Podcast Episodes

What Snowflake’s deal with OpenAI tells us about the enterprise AI race; plus, GrubHub's new fee policy

Snowflake is the latest enterprise to sign multi-year deals with multiple AI companies in what could be a sign to come of a future trend.

Also, in a …

7 months ago

Bye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates.

TechCrunch's Tim DeChant writes about Elon Musk's reported merging of SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla and how it harkens back to the heyday of General Electri…

7 months ago

The iPhone just had its best quarter ever; plus, Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50B in OpenAI

Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple's phone sales higher than ever.

Also, If a deal materializes, it would mean Am…

7 months, 1 week ago

Tesla’s energy storage business is growing faster than any other part of the company; plus, Apple bought Israeli startup Q.AI

Energy storage products like the Megapack, Megablock, and Powerwall drove

Also, Apple announced its acquisition of Q.AI for a reported nearly $2 bill…

7 months, 1 week ago

OpenAI’s Sora app is struggling after its stellar launch; plus, Music Publishers sue Anthropic for $3B

Sora's mobile app downloads fell 45% in January, and consumer spending dropped.

Originally, these music publishers had filed a lawsuit against Anthro…

7 months, 1 week ago

Luminar sale approved despite last-minute mystery bid

An unidentified bidder submitted a Hail Mary offer that was "substantially higher" than the winning bid at auction. Founder Austin Russell has been c…

7 months, 1 week ago

SFPD investigating Zoox collision with a parked car; plus, Allbirds is closing its last brick-and-mortar store in SF

The investigation is looking into a January 17 crash where a Zoox robotaxi hit the driver's side door of a parked car, which Zoox said was "suddenly …

7 months, 1 week ago

Amid Trump weaponized sanctions, Europeans look to rely less on US tech; plus R.I.P. Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh

European governments are looking to move away from U.S. tech and reclaim their digital sovereignty at a time of unpredictability and volatility in th…

7 months, 1 week ago

Uber launches an ‘AV Labs’ division to gather driving data for robotaxi partners; plus, Luminar receives a larger $33 million bid for its lidar business

Uber is not developing its own robotaxis again; instead it plans to collect and offer data. It's a bet that more volume will help autonomous vehicle …

7 months, 1 week ago

Science fiction writers, Comic-Con say goodbye to AI; plus, ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

Some of the major players in science fiction and pop culture are taking firmer stances against generative AI.

Also, information from the conservative…

7 months, 1 week ago