Best The Legal Defense Fund Podcasts (2024)

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EP-82 Anduril’s $1.5b Defense Boost 💰, Palantir & Microsoft’s Strategic Alliance 🛡️, Amazon’s Quick-commerce Fumble in India 🇮🇳 3:08

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, august 9th! today's top tech stories: anduril industries secures major funding: the defense startup raises $1.5 billion in series f round, reaching a $14 billion valuation, to boost hiring, expand infrastructure, and enhance supply chain processes. palantir & microsoft partnership: palantir shares rise …

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EP-81 Shopify’s Earnings Surge 🚀, Softbank’s Vision Fund Update 💸, Anduril’s $1.5b Defense Tech Boost 🛡️ 2:40

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, august 8th. here's what we covered: shopify’s strong q2 earnings: shares of shopify soared 17.8% following a strong second-quarter earnings report. the canadian e-commerce giant posted earnings per share of 26 cents, surpassing analysts’ expectations of 20 cents, with revenue at $2.05…

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EP-80 Rivian’s Volkswagen Deal 💰, Airbnb Earnings Drop 📉, Elon Musk Vs Advertisers 🚀 4:00

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, august 7th. rivian's financial challenges: rivian reports a q2 loss of $1.46 billion, phasing out first-gen models, and seeks a $5 billion deal with volkswagen group. new r1 models to potentially achieve positive gross profit by year-end. airbnb's earnings: shares fall 14% after miss…

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EP-79 Google’s Legal Battle ⚖️, Musk Vs. Openai 🤖, Market Mayhem 📉 2:41

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, august 6. google to appeal ruling: google will challenge a u.s. district court decision stating it acted illegally to maintain its search engine monopoly. if upheld, this could reshape the internet landscape. google argues its dominance benefits consumers and advertisers. elon musk sue…

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EP-78 Nvidia’s Doj Probes 🔍, Meta’s Threads Milestone 🎯, Aurora’s Funding Surge 💰 2:19

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, august 5th! check out today's top tech stories: nvidia antitrust probes: nvidia faces two doj investigations over its market dominance in ai, including the $700 million acquisition of run:ai and potential market power abuses. meta's threads milestone: meta's text-focused platform threads hits 200 millio…

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EP-77 Intel Layoffs ⚠️, Microsoft’s Ai Rivalry 🤖, Ai Music Legal Battles 🎶 3:13

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, august 2nd. dive into today's top tech stories: intel's workforce reduction: intel plans to lay off over 15% of its employees, totaling 15,000 jobs, as part of a strategy to reduce expenditures by $10 billion by 2025 following disappointing second-quarter earnings. microsoft lists opena…

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The Future of Environmental Regulation Following SCOTUS’ Overruling of the Chevron Doctrine 27:54

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Do courts have the expertise to decide on important environmental law issues? Pam Karlan and Rich Ford speak with environmental law expert Debbie Sivas, director of the Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford, about recent Supreme Court decisions affecting environmental and administrative law--including the Court's decision to overturn decades of sett…

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EP-76 Nvidia’s Sizzling Surge 🚀, Meta’s Heavy Losses 📉, Irl Fraud Scandal 💣 2:53

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, august 1! dive into today's top tech stories: nvidia shares surge: investors show renewed confidence as microsoft and amd express plans to ramp up spending on nvidia-based infrastructure, boosting nvidia’s stock by 13%. meta’s reality labs losses: despite posting a $4.5 billion loss in q2, meta contin…

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Having fun while fighting on the side of the angels- Art Spitzer, longtime local ACLU legal director 1:01:48

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Art Spitzer for four decades served as the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of the national capital area. Fairfax, Virginia criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jon Katz has known Art since before the time Jon served on that group's board for three years in the early 1990's, and through that experience has met such great civil libert…

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Ahmir Lerner, CEO of Beit Issie Shapiro 38:01

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EP-74 Apple’s Ai Leap 📱, Meta’s Video Vision 🎥, and Ai Safety in Transit 🚌 2:58

