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Today's topics:

AI models accelerating cyber exploits - New Zealand’s NCSC warns frontier AI could rapidly find and chain vulnerabilities, driving a major patch wave and raising critical-infrastructure risk.

HBM memory dominates AI chip costs - Epoch AI finds HBM is now the largest AI chip cost, surging to 63% of component spend, pressuring hyperscaler capex and supply chains.

DeepSeek locks in low pricing - DeepSeek makes its V4-Pro discount permanent, intensifying AI price competition and putting pressure on rival model margins and API pricing.

AI washing and trust backlash - UK PR professionals describe rising “AI washing,” while a cultural critique argues AI-generated prose is hollowing out public language—both eroding credibility and trust.

Apple preps new genAI hub - Apple quietly added genai.apple.com ahead of WWDC 2026, hinting at a more formal generative-AI presence for developers, documentation, or marketing.

Campus pushback and AI jobs - Universities are becoming a flashpoint for AI resistance, amplified by satire about job displacement—highlighting anxiety over learning, integrity, and entry-level work.

-HBM Memory Rises to 63% of AI Chip Component Costs, Epoch AI Estimates
-DeepSeek Makes Discounted Pricing Permanent for V4-Pro AI Model
-PRs Say UK Firms Are ‘AI Washing’ Products to Cash In on the Hype
-Sam Kriss Warns AI Prose Is Swallowing Public Language, Citing Prize and Media Controversies
-Anthropic Warns U.S. Must Defend Compute Advantage to Stay Ahead of China in AI by 2028
-New Zealand cyber agency warns frontier AI could trigger surge in exploits and patch wave
-Apple Sets Up genai.apple.com Ahead of WWDC 2026 AI Announcements
-Students and faculty push back against AI adoption on college campuses
-The Atlantic Satire Mocks Pro-AI Hype as Graduates Fear Job Replacement
-Quinlight Audio Brings Live AI Sample Remastering and High-Precision Playback to Tracker Music on Linux


Episode Transcript

AI models accelerating cyber exploits
First up, a cyber alert with a very 2026 vibe. N