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BrokeIt - Money Daily
Daily personal-finance news in about ten minutes. Every morning, an optimist and a fine-print-reading cynic break down the money stories that actually matter — layoffs, housing, deals, side income, rates, and money moves. Theo has the move; Priya wants the receipts. Together they cut through the noise to what's real, what's overblown, and what it means for you. This is news and commentary, not financial advice. New episode every weekday. From the team at brokeit.dev.
Episodes
- BrokeIt - Money Daily
Alibaba to Beijing, Instagram long videos, OpenAI's dots
How OpenAI turned its coding tools into dots, an always-on personal assistant — Alexander Embiricos, the OpenAI executive responsible for dots, never wants to…
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Grok's Odyssey, zero payoff, AI graveyard grows
Grok releases the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’ — The footage looks okay, as long as you're not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human…
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AI picks sides, Starlink back, Instacart sale talks
Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine — Elon Musk reportedly ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine's Starlink access. techcrunch.com Instacart…
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OpenAI stops web training, Daytona $1B, Early employee stock sales
OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks” — OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet…
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Anduril war dogs, OpenAI $1.25T, AI agents playing
Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing — MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning…
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Flapping Airplanes $1B, Tesla Cybercabs, Airbnb chore revolt
Tesla says it will start selling Cybercabs by end of year — Tesla said Wednesday it will start selling its Cybercab to customers by the end of the year, even…
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50+ deaths AI block, SpaceX Tesla merger, OpenAI biotech buy
Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed — The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI running amok…
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AI account charges, Flipkart food fight, regulation push
Walmarts Flipkart is quietly building a food delivery challenger in India — Flipkart has expanded access to its food-delivery service to thousands of employees…
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Disney AI hires, Anthropic's 5% fund, Benchmark's market calm
Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce — The filing also says that the “vast majority” of Character.AI employees who were offered jobs…
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Replit picks OpenAI, Meta drops AI data, Robotics' ChatGPT moment
Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns — A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way…
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Rogue AI India, Replit drops Anthropic, Waymo to Canada
Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says — Masad said the decision was made for a number of different reasons, including cost. Replit announced a…
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Flying Roadster, AI breaks venture pact, Meta AI for Macs
Even Benchmark thinks AI is eroding the venture pact against backing rivals — Benchmark says the Valley’s rule against backing rivals is getting harder to…
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Mini Human Intestines, AI Chips for Crisis, Surveillance Battle
Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis — The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can…
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Meta's Muse Wonder, Air Force balloon data, UK drives AI rules
Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder — Where Muse Spark aimed to be a lightweight model that could perform at low latency, the Wonder models are…
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NDA battle, AI data centers, Apple HomeView, Disrupt 2026
The founders guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Everything you need to know • Will the HomeView be Apple’s first smart home success? • Can the AI industry…
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False AI homicide tip, Nadella's AI brake, data center power
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella says AI models need an ‘emergency brake’ • An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police • Petra Power looks…
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AI control crisis, $7.5B AI boom, Musk vs Ambani
Elon Musk intensifies attack on Ambani over Starlink India launch delay • Anthropic cant reliably control its AI agents. Its cutting off its internal evals…
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OpenAI misses $20B, safety dispute, Google agentic AI
Google brings agentic AI to Gemini, starting with businesses • Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect • OpenAIs…
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Microsoft AI PCs, India rejects Musk, Robot AI $60M
India rejects Elon Musks claim of discrimination over Starlink launch • Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia • Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip…
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Amazon's Buttocks AI, Apple Smart Locks, AI Startup's $4B IPO
How to find out if Amazon thinks you have flat buttocks • Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell • AI…
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$3,499 personal AI PC, OpenAI EU watermarks, open-weight model debuts
OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPTs text in the EU • Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost • At 19…
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Trump Super Intelligence Force, Google AI Bounty Freeze, Bitchat India Ban
Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a significant rise in AI submissions • Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force • Jack Dorseys…
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Indiscriminate Surveillance, Amazon Drops NDAs, OpenAI Safety Exit
Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’ • Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs • OpenAI safety employee…
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Super Intelligence, Flock Ban, Meta Brain Gadgets
Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused • Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using Flock • Its not AI anymore, its ‘super…
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Lyft's $272.5M settlement, robotaxi fines, Armadin's $255M raise
Robotaxi operators will face fines for blocking first responders • Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers • Kevin Mandias new…
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Military records hacked, Pentagon taps Musk, Gemini 4 Argon
Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet • The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do…
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Car data surveillance, Apple Pay India, OpenAI's app store challenge
Apple Pay finally launches in India after years on the sidelines • Your car and its mobile app are probably handing over all kinds of data to tech companies •…
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AI end humanity warning, AMD's $8.2B, OpenAI safety ditch
Anthropics prospectus details losses, growth, and, yes, a warning that its AI could end humanity • AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Lis World Labs for $8.2 billion •…
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Anthropic CEO Trump dinner, Truecaller web scams, Google AI India shopping
Truecaller takes its scam intelligence to the open web as it looks beyond caller ID • Anthropic’s CEO is about to have dinner with President Trump • Google…
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Big biology lab find, Meta VR IMAX, Muse AI