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, july 30th! dive into today's top tech stories: apple intelligence preview: apple unveils its ai capabilities with features like enhanced siri, auto-generated emails and images, and efficient notification sorting, available in the developer beta of ios 18.1, ipados, and macos. apple's ai training practi…

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EP-73 Apple’s Ai Commitment 🤖, Spacex’s Falcon 9 Return 🚀, Crowdstrike’s Windows Recovery 💻 2:26

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, july 29th. apple signs white house ai commitment: unveiling plans for its new generative ai, apple intelligence, embedded into core products to reach 2 billion users, joining other tech giants in setting ai ground rules. spacex falcon 9 launch resumes: after addressing a fault that caus…

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EP-72 Title: Searchgpt Launch 🚀, Gig Economy Win in Ca 🎉, Gemini Ai Upgrade by Google 🤖 2:59

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, july 26! dive into today's top tech stories: openai enters search market: introduction of searchgpt, an ai-powered search engine that organizes and makes sense of information, powered by gpt-4. features include follow-up questions, sidebar links, and ai-generated visual answers, with partnerships for cl…

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EP-71 Apple Maps Web Beta 🌐, Tesla’s Stock Drop 📉, Meta’s Anti-cybercrime Push 🛡️ 2:45

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, july 25th. apple maps web expansion: apple maps launches a public beta for the web, taking on google maps with support for safari, chrome, and edge, and promising features like driving directions and curated guides. tesla shares plunge: tesla shares drop 12% following weaker-than-expe…

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EP-70 Waymo’s $5b Boost 🚗, Meta’s Open-source Giant 🧠, Tesla’s Robotaxi Update 🚖 4:00

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, july 24. alphabet invests in waymo: alphabet announced a $5 billion investment into its subsidiary waymo to support its self-driving technology ambitions, delivering over 50,000 paid rides per week across various cities. meta unveils llama 3.1 405b: meta has launched its latest ai mo…

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EP-69 Wiz’s $23b Rejection 🛡️, Cohere’s Funding Boost 💸, Teen Prodigy’s Startup 🚀 3:17

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, july 23. wiz rejects alphabet’s $23 billion offer: cybersecurity startup wiz turns down a $23 billion acquisition offer from alphabet, preferring to remain independent. cohere’s $500 million funding round: generative ai startup cohere raises $500 million, boosting its valuation to $5.5…

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Stephen Bright- Fighting for racial justice and full indigent defense funding in the criminal courts 57:05

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Lawyer Stephen B. Bright is a hero to Fairfax criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jonathan Katz and to many other people. Steve left the security of his public defender salary at one of the nation's premier defender offices, to barely receive pay during some of the early months of his working to overturn death sentences imposed in the Georgia capital p…

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EP-68 Global It Outage Chaos 🌐, Microsoft’s 15-reboot Fix 🔄, Trump’s Twitch Return 🎥 1:53

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, july 22! dive into today's top tech stories: global it outage: a massive it outage caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm crowdstrike impacts businesses worldwide, affecting sectors like airlines, banks, and media companies. crowdstrike ceo george kurtz confirms the defect and assure…

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Ernie Lewis- Winning with a full frontal assault, and more 1:01:37

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Ernie Lewis was one of Fairfax criminal and DUI defense lawyer Jonathan Katz's instructors at the National Criminal Defense College's Trial Practice Institute. Ernie is a past head of the Kentucky public defender system and a co-founder of the National Association of Public Defense. Join us as Ernie talks with Jon Katz about Ernie's relentless, ful…

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EP-67 Prime Day Record 📈, Gpt-4o Mini Launch 🚀, Usps Data Privacy Scandal 🔍 2:49

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, july 19. in today's episode, we cover the latest in technology and the digital world: record-breaking online spending: u.s. consumers spent $14.2 billion during amazon's prime day event, driven by back-to-school shopping and new product purchases, surpassing adobe's $14 billion prediction. gpt-4o mini l…

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David Sklansky on Judge Cannon's Controversial Case Dismissal and Trump's Legal Battles 34:32

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Will the three remaining cases against former president Donald Trump ever get to trial? After Judge Cannon's controversial dismissal of charges in the classified documents case—and the Supreme Court's presidential immunity decision—the question is not so obvious. In this episode, criminal law expert David Sklansky joins Pam and Rich to discuss thes…

