Episode 423
Pivot! Pivot! (And Other Tech Disasters)
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In this episode:
AI & AUTOMATION
- Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months for all white-collar work to be automated
- AI backlash becomes a real business risk
- OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time
- Spotify launching verification badges for podcasts to help listeners avoid AI slop
- Gemini will use Volvo's external cameras to interpret parking signs
CYBERSECURITY & PRIVACY
- Hackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect Iran
- A student with a laptop and a radio stopped four high-speed trains
- Four OpenClaw flaws let attackers steal data, escalate privileges, plant backdoors
- Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools
BUSINESS & MARKETS
- SpaceX reveals plan for $1.75tn stock market debut that could make Musk a trillionaire
- Fintech firm Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding round
TRANSPORTATION & MOBILITY
- Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods
- $130 a year for EV drivers? Lawmakers push federal road-use fee
CONSUMER TECH & CULTURE
- Why 'smart' products have started to look like the dumb choice
- Android boss reveals the unsurprising reason Google Glass ended up in the tech graveyard
- Spotify will start reserving concert tickets for fans
- Philips' new display has a screen on both sides
WEIRD AND WACKY
- Bitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after getting 'stoned' 11 years ago
- AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can't be trusted alone
- Swatch shuts UK stores after crowds queue for new watch
- Chewing gum restores dad's taste and smell years after Covid
Tech Rec:
- Sanjay - OpenRouter
- Adam - Lovable’s mobile app
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