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The episode discusses various topics including AI development, image editing controversies, and new betting markets on wildfires.

The Big Mac Index is here, the police used Grok to edit an evidence photo, Linkedin is now offering users the opportunity to report slop, Google pulled its disastrous AI image editing tool they put into Google Earth, you can now bet on wild fire outcomes, and more. We discuss.Stories read and referenced:Employees from the world’s biggest AI companies want the US to be ready to slow AI developmenthttps://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/28/tech/ai-development-tech-employees-open-letterLinkedin Adds Slop Detection Report Button https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/linkedin-adds-a-button-to-report-ai-generated-slop/Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror Attackshttps://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-pulls-down-google-earth-ai-featureWildfire Betting now on Prediction Market Apps https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/climate/betting-wildfires-polymarket-prediction-market-platformsVancouver Police use AI tool to fabricate drug bust photohttps://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vancouver-police-explain-made-with-ai-image-of-seized-drugs-cash/The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your…

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