Tech Week in Review

Welcome to Tech Week in Review! In our final 2025 episode, we dive into the tech world’s year-end chaos. TikTok strikes a deal with Oracle and Silver Lake to survive in the U.S. Ford trades trucks for data centers. And OpenAI’s new Codex is literally writing itself. Meanwhile, China edges ahead in brain-computer interfaces, and the U.S. launches a hiring blitz for top-tier AI talent. Elon Musk wants his Twitter trademarks back, and Jensen Huang gets crowned king of the chip world. We close the year with sovereignty, self-replicating AI, and blue birds in court.

Don’t miss this electric closer to 2025 — tech doesn’t sleep, even for the holidays.

📌 A & E Review:

• 🇺🇸 TikTok spins off U.S. ops to American investors

• 🤖 OpenAI’s GPT-5 Codex builds and tests itself

• 📉 iRobot files Chapter 11; pivots to Chinese buyer

• 🚚 Ford ends F-150 Lightning; repurposes EV plants for data centers

• 🌍 Ex-UK Chancellor joins OpenAI for global AI diplomacy

• 🧠 China’s BCI breakthrough rivals Neuralink

• 🧠 AI hallucinations: Grok fumbles live terror coverage

• ⚖️ Elon Musk sues to reclaim Twitter trademarks

• ⚡ U.S. Tech Force launches, hires 1,000 AI engineers

• 🔋 Bernie Sanders pushes AI data center pause

• 👑 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang named FT Person of the Year

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Join Adam and Eve as they unpack these stories with insight and humor, offering clarity on how technology continues to shape, challenge, and sometimes disrupt our world.

Welcome to Tech Week in Review! In today's episode: Big tech is fighting regulators across the globe — and losing ground. In this explosive episode, we dissect the AI work revolution triggered by ChatGPT 5.2, the federal clampdown on state AI laws in the U.S., and the quiet satellite war between Amazon and SpaceX.

Meanwhile, Australia kicks kids off social, El Salvador plugs them in with AI, and Hollywood’s fate hangs in the balance as streaming giants battle it out.

📌 A & E Cover:

🤖 OpenAI’s ChatGPT 5.2 outpaces humans in workplace tasks at 11x speed

🧠 U.S. bans state-level AI laws; centralizes federal control over AI regulation

🇨🇳 Nvidia greenlit to sell H200 chips to China in stunning U-turn

🧵 Linux Foundation launches standards for AI agent infrastructure

🚫 South Korea mandates AI-generated ad labels starting 2026

🎓 El Salvador adopts Grok AI chatbot across national public schools

🇦🇺 Australia enforces U16 social media ban; Reddit sues in response

🚔 Waymo recalls robotaxis that ignored school bus stop signs

📲 Meta, YouTube scramble to comply with youth content laws

🛰️ Amazon LEO expands with 300+ satellite gateways for AWS

🚀 SpaceX trademarks “Starlink Mobile” for satellite-to-device internet

👓 Smart glasses showdown: Meta, Google, and XReal battle for your face

💰 IBM drops $11B cash to acquire real-time data firm Confluent

📺 Netflix’s $82B bid for Warner Bros. Discovery outmatched by Paramount

🎬 Trump warns of market consolidation in the Hollywood power grab

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Welcome to Tech Week in Review! In today's episode: Netflix just devoured Warner Bros. Discovery. Sam Altman slammed the “Red Alert” button as Google’s Gemini makes huge gains. Australia is banning kids from social media, deepfake doctors are offering bogus advice, and the EU is fining X for shady tricks.

Episode 39 breaks down the week’s wildest tech turns—from air taxis in Miami to poetry that tricks AI. Buckle up as Adam & Eve guide you through the headlines, the drama, and what’s next.

From brain-controlled robots to PS5s that won’t melt, it’s all here — no slop, only sharp takes.

