Best The Human Centered Design Network Podcasts (2025)

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How Warp is introducing robots to automate its network of warehouses 4:16

15h ago4:16

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Warp can't automate long-haul trucking or short-range delivery, so it's working on what it can potentially change: the workflows inside its warehouses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Uptime Industries wants to boost localized AI usage with an ‘AI-in-a-box’ called Lemony AI 3:33

10h ago3:33

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The Lemony AI device can run large language models, AI agents and automated workflows locally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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What a wolf’s howl can tell us about the future of AI | Jeffrey T. Reed 22:37

11h ago22:37

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“Everybody likes nature, even though we’re watching it slowly degrade away. And that’s the big challenge of our time,” says linguist software engineer Jeffrey T. Reed, a research affiliate with the Cry Wolf Project. Following his talk at TED2025, Reed sits down for a conversation with host Sherrell Dorsey on how listening to sounds like bird chirps…

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Sam Altman thinks AI will have ‘novel insights’ next year 4:18

24h ago4:18

4:18

In a new essay published Tuesday called “The Gentle Singularity,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his latest vision for how AI will change the human experience over the next 15 years. The essay is a classic example of Altman’s futurism: hyping up the promise of AGI — and arguing that his company is quite close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …

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Mistral releases a pair of AI reasoning models 3:44

1d ago3:44

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Mistral released Magistral, its first family of reasoning models. Like other reasoning models — e.g. OpenAI's o3 and Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro — Magistral works through problems step-by-step for improved consistency and reliability across topics such as math and physics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Paragon says it cancelled contracts with Italy over government’s refusal to investigate spyware attack on journalist 5:28

2d ago5:28

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The Italian government claims that accepting Paragon’s help would have compromised national security and classified information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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PayPal is adding hotel booking within its app, powered by Selfbook 2:36

3d ago2:36

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PayPal is partnering with hotel payment provider Selfbook to let users search for and book hotels within the PayPal app. The company said that it will let users pay through PayPal at checkout and offer exclusive discounts to users within the app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Waymo robotaxis, Lime e-scooters set ablaze during LA protests 3:02

3d ago3:02

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Several Waymo robotaxis and Lime e-scooters were set ablaze this weekend as unrest in downtown Los Angeles continued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Walmart and Wing expand drone delivery to five more U.S. cities 3:33

4d ago3:33

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Walmart and Wing are expanding their partnership and rolling out drone delivery to dozens of more stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Bonfire’s new software lets users build their own social communities, free from platform control 5:59

6d ago5:59

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Bonfire's mission is to build social software where people get to make the decisions, not big tech platform makers like Meta or Google. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Reddit sues Anthropic for allegedly not paying for training data 3:27

6d ago3:27

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Reddit is suing Anthropic for allegedly using the site’s data to train AI models without a proper licensing agreement, according to a complaint filed in a Northern California court on Wednesday. Reddit claims in the complaint that Anthropic’s unauthorized use of the site’s data for commercial purposes was unlawful. Learn more about your ad choices.…

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Unlocking Email Marketing Success: Key Insights from John Bellingham on Building a Profitable Email Business 35:41

8d ago35:41

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In this episode, Jeff Bradbury sits down with John Bellingham, a seasoned email marketing strategist with over 30 years of experience. Their conversation covers essential topics including the power of email newsletters, how newsletters differ from blogs, strategies for creating engaging content, AI's impact on email marketing, and where the industr…

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Hugging Face says its new robotics model is so efficient it can run on a MacBook 3:12

9d ago3:12

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It’s becoming a little easier to build sophisticated robotics projects at home. AI dev platform Hugging Face released earlier this week an open AI model for robotics called SmolVLA. Trained on “compatibly licensed,” community-shared datasets, SmolVLA outperforms much larger models for robotics in both virtual and real-world environments, Hugging Fa…

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Reddit now lets you hide content, like posts and comments, from your user profile 3:45

10d ago3:45

3:45

Reddit announced a new feature that will offer its users more privacy when it comes to what’s shared on their user profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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The best invention since sliced bread? | Rachel Yang 6:48

9d ago6:48

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Industrial manufacturers spend a huge amount of energy generating heat to make everyday materials and objects, like cement, steel, and paper. And since most companies use fossil fuels to reach these high temperatures, industrial heat accounts for 20% of our annual global carbon pollution. Thankfully, this is where a century-old technology comes in.…

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Anthropic’s AI is writing its own blog — with human oversight 4:30

10d ago4:30

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Anthropic has given its AI a blog. A week ago, Anthropic quietly launched Claude Explains, a new page on its website that’s generated mostly by the company’s AI model family, Claude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Health giant Kettering still facing disruption weeks after ransomware attack 3:57

11d ago3:57

3:57

A healthcare giant with dozens of facilities across Ohio is still recovering after shutting down nearly all its operations following a ransomware attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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TikTok launches ‘TikTok for Artists,’ a new music insights platform 3:07

