• Meta Glasses, Legal AI, OpenAI Custom Chips & AI Budget Challenges
    Jun 26 2026

    Meta's new smart glasses and enterprise legal AI to OpenAI’s breakthrough in custom chips and the rising costs of AI use in organizations. This episode distills the key developments shaping AI today, offering insights for professionals, tech enthusiasts, and future-focused innovators alike.


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    1. Meta launched Meta Glasses for $299, packing the new Muse Spark AI model. (Meta Blog)
    2. Perplexity launched Computer for Counsel, an enterprise legal AI agent running 20+ models with Microsoft 365 and case-law integrations. (Law)
    3. OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom (TechCrunch)
    4. Companies are scrambling to stop employees from maxing out AI budgets with small tasks (404)


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    Timestamps:

    00:00 - Welcome & Weekly AI News Highlights

    00:37 - Meta's New MetaGlasses and Market Strategy

    01:54 - Industry Reactions and Spokesperson Changes

    02:17 - Price & Accessory Updates for Meta Devices

    03:32 - Launch of Perplexity’s 'Computer for Counsel' for Legal Professionals

    04:47 - Connecting AI Search to Legal Data and Platforms

    06:33 - OpenAI's New Custom Chip 'Jalapeno' and Cost Innovations

    08:07 - Why OpenAI’s Chip Matters & Industry Impacts

    09:26 - Corporate Concerns Over AI Budget Spikes and Cost Control

    10:58 - Navigating the Wild West of AI Spending & Policy

    12:06 - Final Thoughts & Practical Takeaways

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    12 mins
  • Snap's New Specs and the US Goverment Orders Anthropic To Disable AI Product
    Jun 20 2026

    The hot topics this week are Snap's new AR glasses, US government restrictions on Anthropic's AI models, Google's advancements in smart home devices, and the resurgence of slow tech.


    Links:


    Snap stock falls as Specs augmented reality glasses draw mixed reactions (Yahoo Finance)

    Anthropic Disabled Fable 5 And Mythos 5 After A U.S. Export-Control Order. Here’s What Happened (Forbes)

    Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker (TechCrunch)

    The smartphone era created an attention crisis. Slowtech is fixing it (TechCrunch)


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    14 mins
  • WWDC 2026, Apple’s Siri Rebuild, Anthropic’s Employment Plan & Google’s AI Price War-AI News
    Jun 11 2026

    AI news this week: WWDC 2026 puts Apple back in the AI conversation with a complete rebuild of Siri, expanded AI integrations, and new choices for AI models across the Apple ecosystem. Meanwhile, Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5, a powerful new AI model with major implications for cybersecurity and enterprise AI, while also releasing contingency plans for a future where AI-driven unemployment could reach 25%. Plus, Google escalates the AI pricing war by cutting subscription costs and expanding access to its AI tools.

    Your AI headlines, business technology trends, and tech news briefing—in under 15 minutes.

    Tired of the boring tech news and AI headlines littering your feed? Listen to get the latest AI insights in less than the time it takes to choose what you’re going to watch next on Netflix.

    Key AI topics this week:

    • WWDC 2026 highlights, Apple’s rebuilt Siri, and the future of Apple AI

    • Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5 and advances AI-powered cybersecurity research

    • AI employment impact and Anthropic’s planning for potential workforce disruption

    • Google lowers AI subscription pricing as competition intensifies across enterprise AI

    • The growing AI pricing war and what it means for businesses adopting AI tools

    Links:

    At WWDC 2026 this week, Apple unveiled Siri AI, a complete rebuild of its voice assistant powered by a custom Google Gemini model. (TechCrunch)

    Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5, a model that tops benchmarks in coding, vision, knowledge work, and scientific research. (Anthropic Blog)

    Anthropic Has a Concept of a Plan if Unemployment Hits 25% (Gizmodo)

    Google just fired a warning shot in the AI subscription price wars (TechCrunch)

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    15 mins
  • AI News: AI Regulations, OpenAI + Oracle Stargate Infrastructure & DuckDuckGo's AI-Free Move
    Jun 5 2026

    AI news this week: A NY court rules AI-generated documents aren't protected by attorney-client privilege, while OpenAI and Oracle break ground on a $10B Stargate data center while ai datacenters continue to spark debate across the U.S. Plus, GitHub Copilot's skyrocketing costs and DuckDuckGo's no-AI surge. Your AI headlines, regulation updates, and tech news briefing—in under 15 minutes.

    Key AI topics this week:

    • AI legal rulings and attorney-client privilege in NY
    • Major AI infrastructure investments and economic impact from OpenAI and Oracle
    • Rising costs and usage billing for AI tools as GitHub CoPilot costs skyrocket
    • Consumer trust and shift in AI search engine preferences as DuckDuckGo launches a no-AI search

    Tired of the boring tech news and ai headlines littering your feed? Listen to get your ai news roundup in less than the time it takes to choose what you're going to watch next on Netflix.


