Best The Astra Project Podcasts (2024)

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TWiS 118: Understanding the Darkness - Dark Matter and Dark Energy 1:08:55

1h ago1:08:55

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For many of us, dark matter and dark energy are two of the least understood areas of cosmology and astrophysics. This week, we invited Alina Kiessling and Jason Rhodes, both Research Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to explain these concepts and their broader implications for cosmology, exoplanet research, and more. Both of them are …

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OpenAI’s Undisclosed Hack, Plus Threads Turns One 7/5/24 6:15

15m ago6:15

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CNBC confirms that OpenAI was hacked in April of last year, and never told law enforcement or the public. It raises of question how much genAI companies should be sharing about security incidents, and how transparent OpenAI is as its influence grows. Plus, the Meta-owned social media app Threads is celebrating its one year anniversary today, and ha…

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EP69: Fun with kyutai's Moshi. SimTheory Beta is Here! + Future Assistants 1:16:00

1h ago1:16:00

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Try SimTheory Beta: https://simtheory.ai Community: https://thisdayinai.com Show notes: https://thisdayinai.com/bookmarks/62-ep69 ---- 00:00 - Fun with kyutai's Moshi 28:06 - SimTheory Beta is available: what is new, what we learnt 49:04 - RunwayML Gen-3 Alpha 52:06 - Is AI in a Bubble? 59:52 - Claude Sonnet Prompt Leak for Artifacts 1:07:23 - Sale…

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What a Second Trump Presidency Would Mean for Tech 7/1/24 6:03

2d ago6:03

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Between last week’s debate and today’s Supreme Court ruling, Silicon Valley is thinking more than ever about what another Trump presidency would mean for the tech industry. A friendlier deal environment could benefit megacaps and the small to midcap software names. Gig economy names and American e-commerce would also get some relief from a lighter …

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#172 - Claude and Gemini updates, Gemma 2, GPT-4 Critic 1:51:04

3d ago1:51:04

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Our 172nd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov (https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and Jeremie Harris (https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris) Feel free to leave us feedback here. Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/ Email us your questions and feedba…

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TWiS 117: A Home on the Moon - 3D Printing Lunar Habitats 1:09:01

7d ago1:09:01

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For decades we've seen images of huge glass domes on the moon and Mars, but the reality of building settlements off-Earth is likely to look much different. This week we're joined by Evan Jensen of ICON Build, a company that, in just a few years, has created housing across Texas via 3D printing. Now, in association with NASA, they are also investing…

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TechCheck+ You don’t know Nvidia 6/28/24 7:16

5d ago7:16

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The world has gone crazy for Nvidia -- or at least, Wall Street has. The stock has almost single-handedly lifted the entire market due to its monster valuation and latest, monster quarter. But the largest companies in the world are also typically the most well-known… and Nvidia is far from being a household name. And the last time a tech company wi…

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EP68: We ❤️ Sonnet 3.5, Rabbit r2 Exclusive, OpenAI Voice Delay, Gemma 2, and UDIO/SUNO lawsuit 1:03:37

6d ago1:03:37

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Community: https://thisdayai.com SimTheory: https://simtheory.ai Thanks for listening, if you like the show, please consider leaving a review to help us grow our audience. ==== CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Thoughts After Daily Driving Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 3.5 21:07 - OpenAI Delays ChatGPT Voice for Safety? Thoughts on OpenAI Releases Vs Anthropic 31:01 -…

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Softbank Backs Perplexity at $3B valuation 6/27/24 6:38

7d ago6:38

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The Japanese tech investor Softbank is now backing Perplexity with a $10 million to $20 million fresh round of funding, valuing Perplexity AI at $3 billion and making it one of the most valuable startups in the space. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, since Masayoshi Son and his team have been saying for months now that they’re going on the AI offen…

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Iberian-American reportorios: Cosmology, Knowledge & Astrology with Sergio Orozco-Echeverri 42:01

7d ago42:01

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In this episode I speak with researcher Sergio Orozco-Echeverri, Associate Professor at the Instituto de Filosofía, Universidad de Antioquia, and the principal researcher at the project: Repertorios. An alternative history of knowledge. We discuss his project on Reportorios, an early modern form of almanac in the Iberian world, and its importance i…

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TechCheck+ Figma CEO Dylan Field 6/26/24 6:35

8d ago6:35

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CNBC's Dierdre Bosa is at Figma's "Config" Conference in San Francisco with Figma CEO Dylan Field. Following a regulatory block of Adobe’s $20 billion acquisition of Figma last December, the San Francisco software design firm received a $1 billion breakup fee and is forging ahead with product launches and further software partnering with Google.…