11d ago3:07

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TikTok announced on Tuesday that it’s officially launching TikTok for Artists, a new music insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers. The official launch comes two months after TikTok was spotted testing the platform in select countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Early AI investor Elad Gil finds his next big bet: AI-powered rollups 7:09

12d ago7:09

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Elad Gil started betting on AI before most of the world took notice. By the time investors began grasping the implications of ChatGPT, Gil had already written seed checks to startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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For the love of God, stop calling your AI a co-worker 5:05

12d ago5:05

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Generative AI comes in many forms. Increasingly, though, it’s marketed the same way: with human names and personas that make it feel less like code and more like a co-worker. A growing number of startups are anthropomorphizing AI to build trust fast — and soften its threat to human jobs. It’s dehumanizing, and it’s accelerating. Learn more about yo…

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DeepSeek’s updated R1 AI model is more censored, test finds 3:16

13d ago3:16

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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s newest AI model, an updated version of the company’s R1 reasoning model, achieves impressive scores on benchmarks for coding, math, and general knowledge, nearly surpassing OpenAI’s flagship o3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Tesla pleads for Senate to spare its booming energy business 3:31

13d ago3:31

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If the Senate were to pass it with those repeals in tact, it could have a devastating impact on Tesla’s energy division. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Volteras wants to connect to more EVs than anyone else 3:54

13d ago3:54

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Volteras has raised $11.1 million to expand its connected car offerings to automakers and companies that want to interact with EVs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Beth Linker on Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America 1:23:53

13d ago1:23:53

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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with historian Beth Linker, Samuel H. Preston Endowed Term Professor at the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of the History and Sociology of Science, about her recent book, Slouch: Postural Panic in Modern America (Princeton University Press, 2024). Slouch examines the history of conceptions of “…

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Experience the Power of Liminal Coaching with Mike Parker 37:30

13d ago37:30

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Join Gerry Scullion and Mike Parker on an enlightening journey exploring Liminal Coaching - and join in this live session, where you can experience a session yourself with Gerry being the guinea pig :-) 🌟✨. Discover how intentional daydreaming, rooted in cognitive science, can unlock your creative potential! 🚀 Book a free 30-minute chat with Mike: …

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LoveJack, the dating app designed for users to find love using just five words 5:35

14d ago5:35

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As Kevin Malone from “The Office” once said, “Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?” For Julia LeStage and Lisa Le, the creators of a new dating app called LoveJack, finding love online doesn’t have to feel like filling out a mountain of paperwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Empowering Online Entrepreneurs: Whitney Bonds’ Journey from Teacher to Successful Content Creator 54:01

14d ago54:01

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In this episode of The Jeff Bradbury Show, Whitney Bonds shares her inspiring journey from corporate career to successful content creator and entrepreneur. She reveals her initial steps in building an online business, discussing how she leveraged affiliate marketing, SEO, and Pinterest to drive traffic to her blog. Whitney details her transition to…

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Atomic Canyon wants to be ChatGPT for the nuclear industry 3:51

16d ago3:51

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Atomic Canyon raised $7 million in a seed round to expand its document search AI for nuclear power plants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Why export restrictions aren’t the only thing to pay attention to in Nvidia’s earnings 3:53

17d ago3:53

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After the market closes on Wednesday, Nvidia will report earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended on April 27. While many in the industry are likely eager to hear how the recent whiplash surrounding U.S. chip export controls will impact Nvidia’s international chip business and future guidance Learn more about your ad choi…

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How AI models steal creative work — and what to do about it | Ed Newton-Rex 20:05

17d ago20:05

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Generative AI is built on three key resources: people, compute and data. While companies invest heavily in the first two, they often use unlicensed creative work as training data without permission or payment — a practice that pits AI against the very creators it relies on. AI expert Ed Newton-Rex has a solution: licensing. He unpacks the dark side…

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Gridcare thinks more than 100 MW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid 4:18

17d ago4:18

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Gridcare raised $13.3 million for its data platform that finds underutilized capacity on the electrical grid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Tesla loses more ground in Europe, while BYD makes gains 2:58

18d ago2:58

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In April, Tesla sold 7,261 vehicles in the European Union, European Free Trade Association, and U.K., a 49% year-over-year decline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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YouTube tops Disney and Netflix in TV viewing and WhatsApp launches long-awaited iPad app 3:27

18d ago3:27

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Nielsen’s latest report serves as another wake-up call that YouTube is rapidly gaining ground in the TV landscape. On Tuesday, Nielsen released its April 2025 “Media Distributor Gauge” report, which showed that YouTube has achieved a significant milestone: it has maintained the largest share of TV viewing for three consecutive months, now accountin…

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Why a new anti-revenge porn law has free speech experts alarmed 7:27

19d ago7:27

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The newly signed Take It Down Act makes it illegal to publish nonconsensual explicit images – real or AI-generated – and gives platforms just 48 hours to comply with a victim’s takedown request or face liability. While widely praised as a long-overdue win for victims, experts warn its vague language, lax standards for verifying claims, and tight co…

