China’s AI Breakthrough & the Vatican’s AI Fears—What’s Next?

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In this episode: 

• A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging
• What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that shook the tech world?
• DeepSeek ‘punctures’ AI leaders’ spending plans, and what analysts are saying
• ​​Wiz Research Uncovers Exposed DeepSeek Database Leaking Sensitive Information, Including Chat History
• How a top Chinese AI model overcame US sanctions
• Microsoft probes if DeepSeek-linked group improperly obtained OpenAI data, Bloomberg News reports

• Citing ‘Shadow of Evil,’ Vatican Warns About the Risks of A.I.
• ​​Trump Admin Accused of Using AI to Draft Executive Orders

• Scientists inch closer to creating ‘artificial sun’ in the search for unlimited energy
• CERN's particle accelerator tech is being reimagined to blast cancer in under a second
• Newly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster launched into space

• ​​Pebble is coming back
• Smartwatch pioneer and Kickstarter darling Pebble is returning in a new form
• Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
• Bookshop.org Now Sells Ebooks
• Elon Musk's X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal
• ​​OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov for U.S. government agencies
• ​​Logitech’s peel-and-stick radar sensors could let companies invisibly monitor their offices

Weird and Wacky: 

• Doorbell camera catches rare footage of meteorite striking home’s front walkway
• I built an Omni-Directional Ball-Wheeled Bike
• Google Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
• Christopher Walken Hates Techonology: No Phone, Uses Satellite TV
• Why the rich love digital shoplifting
• Man launches ‘villain for hire’ service where people take him down to become heroes

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - Co.dev 
• Adam - BESIGN LS03 Aluminum Laptop Stand

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• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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