AI Special Report

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Messi and Ronaldo Are Building Tech Portfolios. Mo Salah Is Playing a Different Game** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/messi-ronaldo-tech-portfolios-salah-playing-a-different-game/) - **Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intel...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Character. AI wants a piece of the microdrama pie** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/962897/character-ai-series-microdrama-vertical-video) - **Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/data-center-demand-drives-66-surge-in...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Pickup Artist Mystery Has an AI Girlfriend** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/pickup-artist-mystery-has-an-ai-girlfriend/) - **Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI photos** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/962485/meta-muse-image-ai-model-instagram) - **Hackers can use 9 of...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Meta adds another 650 MW of solar power to its AI push** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/meta-adds-another-650-mw-of-solar-power-to-its-ai-push/) - **Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/961978/anthropic-claude-cowork...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **I spy** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/column/961707/smart-glasses-ai-wearables-meta-surveillance-privacy) - **"Dangerous" AI models are coming no matter what** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/dangerous-ai-models-are-coming-no-matter-what/) - **Solar notches another win as Microsoft adds 475...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/961505/wealthy-ai-schools-alpha-forge-prep) - **Infuriating Google commercial imagines the founding fathers embracing AI** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/96146...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Google’s NotebookLM can sum up your research in a TikTok-style clip** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/959778/google-notebooklm-ai-clips) - **Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/why-meta-is-charging-a-subs...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/listen-labs-raises-usd69m-after-viral-billboard-hiring-stunt-to-scale-ai) - **Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music, but isn’t banning it outright** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/959211/tidal-ai-music-policy-demonetizingdetect-label) - **The Trump Administration Is Lifting Its Export Controls on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable AI Models** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/stor...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **You Can Now Sound the Alarm on AI Behaving Badly** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/flare-website-ai-flaw-reporting-safety/) - **New attack provides one more reason why AI browsers are a bad idea** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/ai-browsers-can-be-lulled-into-a-dream-world-where-guardrai...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-senator-bernie-sanders/) - **Anthropic’s long-sidelined Fable 5 is greenlit to return** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/958964/anthropic-claude-fable-5-is-back) - **Meta bought 1 GW o...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Obvio’s stop sign cameras use AI to root out unsafe drivers** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/04/obvios-stop-sign-cameras-use-ai-to-root-out-unsafe-drivers/) - **Google just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://vent...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **China’s Z.ai claims it can match Mythos on cybersecurity** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/958804/chinas-z-ai-glm-52-mythos-cybersecurity) - **Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Anthropic’s Mythos mess is only getting worse** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/957327/anthropic-mythos-fable-ai-trump-administration-negotiations) - **Data centers love solar: Here’s a comprehensive guide to deals over 100 megawatts** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/0...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Ford had to hire back former engineers to fix mistakes made by its automated systems** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/transportation/956316/ford-quality-jd-power-ranking-ai-automated-mistakes) - **OpenAI Has New AI Models. Here’s Why You Can’t Use Them** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-gpt-56-model...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/british-police-built-a-sprawling-crime-prediction-machine-some-results-couldnt-be-trusted/) - **I Met With China’s Top AI Experts. They’re Freaking Out, Too** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.c...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Something’s off with Midjourney’s pivot to body scanners** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/report/954826/midjourney-medical-ai-ultrasound-body-scanner-lacks-evidence) - **The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/the-trump-white-house-is-over-anthropic...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Google Home will soon get better at recognizing you** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/955385/google-home-familiar-faces-clothing) - **The White House Is Making Up Its Rules for AI in Real Time** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-mythos-export-controls-ai-regulations/) - **Breakneck data center...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Geothermal could power nearly all new data centers through 2030** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/11/geothermal-could-power-nearly-all-new-data-centers-through-2030/) - **Who are climate-conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/wh...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/952906/sam-altman-film-artificial-openai-amazon-mgm-dropped) - **28 Tips to Take Your ChatGPT Prompts to the Next Level** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/28-tips-to-take-your-chatgpt-prompt...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Siri AI Hands On: A Smart, Helpful Assistant** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/siri-ai-hands-on-iphone/) - **Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/claude-code-costs-up-to-usd200-a-month-goose-does-the-same-thing-for-free)...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/how-one-ai-startup-is-helping-rice-farmers-battle-climate-change/) - **The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/faci...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/critical-copilot-vulnerability-allowed-hackers-to-seal-2fa-code-from-users/) - **Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required** (VentureBeat AI) - [...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **‘Dangerous’ AI Models Are Coming No Matter What** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/dangerous-ai-models-are-coming-no-matter-what/) - **Two-thirds of Americans think AI is advancing too quickly** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/951653/pew-research-ai-chatbot-usage-advancing-too-qui...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT’s Biggest Transformation Yet** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/model-behavior-interview-with-openai-codex-lead-tibo-sottiaux/) - **Google just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://ve...