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Today's topics:

AI Work Gets Rewritten - Antonio antirez, ICML researchers, and more than 200 economists all point to the same shift: AI is changing software jobs from code execution toward design, QA, supervision, and judgment. Keywords: AI jobs, programming, software engineering, automation, workforce.

AI Boom Hits Prices - The AI data center buildout is starting to affect everyday costs, with pressure on semiconductors, electronics, and electricity prices. Keywords: AI infrastructure, inflation, data centers, chips, power demand.

Apple Builds On-Device Edge - Apple's abandoned car project helped create the Neural Engine, and that hardware advantage is now showing up in speech recognition and the iOS 27 beta push for practical on-device AI. Keywords: Apple AI, Neural Engine, Siri, speech recognition, iOS 27.

Web Pages Meet AI Agents - WorkOS and the Cloudflare-OpenAI pilot both point to a web designed for AI agents, where sites expose tools and freshness signals instead of forcing crawlers to guess. Keywords: AI agents, WebMCP, Cloudflare, OpenAI search, web infrastructure.

EU Moves On Child Safety - The European Commission is preparing a draft law to restrict children's access to social media, with a focus on addictive design and stronger protections for younger users. Keywords: EU regulation, child safety, social media, TikTok, Meta.

Starship Nears Real Payload Test - SpaceX's next Starship flight could carry real Starlink satellites for the first time, turning another test launch into a meaningful payload and reentry milestone. Keywords: SpaceX, Starship, Starlink, satellite deployment, spaceflight.

Fusion Finds Public Funding - General Fusion has reached public markets through a SPAC, betting that demand from AI and electrification will strengthen the case for long-term fusion power. Keywords: fusion energy, General Fusion, SPAC, electricity demand, clean power.

Europe Expands Missile Defense - European allies are coordinating a new anti-ballistic missile defense effort as Ukraine faces persistent Russian missile attacks and limited interceptor supplies. Keywords: missile defense, Europe, Ukraine, air defense, security technology.

Brainstem Atlas Sharpens Research - Researchers at IIT Madras have released a highly detailed 3D brainstem atlas that could support studies of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, stroke, and other disorders. Keywords: brainstem atlas, neuroscience, MRI, cellular mapping, medical research.

Episode Transcript

AI Work Gets Rewritten
Let's start with the bigger AI picture, because several influential voices are now describing the same shift from different angle