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Episode 191 - Special episode: World Models: AI's Next Big Thing
Why world models are the next big thing in AI | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/column/801370/ai-world-models-general-intuition-medal
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Episode 190 - Special episode: AI Controlling Your PC
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it | The Verge
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Episode 189 - Special episode: LLMs & Unlearned Lessons
LLMs and the Lessons We Still Haven't Learned https://www.jampa.dev/p/llms-and-the-lessons-we-still-havent
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Episode 188 - Special episode: Guido on Python's Future
Beyond the AI Hype: Guido van Rossum on Python’s Philosophy, Simplicity, and the Future of Programming…
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Episode 187 - AI Power Plays: OpenAI's Cops, Hollywood's Fear, and Copilot's Office Takeover
Microsoft's Copilot on Windows has been updated, enabling it to create Office documents and connect to Gmail. OpenAI is reportedly working to reduce political…
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Episode 186 - Special episode: Staff Engineer Politics
How I influence tech company politics as a staff software engineer https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-to-influence-politics/?utm_source=hackernewsletter&utm_mediu…
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Episode 185 - Special episode: OpenAI DevDay Recap
Unpacking the Announcements from OpenAI's DevDay https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/2quydlx20ei26p11bqq5g/content_to_share-8.txt?rlkey=q2kjv6ctuegvoe87gp3…
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Episode 184 - Google's Web War, Vision Pro Sports, AI's Secret Backdoors & big tech deals.
Google's ad-tech practices are reportedly harming independent websites, while Sony is teasing new GPU technology for its next PlayStation and Apple is…
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Episode 183 - Special episode: Meta's Metaverse Takeover
Meta wants its metaverse everywhere | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/column/797624/meta-metaverse-horizon-worlds-mobile-vr-social
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Episode 182 - Special episode: GitHub's Move to Azure
Microsoft is moving GitHub over to Azure servers | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/796119/microsoft-github-azure-migration-move-notepad
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Episode 181 - Special episode: The Rise of the Nonsense Job
The Rise of the Nonsense Job https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/9xsu9lf1osus7uhft9lmv/content_to_share-7.txt?rlkey=divtyym9xlzj8xkrb0u7c3tpg&dl=1
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Chapter 180 - Special episode: AI Agents: Good, Bad & Future
The good, the bad, and the future of AI agents https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/95nf2q3h444prlro6z090/The-good-the-bad-and-the-future-of-AI-agents.txt?rlkey=i7wlw…
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Episode 179 - Aidoc’s FDA Win, Sora 2’s AI Video, Satellite Funding & Big Tech Updates
Satellite communications startup Comcrit has raised $29 million. Aidoc's AI system for CT scans has received "breakthrough medical device" status from the FDA…
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Episode 178 - Special episode: Slashing AI Costs
DeepSeek tests “sparse attention” to slash AI processing costs - Ars Technica…
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Episode 177 - Special episode: Enclaves Fall to Physical Attacks
Intel and AMD trusted enclaves, the backbone of network security, fall to physical attacks - Ars Technica…
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Episode 176 - Is the AI bubble bursting? Shopping in ChatGPT, plummeting investments and new tools.
