Best Briefing Room Podcasts (2024)

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Global Tensions 2: China, Taiwan and the South China Sea 38:25

1h ago38:25

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David Aaronovitch and guests discuss China's desire for 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan. Can it really be done peacefully and what happens if it can't? Guests: Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, BBC Asia correspondent based in TaipeiAmanda Hsiao, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for China Dr Lauren Dickey, Taiwan analyst at the China Power Project at the Ce…

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EP-85 Google Pixel 9 Unveils Ai Gemini 📱, Geofence Warrants Ruled Unconstitutional ⚖️, Weride’s Driverless Testing Milestone 🚘 2:18

1h ago2:18

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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, august 14th! dive into today's top tech stories: google's new pixel 9 phone lineup: first-ever ai-powered android update with 'gemini' system, satellite sos for emergency communication, available in the u.s. (excluding hawaii and alaska) for free within the first two years. federal appeals court ruli…

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"Inheritance" (TNG, S7) w/ Dan Koeppel 55:21

4h ago55:21

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THIS VOYAGE, Peter and Lisa are joined by journalist and novelist, Dan Koeppel to discuss his foray into screenwriting with the TNG episode, Inheritance. Android mother issues, severed limbs, and multiple instances of violin playing. All this and more on this week's episode of the Treksperts Briefing Room! Follow us on your favorite social channels…

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Modi’s future after the Indian election 25:42

11h ago25:42

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This year, India held the largest democratic exercise in the world as 643 million people voted in their election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi won his third election, however, his party, the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), could not secure a majority in the Parliament, leading to the formation of a coalition government. The opposition secured enough …

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EP-84 Title: Amazon-anthropic Probe 🕵️, Musk’s X Vs. Eu 🚫, Waymo’s Driverless Freeway Test 🚗 2:34

4h ago2:34

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, august 13. amazon's multibillion-dollar investment in ai firm anthropic: under investigation by the u.k.'s competition and markets authority (cma). the probe will determine the impact on competition, with amazon's $4 billion investment coming under scrutiny. european commission's warni…

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EP-83 Maduro’s X Ban 🇻🇪, Warren’s Tesla Inquiry 🚗, Bitcoin Plunge & Rally 💸 1:43

24h ago1:43

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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, august 12th. venezuela bans social platform x: president nicolás maduro imposes a 10-day ban on x after a clash with elon musk, citing regulations violations and incitement of unrest. senator warren's letter to tesla: elizabeth warren questions elon musk's use of tesla resources for oth…

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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

4d ago3:08

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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

5d ago2:40

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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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Global Tensions 1: The Middle East 28:53

5d ago28:53

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In the first of three programmes, David Aaronovitch explores the risk of escalation and wider conflict in the Middle East. What would all out war look like and how likely is it? Guests: Shashank Joshi, The Economist's defence editor Professor Lina Khatib, Director of the Middle East Institute at SOAS University of London Dr Burcu Ozcelik, Senior Re…

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

6d ago4:00

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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

7d ago2:41

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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

8d ago2:19

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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

11d ago3:13

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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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Can planning reform really boost economic growth? 28:44

13d ago28:44

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David Aaronovitch and guests discuss Labour's plans for planning reform. This week the Housing Secretary, Angela Rayner announced a new National Planning Policy Framework. Will it boost economic growth? Sir John Armitt, Chairman of the UK's National Infrastructure CommissionCatriona Riddell is an independent planning consultant and commentator who …

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EP-76 Nvidia’s Sizzling Surge 🚀, Meta’s Heavy Losses 📉, Irl Fraud Scandal 💣 3:08

12d ago3:08

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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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The Harris 2024 campaign is official: DC insiders on what's next 35:18

14d ago35:18

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Within a week of President Biden announcing he is ending his candidacy for a second term, Vice President Kamala Harris secured scores of endorsements, set fundraising records and secured enough delegates to become the presumptive nominee. How would a Harris administration be different from the Biden administration? Who’s on Harris’ VP short list? D…

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

14d ago2:58

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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

15d ago2:26

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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

18d ago2:59

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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

19d ago2:45

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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

20d ago4:00

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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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"Regeneration" (ENT, Season 2) w/ DAVID LIVINGSTON 1:01:29

21d ago1:01:29

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THIS VOYAGE, Peter Holmstrom (author, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Trek) and Lisa Klink (screenwriter, DS9, Voyager) are joined by David Livingston, the man who directed more hours of Star Trek than anyone, to discuss the season 2 Borg-centric episode of Enterprise, Regeneration. Horror movie references abound as the Enterprise crew face off with a…

