Chinese hackers stole emails from US State Dept in Microsoft breach; Johnson Controls faces $51 million ransomware demand; Google fixes year’s fifth Chrome zero-day. Also, Google's data collection policies, cyber safety campaign, and Black Tech hacking group are discussed.

Sony purchases Michael Jackson's music collection for $1.2B. Dunkin' Donuts wins Super Bowl commercial. Waymo's robotaxi set on fire. Discussion on art vs. artist, cancel culture, and protest in San Francisco.

Google recently launched Imagen 2 and new AI tools. The podcast explores these innovations and discusses Google's struggle to compete with Meta and OpenAI. It also highlights the importance of avoiding overpromising and underdelivering in the industry. The chapter compares Google's new AI tools to Meta's open-source strategy and expresses frustration with Google's lack of availability and trustworthiness in their demos. The speakers also discuss developers' experiences with AI technologies and express concerns about Google's approach to AI and search results.

The AI4 Conference unveiled exciting breakthroughs from Khan Academy and Google. Topics include translating doctors' notes, weather prediction through machine learning, bias in language models, and Khan Academy's amazing tutor bot.

Explore the emergence of Essential AI, a new AI startup with backing from tech giants Google, Nvidia, and AMD. The podcast delves into the potential impact of Essential AI on the AI industry, its direction and features, and its potential to innovate in enterprise AI adoption with strong backing.

Krebs discusses ICANN Lookups, Wyden warns of spying push notifications, and Google unveils Gemini. Also covers GDPR restrictions, push notification spying, Microsoft's new CSO, Nissan cyber attack investigation, NVIDIA's chip collaboration, and weak encryption detection tools.

An expert from Google discusses the role of AI in clean energy and collaboration for climate action. The importance of accountability in climate diplomacy is highlighted, along with an overview of world leaders' speeches and declarations on finance and food systems at COP28.

Epic Games takes Google to court over antitrust claims. Mention of potential acquisition in cybersecurity industry. Elon Musk unveils AI bot. Updates on Berkshire Hathaway's Q3 earnings, oil production cuts, potential bank failures, and market updates.

Google and Apple discuss the Maps history behind their partnership, the regulation of app stores, and the conflation of different types of regulation. The podcast also touches on iPhone etiquette, a Delta update, and TikTok's impact on parenting and adult supervision.

Tech titans Meta, Google, and OpenAI meet at the White House to pledge ethical AI use. Topics include AI safety measures, cybersecurity risks, water-marking AI-generated content, AI regulatory framework, White House event, concerns about AI direction, national security, AI regulation, job displacement, tech giants' commitments to AI.