Best Estimate Rocket Podcasts (2025)

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Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help, also Notion now works without an internet connection 5:59

9h ago5:59

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When James Cox, the former leader of Uber’s ride-share product, UberPool, left that company in 2019, the Silicon Valley giant had abandoned its autonomous vehicle development and sold off the division entirely. While UberPool had struggled to take hold, Cox felt a massive opportunity had been missed: taking the core of UberPool’s tech and applying …

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Appeals court says NLRB structure unconstitutional and Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally 5:36

8h ago5:36

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A federal appeals court handed SpaceX a win on Tuesday, in a ruling that prevents the National Labor Relations Board from prosecuting unfair labor practices against the company. The ruling by the Fifth District Court of Appeals, which suggests the structure of the NLRB is likely unconstitutional, could have far-reaching effects. Also, Meta is rolli…

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TikTok’s latest feature lets college students find and connect with classmates, Meta is shaking up it AI org again, and Google pays out $30M 4:54

22h ago4:54

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In a move reminiscent of Facebook’s early days, TikTok is launching a new feature that allows college students to find and connect with others on their campus. The feature, called Campus Verification, lets users add their college campus to their TikTok profile and browse a list of students at their school. Also, On Friday, The Information reported …

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X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue plus Spotify’s latest feature 6:02

1d ago6:02

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Elon Musk’s X is struggling on Android devices in terms of new installs, even while App Store downloads grow, according to new data from app intelligence provider Appfigures. In July 2025, X downloads on Google Play saw a significant decline, as new installs dropped by 44% year-over-year worldwide, even as iOS downloads grew by 15%. In other news, …

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‘Crazy conspiracist’ and ‘unhinged comedian’: Grok’s AI persona prompts exposed, also Grammarly gets a design overhaul with multiple AI features 6:10

2d ago6:10

6:10

xAI’s website for its Grok chatbot is exposing the system prompts for several of its AI personas, including a “crazy conspiracist” that seems designed to handhold a user into beliefs that “a secret global cabal” controls the world. Also, the new interface adopts a block-first approach, letting you insert tables, columns, separators, lists and heade…

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‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix plus AI stuffed animals and Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations 6:26

2d ago6:26

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Earlier this week, Variety and other Hollywood publications reported that Matt and Ross Duffer, the brothers who created “Stranger Things” (and wrote and directed many episodes), were in talks to sign an exclusive deal with Paramount (now under the ownership of David Ellison’s Skydance). Then on Friday evening, Puck’s Matthew Belloni posted that th…

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Bluesky rolls out massive revamp to policies and Community Guidelines and Louisiana's attorney general sues Roblox 8:55

5d ago8:55

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Two years after launching, social network Bluesky is revising its Community Guidelines and other policies, and asking for feedback from its users on some of the changes. The startup, a competitor to X, Threads, and open networks like Mastodon, says its new policies are meant to offer improved clarity and more detail around its user safety procedure…

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Co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI departs the company plus a worthy music experience in a Waymo 6:56

5d ago6:56

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Igor Babuschkin is leaving xAI less than three years after he co-founded the startup with Elon Musk, following a series of scandals at company. Also, riding in the back of a Waymo that’s autonomously navigating the busy streets of San Francisco and doing so with relative ease thanks to 29 external cameras, six radar, and five lidar sensors all feed…

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How we found TeaOnHer spilling users’ driver’s licenses in less than 10 minutes 11:54

6d ago11:54

11:54

Exclusive: A dating gossip app for men exposed thousands of users' personal data, including scans of driver's licenses. CEO Xavier Lampkin won't say if he plans to notify affected users about the app's security lapse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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How a once-tiny research lab helped Nvidia become a $4 trillion-dollar company 7:11

6d ago7:11

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Nvidia's research lab developed the technology that took the company from a video game GPU startup to a $4 trillion-dollar company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Anthropic takes aim at OpenAI, offers Claude to ‘all three branches of government’ for $1 3:56

7d ago3:56

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Anthropic’s escalation – a response to OpenAI’s attempt to undercut the competition – is a strategic play meant to broaden the company’s foothold in federal AI usage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Ford throws out Henry Ford’s assembly line to make low-cost EVs in America 6:18

7d ago6:18

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The automaker is investing $2 billion into the Louisville Assembly Plant with a $30,000 EV pickup slated for 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Elon Musk confirms shutdown of Tesla Dojo, ‘an evolutionary dead end’ ... and more tech news 7:00

8d ago7:00

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“Once it became clear that all paths converged to AI6, I had to shut down Dojo and make some tough personnel choices, as Dojo 2 was now an evolutionary dead end,” Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns, on Sunday. In other news, Nvidia, AMD may sell high-end AI chips to China if they pay US a cut. The global AI chip race narrative used…

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Trump administration stops illegal freeze of $5B EV charger funds after losing in court and more news 5:13

8d ago5:13

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The Trump administration has finally issued new guidance that states can use to dole out $5 billion in funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, after spending months withholding the money. Also, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday it has seized the servers and $1 million in bitcoin from the prolific Russian ransomware ga…