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EU Regulators Take Aim at Big Tech 6/25/24 6:49

9d ago6:49

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Another major antitrust charge is coming out of the European Union today, saying that Microsoft’s bundling of Teams with other software like Office 365 is an unfair distribution advantage. It comes a day after the EU hit Apple with the first charge under the new Digital Markets Act, accusing its App Store policies of violating competition rules. In…

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Apple’s AI Ecosystem: EU’s DMA Charge and Potential Meta Partnership 6/24/24 7:27

10d ago7:27

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Apple is being hit with the first charge under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act, with regulators accusing the tech giant of preventing app store customers from being steered to customers alternative, cheaper options. It could have key implications for Apple’s AI strategy, as it reportedly holds talks with longtime rival Meta to form an unlikely all…

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#171 - Apple Intelligence, Dream Machine, SSI Inc 2:04:01

10d ago2:04:01

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Our 171st episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov (https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and Jeremie Harris (https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris) Feel free to leave us feedback here. Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/ Email us your questions and feedba…

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TWiS 116: Spreading the Good Word - With the Space and Things Podcast 1:05:48

13d ago1:05:48

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In the world of space podcasts, the Space and Things podcast is a keeper (along with ours, of course). The brainchild of Emily Carney, founder of the Space Hipsters on Facebook, and singer/songwriter Dave Giles, Space and Things brings us some premiere guests in the space sector. Subjects are always compelling, and as we well know, that takes work.…

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Softbank Back on the AI Offensive 6/21/24 6:31

13d ago6:31

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As Nvidia turns lower today, Softbank's Masayoshi Son expressed regret over selling his shares too soon - a stake that would have been worth $160B today. He also doubled down on the narrative that he's now going on the AI offensive, with a new strategy built around the company’s crown jewel and largest holding, Arm.…

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EP67: Claude 3.5 Sonnet Beats GPT-4o + Ilya Sutskever's New Startup & Hedra lols 1:15:28

14d ago1:15:28

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Show notes: https://thisdayinai.com/bookmarks/60-ep67 Community: https://thisdayinai.com SimTheory: https://simtheory.ai ---- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Hedra Lols cold open 02:24 - Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet Impressions 20:02 - Claude 3.5 Sonnet Vision Image Tests 25:32 - Claude 3.5 Sonnet Refusal Problems 28:54 - More on Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Artifacts and …

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Retail Investors Crowd into the Magnificent 7 6/20/24 5:17

14d ago5:17

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Retail investors have been crowding into a few pockets of big tech, including the Mag 7, Nvidia, and riskier, turbo-charged Nvidia plays through long-leveraged semiconductor ETFs like NVDL and SOXL, according to new data from Vanda. So far, this narrow strategy has been working, with retail outperforming the S&P, but there is risk in being so index…

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Social Media Warning Labels, Plus Deepfakes’ Impact on the Election 6/17/24 10:48

17d ago10:48

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The U.S. Surgeon General is now calling for a warning label to be applied to social media apps, similar to those on alcohol and tobacco products. He says immediate action is needed to protect young people from the potential mental health harms of social media. But the demand would require congressional action, which historically has not acted to cu…

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TWiS 115: Our Friendly Mr. Sun - Mr. Sun: Friend or Foe? With Dr. Alex Young 1:07:30

20d ago1:07:30

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We see the sun every day as it rises and sets... it's one of the few constants in life. But it's a very dynamic body, throwing minor temper tantrums regularly. As it happens, we're at the peak of its 11-year cycle of activity and there's a lot going on! Dr. Alex Young, the Associate Director for Science in the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA'…

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TechCheck+ Apple's AI killer is... the iPhone 6/14/24 9:33

20d ago9:33

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Apple has now leapfrogged leaders Microsoft and Google in the high-stakes AI race by promising the first killer use of AI - a true personal assistant, in the form of.... the iPhone. Even the stock, once a laggard, has jumped to historic highs, anchored by Apple's singular combination of hardware, software and data. But its biggest edge over AI devi…

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EP66: Apple Intelligence & Private Cloud Compute, Dream Machine, Mistral Funding & OpenAI Revenue 1:24:19

21d ago1:24:19

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Show notes: https://thisdayinai.com/bookmarks/59-ep66 Community & discord: https://thisdayinai.com Join SimTheory: https://simtheory.ai ----- CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Apple Intelligence & Apple Private Cloud Compute Thoughts, Approach and Model Discussion 41:19 - LumaLab's Dream Machine 48:00 - Mistral's Fundraise & Valuation: Are AI Labs Proxies in the B…