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Why Intempus thinks robots should have a human physiological state 4:23

19d ago4:23

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Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Anthropic CEO claims AI models hallucinate less than humans 4:14

20d ago4:14

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei believes today’s AI models hallucinate, or make things up and present them as if they’re true, at a lower rate than humans do, he said during a press briefing at Anthropic’s first developer event, Code with Claude, in San Francisco on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say 13:32

20d ago13:32

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The elusive hacking group Careto was never publicly linked to a specific government, but TechCrunch has learned researchers concluded privately that the Spanish government was behind the group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Jony Ive to lead OpenAI’s design work following $6.5B acquisition of his company 4:38

21d ago4:38

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Famed Apple product designer Jony Ive will now lead creative and design work at OpenAI, the result on an usual deal announced on Wednesday. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Ive have been working on an AI device that will move consumers beyond screens for roughly two years, according to The Wall Street Journal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca…

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Spotify says support for external payments on iOS has already boosted subscriptions 4:04

23d ago4:04

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Spotify says its ability to direct its customers to external payment links in its iOS app has already had a positive impact on sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Rethinking Professionalism: Unleashing Authenticity in the Workplace with Myriam Hadnes 1:02:35

24d ago1:02:35

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🎙 Join Gerry Scullion in a lively conversation with Myriam Hadnes, a vibrant facilitator, podcaster, and soon-to-be author of Unprofessionalism. Dive into a discussion about the transformative journey of letting go of conventional professionalism to embrace authenticity and human connection. 🌀 ⏰ Key Takeaways: Letting Go for Clarity (00:00 - 01:53)…

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Google’s Sergey Brin: ‘I made a lot of mistakes with Google Glass’ 2:57

24d ago2:57

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin said he “made a lot of mistakes with Google Glass” during an onstage interview at Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday. Brin was a surprise addition to an interview with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis conducted by Big Technology Podcast’s Alex Kantrowitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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How Substack is breaking down traditional media gatekeepers | Hamish McKenzie 22:36

24d ago22:36

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“The whole Substack ecosystem is about more power because it’s based on those relationships between the publisher and their subscribers, or the video maker and their viewers,” says journalist and Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie. Following his talk at TED2025, McKenzie is in conversation with Sherrell Dorsey to discuss how the media landscape ha…

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Uber Freight bets big on AI tools to grow its business 7:12

24d ago7:12

7:12

Three years ago, as the pandemic caused chaos for companies big and small, Colgate-Palmolive’s chief supply chain officer Luciano Sieber orchestrated a “logistics blitz.” The result gave Sieber a better understanding of how Colgate-Palmolive moves its products around the world. But it stuck Sieber with another problem: too much data. Learn more abo…

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South Loop Ventures closes $21M fund in Houston to build up local tech ecosystem 4:27

25d ago4:27

4:27

South Loop Ventures, a Houston-based venture firm, announced a $21 million Fund I, with Rice Management Company and Chevron Technology Ventures serving as anchor investors. The firm, which launched in 2022, focuses on seed and pre-seed companies, with $400,000 as the average check size Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch…

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SparkCharge raises $30M to help fleets electrify without commitments 4:30

25d ago4:30

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SparkCharge raised $15.5 million in equity and secured a $15 million loan to expand its fleet charging operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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MIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI’s productivity benefits 2:46

26d ago2:46

2:46

MIT says that due to concerns about the “integrity” of a high-profile paper on the effects of artificial intelligence on the productivity of a materials science lab, the paper should be “withdrawn from public discourse.” The paper in question, “Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation,” was written by a doctoral student…

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VUZ gets $12M to scale immersive video experiences across emerging markets and the U.S. 6:08

26d ago6:08

6:08

VUZ, a startup known for offering immersive video experiences from red carpets and football stadiums, has raised $12 million as it doubles down on its presence in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as accelerates expansion into Africa, Asia, and the United States Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Cognichip emerges from stealth with the goal of using generative AI to develop new chips 4:44

27d ago4:44

4:44

Chips are a critical component of the AI industry. But new chips don’t hit the market with the same speed as new AI models and products do. Cognichip has a lofty goal of creating a foundational AI model that can help bring new chips to market faster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Breaking Free From Social Media Silos With The Fediverse 48:32

27d ago48:32

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Discover a refreshing digital experience that is free from attention manipulation and platform lock-in while helping you connect with others. In a digital landscape dominated by profit-driven tech giants that monetize attention and exploit user data, Mastodon's Andy Piper presents a liberating alternative. This episode explores how the Fediverse, w…

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Sam Altman’s goal for ChatGPT to remember ‘your whole life’ is both exciting and disturbing 4:01

27d ago4:01

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman laid out a big vision for the future of ChatGPT at an AI event hosted by VC firm Sequoia earlier this month. When asked by one attendee about how ChatGPT can become more personalized, Altman replied that he eventually wants the model to document and remember everything in a person’s life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…

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