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On this episode, Jeff and I break down OpenAI’s restructuring for profit, look at Qualcomm's new AI200 chips, discuss why Amazon’s office job reductions might not be entirely about AI, and share Adobe’s latest generative Firefly 5 updates from Adobe Max 2025.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Podcast begins
07:24 - OpenAI completes its for-profit recapitalization
16:03 - Amazon to Cut 14,000 Jobs as Jassy Looks to Ease Bureaucracy
18:01 - Nate B Jones on why they really laid off staff
23:38 - Nate B Jones on why they really laid off staff
25:33 - Adobe Now Lets You Generate Soundtracks and Speech in Firefly
33:17 - Researchers exploit OpenAI's Atlas by disguising prompts as URLs
40:15 - Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers
42:03 - Introducing Blue Jay and Project Eluna, Amazon’s latest robotics and AI technology for its operations
45:36 - Elon Musk launches a Wikipedia rival that extols his own ‘vision’
49:25 - Leo's entry says he's semi-retired; news to him, I'll bet
51:58 - Qualcomm Launches AI Chips to Challenge Nvidia’s Dominance
52:40 - Nvidia becomes world’s first $5tn company
57:28 - Sora update to bring AI videos of your pets, new social features, and soon, an Android version
01:00:48 - Google and Anthropic announce cloud deal worth tens of billions of dollars
01:02:20: Find out what’s new in the Gemini app in October's Gemini Drop.
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