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    16 mins
  • Trump’s Last-Minute Pull On U.S. AI Executive Order, Anthropic’s Billion-Dollar Valuation, Robinhood’s AI Trading, and Spotify Fan-Made Music Deals
    May 29 2026

    Your AI news briefing for May 29: Trump reverses course on U.S. AI regulation, Anthropic hits almost a billion-dollar valuation, and Robinhood rolls out Agentic AI trading — plus Spotify wants fan-made music deals to reshape creator rights. Your weekly digest on how policy, technology, and innovation are colliding. Stay informed in 15 minutes or less.


    Links:

    Trump cancels AI executive order signing last minute due to innovation concerns.. (NPR)

    Draft: Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security (Politico)

    Anthropic Funding Round to Top $30B: $900B Valuation Would Surpass OpenAI as Most Valuable AI Startup (Tech Times)

    Robinhood now lets your AI agents trade stocks (TechCrunch)

    Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes (TechCrunch)

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    16 mins
  • Google Launches Gemini 3.5 at I/O, OpenAI Co-Founder Joins Anthropic: AI News
    May 22 2026

    Get the latest AI headlines and tech news this week in under 15 minutes! Ashley & Daniel break down Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash launch—4x faster than ChatGPT, OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy joining Anthropic, and Clouted’s innovative approach to making short videos viral. Plus, why you might want to rethink mentioning AI in your 2026 commencement speech.


    This episode delivers essential insights into AI innovation, talent shifts, and what these rapid developments mean for your business. Stay informed on the cutting edge of AI and tech trends with this authentic breakdown of the week’s biggest AI stories.


    Links:

    Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026, four times the speed of competing models like ChatGPT (Google Blog)

    OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic’s pre-training team, stating “the next few years at the frontier of LLMs will be especially formative.”(TechCrunch)

    Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral (TechCrunch)

    If you’re giving a commencement speech in 2026, maybe don’t mention AI (TechCrunch)

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    17 mins
  • AI Datacenters in Focus: Community Backlash and AI News Insights
    May 15 2026

    Stay ahead in AI news with a detailed look at how AI data centers are transforming communities, government security testing, and the cutting-edge mini data centers coming to your home.

    This week on the show we’ll be talking about:

    1. Community Backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan (Guardian)
    2. Microsoft, Google and xAI will let the government test their AI models before launch (CNN)
    3. Data centers are coming for rural America (The Verge)
    4. The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home (ArsTechnica)

    YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/DipKNRqRLOw

    Stay informed with "AI News You Should Know About" for smart insights and real-world impacts of AI innovation.

    Chapters

    00:00 Introduction to AI and Data Centers

    00:55 Community Backlash Against Data Centers in Utah

    07:00 Government Testing of AI Models

    12:11 Data Centers in Rural America

    15:11 Innovative Home Data Centers

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    17 mins
  • OpenAI's GPT 5.5 Instant and an AI Agent Purposely Destroyed Production Data
    May 8 2026
    Most AI models get better by adding more data, but GPT 5.5 Instant proves that less can be more—delivering 53% fewer hallucinations, more concise responses, and sharper accuracy. The big question: are we moving toward smarter, safer AI, or just faster responses that sound right? This week we talk about Anthropic's rate limits, an AI agent that destroyed production data on purpose, and Spotify's plan to support AI generated personal audio podcasts. Links: OpenAI’s new GPT-5.5 Instant is now ChatGPT’s default, cutting hallucinations 52% and pulling memory from past chats and Gmail. (OpenAI Blog) Anthropic doubled Claude Pro, Max, and Team rate limits and removed peak-hour caps after locking in 300MW of SpaceX’s Colossus 1 GPUs. (Y-Combinator) An AI Agent Just Destroyed Our Production Data. It Confessed in Writing. (Twitter) Spotify wants to become the home for AI-generated personal audio (TechCrunch) Connect with Ashley: InstagramThreadsLinkedIn Connect with Daniel: InstagramYouTubeThreads Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts! Stay curious, stay informed, and stay hydrated! See you next week with more pivotal AI insights. Links: OpenAI’s new GPT-5.5 Instant is now ChatGPT’s default, cutting hallucinations 52% and pulling memory from past chats and Gmail. (OpenAI Blog) Anthropic doubled Claude Pro, Max, and Team rate limits and removed peak-hour caps after locking in 300MW of SpaceX’s Colossus 1 GPUs. (Y-Combinator) An AI Agent Just Destroyed Our Production Data. It Confessed in Writing. (Twitter) Spotify wants to become the home for AI-generated personal audio (TechCrunch) Connect with Ashley: InstagramThreadsLinkedIn Connect with Daniel: InstagramYouTubeThreads Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts! Stay curious, stay informed, and stay hydrated! See you next week with more pivotal AI insights. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    13 mins