AI Special Report

AI Special Report Team

Skyler Monroe discusses the latest developments in artificial intelligence, from research breakthroughs to industry applications.

  1. Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming

    1d ago

    Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming

    ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Bernie Sanders Saw This Coming** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-senator-bernie-sanders/) - **Anthropic’s long-sidelined Fable 5 is greenlit to return** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/958964/anthropic-claude-fable-5-is-back) - **Meta bought 1 GW of solar this week** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/meta-bought-1-gw-of-solar-this-week/) - **Data center tweaks could unlock 76 GW of new power capacity in the US** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/data-center-tweaks-could-unlock-76-gw-of-new-power-capacity-in-the-u-s/) - **Meet the lawyer who beat Elon Musk — twice** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/column/959270/elon-musk-open-ai-bill-savitt-twitter) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

  2. Obvio’s stop sign cameras use AI to root out unsafe drivers

    2d ago

    Obvio’s stop sign cameras use AI to root out unsafe drivers

    ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Obvio’s stop sign cameras use AI to root out unsafe drivers** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/04/obvios-stop-sign-cameras-use-ai-to-root-out-unsafe-drivers/) - **Google just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/google-just-redesigned-the-search-box-for-the-first-time-in-25-years-heres-why-it-matters-more-than-you-think) - **Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/959033/health-location-data-protection-act-ai-warren-scanlon) - **Meta to add 100MW of solar power from US gear** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/meta-to-add-100-mw-of-solar-power-from-u-s-gear/) - **Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/salesforce-rolls-out-new-slackbot-ai-agent-as-it-battles-microsoft-and) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

  3. China’s Z.ai claims it can match Mythos on cybersecurity

    3d ago

    China’s Z.ai claims it can match Mythos on cybersecurity

    ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **China’s Z.ai claims it can match Mythos on cybersecurity** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/958804/chinas-z-ai-glm-52-mythos-cybersecurity) - **Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/harvard-dropouts-to-launch-always-on-ai-smart-glasses-that-listen-and-record-every-conversation/) - **How to Opt Out of Google Search’s New AI Data Training Feature** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-opt-out-of-google-search-new-ai-data-training/) - **Nous Research's NousCoder-14B is an open-source coding model landing right in the Claude Code moment** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/technology/nous-researchs-nouscoder-14b-is-an-open-source-coding-model-landing-right-in) - **Europe Is Fed Up and Wants Its Own AI** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/europe-is-fed-up-and-wants-its-own-ai/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

  4. Anthropic’s Mythos mess is only getting worse

    4d ago

    Anthropic’s Mythos mess is only getting worse

    ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Anthropic’s Mythos mess is only getting worse** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/957327/anthropic-mythos-fable-ai-trump-administration-negotiations) - **Data centers love solar: Here’s a comprehensive guide to deals over 100 megawatts** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/data-centers-love-solar-heres-a-comprehensive-guide-to-deals-over-100-megawatts/) - **How Qatar Became FIFA’s Technology Test Lab** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/how-qatar-became-fifas-technology-test-lab/) - **For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/for-the-2nd-time-in-weeks-microsoft-packages-laced-with-credential-stealer/) - **OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/957372/openai-will-delay-gpt-5-6-after-trump-administration-request) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

  5. Ford had to hire back former engineers to fix mistakes made by its automated systems

    5d ago

    Ford had to hire back former engineers to fix mistakes made by its automated systems

    ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Ford had to hire back former engineers to fix mistakes made by its automated systems** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/transportation/956316/ford-quality-jd-power-ranking-ai-automated-mistakes) - **OpenAI Has New AI Models. Here’s Why You Can’t Use Them** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-gpt-56-model-release-trump-admin-approval/) - **Congresswoman denies staff used AI to write defense funding amendment** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/policy/956394/florida-anna-paulina-luna-anthropic-claude) - **Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/perplexity-accused-of-scraping-websites-that-explicitly-blocked-ai-scraping/) - **Nvidia thinks AI can solve electrical grid problems caused by AI** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/20/nvidia-thinks-ai-can-solve-electrical-grid-problems-caused-by-ai/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

  6. British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted

    6d ago

    British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted

    ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/british-police-built-a-sprawling-crime-prediction-machine-some-results-couldnt-be-trusted/) - **I Met With China’s Top AI Experts. They’re Freaking Out, Too** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/ai-arms-race-china-us-cooperation/) - **World Cup Teams Are in a Race for AI Dominance** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/fifa-world-cup-2026-artificial-intelligence-tools/) - **Qualcomm Buys Buzzy Chip Startup Modular for Nearly $4 Billion** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/qualcomm-buys-buzzy-chip-startup-modular-for-nearly-dollar4-billion/) - **Facebook’s Creator Studio has been revived as an AI companion app** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/956668/meta-facebook-creator-studio-ai-app-relaunch) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

  7. Something’s off with Midjourney’s pivot to body scanners

    Jun 24

    Something’s off with Midjourney’s pivot to body scanners

    ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Something’s off with Midjourney’s pivot to body scanners** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/report/954826/midjourney-medical-ai-ultrasound-body-scanner-lacks-evidence) - **The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/the-trump-white-house-is-over-anthropics-dario-amodei/) - **Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/data-center-demand-drives-66-surge-in-natural-gas-power-plant-costs/) - **Railway secures $100 million to challenge AWS with AI-native cloud infrastructure** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/infrastructure/railway-secures-usd100-million-to-challenge-aws-with-ai-native-cloud) - **Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/ai-drug-discovery-startup-converge-bio-pulls-in-25m-from-bessemer-and-execs-from-meta-openai-and-wiz/) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

  8. Google Home will soon get better at recognizing you

    Jun 23

    Google Home will soon get better at recognizing you

    ## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Google Home will soon get better at recognizing you** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/tech/955385/google-home-familiar-faces-clothing) - **The White House Is Making Up Its Rules for AI in Real Time** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-mythos-export-controls-ai-regulations/) - **Breakneck data center growth challenges Microsoft’s sustainability goals** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/02/breakneck-data-center-growth-challenges-microsofts-sustainability-goals/) - **Hollywood is bending the knee to OpenAI** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/954899/luca-guadagnino-artificial-sam-altman-amazon-a24-neon-mubi-chatgpt) - **AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/report/953888/ai-virtual-staging-real-estate-apartment-listings) --- *Sponsored by LimitLess AI*

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Skyler Monroe discusses the latest developments in artificial intelligence, from research breakthroughs to industry applications.

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  • Creator
    AI Special Report Team
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    167
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    AI Special Report