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Episode 252 - RL's Reality Check: Building real-world sims.
Building Reinforcement Learning Environments for the Real World link to the source
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Episode 251 - CES 2026: Top Tech So Far
The best tech announced at CES 2026 so far link to the source
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Episode 250 - Tech's 2025 Failures (and one success)
Supply chains, AI, and the cloud: The biggest failures (and one success) of 2025 link to the source
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Chapter 249 - Beyond the Code: More Than Just Syntax
Claude Code is about so much more than coding link to the source
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Chapter 248 - Wiz's $35B IPO, Palo Alto's Deal, Israeli Resilience & Future Tech Trends
Palo Alto Networks in Talks to Acquire KOI for $400M; Wiz Eyes Record IPO; Samsung Unveils New Sensors Amidst Reports on Job Market and Startup Resilience פאלו…
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Episode 247 - The Future of Work: From Quants to Blue Collar
From quantum computing to "blue-collar revenge": the hot trends of the labor market in 2026 link to the source
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Episode 246 - AI's Promise, Peril & Partnership; plus new tech laws, privacy, and startup stories.
Israel's Tech Scene: Navigating New Regulations, AI Opportunities and Warnings, and Startup Ventures New Israeli Regulations Make It Harder to Fire High-Tech…
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Episode 245 - The LLM Forecast: 2025: The Year in LLMs
2025: The Year in LLMs link to the source
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Episode 244 - Spotify's Piracy Quake, Microsoft's C++ Exit, Zuck's 'Action' AI & More Tech Shifts
Tech giants make strategic moves: Microsoft sees success with Windows on Arm and plans a shift from C/C++ to Rust, Meta acquires AI firm Manus, and Google…
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Episode 243 - Sam Altman on OpenAI's Strategy & Future
Sam Altman: How OpenAI Wins, ChatGPT's Future, AI Buildout Logic, IPO in 2026? link to the source
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Episode 242 - Decoding Claude's Code - Jared Zoneraich
How Claude Code Works - Jared Zoneraich, PromptLayer link to the source
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Chapter 241 - Billion-Dollar Busts: AppsFlyer, a Worthless Unicorn & Insect Food, plus Google's new OS and AI.
Tech Roundup: Google's New OS and Gmail Feature, Major Startup Collapses, AI Coding Advances, and US Directives on NASA and TikTok. Half a Billion Dollars…
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Chapter 240 - Gaming's AI Lightning Rod
In 2025, AI became a lightning rod for gamers and developers link to the source
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Episode 239 - AI News: Gemini Flash, Grok Voice, GPT Store
📆 ThursdAI - Dec 18 - Gemini 3 Flash, Grok Voice, ChatGPT Appstore, Image 1.5 & GPT 5.2 Codex, Meta Sam Audio & more AI news link to the source
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Chapter 238 - AI Building AI: An agent that improves itself.
OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself link to the source
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Episode 237 - Apple's Liquid Glass, Google Translate, Firefox's AI & a shaky 2025 market forecast.
Tech updates include Apple's iOS 26.2, Google Translate's real-time speech feature, and Mozilla's new AI focus for Firefox. TheMarker provides its 2025…
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Episode 236 - AWS CEO Matt Garman's AI-Centric Future
AWS CEO Matt Garman on the Company's AI-Centric Future link to the source
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Chapter 234 - Who's Profiting Most From AI?
The companies making the most money from AI | The Verge link to the source
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Chapter 233 - Don't Trust, Just Use
Stack Overflow users don’t trust AI. They’re using it anyway link to the source
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Chapter 232 - Claude: The Compiler, Not the Assistant
Claude for Code: Not an Assistant, but a Compiler link to the source
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Chapter 231 - Ace It: Your Guide to the Annual Review
A Guide to the Annual Review Process link to the source
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Episode 230 - Meta's Wearable AI, Cyber Job Cuts, Market Jitters & tech highlights.