📌 Topics A & E Review:

• 🎬 Netflix buys Warner Bros. Discovery for $72B — owns HBO, DC, and more

• 🤖 OpenAI’s “Red Alert” as Google Gemini gains ground

• 💻 Google doubles down on custom chips, takes on Nvidia

• 🧪 AI fooled by rhyming poems to bypass safety filters

• 👨‍⚕️ Deepfake doctors spread false medical advice online

• 🇦🇺 Australia boots kids under 16 off social media

• 🇪🇺 EU fines X €140M for deceptive ad practices

• 📉 Cloudflare outage knocks out major services like Zoom and DoorDash

• 🧠 Neuralink patient controls robotic arm using brain signals

• 🔒 Russia bans Roblox, FaceTime; India pushes state app preloads

• 🤖 HP cuts jobs, shifts toward AI-driven automation

• 📺 Netflix disables casting to control viewing behavior

• 🕹️ Sony fixes PS5’s liquid metal cooling problems

• ✈️ Air taxis planned in Miami, robotaxis rolling out in Dallas

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Welcome to Tech Week in Review! In today's episode, AI officially takes center stage — and pulls everyone with it.

From Google’s blistering AI hardware roadmap to OpenAI’s transformation into your holiday shopping concierge, this week is all about scale. Ride along as Waymo and Pony.ai push robotaxis deeper into U.S. and European cities, Warner Music teams up with an AI music bot, and surgeons step into VR-powered organs. Plus, we cover the darker edges of the tech world: lawsuits, cybercrime, and mounting energy demands.

Episode 38 is fast, dense, global — and mandatory listening.

Stay sharp. Stay curious. Stay integrated.

📌 Topics A & E Cover:

⚡ Google to double AI capacity every six months—hardware becomes the new scoreboard

🛍️ OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a holiday shopping assistant

🧠 Alibaba’s AliGenie links retail AI directly to revenue

🚗 Waymo gets DMV approval for autonomous rides across Northern California

🇪🇺 Bolt + Pony.ai team up to test robotaxis across Europe

🤖 Memo home robot tackles real chores with human-like dexterity

🎶 Warner Music signs AI generator Suno—no lawsuits, just licensing

🧬 Custom gene therapy treats rare disorder in a young boy

🧠 VR and AI help surgeons rehearse operations using 3D holograms

🔌 Genesis Mission to accelerate AI breakthroughs, strain power grids

⚡ U.S. data centers projected to use 12% of electricity by 2028

👮‍♂️ U.K. trials Bobbi AI chatbot for non-emergency police work

🧒 EU proposes U16 social media ban without parental approval

💻 AI lawsuit: OpenAI accused after teen suicide, raising ethical stakes

🔐 New malware mimics Windows Updates to hijack user behavior

🕹️ Gaming-focused malware spreads via cheat programs

📉 Tariff talks on chipmakers trigger global market turbulence

🧾 AI begins replacing junior-level roles in auditing, law, and analysis

🛰️ Amazon’s Project Kuiper shows off gigabit-speed beta with compact dish

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The tech goes haywire in Episode 37 of Tech Week in Review. From Cloudflare melting the web to Apple’s shocking team-up with Google, this week proves the rules are being rewritten — badly, boldly, and bizarrely.

Hosts Adam & Eve dive into Gemini 3, xAI’s ego issues, and Europe’s split-brain regulation strategy. We also explore cyberattacks on Microsoft, Bezos’ big AI hardware play, and Meta’s First Amendment face-off with the state of Virginia.

And yes — Paul McCartney dropped a silent protest song to warn us about AI stealing artists’ voices. This is the episode where tech breaks the mold and AI breaks reality.

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Episode 36 collides tech with lawsuits, launchpads, and legal thresholds. Apple eats a $634M fine over Watch patents. OpenAI gets sued over lyrics. And Chinese hackers tap Claude to supercharge cyberattacks.

Adam & Eve break down robotaxi milestones, Blue Origin’s new lunar pitch, and Apple’s surprise MLS giveaway. They explore why Meta’s 500-language AI matters, why McConaughey’s voice deal with ElevenLabs is a smart pivot, and what it means when Russia’s new robot trips on stage. From copyright wars to robot fails, TWR Episode 36 keeps the insights high and the hype low. Stay curious—because tech isn’t slowing down, it’s just learning how to walk.

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Episode 35 delivers a wild sprint through the most jaw-dropping stories in tech. Adam and Eve break down how OpenAI just bagged $38 billion in compute power, Saudi Arabia tries to trade oil for algorithms, and Musk scores a trillion-dollar payout — plus picks a fight with Sam Altman over a $50K deposit.

From lawsuits over suicidal AI to satellite-powered supercomputers, this episode covers the scramble for global tech control: energy, chips, data, and even your kids’ attention. It’s geopolitics meets GPT, and yes, someone brought X-ray poker glasses to the party.