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Rocket Lab eyes big defense opportunities with new acquisition, plus Openvibe combines news and social media in one app 6:22

9d ago6:22

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Rocket Lab is taking the concept of an 'end-to-end' space company to new heights with a forthcoming acquisition. In other news, Openvibe, an app for tracking the open social web in one place, now supports RSS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer and then a new one emerged in its wake and Sam Altman addresses ‘bumpy’ GPT-5 rollout 8:42

10d ago8:42

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If you, like practically anyone else with a cell phone in the U.S. and beyond, have received a scam text message about an unpaid toll or undelivered mail item, there’s a good chance you have been targeted by a prolific scamming operation. But a series of opsec mistakes ultimately led security researchers and investigative journalists to the real-wo…

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Hubble Network plans a massive satellite upgrade to create global Bluetooth layer ... and more tech news 10:28

12d ago10:28

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Hubble Network's satellite-enabled Bluetooth network is getting a boost from Muon's new XL satellite bus. Also, Truth Social’s AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources. The search engine, dubbed Truth Search AI, is already available on the web version of Truth Social, with public Beta testing on the iOS and And…

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Google denies AI search features are killing website traffic 6:20

12d ago6:20

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Google denies AI is impacting search across the web, saying only "some" sites have suffered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Some people are defending Perplexity after Cloudflare ‘named and shamed’ it 6:07

13d ago6:07

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In a debate likely to get louder as AI agent usage grows, some people say Perplexity crawling blocked websites isn't a simple matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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OpenAI launches two ‘open’ AI reasoning models 7:28

13d ago7:28

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For the first time in more than five years, OpenAI is launching a new open language model that appears to be state-of-the-art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Joby Aviation to buy Blade Air Mobility’s ride-share business, also Mastercard denies pressuring game platforms 5:27

14d ago5:27

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Joby is buying the Blade brand and the company's passenger business, which includes operations in the United States and Europe, for as much as $125 million. In other news, Mastercard seemingly denied playing a role in a recent marketplace crackdown on games with adult content, while Valve says the pressure was indirect. Learn more about your ad cho…

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North Korean spies posing as remote workers have infiltrated hundreds of companies 4:16

15d ago4:16

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North Korean IT workers are increasingly using generative AI to draft resumes and "deepfake" their appearances to make money for North Korea's sanctioned nuclear weapons program. Also, Apple is reportedly working to create a lightweight competitor to ChatGPT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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A top designer was banned from Dribbble. Now he’s building his own competitor. 7:45

15d ago7:45

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Dribbble is enforcing its terms of service that lets it take a cut of designers' work, and kicking out those who don't comply. One top designer has had enough, and is building his own startup instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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DeepMind revealed Genie 3 and SonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN 8:25

16d ago8:25

8:25

Google DeepMind has revealed Genie 3, its latest foundation world model that the AI lab says presents a crucial stepping stone on the path to artificial general intelligence, or human-like intelligence. Also, enterprise security company SonicWall is urging its customers to disable a core feature of its most recent line-up of firewall devices after …

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Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel 4:37

16d ago4:37

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Google released its first publicly available "multi-agent" AI system, which uses more computational resources, but produces better answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Brushstrokes of Change: Juan Vasquez on Craft, Culture, and Community 23:42

16d ago23:42

23:42

In this episode of Rocket Your Business for Trade Contractors, we sit down with Juan Vasquez, founder of Illusions Painting and board member of the Painting Contractors Association (PCA). Juan shares his inspiring journey from immigrant painter to industry leader, highlighting how his bicultural background and commitment to education are helping to…

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Apple plans to ‘significantly’ grow AI investments and is open to M&A 3:40

17d ago3:40

3:40

Apple is open to M&A to accelerate its AI strategy, and says it's made seven acquisitions this year so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Space Force bets on commercial entrants in $4B satcom contest; also Adobe adds new AI-powered image editing features to Photoshop 5:45

19d ago5:45

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The Space Force is leveraging commercial competition for the next phase of its PTS program. Also, Adobe is adding an improved background removal tool to Photoshop using AI, so the app doesn't leave weird artifacts in your images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Spotify hints at a more chatty voice AI interface in the future, plus YouTube age estimation tech and TikTok parental controls 10:03

20d ago10:03

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Spotify says AI will allow for "much more interactive" consumer experiences in its app. Also, YouTube is introducing age detection technology to identify teens on the platform in the U.S. and apply protections, and TikTok is bringing new parental controls to Family Pairing, its feature that allows parents to link their accounts with their teen's ac…

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Tesla tunnels under Nashville and Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat now on App Store 6:59

20d ago6:59

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Construction could start fast -- but that speed has edangered Boring Company workers in the past. Also, Jack Dorsey's Bitchat is now available on the App Store, but security researchers have questioned the app's privacy claims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Golden Dome may not be the golden ticket Silicon Valley is hoping for 6:11

20d ago6:11

6:11

Golden Dome, the White House's next-gen missile defense system, is a huge opportunity for startups that can successfully collaborate with incumbents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules, DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations, and Itch.io cracks down on adult games 6:31

