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A daily news program covering the top stories in technology with a weekend in depth interview.

  1. 3H AGO

    Will Microsoft Sue OpenAI Over AWS

    Microsoft vs OpenAI Cloud Clash, Prediction Markets Under Fire, NVIDIA Networking Surges & UK AI Labels Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt Jim Love covers reports that Microsoft is considering legal action against OpenAI and Amazon over a proposed $50 billion deal that could conflict with Microsoft's exclusive Azure cloud-provider rights for OpenAI, as the partners negotiate to avoid escalation. The episode also examines mounting pressure on prediction-market "event contracts," including new federal legislation from Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen. Chris Murphy, and Rep. Greg Kazar to ban certain government-linked contracts and Arizona AG Chris Mayes filing criminal charges against Kalshi for allegedly running illegal election gambling. NVIDIA's networking division is highlighted for 263% growth to $11 billion in the last quarter and about $31 billion for the year, underscoring the importance of AI infrastructure connectivity. Finally, the UK considers mandatory labeling of AI-generated content as part of broader copyright and AI regulation reforms aimed at transparency without stifling innovation. 00:00 Headlines And Sponsor 00:55 Microsoft OpenAI Cloud Clash 02:52 Crackdown On Prediction Markets 05:08 Nvidia Networking Boom 07:19 UK AI Content Labels 08:34 Wrap Up And Sponsor Thanks

    10 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Open AI Exec Says To Be More Like Anthropic

    OpenAI Told to Copy Anthropic, Dell's Quiet Layoffs, iOS 27 "Snow Leopard" Fixes, and Peter Thiel on Philanthropy Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt Host Jim Love covers four stories: OpenAI's CEO of applications Fidji Simo tells staff OpenAI must be more like rival Anthropic and stay focused as Anthropic gains enterprise share and revenue while OpenAI's initiatives have mixed sustained usage, raising retention questions ahead of a potential IPO. Dell is reducing headcount quietly over multiple years rather than making headline-grabbing cuts, potentially avoiding brand damage while still shrinking materially. Reports say iOS 27 will prioritize refinement—performance, stability, battery life, reduced UI lag, and fixes to keyboard/notifications—while preparing for future hardware and advancing Siri with deeper AI integrations such as Google's Gemini. Finally, Yahoo Finance reports Peter Thiel is urging billionaires to rethink the Giving Pledge, a move questioned amid AI-driven wealth concentration, job displacement, and widening inequality. 00:00 Headlines and Sponsor 00:55 OpenAI vs Anthropic Focus 03:32 Dell Quiet Layoffs Trend 05:33 iOS 27 Snow Leopard 07:39 Peter Thiel Philanthropy 10:26 Wrap Up and Sponsor

    11 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Microsoft Exchange Online Outage, Pokémon Go Data Reused, and Prediction Market Threats

    Microsoft Exchange Online Outage, Former Uber CEO Kalanick's Texas Move, Pokémon Go Data Reused for Training Delivery Robots, and Prediction Market Threats Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt Host Jim Love covers four stories: a Microsoft Exchange Online disruption that blocked some Microsoft 365 users from accessing mailboxes, with Microsoft saying the issue was no longer occurring for affected users while it continued monitoring and preparing a post-incident report, even as some reports indicated lingering problems.  Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he moved his primary residence from California to Texas on December 18 as a proposed California billionaire tax effort advances toward a possible November 2026 ballot, amid mixed reactions from other high-profile executives and opposition from Governor Gavin Newsom.  The episode also explores how Pokémon Go's Visual Positioning System and landmark scanning may have helped build detailed 3D maps that could train autonomous delivery robots, raising questions about data reuse. Finally, it details allegations that Polymarket-linked gamblers threatened a journalist over wording affecting a missile-strike bet, highlighting risks and regulatory concerns around unregulated online prediction markets. 00:00 Trending Headlines 00:52 Exchange Online Outage 03:06 Billionaire Tax Moves 04:56 Pokemon Go Data Reuse 07:16 Prediction Market Threats 10:38 Wrap Up and Sponsor

    12 min

  4. 3D AGO

    Massive Meta Layoffs Rumoured, Deepfake Politics, Multi-Agent Risks and Sam Altman's Pricing Vision

    Meta Layoffs as AI Spending Soars, Deepfake Politics, Multi‑Agent AI Risks, and Altman's "AI Utility" Model Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt Jim Love covers four AI developments: Meta may cut 20% of staff while spending up to $600B on AI data centers by 2028 and paying top AI researcher compensation, echoing AI-driven productivity layoffs also cited by Amazon and Block. AI deepfakes have entered U.S. politics, highlighted by a Texas Senate race ad using fabricated AI-generated imagery of James Talarico, with similar content spreading ahead of the 2026 midterms and across YouTube as fake news featuring synthetic public figures. New research from Google DeepMind and the MAST study suggests unstructured multi-agent AI systems can amplify errors (up to 17.2x) with failure rates of 41%–86.7% and higher token costs. Sam Altman hints at AI as a metered utility, where usage limits and token charges could reveal much higher real costs over time. 00:00 Sponsor Message 00:19 Headlines and Intro 00:38 Meta Layoffs and AI Spend 02:46 Deepfakes in US Politics 04:53 Multi-Agent AI Pitfalls 09:03 Altman on Metered AI 12:10 Closing and Sponsor Thanks

    13 min

  5. 5D AGO

    AI Anxiety: Project Synapse with special guest Krish Banerjee, Managing Director (Partner) & Canada Lead - Data & AI - Accenture |

    Gemini in Workspace, Agentic AI Hype vs Value, and Managing AI Anxiety (w/ Accenture's Krish Banerjee) In a special edition of Project Synapse shared with Cybersecurity Today listeners, host Jim Love and co-host John Pinard (a VP/CSO at a Canadian financial institution) welcome Accenture Canada's managing partner for AI, Krish Banerjee, to discuss major AI developments and adoption challenges. They review Google's new Gemini integration across Workspace and compare it with Copilot and other tools, then examine the recent "agent explosion," including OpenAI acquiring OpenClaw's founder and Meta buying MoltBook, alongside concerns about agent-to-agent communication. The conversation turns to Nvidia's shift from chips to AI infrastructure and enterprise agent networks, and why real business value lags behind AI's capabilities. They emphasize process redesign, security guardrails, training, and tackling AI anxiety by focusing on tasks, outcomes, and practical value rather than end-to-end automation perfection. 00:00 Show Intro and Sponsor 01:01 Gemini Comes to Workspace 03:13 Copilot vs Gemini vs ChatGPT 05:05 Agent Boom and Acquisitions 07:13 Meta and Nvidia Business Models 09:06 Nvidia as AI Infrastructure 11:07 Why AI Adoption Lags 14:26 Agentic AI and Process Redesign 16:18 Security Guardrails for Agents 23:37 Training and Culture at Scale 26:54 AI Anxiety in the Workplace 30:01 Jobs Versus Tasks 31:18 Designing Future Workforce 32:11 Outcome Focused Work 33:39 Training Beats Anxiety 34:14 Personal AI Agents 35:32 Neurodiversity Boost 38:34 Executives Need Support 39:49 Learning Without Coding 44:30 Kids and AI Natives 50:14 Critical Thinking Risks 54:13 Company Advice Value 55:57 Wrap Up and Sponsor

    58 min
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A daily news program covering the top stories in technology with a weekend in depth interview.

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  • Creator
    Jim Love
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    923
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