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Google fires four workers associated with labor organizing, Amazon's ruthless quotas lead to high rates of warehouse injuries, grass-roots opponents to Amazon's power form a coalition, a report cites the public cost of Amazon warehouses on Southern California, the California DMV is selling driver information, the Rev transcription service exposes contractors to horrific recordings, Facebook pays people to take surveys, Zuckerberg mostly listens to old white men, a TikTok teen spreads the news about Chinese mistreatment of Muslim Uyghurs, and Texas Instruments keeps toting up new profits from an old calculator style. Sponsors Silicon Valley Bank Mealime Links: Google fires four workers, including one tied to protests (Bloomberg) Ruthless Quotas at Amazon Are Maiming Employees (the Atlantic) Amazon's Own Numbers Reveal Staggering Injury Rates at Staten Island Warehouse (Gizmodo) Grass-roots activists on Amazon's power coalesce (New York Times) Amazon costs Southern California big time in public assistance for its workers, environmental and transportation impact (Economic Roundtable) California DMV makes $50 million a year selling personal information (Vice) Rev Transcribers Hate the Low Pay, But the Disturbing Recordings Are Even Worse (The Verge) Facebook pays people to take surveys (Engadget) Zuck talks to old white men (Bloomberg) TikTok suspended a teen who posted a viral takedown of China disguised as a makeup tutorial (Business Insider) The Texas Instruments Chained-Calculation Massacre (Medium's GEN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Taking The Threat Seriously

Taking The Threat Seriously

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Meta’s Refreshed AI Play

Meta’s Refreshed AI Play

Meta releases its first model in the great AI horserace catchup race. OpenAI is expecting to make as much money from ads as the biggest social media companies. Meta doesn’t want you to see ads encoura...

9 Apr 21min

Anthropic DOESN’T Release A Model

Anthropic DOESN’T Release A Model

I’ve got another potential tipping point day for you. Anthropic is making yet more shockwaves across the industry by NOT releasing a model. Why? Because it could potentially break everything software ...

8 Apr 20min

Tipping Point In The AI Horse Race?

Tipping Point In The AI Horse Race?

Anthropic’s new deal with Google and Broadcom (and some newly released numbers) might be the tipping point in a couple of AI Horse Races. The gold rush/landgrab in the world model space. The dubious g...

7 Apr 23min

Ain’t No Drama Like AI Drama

Ain’t No Drama Like AI Drama

There might be... and I know this is going to shock you... some drama going on over at OpenAI. Why is Anthropic cutting off Claude access to OpenClaw? Why are VCs covering the rent for founders who dr...

6 Apr 22min

The Biography Of Demis Hassabis

The Biography Of Demis Hassabis

This episode explores the fascinating journey of Demis Hesabis and the development of AI through the lens of Sebastian Malaby's book, The Infinity Machine. We delve into the minds of AI pioneers, thei...

3 Apr 53min

SpaceX Is Ready For IPO Liftoff

SpaceX Is Ready For IPO Liftoff

SpaceX is officially kicking off the year of the biggest IPOs ever. More job cuts and more signs AI is the cause, in one way or another. Microsoft makes its first public moves to divorce itself from O...

2 Apr 23min

Anthropic’s Laundry Has Been Aired

Anthropic’s Laundry Has Been Aired

OpenAI closes a monster round, but does Anthropic continue to steal their thunder? Is that Anthropic code leak from yesterday a bigger deal for them than I thought it was? What can happen when all the...

1 Apr 19min

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