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EP-66 Amazon Prime Day Record Sales 📈, Global Chip Stock Plunge 📉, Innovative Ai Ventures 🚀 3:39

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, july 18! amazon prime day success: u.s. buyers spent $7.2 billion on the first day, with notable sales in electronics, video games, and small kitchen appliances. mobile shopping hit a record $3.5 billion. chip stock declines: global chip stocks fell due to potential u.s. export restrictions. asml, tok…

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Alon Tirer, CEO of Israel Emergency Aid and CEO and Co-founder of the Efrat Residence Fund 38:07

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In a country besieged by enemies, trauma is an unfortunate fact of life for many Israelis. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among Israelis has grown in the wake of October 7 and is a serious issue that needs to be addressed. Growing as Winners, an Israeli nonprofit, is dedicated to supporting PTSD-afflicted vets by getting them treatment and i…

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EP-65 Elon Musk’s Texas Moves 🇨🇱, Microsoft’s Regulatory Hurdles 🏛️, Amazon Prime Day Scrutiny 🏷️ 3:39

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, july 17th. elon musk relocations: elon musk announces plans to move spacex headquarters from california to texas and social media platform x's headquarters from san francisco to austin, texas, citing frustrations with california regulations. texas governor greg abbott praises the mov…

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EP-64 Apple’s Ios 18 Beta Unveiled 📱, Google Eyes Cybersecurity Giant 🛡️, Stripe’s $70b Valuation 💰 2:41

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, july 16. apple ios 18 public beta: an early look at the upcoming software update with changes to the lock screen, home screen, and control center, but without the anticipated apple intelligence service featuring chatgpt integration and enhanced siri capabilities. google's $23 billion a…

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EP-63 At&t’s Cybersecurity Breach 🔓, Trump’s Facebook Return 🌐, Falcon 9 Grounded 🚀 2:38

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, july 15! dive into today's top tech stories: at&t cybersecurity breach: call and text records exposed from nearly all wireless customers due to a third-party cloud platform breach. at&t confirms no personal identifiable information was leaked and is working with law enforcement. trump's social media res…

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EP-62 Tesla Robotaxi Delay 🚗, Softbank’s Graphcore Acquisition 🧠, Apple Opens Nfc Access 📱 2:41

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, july 12th! dive into today's top tech stories: tesla robotaxi delay: tesla shares drop 8% after delaying its robotaxi unveiling to october, impacting investor confidence. softbank acquires graphcore: softbank finalizes its acquisition of uk ai chipmaker graphcore, aiming to scale its ipu technology. app…

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EP-61 Elon Musk’s Legal Win ⚖️, Samsung’s Galaxy Ring 💍, Meta’s Kids in Vr 🎮 2:32

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, july 11th! dive into today's top tech stories: elon musk's legal victory: a federal judge ruled that x corp., formerly known as twitter, does not owe $500 million in severance to former employees, dismissing claims from ex-staff related to musk's 2022 acquisition of the platform. samsung galaxy ring: …

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True Believer Tony Serra- Winning with a total focus on great outcomes and mercilessness towards snitches 44:46

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True believer criminal defense lawyer J. Tony Serra has been defending for over sixty years. He sees the criminal justice system as a broken system, without letting him shy away from fighting in court whatsoever. https://pier5law.com/attorneys/j-tony-serra/ Early in his career, Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense / DUI lawyer Jon Katz became aware o…

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EP-60 Hebbia’s $130m Boost 💰, Ftc’s Ngl Ban 🛑, Github Copilot Lawsuit ⚖️ 2:57

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, july 10th. dive into today's top tech stories: hebbia raises $130 million: ai startup hebbia secures significant series b funding at a $700 million valuation, with andreessen horowitz leading the round. known for its generative ai used by 30% of asset managers, hebbia is expanding in…

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EP-59 Startups Surge 📈, Ai-powered Robots 🤖, Corning’s Generative Ai Boost 🚀 2:57

