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Today
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 another circular AI deal: It's investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return. ... Show More
7m 15s
Yesterday
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 and investors risk deepening fissures if some key disagreements aren't settled amicably. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod ... Show More
7m 33s
Apr 17
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 could help studios make dozens of films for the cost of one, betting volume will boost hit-making odds. Learn more about your ad c ... Show More
9m 52s
Jan 2024
AI-powered search engine Perplexity AI, now valued at $520M, raises $70M
As search engine incumbents — namely Google — amp up their platforms with gen AI tech, startups are looking to reinvent AI-powered search from the ground up. It might seem like a Sisyphean task, going up against competitors with billions upon billions of users.
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8m 19s
Jan 2024
Perplexity AI Raised Anouther $70M Competing with Google Search
In this episode, we discuss Perplexity AI's latest funding round, where they raised an additional $70 million to compete with Google Search. We'll delve into their strategy, the potential impact on the search engine market, and what this means for the future of AI-driven search t ... Show More
7m 35s
Feb 2023
We tried Bing powered by ChatGPT AI and things got dark
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and James Vincent discuss Microsoft's upgraded Bing search engine with ChatGPT AI. Can Microsoft beat Google at search? Is it actually an upgrade? Also: Disney layoffs, Elon's Twitter reach is dropping, and more of this week's ... Show More
1h 36m