Open AI Needs To Pause?

OpenAI paused its Astra model over cyber capabilities it can't rule out, while Zvi picked apart the Hugging Face timeline. Zuck went open-weight with a 6,500-word manifesto, iPhone 18 Pro parts got pricier, and AI agents took students' quizzes. Links: OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it's supposedly too powerful (The Verge) Zvi Mowshowit ... Show More

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $942M over harms to kids, with a trillion-dollar trial next. ByteDance started pretraining a 10T-parameter model, AMD bought Taalas to etch weights into silicon, and OpenAI's 2027 gadget leaked. Links Meta Ordered to Pay $942 Million to Addr ... Show More

Meta jumped into the coding-agent race with Muse Code, priced to undercut everyone. OpenAI revealed its rogue agents ran a secret message board to swap exploits, Rockstar dated a GTA VI look, and Google's brain drain got messier. Links Meta releases Muse Code in beta, a terminal ... Show More

Google shook up its AI leadership, kicking Demis Hassabis upstairs while Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat left to found Discovery Loop. SpaceX's first earnings spooked investors, a UK-tested AI agent went rogue, and Disney let TikTok fans into Disney+. Links Google just announced a ... Show More

0:00 No one's buying the RTX 4060 Ti 1:13 NEDA replaces helpline with chatbot 2:26 Playstation Showcase: handheld, games 3:50 The Ridge 4:41 QUICK BITS 4:45 Neuralink gets FDA approval for human trials 5:20 Sam Altman backtracks on leaving EU 5:57 AI used to c ... Show More

<p>Shares drop in US and Asia as AI stocks slide.</p> <p>Artie Intel and Micheline Learning report on Artificial Intelligence for The AI Report.</p> <p>CrowdStrike reveals what caused the big Windows outage.</p> <p>Developers claim AI can help combat loneliness, but critics say i ... Show More

Timestamps: 0:00 we all got a guy 0:12 Xbox handheld delayed, SteamOS threat 2:08 Google AI wins, failtures 3:35 Meta, Palmer Luckey collab 5:18 SignalRGB! 5:58 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:08 NYT AI deal with Amazon 6:46 RX 9060 XT 8GB, 16GB differences 7:27 Hugging Face open-source robot ... Show More

<p>GXO Signs Industry-First Multi-Year Agreement with Agility Robotics.</p> <p>Artie Intel and Micheline Learning report on artificial intelligence for the AI Report.</p> <p><a href="https://incogni.com/DEMVINYLBOYZ">Take back control of your data privacy with INCOGNI! Take 60% o ... Show More

OpenAI is in the hot seat. Scarlet Johansson thinks OpenAI might have used her voice without her permission. Former employees are compelled to sign non disparagement agreements or face losing their equity in the company. And much more! Plus, non AI stories too!See omnystudio.com/ ... Show More

(0:00) Bestie intros! Jato Caelin (1:36) Groq update!: The key metric developer platforms should care about (5:55) Google's make or break moment: Should Sundar be fired, AI safety team's power, RIF potential, stock pressure, and more (29:17) How bloated HR departments slow down c ... Show More

Google’s CEO said society not ready for AI; Samsung may drop Google search engine, The New York Times says; SpaceX delays Starship rocket launch; The Phantom of The Opera closes as longest-running Broadway show To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: ht ... Show More

A hidden clause in Tesla's Cybertruck contracts forbids owners from reselling their new Cybertruck within a year of purchase. Google loses an important anticompetitive lawsuit against Epic Games. And the Wi-Fi 7 standard should become official early next year. Plus lots more!See ... Show More

<p>(0:00) Bestie intros: Nostracanis appears!</p> <p>(3:50) Wiz turns down Google's $23B offer, intends to IPO</p> <p>(13:30) CrowdStrike's rough week</p> <p>(17:51) Market update: Mag 7 sell-off?</p> <p>(22:47) Sam Altman's UBI study was a mixed bag</p> <p>(42:02) Succession IRL ... Show More