Tue. 05/27 – The “Holy Grail” Of AI Models
Salesforce is back in the acquisition swing. Circle is going for an IPO. Is Netflix about to lose the streaming service crown? The Holy Grail of AI Models. And is your boss more demanding of your output now that you use AI? Links: Salesforce Agrees to Buy Informatica in Deal Worth $8 Billion (Bloomberg) Stablecoin Giant Circle File for IPO on NYSE (CoinDesk) The Browser Company mulls selling or open-sourcing Arc Browser amid AI-focused pivot (TechCrunch) Cricket gives Disney-Ambani unit in India almost as many users as Netflix (Financial Times) One of Europe’s top AI researchers raised a $13M seed to crack the ‘holy grail’ of models (TechCrunch) At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work (NYTimes) Khosla Ventures among VCs experimenting with AI-infused roll-ups of mature companies (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Touko 16min
(Bonus) Calmwave Profile
Find out more about Calmwave at Calmwave.ai. The case study we mention is here: https://catalyst.wellstar.org/casestudies/calmwave/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Touko 35min
Fri. 05/23 – Tim Apple’s Very Bad Week
Tariff fun is back and this time there’s only one tech company in the crosshairs: Apple. Anthropic releases flagship new Claude models, and they seem to be impressive, but half the story here is how weird they behave. Like, ratting on users to authorities, blackmailing engineers and maybe creating biological weapons. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Links: Trump says a 25% tariff ‘must be paid by Apple’ on iPhones not made in the U.S. (CNBC) Anthropic’s new Claude 4 AI models can reason over many steps (TechCrunch) Exclusive: New Claude Model Triggers Stricter Safeguards at Anthropic (Time) Anthropic’s new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline (TechCrunch) Anthropic faces backlash to Claude 4 Opus behavior that contacts authorities, press if it thinks you’re doing something ‘egregiously immoral’ (VentureBeat) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Exclusive look at the creation of High NA, ASML’s new $400 million chipmaking colossus (CNBC) Is Mubi Really Worth $1 Billion? Inside Efe Cakarel’s Plan to Make the Global Streamer Cooler Than A24 (Variety) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Touko 17min
Thu. 05/22 – OpenAI Acquihires Jony Ive!
Is this is biggest acquihire of all time? Jony Ive is joining OpenAI to the tune of $6.5 billion dollars. And what is he going to do there? Create hardware devices that Sam Altman expects to ship 100 million of. Why Google has a unique advantage in the AI race. Why Signal is blocking Recall. And why is weather forecasting AI’s next big trick? Sponsors: CornbreadHemp.com/ride and code RIDE Links: Former Apple Design Guru Jony Ive to Take Expansive Role at OpenAI (WSJ) What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He’s Making With Jony Ive (WSJ) Google has a big AI advantage: it already knows everything about you (The Verge) “Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall (Ars Technica) A.I. Is Poised to Revolutionize Weather Forecasting. A New Tool Shows Promise. (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Touko 16min
Wed. 05/21 – Everything Google Everywhere And All At Once
It’s Google day. Everything Google, everywhere, all at once. All the headlines from IO and there were a ton. What even is Google search in the age of AI? Google’s big push into smartglasses, a wild new video model and a ton, ton more. Here’s what you missed, yesterday, mostly, I guess, in the world of tech. Sponsors: Venice.ai/techmeme and code techmeme Links: Google is rolling out AI Mode to everyone in the US (Engadget) Android XR is getting stylish partners in Warby Parker and Gentle Monster (The Verge) My demo with Google's AR glasses went better than the one on stage (AndroidCentral) Google launches Veo 3, an AI video generator that incorporates audio (CNBC) Watch Me Try Google’s Live Language Translator. It’s Wild. (WSJ) Google moves to reassure EU cloud users amid concern over Trump threat (Financial Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Touko 16min
Tue. 05/20 – Microsoft Build 2025
He noted the firm has the OVX computer that is meant to do simulation and graphic simulation physics engine, and it is used to synthesize and generate data. And this data is consumed by the DGX computer, which are used to train foundation models. And then it is deployed to the HX computer, which is the runtime on the edge for platforms like humanoid robots. Sponsors: 1password.com/ride Links: GitHub’s new AI coding agent can fix bugs for you (The Verge) The new Microsoft Discovery agentic platform targets scientists and researchers (Neowin) Trump signs the Take It Down Act into law (The Verge) Stablecoin Bill Advances in US Senate in Big Win for Crypto (Bloomberg) EU to impose €2 tax on low-cost items in blow to Temu and Shein (FT) Nvidia charges ahead with humanoid robotics aided by the cloud (GamesBeat) Autonomous cars with ‘social sensitivity’ cut threat to road users, study finds (FT) Mountainhead Trailer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Touko 17min
Mon. 05/19 – How Apple Lost AI
The big, long saga of how Apple lost the AI race. Nvidia wants you to bring your own gear. 23andMe’s assets are acquired. Why are Apple and Epic still bickering? And why has kidnapping suddenly become a major issue for big crypto players? Sponsors: AGNTCY.org Qualialife.com/ride and code ride Links: Why Apple Still Hasn’t Cracked AI (Bloomberg) Nvidia Opens AI Ecosystem to Rival Chipmakers in Global Push (Bloomberg) Regeneron to Buy 23andMe Out of Bankruptcy for $256 Million (WSJ) Epic Asks Court to Force Apple to Approve Fortnite on US Store (Bloomberg) Epic asks court to compel Apple to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store (9to5Mac) Venture capital's series progression (Axios) Crypto High-Rollers Go Big on Bodyguards to Deter Kidnappers (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Touko 17min
(Bonus) World Cup Of Entrepreneurs Part 2
Who wins? Jobs? Gates? Musk? Bezos? Collison, even? The grand finale of our #WorldCupOfEntreprenurs. (Originally aired October of 2021) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Touko 1h 32min