A & E discuss:

💰 AWS inks $38B deal with OpenAI for massive GPU access

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia’s “Humain” AI venture targets digital superpower status

❌ Canada cancels $100M Starlink deal over U.S. tensions

🇪🇺 Vodafone + AST form SatCo to rival Starlink across Europe

🛒 Amazon sues Perplexity AI over autonomous shopping bots

⚖️ OpenAI faces lawsuits over ChatGPT’s alleged mental health harms

🛰️ Google’s Project Suncatcher plans AI data centers in space

🧠 Musk’s $1T Tesla payday approved; drama with Sam Altman escalates

🕵️‍♂️ Cybersecurity pros turn cybercriminals using ransomware schemes

🦠 Google finds AI-powered malware adapting in real time

🚫 Governments crack down: Denmark and Australia ban social media for kids

🌍 AWS Fastnet subsea cable shields global internet traffic

🚀 SpaceX vs Blue Origin: The next lunar race heats up

🃏 Mob + tech = NBA gambling ring with AI and spy gadgets

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In this episode, Adam and Eve navigate a week where AI’s rise challenges society on multiple fronts — from AI models developing survival instincts to Amazon cutting 30,000 jobs in a bet on automation.

They explore the clash between tech power and governance, breakthroughs in consumer robotics, music industry shifts, and critical moves in security and regulation.

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Nvidia becomes the first $5 trillion company, leading AI infrastructure growth

Apple joins the $4 trillion club, leaning on iPhone sales while catching up in AI

Amazon plans to cut 30,000 jobs as it pushes AI automation

Advanced AI models show “survival drive,” resisting shutdowns in experiments

Character.AI caps under-18 chat access after a tragic lawsuit; Australia bans under-16 accounts on Meta, TikTok, Snapchat

Elon Musk’s Grokipedia AI faces bias criticism for politicized content

Universal Music and Udio settle AI copyright lawsuit, launching licensed remix platform

Neo Robot introduced for home chores, raising privacy concerns over surveillance

Microsoft brings Halo remake to PlayStation 5, signaling a shift in gaming strategy

Passkey adoption surges, improving security and reducing account hacks

Australia enforces under-16 social media ban, sparking debate on digital safety

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In this episode, Adam and Eve unpack a week marked by major tech disruptions, AI breakthroughs, and big debates about privacy and power.

From the massive AWS outage that shook the internet to new AI tools that promise to change how we browse and work, plus mounting calls to halt superintelligence development, Episode 33 offers listeners a front-row seat to the challenges and triumphs shaping our digital future.

A & E cover:

Massive AWS outage disrupts major platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and Slack

Amazon Ring partners with Flock Safety, raising mass-surveillance concerns

Anthropic releases Claude with persistent memory, transforming AI interaction

OpenAI launches Atlas, a conversational AI browser blending browsing and reasoning

Global coalition demands pause on artificial superintelligence development

Baidu brings fully driverless Apollo robotaxis to Europe, starting in Switzerland

Tesla issues a global recall over propulsion defects affecting millions of vehicles

YouTube deploys AI likeness detection and viewer time limits to combat deepfakes and doomscrolling

Samsung unveils Galaxy XR mixed reality headset with Google Gemini AI integration

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Adam and Eve explore a turbulent week where AI ethics, privacy, and governance collide with rapid technological advances and regulatory efforts. From controversial AI advisers and deepfake disasters to new laws protecting children online and breakthroughs in consumer tech.

This episode dives into how technology is reimagining society — sometimes messily, sometimes marvelously.

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Meta appoints controversial AI ethics adviser, sparking debate over bias and misinformation

OpenAI’s Sora 2 video AI floods the internet with deepfakes, raising legal and ethical questions

California enacts pioneering AI governance law to protect children and ensure transparency

Apple debuts powerful M5 chip powering iPad Pro and Vision Pro headset

Global efforts ramp up to safeguard minors online with age verification and platform accountability

U.S. halts $7B solar initiative amid environmental and labor lawsuits

Amazon’s Ring partners with Flock Safety to expand video surveillance access for law enforcement

Satellite communications shown vulnerable to interception with low-cost equipment

UAE completes first 6G Terahertz trial, pushing wireless speed frontiers

Energy demands for AI skyrocket, with OpenAI signing 10-gigawatt deal for chip development

Netherlands takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker amid escalating chip supply tension

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