About this episode
This episode discusses significant developments in AI, tech layoffs, and various advancements in hardware and robotics.
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: AI Frontier Anthropic's New Mythos A.I. Model Sets Off Global Alarms Mozilla Used Anthropic's Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox Sam Altman compares Mythos to dropping a bomb while selling a $100B bomb shelter Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 7-0 wipeout: ChatGPT-5.5 vs Claude 4.7 in 7 impossible tests China orders Meta to unwind $2B Manus acquisition He Built a $1.8 Billion Company Alone with AI Tech Layoffs & Big Moves John Ternus named Apple CEO to replace Tim Cook Nearly 40,000 tech jobs lost in April 2026 20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise AI labor crisis concern Netflix plans vertical video feed and AI recommendations Privacy, Security & Age Checks US Bill Mandates On-Device Age Verification Brussels age-checking app hacked in 2 minutes $5 Bluetooth tracker in a postcard exposes Dutch warship Hardware, Science & Engineering NIST creates 'any wavelength' lasers in tiny circuits NASA shuts off instrument on Voyager 1 Anker made its own AI chip (Thus) YouTuber builds working DRAM in backyard Linux begins dropping Intel 486 support…
Topics covered
- AI developments
- tech layoffs
- privacy and security
- hardware advancements
- robotics
- company acquisitions
Keywords
- Anthropic
- AI
- tech layoffs
- privacy
- robotics
- OpenAI
- Mozilla
- Meta
- NIST
- NASA
Sponsors
TogetherLetters, Edgewise
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Anthropic, Mozilla, OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, NIST, NASA, Anker, Linux
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