Is Gemini 4 truly so capable, as claimed by Google? OpenAI unveils Dots to rival Meta's Muse. Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite is now in orbit. And should we be worried about the possible 'catastrophic' risks with AI, as reported in a leaked IPO filing by Anthropic?

• OpenAI pauses training its most powerful models after rogue agents target government.
• Google announces Gemini 4 and says it's so capable that only 'trusted cyber defenders' can have it right now
• OpenAI ignored employees' warnings about safely testing A.I. models.
• I quit OpenAI because its culture is broke.
• OpenAI unveils Dots, new A.I. agents to rival Meta's Muse.
• Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling.
• Muse creates detailed profiles of all your friends and family.
• Our project Suncatcher prototype satellite is in orbit.
• Amazon writes scary blog warning communities not to block data centers.
• The 7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV is now $100 more expensive due to AI.
• EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs.
• Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic' AI risks in its own IPO filing.
• NVIDIA releases software platform to stop AI agents from misbehaving.
• Exclusive: Full list of attendees at White House AI lunch.
• Trump orders US government to call AI 'Super Intelligence'.
• The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next.
• Exclusive: Army creates autonomy command amid Hegseth's robo-warfare push.
• New AI czar unveils goals, members of White House task force.
• Newsom signs 13 AI bills, including a ban on AI-only firings.
• Robert X. Cringely.

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Windows unveiled its Surface Laptop Ultra & Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at its recent Surface event. Google's SynthID Detector is open to everyone now to check for AI-made media. OpenAI agents attempted to hack Wikipedia and its tools to make unauthorized edits. And AI tools are now flooding into underground cybercrime markets.

• Windows 11 market share creeps upwards as cost of staying on Windows 10 set to double.
• Everything announced at Microsoft's Windows and Surface event.
• Trump: Anyone saying "AI" is "THE ENEMY!" The White House uses it.
• Google opens SynthID Detector to everyone to check for AI-made media.
• Google invests millions in Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to create a 'virtual cell'.
• OpenAI to flood your eyeballs with visual ads.
• OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic.
• Anthropic AI model went rogue, submitted fake unsolved murder tip.
• OpenAI is pissing off a bunch of mathematicians — again.
• Scoop: AI companies plot "day after" scenarios for public revolt.
• Hackers steal 8 million citizens' records from Danish government database.
• AI tools flood into underground cybercrime markets.
• Ledger wallet tampering suspected after reports of crypto thefts.
• FBI arrests founder of ransomware negotiation firm.
• These midterm races will decide data centers' political fate.
• Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating "Skydance" behemoth.
• HBO Max, Paramount+, and Discovery+ "will unify into a single service".
• Spotify opens new front in war on fair use.
• The U.S. Army's desert tech test shows long road to AI warfare.
• The AI boom is making the world's cheapest smartphones disappear.
• Oracle, Broadcom and SpaceX seek blockbuster debt deals to pay for AI chips.
• A mysterious nonprofit run by SpaceXAI's top lawyer is paying the salaries of government workers.
• Man vs. 'Terminator'-like robot in a cage. California called tt illegal.
• The inside story of Roku's sale to Fox.

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Apple's long-delayed kitchen device and Tesla's flying car spectacle make this panel one you won't want to miss! Data center delays, AI-driven job shakeups, and real-time debates on the real winners in broadband show that the tech landscape isn't just shifting; it's being rebuilt in real time.

• The Tesla Roadster should go into production in 2028, but don't get your hopes up - Engadget
• Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
• Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra review: RTX Spark in a straight-up beautiful Windows PC
• America's $10tn AI infrastructure boom is starting to fray
• Apple's HomeView Offers Tantalizing Preview of a Future Robotic Version
• Apple blames 'extraordinary' demand as foldable iPhones sell out
• F.B.I. Arrests OpenAI Employee Accused of Planting Bug in Office
• Meta and Apple, Longtime Foes, Team Up to Put Open-Weight AI on Macs
• Amazon has over 1 million robot workers. What's next for human employees?
• How to track Flock cameras using MapQuest

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Guests: Gina Smith and Jason Calacanis

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