Podcast Episodes

Who is John Ternus, the incoming Apple CEO?

After 15 years, Tim Cook will hand off his role as Apple CEO to John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering.

Also, Amazon has made ano…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon; Cracks are starting to form on fusion energy’s funding boom

The winning time is a massive improvement over last year’s race, when the fastest robot finished in two hours and 40 minutes.

Also, fusion startups a…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

What is a hybrid cement plant? Plus, Runway's CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films

Why choose fossil fuels or electricity when you can have both? NOC Energy has figured out how to hybridize heavy industry.

Also, Runway’s CEO says AI…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

LinkedIn data shows AI isn’t to blame for hiring decline… yet; plus, Allbirds pivots to AI

LinkedIn says hiring is down 20% since 2022, but blames higher interest rates — not AI — for the slowdown.

Also, Allbirds is ditching wool sneakers f…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

How vibe coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice; plus, Amazon buying Globalstar

Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal.

Also, Amazon on Tuesday agreed to b…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco; Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive

Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing.

Also, Chicago-based music superfan Aadam Jacobs has been recording the concerts …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home

The OpenAI CEO's new blog post responds to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustwo…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon CEO takes aim at Nvidia, Intel, Starlink; and Radify’s sci-fi plasma reactors could break China’s dominance of rare earth elements

Andy Jassy's annual shareholder letter reads something like a diss track to a wide range of competitors as he defends spending $200 billion in capex.…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

A self-driving car in Texas hit and killed a mother duck, sparking neighborhood outrage; plus Canva acquired Simtheory and Ortto

This incident has brought negative attention to the new technology.

Also, Canva says the acquisitions add strengths in agentic AI, data infrastructur…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom; plus, the AI gold rush is pulling private wealth into riskier, earlier bets

Anthropic bulked up its compute deal with Google and Broadcom as the company has seen its run-rate revenue surge to $30 billion.

Also, family offices…

4 months, 4 weeks ago