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Dive into the ”AI Briefing Room” for a quick update on the latest tech trends and innovations. Each episode, generated by AI, delivers fresh insights into AI advancements, tech disruptions, and more. Tune in from Monday through Friday morning to stay ahead in the tech world! For advice, reach out to us at [email protected].
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The USSC Briefing Room is a podcast from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. It gives you a seat at the table for a briefing on the latest US news and foreign policy. Co-hosts Mari Koeck, Jared Mondschein and Victoria Cooper talk to experts to cover what you need to know and what's beneath the surface of the news.
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Officers from San Bernardino PD share information and insights about a variety of law enforcement topics.
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Terrorism, espionage and romance, oh my! Welcome to The Briefing Room, the weekly podcast on Film Geek Radio devoted to the Showtime series HOMELAND Join Andrew and Charlie as they analyze each episode of the third season. Are there any clear answers to be gleaned from a show with so many moral grays? What secrets lie hidden in Saul's beard? Tune in to find out!
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, may 12th. dive into today's top tech stories: investment scrutiny: the u.s. treasury is examining benchmark's $75 million investment in chinese ai startup manus, valued at $500 million. several parties are awaiting responses as the company claims cayman islands incorporation. ap…
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What are rare earths and why does everyone want them?
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28:02President Trump has signed a minerals deal with Ukraine, which will give the US access to some of Ukraine’s natural resources. The US president also said he’d like to take over Greenland and even Canada. Why? Well one reason may well be the rare earths and critical minerals found there. Critical minerals are vital for almost every industry from the…
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Markets on Edge, Runways in Chaos, and Global Shifts
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21:21In the debut episode of The Briefing Room, DRC breaks down what’s driving market volatility—from trade deal suspense to Palantir’s nosedive—and why the Fed might just sit tight. Then we take off (literally) into a major failure at Newark airport and the broader air traffic control crisis. Around the globe, Canada tells Trump it’s not for sale, Goog…
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What Korean President Yoon’s impeachment means for Australia and the region
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39:22In December 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and had military troops surround the National Assembly before reversing that decision following an immediate backlash and widespread protests. On 4 April 2025, South Korea’s Constitutional Court announced its verdict to uphold the impeachment of President Yoon, ending 18 we…
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```html i’m wall-e, bringing you today’s tech briefing for friday, may 9! explore the latest in tech: openai data residency program: openai expands its data residency initiative to asia, allowing local data storage in countries like japan, india, and south korea to meet data sovereignty requirements. github connector for chatgpt: openai introduces …
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EP-274 Stripe Unveils Ai Payment Model 💳, Openai’s Fda Talks on Drug Evaluation 💊, Tesla’s ”robotaxi” Trademark Hurdle 🚗
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```html join wall-e for today's tech briefing on thursday, may 8th, as we explore the latest advancements in technology: stripe's ai breakthrough: unveiling an ai foundation model at the stripe sessions event that enhances fraud detection in payments, with stablecoin-backed multicurrency cards for international trade. openai & fda collaboration: di…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, may 7th! explore today's top tech stories: hugging face's open computer agent: unveiling a free, cloud-hosted ai tool similar to openai's operator; highlights the ongoing evolution and cost reduction of ai models amidst usability challenges. rivian's ev delivery projections: revising down estimates d…
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EP-272 Waymo’s Robotaxi Factory 🚕, Recraft’s Ai Imagery Revolution 🎨, Ceos Advocate for Computer Science in Schools 🏫
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, may 6th! explore today's intriguing tech developments: waymo robotaxi production: unveiling a massive 239,000-square-foot factory in mesa, arizona, waymo and magna plan to produce over 2,000 autonomous vehicles, expanding their existing fleet and enabling quick deployment to key cities like san francis…
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EP-271 Apple & Anthropic’s Ai Coding 🎨, Instagram’s Chatbot Critique 🤖, Aurora’s Driverless Trucking Breakthrough 🚛
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, may 5th. dive into today's essentials: revolutionizing coding with ai: apple teams up with anthropic for "vibe-coding," an ai-driven platform using claude sonnet to enhance coding capabilities, building on xcode's legacy. ai tactics under scrutiny: instagram co-founder kevin systrom cri…
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EP-270 Amazon’s Alexa+ Ai Revolution 🤖, Nvidia’s Export Clash 🚫, and Apple’s Tariff Troubles 📉
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, may 2! discover today's significant tech narratives: alexa+ rollout insights: amazon's alexa+ hits over 100,000 users since launch. ceo andy jassy shares challenges with its current accuracy rate and development plans for action-oriented ai. nvidia vs anthropic ai chip export debate: divergent views on …
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Are India and Pakistan on the brink of war over Kashmir?
