A $300 Trillion Oopsie

A $300 Trillion Oopsie

So, a huge, huge, like bigger than the entire world’s GDP fat finger episode in the world of stablecoins. Zuck has poached another one from Apple. Potentially huge state sponsored hack of a key infrastructure company. The most interesting new phone concept I’ve seen in a while. And are we in an AI bubble episode 72. Printing Money: Paxos Mints, Then Burns $300 Trillion in PayPal Stablecoins (Decrypt) Apple’s Head of ChatGPT-Like AI Search Effort to Leave for Meta (Bloomberg) F5 says hackers stole undisclosed BIG-IP flaws, source code (BleepingComputer) Anthropic launches new version of scaled-down ‘Haiku’ model (TechCrunch) Honor’s Robot Phone concept features a fold-out camera arm (The Verge) ‘Of course it’s a bubble’: AI start-up valuations soar in investor frenzy (FT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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

Fri. 08/08 – GPT-5 Fallout

Fri. 08/08 – GPT-5 Fallout

Tracking the fallout and implications from GPT-5’s rollout yesterday. Why is Google’s AI chatbot filled with self-loathing and recrimination? Are President Trump’s comments just the latest worry for t...

8 Aug 202521min

Thu. 07/08 – GPT-5 Released

Thu. 07/08 – GPT-5 Released

All the news around the big unveiling of GPT-5. President Trump calls on the CEO of Intel to “resign immediately.” Also, the threat of 100% tariffs on chips and semiconductors. But Apple gets a pass b...

7 Aug 202521min

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