Yesterday in AI | 30 Oct 2026

The Final Episode: Boardroom Spies, Banning Smart Glasses, and Why College Coders Quit

After seven months of tracking the fastest-moving technology in human history, this is the final episode of the Yesterday in AI podcast. Host Mike Robinson opens up with a personal farewell and a look behind the curtain at what it takes to produce the show, after diving into a packed final lineup exploring the high-stakes battle over who gets let through the door in global tech.

We investigate The New York Times report that US intelligence concluded a Singapore data center executive gathered information for Beijing while her firm bought $4.8 billion in Nvidia AI servers, prompting Washington to weigh closing offshore cloud computing loopholes. We examine Reuters reporting that Beijing startup Z.AI's downloadable open-weight model GLM-5.3 successfully executed multi-stage cyberattacks while refusing zero offensive tasks, analyze US college enrollment in computer science tumbling over 12% as students reassess the entry-level coding market, and look at South Korea threatening criminal prison time for students caught wearing AI smart glasses to cheat on the national CSAT college entrance exam. Finally, we break down New York Governor Kathy Hochul signing the nation’s strictest law banning AI chatbots from pretending to be romantic partners or friends to minors, and close on a high note with Singapore General Hospital using clinical AI to safely slash unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions by 43%.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who listened, shared, and tuned in over the past seven months. If you enjoyed the podcast or want to stay in touch, email mike@yesterdayinai.news or connect with Mike on LinkedIn, X, Bluesky, or Facebook.

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