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“There are a lot of senior people in the industry that know this is happening, and are effectively condoning it,” an investment intel consultant said. Also, sales of $10B represents an almost 50% jump from revenue of $6.7 billion the company recorded in the second quarter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York is preparing to enforce its sweeping AI safety law, requiring major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to register, disclose safety practices, and report critical incidents or face fines. Also, OpenAI rolls out new business profiles, making ChatGPT just a little bit more like Google Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nvidia’s stock slid more than 4% after its board opened an investigation into Jensen Huang’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and one securities law expert says the company’s earlier insistence that it was all “normal” could turn into a very expensive problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nvidia’s board is investigating Jensen Huang over his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld thinks it’s roughly a coin flip whether Huang stays on as CEO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects. Also, a joint U.S. government statement says the hacks are affecting the food, transportation, and healthcare industries after reports of global mass-hacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines. Also, Anthropic's FlashProve is a system that would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Retail investors in Palantir were lukewarm on the company on Tuesday, with the stock trading slightly down. T Also, cybersecurity experts have long warned of the persistent and patient threat from North Korea's long-running hacks. The world's largest crypto exchange was still caught off-guard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

-RSI is the point at which AI grows so good at training itself that it spawns a dramatic acceleration of AI capabilities. To the AI doomers, RSI represents the cataclysm from which there is no return. Plus, a Kyiv startup’s pocket-sized, 10-ounce receiver lets Ukrainian troops watch the video feeds of Russian drones, though Russian moves toward digital video and AI-guided drones that emit no signals could make the victory short-lived. -Apple hinted at ways that it could spur revenue through third-party "opportunities" during its Monday night earnings call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Data centers are deeply unpopular. But what if we called them something else? Also, a second wave of cyberattacks to hit supermarket refrigerators in a month, spoiling food and disrupting supplies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A University of Kentucky administrator recently earned a religious exemption from using AI in the workplace. Also, Putin said that he and Musk are in "close contact" about Rassvet, Russia's Starlink-like satellite connectivity project. And Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that the success of blockbuster hits like Project Hail Mary and Verity is only part of the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new developer platform will let businesses bring their services to Google's AI experiences, potentially changing how consumers discover and use apps. Also, Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of the partnership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey is vowing to bring computer manufacturing back to the U.S. and by that he doesn't just mean assembly, but every individual component, some of which are exclusively made in China today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexander Embiricos, the OpenAI executive responsible for dots, never wants to have a meeting with someone else's AI agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last year, “Nerd Reich” author Gil Durán declared that it was time to revive the career of Paulina Borsook, who he said “saw it all very clearly and tried to warn us 25 years ago.” Also, Grok's footage looks okay, as long as you're not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human interest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs. Also, a newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay the "billionaire's tax," should the measure be voted into law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices