AI Special Report

## 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) - **How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrun...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show ‘TBPN’—and Buys Itself Some Positive News** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-acquires-tbpn-buys-positive-news-coverage/) - **Widely used Trivy scanner compromised in ongoing supply-chain attack** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/widely-used-trivy-scann...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Cursor Launches a New AI Agent Experience to Take On Claude Code and Codex** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/cusor-launches-coding-agent-openai-anthropic/) - **Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/supply-chain-attac...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Bluesky’s new app is an AI for customizing your feed** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/903190/bluesky-attie-ai-custom-feeds) - **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-farmer...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **The Latest AI Documentary Asks: Just How Scared Should We Be?** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-ai-documentary-puts-ceos-in-the-hot-seat-but-goes-too-easy-on-them/) - **I Asked ChatGPT 500 Questions. Here Are the Ads I Saw Most Often** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/i-asked-chatgpt-500-questions-here...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Meet the Tech Reporters Using AI to Help Write and Edit Their Stories** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/tech-reporters-using-ai-write-edit-stories/) - **All the latest in AI ‘music’** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/903196/ai-music-suno-udio-art-lawsuit) - **The IRS W...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/anthropic-launches-cowork-a-claude-desktop-agent-that-works-in-your-files-no) - **Apple will reportedly allow other AI chatbots to plug into Siri** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://w...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Who are climate-conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/01/who-are-climate-conscious-consumers-not-who-youd-expect-says-northwind-climate/) - **‘She’s Never Going to Age’: Porn Stars Are Embracing AI Clones to Stay Forever Young** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **David Sacks is no longer the White House AI and Crypto Czar** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/policy/902140/david-sacks-out-ai-crypto-czar) - **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...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Apple’s AI Playlist Playground is bad at music** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/report/902005/apple-ai-playlist-playground-bad-at-music) - **Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/anthropic-launches-cow...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Arm’s first CPU ever will plug into Meta’s AI data centers later this year** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/899823/arm-agi-cpu-meta) - **Senate Democrats are trying to ‘codify’ Anthropic’s red lines on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **AI influencer awards season is upon us** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/898781/ai-personality-of-the-year-influencer-contest) - **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-...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Musk says he’s building a Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/898722/musk-terafab-chip-plant) - **Gamers Hate Nvidia's DLSS 5. Developers Aren’t Crazy About It, Either** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/gamers-hate-nvidia-dlss-5-developers-arent-c...

## 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/) - **There Aren’t a Lot of Reasons to Get Excited About a New Amazon Smartphone** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-smartphone-rumor-2026/...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/anthropic-launches-cowork-a-claude-desktop-agent-that-works-in-your-files-no) - **Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **OpenAI sidesteps Nvidia with unusually fast coding model on plate-sized chips** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/openai-sidesteps-nvidia-with-unusually-fast-coding-model-on-plate-sized-chips/) - **Gamers Hate Nvidia's DLSS 5. Developers Aren’t Crazy About It, Either** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Adobe’s AI image generator can now be trained on your own art** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/897243/adobe-firefly-ai-custom-models-image-public-beta) - **Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/meta-bought-1-gw-of-solar-this-week/) - **ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **OpenAI researcher quits over ChatGPT ads, warns of "Facebook" path** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/02/openai-researcher-quits-over-fears-that-chatgpt-ads-could-manipulate-users/) - **Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/meta-bought...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/harvard-dropouts-to-launch-always-on-ai-smart-glasses-that-listen-and-record-every-conversation/) - **Nvidia thinks AI can solve electrical grid problems caused by AI** (TechCrunch AI) -...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web’s homepage** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/895221/yahoo-jim-lanzone-scout-ai-sports-finance-open-web) - **Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Railway secures $100 million to challenge AWS with AI-native cloud infrastructure** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/railway-secures-usd100-million-to-challenge-aws-with-ai-native-cloud) - **Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web’s homepage** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/podcast...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant is coming to current-gen Xbox consoles this year** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/games/894799/microsoft-gaming-copilot-ai-xbox-consoles) - **Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns your spare Mac into an AI agent** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelli...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Attackers prompted Gemini over 100,000 times while trying to clone it, Google says** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/attackers-prompted-gemini-over-100000-times-while-trying-to-clone-it-google-says/) - **Obvio’s stop sign cameras use AI to root out unsafe drivers** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch....

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Teens Are Using AI-Fueled ‘Slander Pages’ to Mock Their Teachers** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/teens-are-using-ai-fueled-slander-pages-to-mock-their-teachers/) - **YouTube AI updates include auto dubbing expansion, age ID tech, and more** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/youtube-ai-updates-to-...

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Data center tweaks could unlock 76 GW of new power capacity in the US** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/data-center-tweaks-could-unlock-76-gw-of-new-power-capacity-in-the-u-s/) - **Google’s Gemini AI is getting a bigger role across Docs, Sheets, and Slides** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/...