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Apple is reportedly planning a visual refresh of the entry-level MacBook Pro next year

July 3, 2026 • 4 mins
Next spring could be a fiesta of new iPads, MacBooks and iPhones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Donald Trump bought a bunch of tech stock the same day he announced his AI Action Plan, Threads' ubiquitous Mr Beast spam is part of a massive crypto scam network, Cloudflare will filter out web crawlers that serve AI companies

July 3, 2026 • 9 mins
-Without a doubt, it was the most personally profitable period of any president's term in office, personally netting him a figure north of $2 billion. -According to an analysis from Zach Edwards, a staff security researcher at Infoblox, the person or group behind these accounts is running more than 10,000 malicious "crypto casino" websites. -Cloudflare has announced plans to automatically block mixed-use web crawlers that index ...
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Layoffs looming, Xbox union members argue for transparency and good-faith bargaining

July 2, 2026 • 6 mins
"We're done paying for executives' failures," one Xbox developer said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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OpenAI reportedly wants all AI companies to give the US government a stake in their businesses, Amazon is ready to deploy the Leo satellite broadband service, and X is making a fresh push for live video with new creator payouts

July 2, 2026 • 8 mins
-OpenAI's Sam Altman has reportedly been in talks with the US government to ensure his company's path towards achieving its goals remains free of political hurdles. -A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket left for space in the early hours of July 2, bringing 29 Amazon Leo satellites with it. -X launched a live streaming command center called Live Studio, with tools creators need to go live more easily, along with new payouts to...
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Google's Gmail Live AI feature is now available in beta

July 1, 2026 • 5 mins
You can use Gemini to quickly search your inbox with natural language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A UN report says policymakers are struggling to keep pace with AI development, Meta is putting rate limits on its smart glasses' Conversation Focus feature, and Netflix used AI to put Gene Wilder's voice into a new reality show

July 1, 2026 • 7 mins
-In its report, the panel discussed how quickly AI capabilities have evolved over the past few years. The complexity of tasks AI models can accomplish has been doubling every few months. -Conversation Focus, in particular, is only accessible at no cost for three hours per month. If you want to use it for longer than that, you'll have to pay for a $20-a-month Meta One Premium plan. -Netflix has worked with ElevenLabs to develop ...
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WhatsApp introduces usernames so you can chat without phone numbers

June 30, 2026 • 5 mins
You'll be able to reserve the username you want starting this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sensitive iPhone supplier details were part of last week's data leak, SCOTUS restricted use of geofence warrants, and Tidal will not pay people who upload it

June 30, 2026 • 7 mins
-Reuters reported that the documents posted on "the dark web" allegedly show information about both components and their suppliers for the iPhone 18 Pro. -The US Supreme Court just issued a ruling that limits geofence searches by law enforcement agencies, which could have major ramifications for privacy rights across the country. -Tidal is still allowing tracks made with AI on its platform, but will slap a tag on anything that's...
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Volkswagen reportedly plans to cut 100,000 jobs

June 29, 2026 • 5 mins
The workers' union plans to fight the cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Rocket Lab bought a satellite company to go up against Starlink and Leo, Google capped Meta's use of Gemini AI for coding and another reminder that you don't own digital content

June 29, 2026 • 7 mins
-Rocket Lab announced it's buying Iridium Communications in a deal worth $8 billion to compete with SpaceX's ever-growing Starlink network -According to the Financial Times, Google was forced to cap Meta's use of its Gemini AI model after Mark Zuckerberg's company exceeded its computing capacity. -Sony has notified customers in a handful of European countries that they'll soon lose access to some movies that they've purchased thr...
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IBM says it has created the world's first sub-1 nanometer chip

June 26, 2026 • 4 mins
The company's new "nanostack" architecture could lead to far more efficient chips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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OpenAI will initially only release ChatGPT 5.6 to government-approved customers, California launched a tracker for AI-related job losses, and the most popular Grok feature is exactly what you think

June 26, 2026 • 9 mins
-OpenAI plans to stagger the release of its new AI model, and the first users will only be parties that are approved by the federal government. -According to the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, it's meant to serve as an "early warning system" for widespread job cuts due to artificial intelligence, allowing the government to proactively determine where interventions may be needed the most. -NSFW activities account for ...
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Google says it'll soon be easier to use TSA PreCheck Touchless ID via Wallet

June 25, 2026 • 5 mins
You'll no longer need to manually add your ID details for each airline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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After successfully selling over 15 cars, Faraday Future would now like you to buy its robots

June 25, 2026 • 8 mins
-As part of its latest revamp, Faraday Future, the embattled electric car company, is now pitching a lineup of robots, including humanoids, quadrupeds and a robotic arm. -OpenAI has updated GPT-5.5 Instant, the model you interact with the most when you use ChatGPT, to be better at understanding context and adapting to queries as you alter them to add more conditions or clarifications. -And do you really need AI to check your sp...
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Netflix's new horror game taps into your phone for deeper immersion

June 24, 2026 • 5 mins
Unhinged, which is from Oxenfree developer Night School, stars Zoë Kravitz, Sadie Sink and Troy Baker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Superhuman acquired AI authenticity service GPTZero, Meta reportedly dipping its toes into the prediction market space, and Sorry, Slackbot. Claude is taking your job

June 24, 2026 • 7 mins
-Superhuman offers services such as hallucination and plagiarism detection as well as a nifty little tool that displays how much of the internet is artificial intelligence. -Mark Zuckerberg has directed Meta to create a prediction markets app, that reportedly goes by the name "Arena" and could eventually compete with platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi. -Anthropic has announced Claude Tag, which is currently in research preview...
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OpenAI signs deal to show Getty's images in ChatGPT results

June 23, 2026 • 5 mins
Getty already struck a similar deal with Perplexity AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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OpenAI's Daybreak⁠ initiative will help open-source projects fend off bugs, China took back top spot in latest supercomputer ranking, and the Oversight Board says Meta needs to do more to protect regular people from sexualized deepfakes

June 23, 2026 • 8 mins
-OpenAI has launched Patch the Planet, a new initiative part of its Daybreak cybersecurity program, which was designed to serve the open-source community. -China's LineShine from the nation's National Supercomputer Center hit 2.198 Exaflops of performance, beating the previous champ El Capitan -Meta's Oversight Board has called on the social media company to strengthen its protection for ordinary people targeted by sexualized dee...
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Adobe brings its Firefly AI Assistant inside of Premiere, Photoshop and Illustrator

June 22, 2026 • 5 mins
The company is also previewing an upgraded creative AI studio experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Has Polymarket been paying creators to post fake betting videos? Norway is imposing broad restrictions on AI for school kids, and Chinese-style EV battery swap stations coming to Europe

June 22, 2026 • 6 mins
-The Wall Street Journal has found that the company is paying social media creators to post misleading content promoting the prediction market. -Norway is imposing a strict ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school kids. -Octopus Energy, the UK's largest energy provider, has teamed up with CATL, the world's biggest EV battery maker, to bring Chinese-style battery swap stations to Europe. Learn more about your ...
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