Tech Talk Y'all

GPT-5, Tilted Earth, and the Robot That Might Kill Me

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In this episode: 

  • GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT users
  • Hiding secret codes in light protects against fake videos 
  • Amazon to Pay New York Times at Least $20 Million a Year in AI Deal
  • Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice?
  • High costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups
  • China’s Unitree R1 Is a Humanoid Robot Costing Less Than $6,000
  • Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case
  • Tesla withheld data, lied, and misdirected police and plaintiffs to avoid blame in Autopilot crash
  • Hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app, designed as a women's safe space
  • A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating
  • Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access 

Weird and Wacky: 

  • Vote for the stamp you want to bring back!
  • Welcome to the Grocery Store Where Prices Change 100 Times a Day
  • Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn't Happen.
  • CCTV Footage Captures the First-Ever Video of an Earthquake Fault in Motion, Shining a Rare Light on Seismic Dynamics
  • Coffeematic PC

Tech Rec:

  • Sanjay - Linear ( Linear sent me down a local-first rabbit hole | Bytemash ) 
  • Adam - Gamma.app

Find us here:

  • sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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