Podcast Episodes

FBI says Iranian hackers are using Telegram to steal data in malware attacks; Pentagon’s decision to bar Anthropic ‘retaliation’; and Hachette pulls horror novel ‘Shy Girl’ over AI concerns

Hackers working for Iran’s government are using Telegram in hacking operations that use malware to target dissidents, opposition groups, and journali…

5 months, 1 week ago

Are AI tokens the new signing bonus or just a cost of doing business?; plus, It’s been 20 years since the first tweet

Maybe tokens really will become the fourth pillar of engineering compensation. But engineers might want to hold the line before embracing this as a s…

5 months, 1 week ago

Meta decides not to shut down Horizon Worlds on VR after all; CISA urges companies to secure Microsoft Intune systems

Horizon Worlds was once a cornerstone of Meta's plans to build a social metaverse -- four years later, the company almost shut it down.

Also, the U.S…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Patreon CEO calls AI companies’ fair use argument ‘bogus’; plus Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth

Patreon CEO Jack Conte says AI companies should pay creators for training data, arguing their fair use defense falls apart when they license content …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kalshi’s legal troubles pile up; plus, Mistral bets on ‘build-your-own AI’

Arizona's lawsuit is the latest salvo in an escalating battle between state regulators and an industry that claims it's not beholden to them.

Also, M…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Memories AI is building the visual memory layer for wearables and robotics; plus, Nvidia’s version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security

Memories.ai is building a large visual memory model that can index and retrieve video-recorded memories for physical AI.

Nvidia announced an open ent…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

The billionaires made a promise — now some want out

Written by Connie Loizos for TechCrunch.

In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign to get the richest people on …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bumble will launch an AI dating assistant; plus, Webflow bought an AI content generation platform

Bumble's new AI assistant Bee will move the dating app beyond the swipe by matching people based on compatibility and goals.

Also, founded in 2024, V…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Drivers in fatal Ford BlueCruise crashes were likely distracted before impact

The National Transportation Safety Board released documents ahead of a March 31 hearing that help show how and why two drivers crashed into stationar…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Google wraps up $32B acquisition of cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz; plus, Amazon expands a program that lets customers shop from other retailers’ sites

Google has officially acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in all-cash, a full year after the companies announced the deal. This m…

5 months, 3 weeks ago