Thu. 07/10 – Grok 4
Grok 4 is out, plus Grok 4 Voice, Grok 4 Code, a bunch more. Ok we know Zuck wants to catch up on AI, but an insider explains why they think Meta fell behind in the first place. Are AI web browsers the next battlefield in the AI wars. And if your electricity bill goes up substantially, you’ll never guess what you can blame. Links: Grok 4 is live — here’s what makes it Elon Musk’s most advanced AI yet (Tom's Guide) Meta Poached Apple’s Pang With Pay Package Over $200 Million (Bloomberg) Zuckerberg’s $100 Million AI Job Offers Are Paying Off (Bloomberg) Exclusive: OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome (Reuters) Microsoft Touts $500 Million AI Savings While Slashing Jobs (Bloomberg) America's largest power grid is struggling to meet demand from AI (Reuters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Juli 16min
Wed. 07/09 – Samsung Unpacked
All the of the headlines from the Galaxy Unpacked event that was mostly about really thin foldable phones. Big changing of the guard at Apple. What happens when you make a bet on a betting market, think you’ve won, but are then told you’re not. And a useful new feature of Gmail. Links: Galaxy Z Fold 7 goes official with drastically thinner design, but a $2,000 price tag (9to5Google) Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 7 has a bigger battery and is still thinner than last year's model (Engadget) Samsung launches the more affordable Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE for $899 (9to5Google) Galaxy Z Fold 7 hands-on: Samsung finally made the foldables we’ve been asking for (The Verge) Apple COO Jeff Williams to Retire in Major Changing of Guard (Bloomberg) Elon Musk's AI chatbot churns out antisemitic posts days after update (NBCNews) Polymarket Rules 'No' on $237M Controversial Bet Over Zelenskyy's Suit (Decrypt) Gmail’s new tab is made for unsubscribing from emails (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 Juli 16min
Tue. 07/08 – Zuck Poaches AI Talent From Apple
How much further behind can Apple get in AI now that Zuck is poaching from them as well? OpenAI has been forced to batten down the hatches, quite literally. A fully licensed AI video model. And back to Apple. They heard your complaints. They’re pumping the brakes on Liquid Glass a bit. Sponsors: AGNTCY.ORG Links: Apple Loses Top AI Models Executive to Meta’s Hiring Spree (Bloomberg) OpenAI’s Stock Compensation Reflect Steep Costs of Talent Wars (The Information) OpenAI clamps down on security after foreign spying threats (Financial Times) Bluesky can really keep up with the news now that it has activity notifications (The Verge) This New AI Tool Wants to Work With Filmmakers—Not Replace Them (Time) iOS 26 beta 3 dials back Liquid Glass (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Juli 16min
Mon. 07/07 – What Did I Miss?
Catching you up on the great Zuckerberg AI recruitment drive. Clueing you in to the great datacenter buildout goldrush that is, again, all about AI. TikTok is about to force everybody to use a new version of their app. And are the unicorns coming back? Links: Meta’s new hires offer a peek into superintelligence plans (Semafor) Zuck's Eleven (Spyglass) CoreWeave to Buy Core Scientific in $9 Billion Stock Deal (Bloomberg) US industrial groups pivot to data centres amid AI boom (FT) TikTok Building New Version of App Ahead of Expected U.S. Sale (The Information) As Trump pushes Apple to make iPhones in the U.S., Google’s brief effort building smartphones in Texas 12 years ago offers critical lessons (Fortune) At least 36 new tech unicorns were minted in 2025 so far (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 Juli 16min
Wed. 07/02 – In Meta v. OpenAI, Who’s Desperate And Who’s Scared?
More layoffs make me more concerned the AI jobpocalypse is coming to tech this summer. In the big Meta v. OpenAI talent battle, who is desperate and who is scared? We reframe the situation a bit. Figma files for an IPO. Chinese AI seems to be gain ground worldwide. And do universities need to fundamentally rethink teaching computer science? Links: Microsoft laying off about 9,000 employees in latest round of cuts (CNBC) Here’s What Mark Zuckerberg Is Offering Top AI Talent (Wired) Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent-Poaching Spree: ‘Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries’ (Wired) Figma files for IPO on NYSE, plans to ‘take big swings’ with acquisitions (CNBC) China Is Quickly Eroding America’s Lead in the Global AI Race (WSJ) How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era? (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 Juli 17min
Tue. 07/01 – Superhuman Finds A Home
Meta Superintelligence Labs is official. Cloudflare’s tool to help websites fend off AI bots is official. Will Apple throw in the towel and just buy some AI off the shelf? Does Amazon now have more robots than human workers in its warehouses? And my hands-down can’t live without you app finds a home. Sponsors: CornbreadHemp.com/ride and code RIDE Links: Zuckerberg Debuts Meta ‘Superintelligence’ Group, More Hires (Bloomberg) Cloudflare launches a marketplace that lets websites charge AI bots for scraping (TechCrunch) Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri in Major Reversal (Bloomberg) Amazon Is on the Cusp of Using More Robots Than Humans in Its Warehouses (WSJ) Musk’s X Hires Entrepreneur Nikita Bier as Head of Product (Bloomberg) Grammarly to acquire email startup Superhuman in AI platform push (Reuters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 Juli 16min
Mon. 06/30 – Nintendo And Amazon Fight
Weird beef between Nintendo and Amazon. Is Apple going to make a cheap Macbook with an iPhone chip inside? OpenAI claps back at Meta. The AI avatar startup. And for the first time in a decade, Spotify has changed up the Discover Weekly playlist. Links: Amazon Misses Out on Switch 2 Sales After Nintendo Pulled Products From US Site (Bloomberg) Kuo: Apple to release cheaper MacBook powered by iPhone processor (9to5Mac) ‘F1’ Revs To $144M Opening Weekend Around The World, Brad Pitt & Apple Original Films Records (Deadline) OpenAI Leadership Responds to Meta Offers: ‘Someone Has Broken Into Our Home’ (Wired) AI avatars are here in full force—and they’re serving some of the world’s biggest companies (Fortune) Spotify revamps its Discover Weekly playlist after 10 years (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 Juni 17min
Fri. 06/27 – The Death Of The Blue Screen Of Death
Mark Zuckerberg’s big AI plan seems still to be such a work in progress, he’s even considering abandoning Llama. Apple attempts to comply with the EU’s DMA. Instagram and TikTok want to follow YouTube to your TV. The infamous Blue Screen of Death is dying. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Links: In Pursuit of Godlike Technology, Mark Zuckerberg Amps Up the A.I. Race (NYTimes) Meta says it’s winning the talent war with OpenAI (The Verge) Apple announces sweeping App Store changes in the EU (9to5Mac) Google launches Doppl, a new app that lets you visualize how an outfit might look on you (TechCrunch) TikTok, Instagram Plot TV Apps Following YouTube’s Success (The Information) Windows is getting rid of the Blue Screen of Death after 40 years (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them (Wired) AI is ruining houseplant communities online (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Juni 16min
