Mon. 06/13 – (Another?) Crypto Bank Run

Mon. 06/13 – (Another?) Crypto Bank Run

All the crypt is down bad. Is DeFi lending platform Celsius to blame? More importantly, are margin calls coming for big Bitcoin bag holders, including Tesla? Jack Dorsey’s plan to leapfrog to Web5. Leaked images of the Galaxy Z Flip 4. Is your smart TV committing ad fraud? And why I’m pretty sure that Google AI bot did NOT become sentient. Sponsors: Dragon Ball Z Kakarot! AltoIRA.com/techmeme Links: Celsius Tanks 70% in 1 Hour After Company Pauses Withdrawals to 'Stabilize Liquidity' (Decrypt) Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin venture TBD unveils proposal for decentralized Web platform (The Block) Jack Dorsey’s TBD Announces Web 3 Competitor: Web 5 (CoinDesk) Galaxy Z Flip 4 leaks in real-life shots with much smaller display crease (9to5Google) Apple Goes Deeper Into Finance With Buy Now, Pay Later Offering (WSJ) Some Ads Play on Streaming Services Even When the TV Is Off, Study Finds (WSJ) The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life (Washington Post) Nonsense on Stilts (Gary Marcus) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Chamath Is Back In The Arena

Chamath Is Back In The Arena

Masa Son is investing $2B into Intel, and the Uncle Sam might join in as well. Small AI models continue to have a moment. Chamath is reentering the arena with a new SPAC. The Texas AG is investigating...

19 Aug 202521min

Meta’s Smart Headware Push

Meta’s Smart Headware Push

Meta is readying smartglasses with a display, but also, a look at their theoretical and prototype roadmap for the future of headware hardware generally. Is all the money in the world not actually goin...

18 Aug 202522min

AI Business Bigger Than The Smartphone Business?

AI Business Bigger Than The Smartphone Business?

Will the US government take a stake in Intel? Why was Meta letting spicy conversation happen with their AI bots? What does it mean if Foxconn’s AI business is now bigger than its gadget assembly busin...

15 Aug 202518min

Thu. 08/14 – An Apple Pixar Lamp?

Thu. 08/14 – An Apple Pixar Lamp?

New York is suing Zelle. Another IPO pop has me raising my eyebrows. Maybe Perplexity really was serious, at least about getting a browser. Does Apple want to make basically that Pixar lamp? And AI ha...

14 Aug 202516min

Wed. 08/13 – Perplexity Wants To Acquire Chrome

Wed. 08/13 – Perplexity Wants To Acquire Chrome

Perplexity offers to acquire Chrome, but how serious are they? Fine, says OpenAI, have your GPT-4o back. Are AI companions the next breakout AI business beyond coding help? And is GM getting back in t...

14 Aug 202519min

Tue. 08/12 – Elon To Sue Apple To Get At Sam?

Tue. 08/12 – Elon To Sue Apple To Get At Sam?

Elon says he might take legal action against Apple, but it’s probably his beef with Sam Altman rearing its head once again. A long piece looking at how Jenson won in China, though also, HAS he won WIT...

12 Aug 202517min

Mon. 08/11 – Nvidia To Pay The Government To Sell In China

Mon. 08/11 – Nvidia To Pay The Government To Sell In China

Nvidia and AMD are paying the US government 15% of revenue to sell AI chips to China. Remember how with GPT-5, they took away the old models? Well, the old models are back. Some critical analysis of t...

11 Aug 202520min

(BNS) Could AI Spending Blow Up The Economy? With Paul Kedrosky

(BNS) Could AI Spending Blow Up The Economy? With Paul Kedrosky

I spoke with the great Paul Kedrosky to discuss the significant impact of AI capital expenditure (CapEx) on the economy, exploring how it contributes to GDP growth and the implications of this spendin...

9 Aug 202541min

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