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

21d ago3:17

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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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From strongman to living martyr: How Trump’s assassination attempt changes his image 27:36

21d ago27:36

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Former president Donald Trump narrowly avoided death when a bullet grazed his ear at a campaign rally on 13 July. The images of him rising, holding his fist high and chanting “Fight!” while blood streamed down his face instantly became iconic. Donald Trump has been called a ‘strongman’ throughout his political career, how does this assassination at…

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

22d ago1:53

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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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EP-67 Prime Day Record 📈, Gpt-4o Mini Launch 🚀, Usps Data Privacy Scandal 🔍 2:34

26d ago2:34

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

26d ago3:39

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

27d ago3:39

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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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The NATO Summit in the shadow of Trump, Biden and Vance 55:21

27d ago55:21

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Last week, NATO leaders gathered in Washington DC for their annual summit, this year celebrating the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. However, much of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s final summit was overshadowed by scrutiny of President Biden and then quickly followed by the assassination attempt on former president…

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

28d ago2:41

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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

29d ago2:38

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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

1M ago2:41

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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

1M ago2:32

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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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Health special 3: How far could artificial intelligence transform medicine? 36:41

1M ago36:41

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Machine learning has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years. Bigger, more powerful computers can crunch ever more amounts of data, analysing complex information just as accurately, it’s claimed, as the best specialists and at speeds humans can never achieve. With the potential to make a significant difference to healthcare - helping to diagnos…

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Health special 2. Why is anxiety and depression increasing in the UK? 27:38

1M ago27:38

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Surveys suggest that at least one in four of us will suffer from anxiety and depression during our lifetimes. The prevalence of these conditions is one of the reasons given for poor school attendance. And it's estimated that these mental health disorders account for 12.5% of all sickness leave in the UK. So what’s caused such an explosion in mental…

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Health special 1: Advances in cancer research and treatment 36:27

1M ago36:27

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Half the UK population will get cancer during their lifetime - and rates are rising. Each year, around 385,000 people in the UK are diagnosed and around 167,00 lives are lost to the disease. But scientists are developing new therapies, including personalised vaccines and targeted drugs, that attack cancer cells directly and more effectively. It's h…

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"Subspace Rhapsody" (SNW, Season 2) w/ BILL WOLKOFF 1:20:20

1M ago1:20:20

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THIS VOYAGE, TBR co-hosts PETER HOLMSTROM (author, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Trek) and LISA KLINK (screenwriter, Deep Space Nine, Voyager) turn the beat around as they are joined by Strange New Worlds writer/producer, BILL WOLKOFF to discuss the acclaimed musical episode of the series, "Subspace Rhapsody." Dance numbers abound from a gloomy Spoc…

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Trump’s immune. It is so ordered – featuring Chas Licciardello 56:28

1M ago56:28

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The US Supreme Court handed down their ruling in former president Trump’s immunity case and it granted far broader immunity than most experts anticipated. Why was the ruling so expansive? What does this mean for Trump’s criminal trials? How will this change the presidency going forward? To discuss these issues, we welcomed Chas Licciardello from AB…

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

1M ago2:57

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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

1M ago2:57

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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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Why Trump and Biden? How the US system led to their selection 32:43

1M ago32:43

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President Biden’s approval rating is at an all-time low and the number of “double haters” who want neither candidate is at an all-time high. The US system is driving the selection of candidates further and further away from the mainstream. Campaign financing contributes to this. How did Trump and Biden become their party’s nominee with so little pu…

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

1M ago2:57

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

1M ago1:57

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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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South African and Indian elections: the aftermath 28:52

1M ago28:52

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2024 is the year of elections and already hundreds of millions of people around the world have been to the polls. A few months ago The Briefing Room looked ahead to elections in South Africa and India. Both have since delivered shocks to their ruling parties which failed to win parliamentary majorities. So why did the main parties in both countries…

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

1M ago2:35

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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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EP-55 Tesla’s Q2 Surge 📈, Spacex Launch Goals 🚀, Figma’s Ai Setback 🤖 2:40

1M ago2:40

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

1M ago2:25

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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 🏛️ 2:40

1M ago2:40

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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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A DC insider on the post-debate pathway for Democrats 25:54

2M ago25:54

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s debate in Atlanta was always going to be one for the history books. Never before had a general election debate occurred before the party conventions officially named them as their presidential nominees. But following a debate performance that even President Biden conceded was not his best, the most historical aspect of …

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

2M ago1:57

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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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