The high-tech sector experienced a contradictory quarter, with investments declining while large acquisitions reached record highs. Amid predictions of an "AI…
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Episode 175 - Special episode: 30 Hours of AI Focus
Anthropic says its new AI model “maintained focus” for 30 hours on multistep tasks - Ars Technica…
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Episode 174 - Boring iPhones, Incredible Android for PC, Microsoft’s AI Bet & Ford’s CarPlay Beef
Apple's new iPhone Air is reviewed as an appealing device where small changes make a big impact, while the iPhone 17 is seen as a more conventional but solid…
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Episode 173 - Special episode: Vibe Working in Excel & Word
Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/787076/microsoft-office-agent-mode-office-agent-anthropic-models
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Episode 172 - Special episode: Claude's Sonnet 4.5
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5 in latest bid for AI agents and coding supremacy | The Verge…
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Episode 171 - Special episode: iOS 26 for Power Users
Reviewing iOS 26 for power users: Reminders, Preview, and more - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/reviewing-ios-26-for-power-users-reminders…
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Episode 169 - Special episode: A Conversation with Julie Zhuo
A Conversation with Julie Zhuo From Man.sty https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gd84i2wxmpdsk4zb4ozmh/A-Conversation-with-Julie-Zhuo-From-Man.sty?rlkey=k57ng40utwr6l…
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Episode 170 - Special episode: The Central Thesis
Executive Summary: The Central Thesis https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7t6l4t6evl1uc5yg8x5br/Executive-Summary-The-Central-Thesis.md?rlkey=u7esd4f08scqdjai2njf4tp…
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Episode 168 - Special episode: The Devin AI Analysis
An In-Depth Analysis of Devin - The AI So.sty https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ykw9emgyyc8bq193fat0t/An-In-Depth-Analysis-of-Devin-The-AI-So.sty?rlkey=btj6hybxi20…
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Episode 167 - Special episode: Unmasking Your Coding AI
The Hidden Algorithms Powering Your Coding Assistant https://diamantai.substack.com/p/the-hidden-algorithms-powering-your?utm_source=post-email-title&publicatio…
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Episode 166 - Special episode: The Central Thesis
Executive Summary: The Central Thesis.mdhttps://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7t6l4t6evl1uc5yg8x5br/Executive-Summary-The-Central-Thesis.md?rlkey=u7esd4f08scqdjai2njf4…
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Episode 165 - Special episode: The AI Browser Future
Microsoft’s AI CEO on the future of the browser | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/783795/microsoft-ai-ceo-mustafa-suleyman-future-of-browser-interview-n…
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Episode 164 - Special episode: Moving Fast & Breaking People
With AI chatbots, Big Tech is moving fast and breaking people - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/with-ai-chatbots-big-tech-is…
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Episode 163 - Special episode: Anthropic's Multi-Agent System
How we built our multi-agent research systemhttps://www.anthropic.com/engineering/multi-agent-research-system
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Episode 162 - Israel's paradox, Nvidia's Intel shock, AI hacks Gmail & big tech shake-ups.
Following an investment from Nvidia, which its CEO described as a "historic event," Intel confirmed that its Arc GPU line will continue to be developed. In…
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Episode 161 - Special episode: Sam Reich on Paid Comedy The business model of subscription-based comedy.
CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/podcast/781331/hank-green-sam-reich-dropout-collegehumor-game-changer
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Episode 160 - Ditching the Cloud, Dolphin Cams, Meta's Glasses & Israel's Tech Funding Frenzy
A trend of cloud repatriation is seeing companies move away from the cloud. In technology news, Meta is releasing new smart glasses, and OpenAI has published a…
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Episode 159 - Special episode: Cameron on AI's Creative Limit
James Cameron on AI: it’s ‘just as creative’ as people, but with no ‘unique lived experience’ | The Verge…
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Episode 158 - Special episode: Meta Connect 2025 Highlights
Meta Connect 2025: the 6 biggest announcements | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/780087/meta-connect-2025-ray-ban-oakley-biggest-announcements
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Episode 157 - Special episode: The Power of "Normal" Engineers
Why "Normal" Engineers Are the Key to Great Teams - IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/10x-engineer
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Episode 156 - Special episode: Ars Technica's macOS Tahoe Review
macOS 26 Tahoe: The Ars Technica review - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/macos-26-tahoe-the-ars-technica-review
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Episode 155 - Special episode: Is React Killing Innovation?