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Apple’s AI Edge 6/13/24 7:22

21d ago7:22

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Shares of Apple are hitting fresh highs today after showcasing at WWDC that it is not only catching up to the other megacaps, but may actually have leapfrogged the leaders. Its edge is its 2.2 billion install base and its focus on making AI usable by integrating it with your personal information. A slew of bullish commentary from the Street is also…

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Apple’s AI Edge 6/11/24 10:14

23d ago10:14

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Shares of Apple are hitting fresh highs today after showcasing at WWDC that it is not only catching up to the other megacaps, but may actually have leapfrogged the leaders. Its edge is its 2.2 billion install base and its focus on making AI usable by integrating it with your personal information. A slew of bullish commentary from the Street is also…

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Apple’s AI Announcements, Apple Intelligence, The Real Personal AI Assistant 12:30

23d ago12:30

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After a long wait, Apple is finally in the game with AI. They’re launching Apple Intelligence with MacOS Sequoia and iOS 18. Pete breaks down some top features and how our devices will change moving forward. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com⁠ Listen to The Neuron: htt…

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The AI Debut and Backlash Cycle 6/10/24 4:32

24d ago4:32

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Apple just debuting its generative AI system Apple Intelligence, integrated with chatGPT that can look across your apps to retrieve, compile and take action on information. But after some of the other tech giants’ flagship products faced backlash, such as Microsoft’s Recall and Google’s AI Overviews, should Apple proceed with caution?…

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#170 - new Sora rival, OpenAI robotics, understanding GPT4, AGI by 2027? 1:48:30

25d ago1:48:30

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Our 170th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! With hosts Andrey Kurenkov (https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and Jeremie Harris (https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris) Feel free to leave us feedback here. Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/ Email us your questions and feedba…

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US Government Cranks Up the Heat, FTC vs. Big Tech, Microsoft’s Inflection Deal 14:11

26d ago14:11

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The US government is opening up antitrust inquiries into the likes of Nvidia, OpenAI and Microsoft. Who's leading the charge, and what could they be looking at? Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com ⁠Listen to The Neuron: https://lnk.to/theneuron Watch The Neuron on YouTu…

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Fujifilm X100VI: My Travels With an iPhone and TikTok's Favorite Camera

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Here's how the Fujifilm X100VI can be a great addition for an iPhone photographer looking to expand their camera skills.By CNET

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Fujifilm X100VI: My Travels With an iPhone and TikTok's Favorite Camera

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Here's how the Fujifilm X100VI can be a great addition for an iPhone photographer looking to expand their camera skills.By CNET

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Fujifilm X100VI: My Travels With an iPhone and TikTok's Favorite Camera

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Here's how the Fujifilm X100VI can be a great addition for an iPhone photographer looking to expand their camera skills.By CNET

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TWiS 114: Starliners & Starships - Boeing's Redemption, SpaceX's Ambition 1:16:30

28d ago1:16:30

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Well, we waited, we waffled, and we joked... but Boeing's Starliner finally made good! Seven or so years after their projected crewed flight date, the second provider of crew delivery to the International Space Station finally succeeded in sending two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, to the ISS. Despite a few problems with (sigh) valv…

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TechCheck+ Tech for Trump: Silicon Valley investors turn against Biden 6/7/24 10:41

27d ago10:41

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Silicon Valley investors held a mega fundraiser for former President Trump in the heart of San Francisco - what was once an overwhelmingly liberal bastion of America. It’s the most visible sign yet of a growing circle of tech elites switching camps -- and they’re vocal, emboldened and rich. This week on a special edition of TechCheck, we go to Davi…

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EP65: AI Doomerism, Qwen2, Kling Video Generation, Mistral Fine Tuning, Will Recall Be Recalled? 57:32

28d ago57:32

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Join SimTheory: https://simtheory.ai Join the community: https://thisdayinai.com Show notes: https://thisdayinai.com/bookmarks/57-ep65 ---- CHAPTERS: 00:00: Fun with AI yet everyone is doom and gloom 13:25: Qwen2: our initial thoughts 22:12: Kling Video Generation 25:11: Mistral's Fine Tuning SDK: Chris Fine Tunes using Mistral 31:32: Looking Backw…

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Silicon Valley’s Political Shift 6/6/24 8:17

28d ago8:17

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A mega-fundraiser for former president Trump is about to kick off in the heart of San Francisco, what was once a liberal bastion of America, and could raise more than $12 million. Hosted by the prominent venture capitalists David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya, the event is an example of a growing circle of tech elites now switching camps – turning…