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, july 9th. startup valuations rebound: valuations for u.s.-based companies reached new heights in the first half of 2024, indicating a recovery from the 2022 slump. despite the rise, deal volumes remain sluggish. ai-powered robots investments: amazon, tesla, and microsoft are heavily in…

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EP-58 Tesla’s Stock Surge 🚗, Samsung’s Ai-driven Growth 📈, Epic Games’ Eu Triumph 🎮 2:57

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, july 8. dive into today's top tech stories: tesla's stock surge: tesla shares surged 27% this week, fueled by a better-than-expected q2 deliveries report, closing friday at $251.55. samsung electronics' record profits: samsung's shares reached their highest level since january 2021, pro…

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Cross-exam wizard Larry Pozner- Winning with full preparation, focus, and compassion 43:16

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Cross examination master Larry Pozner https://www.pozneroncross.com for decades has been practicing law and teaching criminal defense and other lawyers how to effectively cross examine witnesses, without needing to be born with that ability. Fairfax, Virginia, criminal defense / DUI lawyer Jonathan Katz first met Larry at a National Association of …

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EP-57 📉 Bitcoin’s Dip Amid Fed Decisions, 🚨 Midnight Blizzard’s Cybersecurity Threat, and 🚗 Tesla Short Sellers’ Big Loss 1:57

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, july 5th. here are today's top stories: bitcoin under pressure: bitcoin slides to a two-month low, affected by the federal reserve's stance on interest rates. price dropped to around $56,837 before a slight recovery to $57,932.57. cybersecurity breach: russian hacking group midnight bli…

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Jennifer Chacón Discusses the Failures of U.S. Immigration Policy and How the Law is Developing 28:20

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Control of the border and illegal immigration are again in the headlines and the centerpiece of a divisive presidential campaign. Here to help make sense of recent legal successes and failures is immigration law expert Jennifer Chacón, the Bruce Tyson Mitchell Professor of Law at Stanford. The author of the new book, Legal Phantoms: Executive Actio…

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EP-56 Amazon’s Astro Shutdown 🤖, Twilio’s Security Breach 🔓, Lg’s Smart Home Ambitions 🏡 2:35

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, july 4th! here's what we're covering today: amazon discontinues astro for business: amazon will end support for astro's business version to focus on its home robot side, offering full refunds and an additional $300 credit for a replacement solution. twilio authy app breach: threat actors accessed phon…

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Dr. Efraim Chalamish, International Economic Law Prof., Senior Advisor, and Media Commentator 27:29

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Now nine months after the October 7 terrorist attacks, Israel’s economy has bounced back incredibly well, with some metrics showing the market is even better than before the war. Agreements like the Abraham Accords are still in place, and corporations are still investing in Israel. Host Steven Shalowitz sits down with Dr. Chalamish, a Professor of …

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EP-55 Tesla’s Q2 Surge 📈, Spacex Launch Goals 🚀, Figma’s Ai Setback 🤖 2:16

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, july 3rd! dive into today's top tech stories: tesla’s second-quarter success: tesla shares surged 10% after exceeding analysts' expectations with 443,956 vehicle deliveries and 410,831 production numbers for q2 2024. this marks a 14.8% increase from the first quarter. spacex's ambitious launch schedu…

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Civil liberties protector Louis Sirkin- Winning in court with relentlessness and caring on the side of the angels 48:49

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Criminal defense and First Amendment defense lawyer Louis Sirkin has since the 1960's been at the forefront of obscenity defense, criminal defense and First Amendment defense, often crisscrossing the nation in his battles for our civil liberties. When Jon Katz first met Louie in 1999, he was struck by Louie's powerfully persuasive approach that is …

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EP-54 Anthropic’s Ai Safeguards 🛡️, Robinhood’s Pluto Acquisition 🚀, Youtube Vs Ai-generated Content 📹 2:25

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, july 2nd! explore today's top tech stories: anthropic's ai benchmark program: initiative to fund ai benchmarks for assessing capabilities like cyberattacks, information manipulation, and national security threats, aiming to set industry standards for safer ai practices. robinhood acquires pluto: aiming…

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EP-53 Amazon’s Ai Talent Grab 🤖, Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling ⚖️, Openai Faces Legal Scrutiny 🏛️ 2:16