Everything new coming to Metas AI agent Muse • Meta is trying VR glasses (again), this time with more IMAX • Anthropic says its biology lab has already found…
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FBI data stolen, Greece PM on AI, Discord age verification backlash
Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents and applicants data • Were already fighting yesterdays battle: Greeces prime minister gets…
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Google's nuclear reactor, AI conquers math, €40M display tech
Morphotonics raises €40M to expand its display tech into data centers • OpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems •…
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Hyperloop, Voccis Ring, Influencer Political Ad Penalties
Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio • Voccis ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-taking • New…
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Trump AI Force, Gemini hacks, Flock buyouts
Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyouts • Trump says its time to rebrand AI with a new name — and hes also creating an AI Force •…
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AI nearly starts war, $100M for physical AI, India fights spam calls
AI hallucination nearly triggers US military operation • A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AI • India forces…
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$18M voice tech, AI agents join startups, Al Gore's real AI risk
Iceland-based Treble raises $18 million for its voice simulation platform • Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and…
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Space Weapons, Starship Launch, Nvidia: No AI Rules
SpaceX will try to put Starship in orbit for the first time on September 22 • US military says it has launched weapons into space • We dont need AI regulation…
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Jensen Huang to Trump on AI, OpenAI buys camera, Nvidia rivals fund up
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells Trump were not going to let [an AI slowdown] happen • OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, report…
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Larry Ellison $7.5B stock canceled, Insight Partners defies AI focus, YC's 9 buzzy startups
Insight Partners Deven Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic • Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion…
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Revolut data breach, Altman no IPO, Anthropic slows AI
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ill-advised to go public in 2026 • Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow AI development • Revolut confirms customer data…
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Robot AI $500M, Khosla Ventures to NYC, Open-weight AI models
Mecka AI nears $500M valuation in Sequoia-led deal amid rush for robot training data • Khosla Ventures is opening a New York office this fall — its first…
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Nvidia 70% growth, OpenAI Pro pause, Anthropic's AI insights
Jensen Huang explains why Nvidia will grow an astounding 70% next year • Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek •…
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Foldable iPhone Duo, AI doomer joins OpenAI, MA clean power data centers
OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors • Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules • Everything Apple announced at its…
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Holmes Doc Stuns, Wu's Construction Fix, Apple Launch Preview
Eric Wus newest company, out of stealth since May, is going after constructions labor crunch • A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride • What…
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Kalanick's robotaxis, Anthropic settlement fight, Schiller's App Store exit
Phil Schiller’s App Store exit reportedly driven by wariness over future plans • Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement…
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OpenAI sued, Gemini planning fails, wiki incident confirmed
Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft • Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning • OpenAI confirms…
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No little kids allowed Cybercab, rogue AI escapes, Apple's new era
OpenAIs rogue agents keep escaping, with no formal process to investigate them • What will Apples John Ternus era look like? • No little kids allowed, and…
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Tesla Cybercabs, AI menu fails, Fusion power race
The sameness problem behind those unappetizing AI-generated menus • Tesla is asking people if they want to buy and run Cybercab fleets • Utilities are racing…
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Astra breaches, YC unicorn, Android motion aid
OpenAIs Astra model is on the way — and very good at breaking into computer systems • AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinators fastest-ever unicorn, now…
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Gun retailer bankruptcy, Tesla AI lags, Dow falls, Nvidia slides
Firearms retailer files Chapter 11 bankruptcy as gun sales drop • Tesla's AI Investments Pale In Comparison To Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet • Stock Market…
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China drone scale, Grindr's everything app, Microcar's green bet
The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them • Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors…
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$1B chip debt, AI self-improves, robot profit race
Chinese automakers are following Tesla’s bet that robots are the next big profit machine • An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI •…
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ATF ransomware, Meta kids data, Rivian CFO exit
Rivians CFO is leaving the company • Buried in Metas $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids data • ATF declares major incident as ransomware gang claims hack
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$2.5B AI Valuation, Nvidia Eyes Hugging Face, Amazon's Chip Surge
Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition • Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation • Amazon just tripled its order of…
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Oura $16B IPO, Rocket Drones, AI Fund Implosion Probe
Indias Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones • Situational Awareness, star AI hedge fund that nearly imploded, now being probed by the…
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$1B Uber Fine, Harvard AI, Stealth Model Ox Alpha
Whos behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha? • Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions • Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI…
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Inherent AI beats rivals, rogue AI containment, a16z DOJ probe
Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni, says its AI teammate just outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI at replicating research • Frontier AI labs still wont say how…
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Live Skin AI, Opus Smut Machine, Nvidia Data Centers
Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alive • Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine • Nvidia partners with data center developer…
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Thousands of Robotaxis Approved, AI Startup Hits $500M, OpenAI Gains
Tesla, Uber, and Waymo all get the OK to operate thousands of robotaxis in Nevada • AI data startup Micro1 reaches $500M gross run rate amid AI training boom •…
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Waymo robotaxis for all, OpenAI privacy, Stripe's singularity surprise
Stripe didnt really buy OpenRouter because of the singularity • Waymos cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities • OpenAI…