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Is Muse the AI agent we’ve been waiting for? Reed Albergotti (Semafor), Taylor Lorenz (User Mag), and Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) unpack the U.S.-China AI race and why America’s obsession with AI doom may not translate abroad. Then, they weigh in on Meta’s buzzy new produc ... Show More

What if the computers of the future are alive? Scientists are growing tiny clusters of human cells called brain organoids, connecting them to electrodes, and training them to perform basic computing tasks. Does anyone remember Pong? Journalist and musician Claire L. Evans joins O ... Show More

Why did a former Anthropic employee’s X post saying AI could kill us all get 170 million views while previous warnings didn’t break through? Reed Albergotti (Semafor), Taylor Lorenz (User Mag), and Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) try to make sense of why AI safety talking poin ... Show More

On today's episode, once again, it's OpenAI and DOGE. And some other things! Nilay and David start the show by talking about Elon Musk's surprise bid to buy the nonprofit arm of OpenAI, along with the company's plans for new models and new rules for those models. After that, The ... Show More

It's a virtual grab-bag of tech news topics this week! First we recap the great Twitter hack of 2020, where celebrities like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and even Barack Obama had their accounts compromised. We then take a quick look at Black Magic's new 12K (Yes, 12K!) video camera an ... Show More

Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the most interesting laptops announced this week at Computex 2022. 33:03 - Senior reporter Liz Lopatto returns to update us on Elon Musk's deal to buy to Twitter. 1:00:30 - Gadget rumors continue in segment three. Stories discusse ... Show More

This week we talk about what's going on, news-wise. Some of it is about things like Ukraine and Crypto Ads. Some of it is about Elon Musk bringing a little South America apartheid into his factories. Some of it, is other stuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea ... Show More

Today’s tech headlines: US warns of malware made to attack critical infrastructure, MIT engineers made a stroke surgery robot, Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Liz Lopatto discuss Elon Musk buying Twitter and what's next for the social media company. Senior reporter Alex Heath joins the show to discuss his experience with Snap's selfie drone. Managing editor Alex Cranz refreshes the crew on the ... Show More

Bloomberg's Emily Chang breaks down the latest between Twitter and Elon Musk, as US officials discuss national security reviews on Musk's ventures. Plus, a look at Apple as their head of hardware design departs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Elon Musk buys Twitter; Apple, YouTube raise prices; Samsung S22 smartphones add Astrophoto mode; Apple announces new Apple TV and iPad; Amazon Fire Tablet 8 review; Duolingo Math App; recapping my Japan trip and hiring a "vacation photographer."Viewers ask whether Facebook Messe ... Show More

The new iPad Pro 12.9 is here for further examination. Samsung takes shots at Apple. Elon Musk chats with Bitcoin devs. Get a Latercase - https://latercase.com UNBXT Hat - https://bit.ly/31LMIgK --- Subscribe for more internet + tech news. Email questions to will [at] lewlater do ... Show More