Canada Wants to Link Up with the EU & America Reveals its Space Weapon
#934: Canadian PM Mark Carney seeks a special relationship with the EU as it shuns the US, according to reports. Despite numerous proposals, Congress can’t agree on any substantial AI regulation. The ...
16 Sep 34min
EPA Lifts Emissions Limits on Power Plants & Hyrox Finds Itself in a Stinky Situation
#933: The EPA removes a rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by power plants. AI stocks are feeling the effects of leaders uniting and calling for the slowdown of AI progress. Ten-...
15 Sep 31min
AI Leaders Agree to Slow Things Down & Tesla Makes a Surprising Comeback
#932: Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman agree on the need to slow AI’s development. Drone attacks in the Middle East caused Saudi Arabia to shut down the East-West oil pipeline. Tesla r...
14 Sep 29min
Will AI Actually Kill Us All? & It’s True–Online Returns Are Getting Harder
#931: Anthropic researchers believe AI has a real chance of “killing all humans,” and the world is (deservedly) freaking out. Oil prices surge past $100 a barrel and it’s shaking the bond markets. Com...
11 Sep 32min
Apple Reveals $2K Foldable iPhone & NFL Australia Game Decided by Sleep?
#930: Apple unveils its foldable iPhone for the hefty price of $1,999. Meta launches its own AI assistant that can interact with other apps and even make payments for you. The NFL is back and their as...
10 Sep 32min
Did OpenAI Cheat to Solve a 90-Year-Old Math Problem? & Teens’ Test Scores Are Plummeting
#929: OpenAI touts its model was able to solve a really hard math problem, but some are checking its work and raised some serious doubts. President Trump threatens to ban sales of Canadian jet maker B...
9 Sep 32min
Women Are Winning the Job Market & UN Overhauls the World Map
#928: Women and Americans without college degrees are powering the job market. Diesel prices hit a record high, raising supply costs. The UN votes to adopt a new map that accurately depicts the size o...
8 Sep 31min
The Secret Behind Your NYT Games Addiction
#927: Neal and Toby chat with New York Times Head of Games Jonathan Knight to talk about the success of Wordle and how it became wildly successful. Also, an inside look into how The New York Times dec...
7 Sep 35min
