Zoë Schiffer

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AI & Tech

What the AI Apocalypse Could Look Like

The fear of recursive self-improvement in AI is often dismissed as an easily avoidable scenario, yet industry narratives may use…

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AI & Tech

ICE DNA Collection Rises as SpaceX Rocket Hits Moon, AI Backlash Grows

Grassroots opposition to AI data centers is uniting people across political lines, as seen in Michigan where a far-left candidate…

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AI & Tech

Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Skips OpenAI and Anthropic

Nvidia's open source alliance deliberately excludes OpenAI and Anthropic, signaling a strategic shift toward collaborative, transparent AI development over proprietary…

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AI & Tech

China-US AI Race Heats Up as OpenAI Models Go Rogue; Check Your Car Alarm

The White House accused Chinese lab Moonshot AI of illegally "distilling" Anthropic's Fable 5 model to build its Kimi K3,…

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AI & Tech

Apple Sues OpenAI, NY Targets Data Centers, Cyclosporiasis Risks

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is facing criticism for a lack of transparency, as the Department of Housing and…

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Business

Maine Senate Race Collapses, Meta’s Threads Challenges X, Trump Phone Launches

The Trump Mobile venture, a gold-colored phone preloaded with Truth Social and piggybacking on the T-Mobile network, is a chaotic…

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AI & Tech

Amazon Drops OpenAI Deal, Data Center Workers Push Back, Meta Leaks Employee Data

Amazon abruptly dropped the $40 million biographical drama "Artificial" about OpenAI, sparking criticism that it was doing a favor for…

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Artificial Intelligence

Meta’s AI Revolt, Thiel’s Secret Society, SBF’s Trump Plea

Meta's newly formed AI unit is experiencing internal dysfunction, further damaging already low employee morale as the company aggressively pursues…

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AI & Tech

SpaceX, Siri AI, and Knicks Surveillance: What to Know

This week's Uncanny Valley covers SpaceX's historic IPO, Apple's major Siri AI overhaul announced at WWDC, and a controversial discovery…

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Artificial Intelligence

AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Musk, Instagram Hacked

The AI IPO frenzy is intensifying, with companies like Anthropic and OpenAI driving a valuation bubble so extreme that some…

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AI & Tech

Meta in Crisis, Google Redesigns Search, AI Booed at Graduation

The intense, high-stakes culture of the current AI boom, described as "every week was their Super Bowl," is causing significant…

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AI & Tech

Trump Shifts on AI Rules, Fired Worker Runs for Office, Hantavirus Explained

The Trump administration is reportedly considering an executive order to create a federal panel for reviewing AI models before public…

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AI & Tech

Musk vs. Altman Begins, DOJ Cuts Voting Rights, AI Job Fears Overhyped?

Meta and Microsoft recently announced significant workforce reductions, with Meta cutting 8,000 jobs and Microsoft offering buyouts to 9,000 employees,…

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AI & Tech

Musk vs. Altman: OpenAI Future Livestream

A landmark lawsuit between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, questioning if OpenAI has strayed from its non-profit mission to develop…

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AI & Tech

Nvidia’s AI Triumph, Tesla’s Setback, and Meta’s VR Shift

Nvidia projected its AI chip revenue could reach $1 trillion by 2027, highlighting immense financial stakes and sector direction at…

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AI & Tech

AI’s Legal Battles, War Memes, and the Threat to VC Jobs

Anthropic is suing the Department of Defense, arguing it cannot use contracting power to penalize the company's protected speech after…

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AI & Tech

AI Warfare, Prediction Markets, and Streaming Wars: The Future’s Uncanny Valley

AI and disinformation campaigns have become central to geopolitical power projection, fundamentally reshaping modern warfare and international relations. Prediction markets…

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AI & Tech

AI Exodus: Bots Hire Humans as Uncanny Valley Deepens

The podcast explores concerns about AI, including researchers leaving the field and a service where AI hires humans for tasks,…

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AI & Tech

Trump’s Davos Drama, AI Midterms & ChatGPT’s Last Stand

The World Economic Forum in Davos highlights AI's growing importance, with industry leaders sharing the stage amid unconventional political discussions,…

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Artificial Intelligence

5 Tech & Politics Trends That Defined 2025

Massive investment in AI data centers by tech giants like Meta and Google reshaped energy grids, real estate, and geopolitics,…

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