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29:25Tension is high in Indian administered Kashmir following the killing on 22nd April of 26 civilians almost all of whom were Hindu tourists. They were visiting Pahalgam - an area often described as the “Switzerland of India”. Militants opened fire on them and in the days since relations between India and Pakistan, which both claim Kashmir in full but…
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EP-269 Amazon’s Nova Premier Ai Launch 🚀, Epic Games’ Legal Victory Over Apple ⚖️, Meta’s $1.4t Generative Ai Ambitions 💼
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, may 1! here's what's making headlines in today's tech world: amazon nova premier launch: unveiling of amazon's advanced ai model, nova premier, part of the bedrock platform. excels in knowledge retrieval and visual understanding, with a competitive price, positioning as a teaching tool for smaller mod…
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join me, wall-e, for today's tech briefing on wednesday, april 30th, as we explore the latest developments in the tech industry: microsoft's ai-driven code generation: ceo satya nadella reveals that ai is responsible for writing up to 30% of the company's code, with expectations to reach 95% by the decade's end. meta's chatgpt rival: unveiling a st…
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EP-267 Alphabet’s $10b Ai Shift 🤖, Twitter Tackles Misinformation with Ai 🐦, Paypal’s Digital Payment Surge 💸
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, april 29th! explore the latest developments in tech: alphabet's ai investment: google's parent company, alphabet, to invest $10 billion over next five years aimed at sustainable and ethical ai, with user privacy and security at the forefront. twitter's new features: introduction of ai-powered content m…
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EP-266 New U.s. Av Framework 🚗, Openai’s Expansion Plans 🌐, Slate’s Futuristic Truck Unveiled 🚚
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join wall-e's tech briefing for monday, april 28th, as we explore cutting-edge developments across tech and business landscapes: automated vehicles policy updates: u.s. department of transportation revises crash reporting for tesla and gm's advanced systems, easing requirements unless severe outcomes occur. electric vehicle innovation: slate, with …
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EP-265 Intel Capital’s Strategic Shift 💼, Openai’s Affordable Ai Tool 🤖, Adam Neumann’s Proptech Venture 🌇
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, april 25th! explore today's key tech insights: intel capital’s strategic pivot: intel decides to retain its venture arm, intel capital, reversing previous plans for a spin-off to strengthen its portfolio and financial positioning. return-to-office mandate: intel joins tech giants by requiring employees …
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Can the UK become an AI superpower?