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“Artificial General Intelligence Is Coming”, Ex-OpenAI Leopold Aschenbrenner, Situational Awareness 14:36

28d ago14:36

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Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has released a series of essays talking about how he sees AI playing out and what we should all do about it. Pete digs into his extremely impressive background and his arguments around why we’re about to get AGI. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠h…

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Elliott Takes Aim at Softbank… Again 6/5/24 5:34

29d ago5:34

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It worked the first time -- Elliott Management might be hoping the playbook works again. It's now rebuilding a more than $2 billion stake in Softbank and calling for a $15B buyback after pushing successfully for changes in early 2020. At the center of the push is that Softbank as a whole’s market value is far less than the sum of its parts: its 90%…

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Elon Musk, Sam Altman and the Cult of the Founder 6/4/24 6:44

1M ago6:44

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman are both now facing scrutiny for balancing conflicts of interest with their side ventures. Musk has now seemed to confirm a report that he diverted Nvidia AI chips reserved for Tesla, prioritizing getting them to X and xAI instead, while Altman has a sprawling empire of investments, raising questions of side dealing. The tw…

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Nvidia is Taking Over, Data Centers and Intelligence Factories 14:07

1M ago14:07

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has announced their next line of products called Rubin as Nvidia races to build what he calls “intelligence factories”. Pete breaks down the big picture and what it all means for us. Transcripts: ⁠https://www.theneuron.ai/podcast⁠ Subscribe to the best newsletter on AI: ⁠https://theneurondaily.com⁠ Listen to The Neuron: http…

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Spotify’s Year of Monetization 6/3/24 6:46

1M ago6:46

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Spotify is hiking prices for the second time in a year, raising a premium individual plan to $11.99 a month. But not all streamflation is the equal. Users are more loyal to audio services than video – plus Spotify’s main competitors are megacaps like Apple and Amazon, which also have other giant businesses that its audio streaming only compliments.…

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Summer Hiatus Announcement - Back in August 4:28

1M ago4:28

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Taking a needed break to focus on getting healthy. Be back in August!By Data as a Product Podcast Network

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#169 - Google's Search Errors, OpenAI news & DRAMA, new leaderboards 2:06:22

1M ago2:06:22

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Our 168th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! Feel free to leave us feedback here: https://forms.gle/ngXvXZpNJxaAprDv6 Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/ Email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekin.ai and/or hello@gladstone.ai Timestamps + Links: (00:00:00) …

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TWiS 113: China's Heavenly Dream - Chang'e 6 and China's Lunar Ambitions With Mike Wall 1:07:11

1M ago1:07:11

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In this episode of This Week in Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the latest updates on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, the potential for aurora sightings due to increased solar activity, and China's ambitious lunar exploration program with returning guest Mike Wall, Spaceflight Editor at Space.com. The conversation focuses on China's upcoming…

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Google Scales Back AI Search Tool 5/31/24 7:16

1M ago7:16

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Google is doing damage control again, this time with its newest AI product. It’s scaling back an AI search tool it had unveiled just a few weeks ago, after users reported getting back questionable and even downright bizarre results. They included suggestions that it was good to eat rocks or to use glue to thicken pizza sauce. But the rollbacks migh…

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The Acer Swift Go 14 is built for an AI future 1:02

1M ago1:02

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We speak with Micro Center News Editor-in-Chief Dan Ackerman about the new Acer Swift Go 14. More here.By Audacy

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Software’s AI Nuclear Winter 5/30/24 7:24

1M ago7:24

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Salesforce's quarterly revenue miss and weak guidance has sent shares plunging today, as the threat of AI looms over the cloud. Could it be a trend we're seeing across software, or might Salesforce’s subscription-based model just be harder to justify in the coming age of AI, especially compared to consumption-based names that have posted stronger q…

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The 3rd Generation Ring Stick Up Cam Plug In with Pan-Milt Mount provides a 360-degree view of your home 1:02

1M ago1:02

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We speak with TechGadgets International's Erin Lawrence about her review. More here.By Audacy

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OpenAI Board Member Speaks Out 5/29/24 7:18

1M ago7:18

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New details were revealed today around the OpenAI saga that saw CEO Sam Altman ousted and reinstated within a week last fall. A former board member is now speaking out, pointing to a toxic atmosphere, psychological abuse, sketchy safety practices and more. That, along with a flurry of new deals that ChatGPT inked today aligns with the AI darling’s …