React Won by Default – And It's Killing Frontend Innovation | Loren Stewart https://www.lorenstew.art/blog/react-won-by-default
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Episode 154 - Special episode: Brilliant but Unbuilt Interfaces
The Best Interfaces We Never Built - Christopher Butler https://www.chrbutler.com/the-best-interfaces-we-never-built
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Episode 153 - Special episode: Stanislav's GameDev Journey
Two And A Half Years In GameDev | Stanislav Myachenkov https://smyachenkov.com/posts/two-and-half-years-in-gamedev
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Episode 152 - iPhone's security leap, OpenAI's $300B deal, Google's web gamble & more AI turmoil
Apple says the upcoming iPhone 17 will feature a massive security upgrade. Google is adding a dedicated feature to Gmail for tracking purchases. The company…
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Episode 151 - Special episode: Best of macOS Tahoe 26
I’ve been using macOS Tahoe 26 since June and here are the eight best things about it | The Verge…
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Episode 150 - Special episode: Bret Taylor on AI vs. Dotcom
Sierra CEO Bret Taylor on why the AI bubble feels like the dotcom boom | The Verge…
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Episode 149 - Special episode: The N1 Chip Takes Over
New iPhones use Apple N1 wireless chip—and we’ll probably start seeing it everywhere - Ars Technica…
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Episode 148 - A redesigned iPhone 17, Watch health monitoring, translating AirPods, and new OS updates.
Apple has announced its new product lineup, featuring a completely redesigned iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, a new extra-thin iPhone 17 Air, and an updated…
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Episode 147 - Google’s Dying Web, Meta’s Cult Culture, AI’s Future & Nova’s Exit
In a court filing, Google acknowledged that the open web is in 'rapid decline'. A former WhatsApp security head is suing Meta for systemic cybersecurity…
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Episode 146 - Cato's giant acquisition, Anthropic's billions, Tesla's AI and the race to gaming
The cybersecurity sector is experiencing a wave of mergers and funding, with Varonis acquiring a US startup for about $150 million and Cato Networks purchasing…
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Episode 145 - Special episode: Invisible Attacks on AI Agents
Invisible Attack Creates Poisoned Web Content for AI Agents https://jfrog.com/blog/parallel-poison-web-for-ai-agents
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Episode 144 - Meta's Unruly AI, Google's Screaming Pixel, App Verification, and Future Tech
Google is planning to verify Android apps distributed outside its Play Store and is updating Google Photos with a feature Apple has offered for years. The…
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Episode 143 - Special episode: AI and the Future of Software
Is AI the end of software engineering or the next step in its evolution? | The Verge…
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Episode 142 - Special episode: AI Agents: Sci-Fi, Not Reality
AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime | The Verge AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime | The Verge
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Episode 141 - Special episode: Everton's Chat w/ Werner Vogels
i sat down with werner vogels | everton's https://everton.xyz/i-sat-down-with-werner-vogels
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Episode 140 - Special episode: Meta's AI Talent Turmoil
Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave
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Episode 139 - Google’s AI, Meta's $10B bet, Nvidia's leap, plus acquisitions & security scares.
Google is expanding its Search AI mode globally and has reportedly signed a $10 billion, six-year cloud services deal with Meta. Nvidia announced a significant…
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Episode 138 - Special episode: Don't Call the Pixel 10 an Android
Google Pixel 10 series review: Don’t call it an Android - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/google-pixel-10-series-review-dont-call-it-an-and…
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Episode 137 - Special episode: AI's Unsettling Normalcy How the AI revolution is becoming disturbingly routine.
The Unsettling Normalcy of the AI Revolution https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/73g9hbfts3qljecqih00n/content_to_share-6.txt?rlkey=l0j3jqckqgsodjjlyhmz3q1…
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Episode 136 - Special episode: The End of Programming?
The End of Programming as We Know It – O’Reillyhttps://www.oreilly.com/radar/the-end-of-programming-as-we-know-it
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Episode 135 - Special episode: Altman & the AI Bubble
Is the AI bubble about to pop? Sam Altman is prepared either way. - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/sam-altman-calls-ai-a-bu…
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Episode 134 - Special episode: How AI Sees and Creates
How AI Sees and Creates: Understanding Latent Diffusion and Foundational Vision Models…
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Episode 133 - Special episode: Amazon's AI Agent Bet
Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/761830/amazon-david-luan-agi-lab-adept-ai-i…
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Episode 132 - Apple's AI, Nir Zuk's Exit, and Gullible Bots; plus Intel's comeback and travel tech.
Google is enhancing its Flights service with AI to help users discover travel destinations when they don't have a specific place in mind. Apple is reportedly…