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28:42The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer wants the UK to become “one of the great AI superpowers”. Earlier this year the government published a plan to use artificial intelligence in the private and public sectors to boost growth and deliver services more efficiently. Once mainly the preserve of the tech community, AI really entered public awareness wi…
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EP-264 Meta’s Premium Move on Instagram & Facebook 🎉, Aws’s $6b Cloud Expansion in Southeast Asia ☁️, Zoom’s Ai Innovations 🚀
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, april 24th. meta platforms subscription test: meta explores a premium-tier subscription for instagram and facebook offering an ad-free experience and exclusive features as part of new revenue strategies amidst tiktok competition. aws investment in southeast asia: aws plans a $6 billio…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, april 23! dive into today's top tech stories: intel layoffs: intel plans to lay off over 21,000 employees, aiming to streamline management and emphasize engineering under ceo lip-bu tan. the move follows a significant drop in stock value, echoing ongoing challenges. tesla's financial struggles: tesla…
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EP-262 Pixel Innovations Unveiled 📱, Meta’s $10b Metaverse Venture 🌐, Rivian & Amazon’s Ev Push 🚚
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, april 22nd! explore today's key tech discussions: google's upcoming pixel event: anticipation builds as google prepares to launch its newest pixel devices at the upcoming developer conference, featuring advanced ai-driven camera enhancements and a sleek redesign. meta's $10 billion metaverse investment…
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EP-261 Openai’s Next Moves 🦾: Voice Gpt, Internal Shakeups, and Funding Strategies 🚀, Techstars Boosts Investments 💵
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, april 21. here's a sneak peek into the tech world: openai's chatgpt milestone: surpassing 300 million weekly active users since its 2022 launch, boosting productivity and teaming with apple on the apple intelligence initiative, releasing gpt-4o. openai's internal and legal challenges: f…
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EP-260 Google’s Adtech Monopoly Showdown ⚖️, Openai’s Acquisition Moves in Ai Deals 💼, Drone Tech Innovation by Theseus ✈️
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, april 18th. here's what's happening in the tech world: google's adtech monopoly ruling: a federal judge declares google's dominance in the adtech space illegal, potentially leading to the breakup of its ad business or imposing behavioral changes. openai's strategic moves: openai…
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What cards does China hold?
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28:48President Trump’s fury with China shows no sign of abating. High tariffs - first imposed by the US but now on both sides - are giving way to a very real trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. China’s President Xi Jinping is refusing to blink - so far - and in the past week he's been on the road in South East Asia, visiting Vietnam, Ca…
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EP-259 Openai’s $3b Coding Assistant Acquisition 💰, Microsoft’s Cpu-based Ai Revolution 🚀, Xai’s Memory Feature for Grok Chatbot 🧠
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, april 17th! dive into today's top tech stories: openai's acquisition talks: openai is negotiating to acquire windsurf, an ai coding assistant leader, in a potential $3 billion deal, possibly affecting its standing with anysphere's cursor. microsoft's bitnet innovation: introduction of bitnet b1.58 2b4…
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EP-258 Microsoft Eyes Discord Acquisition 🎮, Amazon’s Drone Delivery Takes Off 🚁, Intel’s $20b Chip Expansion 💻
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, april 16th! explore the latest in tech developments: microsoft & discord acquisition talks: microsoft is in discussions to acquire discord for over $10 billion, aiming to enhance its gaming capabilities and expand its community presence with discord's 140 million active users. amazon's autonomous del…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, april 15th! explore today's top tech stories: microsoft's quarterly success: impressive revenue growth fueled by strong demand for cloud services, with azure experiencing a 30% year-over-year revenue increase. meta's eu fine: meta faces a massive €1.2 billion fine from the european union for gdpr viola…
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What Signalgate revealed about technology and intelligence sharing
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38:50When US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz set up a Signal group chat to coordinate principals for discussions on a US strike on the Houthis in Yemen, he had no idea that the Editor in Chief for The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, was part of the chat and would later share the content of their group chat with the world. Former White House National Se…
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EP-256 Google’s Security Boost 🛡️, Netflix’s Live-streaming Experiment 📺, Twitter’s ”communities” Launch 🗣️
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join wall-e for today's tech briefing on monday, april 14th, as we explore key developments in the tech world: google workspace security enhancements: introduction of new tools aimed at combating phishing attacks and enhancing data protection amid growing cybersecurity threats. netflix's streaming innovations: testing of live-streaming capabilities…
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EP-255 Tesla’s Used Evs Surge 🚗, Google Deepmind’s Media Integration 🎥, Whatsapp’s New Features 📱
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, april 11th! explore the key tech developments of the day: rise in used tesla listings: autotrader.com data reveals a 67% increase in used tesla listings in march, as tesla's first-quarter sales dip by 9% amid competitive growth from gm and hyundai. google deepmind's ai integration: ceo demis hassabis di…
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What's Trump's tariff hokey cokey all about?
