From lawmakers cracking down on loud ads to Deloitte caught peddling AI-fabricated reports, this episode explores how tech's greatest promises and worst follies are colliding right now.

No more loud commercials: Governor Newsom signs SB 576 | Governor of California
ChatGPT Now Has 800 Million Weekly Active Users - Slashdot
OpenAI will let developers build apps that work inside ChatGPT
Senate Dem Report Finds Almost 100 Million Jobs Could Be Lost To AI - Slashdot
Jony Ive's secretive AI hardware reportedly hit three problems
Deloitte to refund Australian government after AI hallucinations found in report
Anthropic and Deloitte Partner to Build AI Solutions for Regulated Industries
America is now one big bet on AI
The flawed Silicon Valley consensus on AI
Data centers responsible for 92% of GDP growth in the first half of this year
Martin Peers: The AI Profit Fantasy
A Debate About A.I. Plays Out on the Subway Walls
Insurers hesitate at multibillion-dollar claims faced by OpenAI, Anthropic in AI lawsuits
Slop factory worries about slop: MrBeast says AI could threaten creators' livelihoods, calling it 'scary times' for the industry
CAN LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS DEVELOP GAMBLING ADDICTION?
Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
Have we passed peak social media?
As Elon Musk Preps Tesla's Optimus for Prime Time, Big Hurdles Remain
OpenAI signs huge chip deal with AMD, and AMD stock soars
Google CodeMender
Introducing the Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model
Young People Are Falling in Love With Old Technology
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