Meta Acquires AI Pendant Maker for Wearable Future; Israeli Cyber Firms Face Layoffs Due to AI לקראת העתיד הלביש: מטא רכשה יצרנית של תליון מקליט מבוסס AI…
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Episode 229 - Code Red: The GPT-5.2 Counter
OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alert link to the source
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Chapter 228 - The Key to AI's Internet
AI companies want a new internet — and they think they’ve found the key link to the source
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Episode 227 - Poetic AI Crime, Alexa's Memory, a Database Wipe & Big Tech's Next Moves
Cybersecurity Firms Raise Millions While AI Sees New Features, Vulnerabilities, and Questions About On-Device Performance Amazon says Alexa Plus can find that…
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Episode 226 - Satya Nadella's AI Power Play
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: AI Boom, Energy Battle & His Complicated Alliance with Sam Altman link to the source
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Episode 225 - SoftBank's Nvidia Tears, Google's AI Nonsense & Israeli Tech's Big Rebound
Tech News Summary: Google's AI Experiments and Android 16 Update, Israeli Startups See Funding Surge, and Big Tech Moves in AI and Acquisitions סלברייט השלימה…
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Episode 224 - OpenAI's Code Red, Apple's AI Shakeup & Samsung's New Foldable, plus layoffs & AI hacks
Tech Highlights: Layoffs and Funding in Israel, AI Shakeups at Apple and OpenAI, and Updates from Samsung, Microsoft, and Amazon אקווה סקיוריטי מפטרת עשרות…
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Episode 223 - Musk's $6B Bet, Google's AI Coders, Intel's Apple Return & a Funding Frenzy
Tech news highlights include Samsung's new rugged devices, Intel's potential return to Apple, and significant AI developments: major fundraising for Elon…
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Chapter 222 - The Moat Priority Revisited
Moats Before (Gross) Margins: Revisited https://www.a16z.news/p/moats-before-gross-margins-revisited
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Chapter 221 - AI on a Leash Controlling long-running agents.
Effective Harnesses for Long-Running Agents https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/effective-harnesses-for-long-running-agents
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Episode 220 - Intel's Layoffs vs. Acquisitions, AI21's Rise, and Microsoft's Big Split
Intel is making mixed moves in Israel, laying off hundreds of employees while also acquiring cloud optimization startup Granulate for $650 million. Its venture…
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Episode 219 - AI's ROI | Estimating AI productivity gains
Estimating AI productivity gainshttps://www.anthropic.com/research/estimating-productivity-gains?utm_source=alphasignal&utm_campaign=2025-11-26&lid=Ci5OpFSefzoY…
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Chapter 218 - Sutskever: The Age of Research
Ilya Sutskever - We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of research https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR20FWCCjAs
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Episode 217 - ChatGPT Shopping, Gemini's AI Watermarks, Whale Drones, and Israel's Tech Boom
The Arc browser is integrating features from OpenAI and ChatGPT, and a guide is available for using ChatGPT for shopping research. Google's SynthID tool can…
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Episode 216 - Samsung's Deal, Microsoft's AI Warning, Intel's 4-Day Week & Israeli Tech Growth
Samsung is in talks to acquire Israeli autotech company Autotalks for $200 million and has also unveiled its Galaxy S23 series, closing the gap between its…
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Episode 215 - The AI Code Shift with Martin Fowler
How AI will change software engineering - with Martin Fowler https://youtu.be/CQmI4XKTa0U
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Episode 214 - Intel's Israel Spree, OpenAI's Lost Founder, Coding Vibes & Windows AI Risks
Intel is making significant moves with a planned $650 million acquisition of Israeli startup Granulate and a separate $15 billion investment to expand its…
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Episode 213 - The Chip War, AI Cancer Detection, & Hamas Crypto, plus Israel's latest tech boom.
In the semiconductor sector, the ongoing US-China conflict is fueling a boom in chip stocks, while Samsung reportedly plans to exclusively use Qualcomm chips…
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Episode 212 - Microsoft’s Copilot Push, Israel’s Tech Churn, and the Trillion-Dollar AI Warning
Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella promises a "completely new" company with a vision for an AI-powered PC featuring Windows Copilot. This includes integrating…
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Episode 211 - Windows Gets AI Taskbar Agents
Microsoft to Integrate AI Agents into Windows 11 Taskbar https://www.theverge.com/news/821948/microsoft-windows-11-ai-agents-taskbar-integration
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Episode 210 - Israel's Spyware Scandal, a $1.25B Chip Bet & Wix Layoffs, amid AI deals and global backlash.
