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Is Astra AGI?

Episode Date: September 4, 2026

OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, calling it a leap toward AGI, while reports surfaced that rogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German wiki, Microsoft unveiled...

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Hey, Want Some Models?

Episode Date: September 2, 2026

Anthropic shipped Claude Fable and Mythos 5.1 with a 75% cache-price cut, Google countered with Gemini 3.8 Flash, OpenAI teased Astra's public release...

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An... AI Toothbrush??!!

Episode Date: September 1, 2026

Tim Cook sent Apple staff a farewell memo on his last day as CEO, the FTC sued Amazon over $20B in hidden ad surcharges, Starman Optical bought GoPro...

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50% Toward AI Takeover?

Episode Date: August 31, 2026

OpenClaw shipped 2.0 with shared sessions that aren't a security boundary. OpenAI's ads hit a $1B run rate, outcome-based AI pricing spread from Sales...

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The Agentic Era

Episode Date: August 27, 2026

Nvidia posted $96B in quarterly revenue and guided to 70% growth next year, then agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9B. Trump weighed sweeping chip ta...

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Meta Settles

Episode Date: August 26, 2026

Meta agreed to pay up to $16.68B to settle state claims it hooked kids on Facebook and Instagram, with teen time limits attached. Z.ai unmasked Ox Alp...

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New Macs

Episode Date: August 25, 2026

Apple refreshed the Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra and gave the Mac mini M6 silicon, at higher prices. OpenAI's Jalapeño chip beat Nvidia on effi...

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Hugging Face Next?

Episode Date: August 24, 2026

Hugging Face explored a sale at $13B+, keeping the AI M&A wave rolling. Trump scolded towns that reject data centers while Abbott said the industry du...

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(Portfolio Profile) Onix

Episode Date: August 21, 2026

In this episode, we explore Onyx, a platform that enables experts to train their own AI models to help millions with health, wellness, and personal de...

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Video AirPods

Episode Date: August 18, 2026

Apple made peace with the EU, unveiling new App Store terms and a 5% Core Technology Commission. OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens, camera-equipped Ai...

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The Model A Day Podcast

Episode Date: August 14, 2026

China's labs kept coming: Z.ai's GLM-5.3 claimed Mythos-5-level cyber chops and DeepSeek's V4-Pro landed to mixed reviews. OpenAI gave ChatGPT a memor...

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AI 50% Off!

Episode Date: August 13, 2026

Anthropic's investors talked up a $2T+ October IPO, even as data showed Fable 5 barely selling. Google cut prices on Gemini 3.7 Flash, OpenAI previewe...

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New Pixels

Episode Date: August 12, 2026

Google's Pixel event dominated, with the Pixel 11 line, a $1,899 Pro Fold, and a $399 Watch 5 packed with Gemini and health trends. SpaceXAI closed th...

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Watermarking AI

Episode Date: August 11, 2026

Anthropic said new Claude models will watermark generated text to satisfy the EU AI Act, and it's out courting investors for a possibly record-breakin...

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Open AI Needs To Pause?

Episode Date: August 10, 2026

OpenAI paused its Astra model over cyber capabilities it can't rule out, while Zvi picked apart the Hugging Face timeline. Zuck went open-weight with...