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, july 1! today's tech updates include: amazon's ai acquisition: amazon bolsters its ai capabilities by hiring co-founders and team members from adept, an ai startup known for developing ai-powered agents to automate software tasks. avid luan, adept's co-founder, along with others, joins amazon to drive i…

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EP-52 💼 Hebbia’s $100m Boost, Meta’s Ai Chatbots on Instagram 🤖, Legal Woes for Openai 🏛️ 1:57

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, june 28th! dive into today's top tech stories: hebbia raises $100 million: the ai-powered document search startup raises nearly $100 million in a series b funding round led by andreessen horowitz, valuing the company between $700 and $800 million. meta tests user-created ai chatbots: meta starts testing…

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Winning while being at peace with our unpeacefulness- Warrior for peace and combat veteran Claude AnShin Thomas 47:07

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What do engaging with our suffering, breaking from addiction, and knowing our true nature have to do with beating the prosecution? Join Jon's riveting talk with Claude AnShin Thomas who has travelled the path between fighting in the thick of the Vietnam war to now being a warrior for peace and for helping others, including veterans. Claude ultimate…

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EP-51 Nasa and Spacex’s Iss Deorbit 🚀, Amazon’s $2 Trillion Milestone 💰, Nvidia’s Ai Vision 🧠 2:25

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, june 27th. nasa's $843m contract with spacex: significant boost for spacex to develop a spacecraft aimed at de-orbiting the international space station by 2030, ensuring safe reentry. amazon hits $2 trillion market cap: achieving this milestone reflects a 3.9% share increase, driven b…

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EP-50 Waymo’s Robotaxi Rollout 🚖, Openai on Macos 🖥️, and Vw’s Rivian Investment 💵 2:16

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, june 26th! dive into today's top tech stories: waymo expands in san francisco: waymo's robotaxi service, waymo one, is now open to all users in san francisco, aiming to provide reliable and eco-friendly transportation. chatgpt now on macos: openai's chatbot app for macos is gradually rolling out, all…

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EP-49 Openai’s Acquisition Spree 📈, Nvidia’s Stock Slide 📉, Apple Vs. Eu’s Digital Markets Act ⚖️ 3:39

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, june 25th! dive into today's top tech stories: openai's acquisition spree: after acquiring rockset, openai has now purchased multi, an enterprise-focused, video-first collaboration platform. this move aligns with openai's strategy of enhancing enterprise solutions. nvidia's stock slide: nvidia's shares…

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EP-48 Cruise’s Fine 🚖, Openai’s Acquisition 🧠, Ransomware Hits Healthcare 💊 2:53

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, june 24. here’s what we cover: cruise fined: cruise, general motors' self-driving subsidiary, agrees to a $112,500 fine to the california public utilities commission, allowing them to resume operations after an accident involving a robotaxi running over a pedestrian. corrective measures…

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Champion lacrosse coach Robert Streeten- Winning Through Great Strategy and Teamwork 40:56

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What do lacrosse, being self-demanding, and being ever vigilant have to do with beating the prosecution? Join us as championship lacrosse coach Bob Streeten talks with his former summer camper and now-Fairfax, Northern Virginia criminal defense and DUI lawyer Jon Katz about there being no replacement for preparation, hard work, excellent planning a…

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EP-47 Kaspersky Ban 🇺🇸, Claude 3.5 Sonnet 🚀, Amazon’s Green Push ♻️ 2:59

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, june 21. dive into today's top tech stories: kaspersky antivirus software ban: u.s. government bans sale of kaspersky software due to national security and privacy concerns. anthropic's new ai model: introduction of claus 3.5 sonnet, a nuanced ai model enhancing real-time collaboration.…

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Former Federal Judge Michael McConnell Discusses Presidential Immunity and Trump Cases with Pam Karlan 31:30

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Should presidents be immune from prosecution? If yes, under what circumstances? Stanford Professor Michael McConnell, a former federal judge, joins Pam Karlan for a discussion on presidential immunity, the Constitution, and former president Trump's cases. In this insightful episode, they discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's stance on cri…

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