In AI news, Jeff Bezos is funding the startup 'Project Prometheus,' while OpenAI's Sam Altman celebrated ChatGPT's mastery of em dash formatting. The Israeli…
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Episode 209 - AI Dev Productivity: The 2025 Metrics
How to measure AI developer productivity in 2025 | Nicole Forsgren https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWcDfPVTizQ
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Episode 207 - GPT-5.1's Debut, Google's AI Buy, Nvidia's Surge, and the 2025 Tech Outlook
OpenAI has detailed new features for its GPT-5.1 update. Google is acquiring Israeli AI code-testing startup Codium for $80-100 million and will also begin…
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Episode 206 - Wiz's $6B Exit, AI Cancer Scans, & Cyber Threats, plus robotaxis, AI phones, and IVF tech.
In cybersecurity, Israeli startup Wiz has emerged from stealth with a $6 billion valuation, while the country's Cyber Directorate warns of widespread Iranian…
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Episode 205 - Israel's AI Boom: Nvidia's Buyout, OpenAI's Data, plus Gemini, office bias & splitting atoms.
Google is integrating its Gemini AI into more products, replacing Google Assistant in Maps and rolling it out to Google TV. In other AI news, Nvidia is…
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Episode 204 - How Language Shapes Our Space
From Words to Worlds: Spatial Intelligence https://drfeifei.substack.com/p/from-words-to-worlds-spatial-intelligence
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Episode 203 - How AI Gets Smarter: The LLM Learning Loop
The LLM Learning Loop https://martinfowler.com/articles/llm-learning-loop.html
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Episode 202 - Tech's Layoff Wave, the DAO Crash & the AI Boom, plus moves from Apple, Amazon & more.
Intel is laying off 12,000 employees, representing 11% of its workforce. Apple is considering using its A-series chips for cheaper MacBooks. Nvidia and…
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Episode 201 - Sutskever's Safe AI, Tech's Layoff Wave, the Bubble & Apple's Liquid Glass
Ilya Sutskever is opening a Safe Superintelligence R&D center in Tel Aviv, while Intel has awarded $250,000 grants to startups in AI, quantum computing, and…
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Episode 200 - Israel's Funding Slump, Meta's AI Bias & Apple Intelligence, plus M&A and new tech.
The Israeli tech sector sees mixed activity, with SanDisk acquiring startup Imagn' for $30-40 million and SolCold developing a new UV sensor, while overall…
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Episode 199 - Nvidia's $5T, Starlink in Gaza & OpenAI's update, plus other major AI overhauls.
OpenAI is updating ChatGPT with company-specific knowledge, while Microsoft is overhauling Outlook with AI and adding new features to Notepad. YouTube is also…
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Episode 198 - Beyond Vibe Coding w/ Addy Osmani
Beyond Vibe Coding with Addy Osmani https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHIppEqwi0g
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Episode 197 - Adobe's AI Audio, Copilot in Edge, Samsung's Ring, plus AGI debates & layoffs.
Adobe is expanding its AI capabilities, with its Firefly AI now able to generate soundtracks and speech. The company is also adding a beta AI assistant with…
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Episode 196 - OpenAI's Atlas, the Shortcuts buyout, YouTube's deepfake AI, plus new M5 MacBooks.
OpenAI has detailed updates for its ChatGPT and Atlas projects, with Atlas positioned as a competitor to Google Search. The company has also acquired the team…
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Episode 195 - Nvidia's Reign, Copilot's Throwback & Gaming Powerhouses, plus M&A and smarter AI.
CyberArk is set to acquire cloud security firm Venafi for $1.54 billion. In other news, an analysis suggests Nvidia's market dominance is more significant than…
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Chapter 194 - Summoning Ghosts: AI mimics, it isn't alive.
Andrej Karpathy – “We’re summoning ghosts, not building animals” https://youtube.com/watch?v=lXUZvyajciY&si=mG61GQYsF0J1d7xm
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Chapter 193 - Special episode: Windows 11's AI Bedrock AI features are becoming a core part of Windows 11.
AI-powered features begin creeping deeper into the bedrock of Windows 11 - Ars Technica…
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Episode 192 - Special episode: Fixing the Internet
Yes, everything online sucks now—but it doesn’t have tohttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/yes-everything-online-sucks-now-but-it-doesnt-have-to