22d ago6:31

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A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took last week. Also, the Department of Government Efficiency has presented plans to use a new AI tool to eliminate half of the federal government’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s return to office, according to The Washington Post;…

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India bans streaming apps you’ve never heard of — but millions watch 6:00

22d ago6:00

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India has ordered the blocking of 25 streaming services — many with millions of viewers and even paying subscribers — for allegedly promoting "obscene" content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Amid increased momentum for defense, the NATO Innovation Fund refreshes its investment team, and Google is testing a vibe-coding app called Opal 7:51

23d ago7:51

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The NATO Innovation Fund is entering a new chapter, marked by the arrival of two new partners and the departure of its penultimate founding team partner. Also, Google is testing a new vibe-coding tool called Opal, available in the U.S. through Google Labs, that lets users quickly spin up web apps with just a few prompts. Learn more about your ad ch…

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Tesla is behind on its pledge to build 5,000 Optimus bots this year, Apple broadens App Store’s age rating system, and Meta will stop selling political ads in the EU 5:59

23d ago5:59

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Tesla is behind on its goal to produce at least 5,000 Optimus humanoid robots by the end of 2025. Also, Apple has expanded its age rating system to include 13+, 16+, and 18+ ratings, in addition to the existing ratings for younger users; and in response to the European Union's incoming regulation of political advertising, Meta said on Friday that i…

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A new AI coding challenge just published its first results – and they aren’t pretty 4:12

24d ago4:12

4:12

A new AI coding challenge has revealed its first winner — and set a new bar for AI-powered software engineers. On Wednesday at 5pm PST, the nonprofit Laude Institute announced the first winner of the K Prize, a multi-round AI coding challenge launched by Databricks and Perplexity co-founder Andy Konwinski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po…

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Trump’s ‘anti-woke AI’ order could reshape how US tech companies train their models 9:59

26d ago9:59

9:59

When DeepSeek, Alibaba, and other Chinese firms released their AI models, Western researchers quickly noticed they sidestepped questions critical of the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. officials later confirmed that these tools are engineered to reflect Beijing’s talking points, raising concerns about censorship and bias. Learn more about your ad cho…

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Apple launches $19.99 monthly AppleCare One subscription, plus Snapchat's 'HomeSafe' feature 4:39

27d ago4:39

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Apple launches $19.99 monthly AppleCare One subscription with coverage for three devices Also, Snap Map's new "Home Safe" feature sends one-time alerts to friends, so you don't need to remember to message others that you're back safely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Proton’s new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats ... plus NetZeroNitrogen wants bacteria to replace synthetic fertilizer 5:27

27d ago5:27

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Proton's new AI assistant Lumo promises to keep user data private with zero-access encryption, no logging, and an incognito mode. In other news, NetZeroNitrogen's bacteria approach has attracted investors and $6.6 million in seed funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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21-year-old MIT dropouts raise $32M at $300M valuation led by Insight 5:07

28d ago5:07

5:07

Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar weren’t planning to raise a Series A so soon. Their AI compliance startup, Delve, which announced a $3 million seed round in January, was growing fast and signing customers at a steady clip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry 4:39

28d ago4:39

4:39

The spyware maker was banned from the surveillance industry in 2021, but was caught flouting the ban less than a year later. Now the founder wants the ban lifted altogether. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations 4:02

29d ago4:02

4:02

The new SS7 bypass-attack tricks phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber's location, in some cases down to a few hundred meters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Starbase injury rates outpace rivals as SpaceX chases its Mars moonshot 8:04

29d ago8:04

8:04

SpaceX has been moving at breakneck pace, rapid progress comes at a cost. Worker injury rates at its Starbase facility are almost six times higher than the average, data reveals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT 5:36

30d ago5:36

5:36

OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT agent, which the company claims to be its most capable AI agent product yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Hadrian raises $260M to build out automated factories for space and defense parts 3:23

1M ago3:23

3:23

Hadrian wants to revolutionize American manufacturing through automation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Uber partners with Nuro, invests $300M into Lucid to launch upscale robotaxi service 4:46

1M ago4:46

4:46

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own robotaxi service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Google rolls out AI-powered business calling feature, brings Gemini 2.5 Pro to AI Mode 3:50

1M ago3:50

3:50

The new business calling feature uses AI to call local businesses on your behalf, for information about availability and pricing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there 4:35

1M ago4:35

4:35

A senior engineer describes the thrill, chaos, and exhaustion of working at OpenAI this past year while launching its coding agent Codex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Chinese authorities are using a new tool to hack seized phones and extract data 4:35

1M ago4:35

4:35

Researchers warned that Chinese residents, and visitors to China, should be aware of the tool's existence and the risks it poses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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ParadeDB takes on Elasticsearch as interest in Postgres explodes amid AI boom 5:01

1M ago5:01

5:01

ParadeDB built a Postgres extension that facilitates full-text search and analytics on Postgres without the need to transfer data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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