sensor for $34K Polymarket bet
• DOJ arrests soldier who made $400K betting on Maduro's removal
• I bought Friendster for $30K — here's what I'm doing with it
• NZ DOC: remote tech begins a "new era" for conservation

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Citymapper
• Adam - Claude Design

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In this episode:

• As AI Use Increases at Work, Many Employees Still Choose Not to Use It
• LinkedIn Data Shows AI Isn't to Blame for Hiring Decline... Yet
• Uber CTO Says AI Spending Plans Fall Short
• Allbirds Pivots to Become AI Services Company

• Hong Kong Police Can Force You to Reveal Your Encryption Keys
• $4.8M in Crypto Stolen After Korean Tax Agency Exposes Wallet Seed
• AI Security Worries Force Company to Abandon Open Source
• Bitcoin Gets New Expiration Date Thanks to Google Researchers

• Amazon to Buy Globalstar for $11.57B
• OpenAI Slams Anthropic in Memo to Shareholders
• Google Rolls Out a Native Gemini App for Mac
• Spotify Launches Physical Book Purchases

• South Korea Introduces Universal Basic Mobile Data Access
• Missouri Town Fires Half Its City Council Over Data Center Deal
• Europe Rolls Out Online Age Verification App
• The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril

• Seven Countries Now Generate 100% Renewable Electricity
• How Denmark Soured on Solar

• A Sleek, Wearable Airbag for Cyclists Is Nearly Here
• How Filming Your Chores Could Train the Android Butlers of the Future
• The Hottest Apple Product Right Now Isn't What You Think

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Hermes Agent
• Adam - Lovable (don’t judge me)

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In this episode:

• OpenAI Raises Record $122B at $852B Valuation as IPO Buzz Intensifies
• Anthropic Says Its Latest AI Model Is Too Powerful for Public Release
• Anthropic Debuts Preview of Powerful New AI Model Mythos in New Cybersecurity Initiative
• Microsoft Says Copilot Is for Entertainment Purposes Only, Not Serious Use
• Utah Lets an AI Chatbot Renew Some Psychiatric Prescriptions in New Pilot
• Google Quietly Launched an AI Dictation App That Works Offline

• LinkedIn Is Secretly Scanning Your Browser for 6,000+ Extensions

• Deere Settles US Right-to-Repair Lawsuit with $99 Million Fund and Repair Commitments
• Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado's Landmark Right-to-Repair Law

• Phone-Free Bars and Restaurants Are on the Rise Across the U.S.

• NASA Sends Outlook Around the Moon — Immediately Needs IT Help
• The Most Bizarre Tech Announced at CES 2026
• April Fool's 2026: The Most Ridiculous Tech Pranks We Saw This Year
• Cambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Split View in Firefox
• Adam - Spark Mail

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