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28:47Rarely has it been so difficult to see the wood for the trees. The trees being Donald Trump’s new tariffs announced on what he called Liberation Day and which took effect this week, plus the immediate responses to them. And the wood being the economic strategy that lies behind it all.That strategy seems to evolve on a daily basis. Having vowed …
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join wall-e for today's tech briefing on thursday, april 10, as we delve into the latest stories in technology: elon musk's xai api launch: xai introduces an api for its grok 3 model amidst legal battles with openai. the model offers two variants—grok 3 and grok 3 mini—with pricing comparable to anthropic's but higher than google's gemini 2.5 pro. …
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, april 9th. explore today's featured stories: slate auto's ev breakthrough: michigan-based slate auto, backed by jeff bezos, raises $111 million in series a funding to introduce an affordable two-seat electric pickup truck, challenging the luxury-first ev approach. instagram's search …
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EP-252 Ibm Unveils Ai-driven Mainframe 🖥️, Google’s Noncompete Controversy 🤝, Openai’s Hardware Ambitions 💡
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, april 8th. delve into today's tech insights: ibm z17 mainframe launch: introducing the fully encrypted ibm z17 with telum ii processors, capable of handling over 250 ai use cases. set to support 96 spyre ai accelerator chips within its first year. google's talent retention tactics: deepmind imposes str…
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EP-251 Tesla’s Tough Quarter 🚗, Github Copilot’s New Premium Plans 💻, Openai’s Model Launch Surprise 🤖
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, april 7th. dive into today's tech stories: tesla's challenging quarter: tesla faces a tough q1 with declining sales, stock price drops, and global protests, while competitors capitalize on the situation with trade-in deals. trump tariffs and tesla: new tariffs may offer tesla a slight e…
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EP-250 Google’s Eu Clash Over Ads ⚖️, Amazon Care’s Nationwide Expansion 🏥, Meta’s Vr Metaverse Ambitions 🌐
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, april 4th! catch up on today's key tech discussions: google's antitrust battle: google is gearing up to contend with new antitrust charges by the eu over its online advertising practices, following previous fines of over $9 billion since 2017. amazon care expansion: amazon broadens its healthcare servic…
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What's happening in Turkey?
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28:46Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Turkey in the past two weeks in protest at the arrest and jailing of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu. He’s seen as one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's strongest political rivals and since his arrest he’s been voted as the opposition party’s presidential candidate in the next ele…
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EP-249 Meta’s Vr Collaboration Push 🥽, Amazon’s Drone Delivery Expansion 🚁, Google Faces Antitrust Scrutiny 🔍
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```html welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, april 3rd! explore today's featured tech stories: meta's vr collaboration tools: ceo mark zuckerberg announces plans to integrate virtual reality capabilities with workplace software to enhance remote interactions and reinforce meta's metaverse presence. amazon drone delivery expansion: trial …
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EP-248 Openai’s Licensing Controversy 📚, Meta’s Ai Leadership Shift 🤖, Tiktok’s U.s. Acquisition Moves 🎥
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, april 2nd. discover the latest tech headlines: openai training data controversy: the ai disclosures project reports openai may have used paywalled content without proper licensing, sparking copyright debates around ai training data. meta leadership changes: joelle pineau, meta's vp o…
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EP-247 Openai’s $40b Surge 🚀, Amazon’s Nova Act in Alexa+ 🤖, Isomorphic Labs’ Ai Pharma Breakthrough 💊
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, april 1st. get ready for exciting developments across the tech world: openai's groundbreaking funding: raises $40 billion in a historic private round, boosting its valuation to $300 billion. funds aim to advance ai research and support its massive chatgpt user base, including $18 billi…
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EP-246 Microsoft’s Ai Cloud Leap 🤖, Google’s Quantum Quest 🧬, Rivian & Ford’s Electric Alliance 🚙
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join wall-e for today’s tech briefing on monday, march 31st, as we delve into the latest tech developments: microsoft & openai ai partnership: microsoft aims to enhance its azure cloud platform with openai's cutting-edge ai, strengthening its position in the competitive cloud market. google's quantum computing strides: aiming for quantum supremacy …
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, march 28th. let's dive into the latest developments in the world of technology: open-source vs. ai web-crawlers: developers combat invasive ai bots with anubis, a proof-of-work system to deter these "internet cockroaches," highlighting the struggle against bots ignoring exclusion protoc…
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What is Putin's bottom line?
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28:54Securing peace in Ukraine is proving harder than President Trump first thought. Separate talks between US officials and Ukrainian and Russian representatives were held in Saudi Arabia a few days ago. But the tentative ceasefire they reached just for shipping in the Black Sea has already hit problems with Moscow demanding certain sanctions are lifte…
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EP-244 Nvidia’s Server Rental Move 🚀, Openai’s Style Revolution 🎨, Island’s $250m Funding Leap 💼
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welcome to today's tech briefing for thursday, march 27th, with wall-e! explore the latest in tech headlines: nvidia's acquisition talks: nvidia is reportedly finalizing a deal to acquire lepton ai, a firm specializing in server rental using nvidia’s ai chips. valued at several hundred million dollars, this move marks nvidia's foray into the server…
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EP-243 Microsoft’s Ai Deep Research Tools for 365 📊, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro Unveiled 🛠️, Openai’s Image-generation Leap 🎨
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, march 26th! tune into today's key tech insights: microsoft 365 copilot advances: unveiling new “deep research” tools - researcher and analyst - utilizing reasoning ai models for comprehensive data analysis, with unique data access features. frontier program offers early access despite ongoing accurac…
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The uphill battle for Australian defence innovation
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37:00A critical component and potential vulnerability of AUKUS is Australia’s manufacturing capability. And even beyond AUKUS, the 2023 Defence Strategic Review cited the need for a whole-of-nation uplift in manufacturing and investment to fulfil Australia’s defence objectives. What is the state of play for defence manufacturing and investment in Austra…
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EP-242 Microsoft’s Surface Lineup Unveiling 💻, Meta’s Quest Pro Launch 🎮, Eu’s Antitrust Challenge to Google 🏛️
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, march 25th! explore today's technology discussions: microsoft's upcoming spring event: anticipation surrounds the unveiling of new surface products, including a revamped surface laptop and upgraded surface pro, as microsoft seeks to strengthen its hardware market presence amidst competition from apple …
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EP-241 Apple’s Ai Legal Battle ⚖️, Apple Tv Plus’s Profit Challenge 📉, North Korea’s Cyber Advancements 🔍
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join wall-e for today's tech briefing on friday, march 21st, featuring the top tech stories: apple lawsuit: apple faces allegations of false advertising regarding its ai capabilities, with internal concerns about the leadership's confidence in ai chief john giannandrea. apple tv plus losses: the streaming service incurs over $1 billion in annual lo…
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What's the government trying to do to the NHS?
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28:51The Government is reorganising the way the NHS is run in England by scrapping the body that’s been in charge and giving direct control to the Department of Health and Social Care. Jobs will go and the country’s biggest quango will be dismantled. But what is the government actually trying to do to the NHS? What are its aims and how does the restruct…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, march 20th! dive into today's key discussions: softbank’s strategic acquisition: purchase of semiconductor designer ampere for $6.5 billion. this move enhances their ai infrastructure, integrating ampere’s arm-based server chips focused on clients like google cloud and microsoft azure. openai's o1-pro…
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EP-239 Nvidia’s Ai Supercomputers 🚀, Google’s $32b Cloud Security Buyout 💼, Ftc Shake-up Under Trump ⚖️
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, march 19. discover today's top tech stories: nvidia's ai innovations: introduction of two ai personal supercomputers at gtc 2025: the dgx spark and dgx station, powered by nvidia’s grace blackwell chip platform, designed for prototyping and running ai models at the edge. presidential changes at the f…
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