Step inside The Briefing Room for indepth explainers on the biggest news stories. A podcast and radio show hosted by Journalist and Author David Aaronovitch. Listen anytime: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b07cblx9. **THE BRIEFING ROOM** Alongside a panel of academics, policy experts and journalists, each week we break down the essentials of the biggest news stories, in the United Kingdom and beyond. From international politics, healthcare, and technology; to the economy, education, and immigrati ...
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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 aibriefingroom@gmail.com.
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Officers from San Bernardino PD share information and insights about a variety of law enforcement topics.
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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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From the creators of the hit INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS podcast comes TREKSPERTS BRIEFING ROOM with hosts LISA KLINK (writer, Star Trek: Voyager) and PETER HOLMSTROM (author, The Center Seat) bringing you a series of in-depth curated audio commentaries of STAR TREK episodes and movies featuring leading Treksperts along with special guests from in front of and behind the camera including stars, writers, producers and notable fans. Social: @trekspertsBR, @inglorioustrek, @inglorioustreksperts treks ...
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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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Have you ever wondered what really goes on out in the field with our Special Forces Units, law enforcement and military and federal agencies? What about the stories of the people behind the mission? How did their life shape their service? How did their service shape their current careers? How about hearing from some of the best shooters in the world? Any interest in learning how the Special Operations Combatives program came to life? If you're anything like us, you want to hear the true stor ...
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EP-203 Ai Lobbying Surge in D.c. 🏛️, Sam Altman’s Longevity Quest 🧬, Meta’s Threads Monetization Move 📈
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Explainer: What is a Tariff?
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President Trump wants more tariffs - what are they? And what happened last time he was in office? This is part of a new mini-series called The Briefing Room Explainers. Even though we're not on BBC Radio 4 at the moment (we'll be back at the end of March) we are going to keep publishing podcast episodes for the next few weeks. These explainers are …
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Trump’s foreign policy agenda, like it or not
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As President Trump commences his second term in office, he faces a far more contested geopolitical environment than during his first term. From an unresolved war in Ukraine to the war in Gaza, many items will be on Trump’s foreign policy agenda whether he likes it or not. How could he seek to end the war in Ukraine? What level of priority should be…
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TUNE IN WITH DISPATCH 🎤 Tune in to this episode of "The Briefing Room," where Sgt. Gray interviews dispatchers Michelle Fish and Amanda Gonzales. They discuss what life is like as a dispatcher and share some interesting experiences they've had. We are also hiring new dispatchers for any listeners who may be interested! If so, head over to joinsbpd.…
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EP-202 Reliance’s Ai Mega Center in India 🇮🇳, Openai’s Operator Unveiled 🤖, Uk Investigates Apple & Google Dominance 📱
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, january 24th. explore today's tech insights: reliance's ai data center: mukesh ambani's reliance plans to construct the world's largest ai data center in jamnagar, india, with a capacity of three gigawatts, vastly outscaling microsoft's most sizable site in virginia. openai's operator: …
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EP-201 Google’s Xr Expansion with Htc 🤝, Ea Sports Fc Stumbles 🎮, Meta Backs Databricks with $10b 💰
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, january 23rd. dive into today's top tech stories: google's strategic acquisition: google acquires part of htc's extended reality business for $250 million to bolster its presence in the virtual and augmented reality market, including transferring htc vive engineering staff to google. …
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EP-200 Openai’s Stargate $500b Venture 🚀, Microsoft Shifts with New Ai Deal 💼, Mrbeast Eyes Tiktok Purchase 💰
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, january 22nd! explore today's crucial tech updates: stargate project announcement: openai, in collaboration with softbank and oracle, launches a $500 billion initiative to transform ai infrastructure in the u.s., starting with a data center in texas, supported by partners like microsoft, nvidia, and …
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join wall-e for today's tech briefing on tuesday, january 21st, as we delve into significant tech events: crypto surge & retreat: bitcoin hits a record $109,000 before retreating amid president trump's inauguration, with optimism for pro-crypto regulations. the "official trump" coin sees a market cap boost, while solana dips after a meme coin-drive…
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EP-198 Altman’s Inauguration Spotlight 🎉, Tiktok’s Uncertain Future 📱, Google Faces Antitrust Challenge ⚖️
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join wall-e for today's tech briefing for monday, january 20th as we delve into the latest tech news: openai donation controversy: u.s. senators question openai ceo sam altman's $1 million donation to president-elect donald trump's inauguration fund, amid concerns over major tech firms influencing the incoming administration. tiktok's precarious po…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, january 17th! tune in to discover the latest tech updates: apple stock decline: a challenging day for apple as shares drop 4% amid reports of weak iphone sales in china and looming concerns from suppliers. tsmc's stellar q4 performance: surpassing expectations with a 57% surge in net income driven by st…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, january 16th. dive into today's top stories: twitter edit feature: explore twitter's test of an edit feature allowing users to correct typos without altering the core nature of public discourse, balancing flexibility with real-time interaction. rivian's expansion: rivian announces a n…
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EP-195 Musk’s Sec Showdown ⚖️, Meta’s Ai Ambitions Vs. Gpt-4 🤖, Biden’s Ai Infrastructure Boost 📊
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, january 15th. elon musk lawsuit: the sec files a federal lawsuit against elon musk over delayed disclosure of his stake in twitter, now rebranded as "x", alleging a $150 million benefit. meta vs openai: meta aims to outpace openai's gpt-4 with its forthcoming llama 3 model, s…
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EP-194 Musk’s Tiktok Bid Speculation 🎵, Coreai’s Launch at Microsoft 🤖, Robinhood’s Sec Settlement 💼
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join wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, january 14th, as we uncover today's key tech developments: tiktok's u.s. operations and elon musk rumors: discussions arise over a potential sale of tiktok's american segment to elon musk amid looming u.s. bans, though tiktok calls this 'pure fiction.' microsoft's coreai initiative: led by jay parikh, micros…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, january 13th! dive into today's top tech stories: tsmc's record revenue: taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company reports a record-breaking revenue of 868.5 billion new taiwan dollars, a 38.8% year-on-year increase driven by demand for ai chips and advanced chip processes. meta's dei program changes: …
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, january 10th! here's what we're covering today: samsung's foldable smartphone: announcement of a new foldable smartphone featuring ultra-thin glass technology, set to debut at the upcoming tech expo in barcelona. this innovation could influence tech giants in the race for foldable phones. google's ai ac…
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Why does Trump love tariffs?
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Donald Trump says he wants to introduce more tariffs on imports during his second presidency. He’s mentioned targeting imports from countries including Mexico, Canada, China and Demark as well as floating the idea of a universal tariff on all goods coming into the US. So why does Trump like tariffs so much? What can we realistically expect him to d…
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EP-190 Google’s $10b India Investment 🇮🇳, Amazon’s Texas Expansion 🏢, Twitter Blue’s New Features 💡
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, january 8th! dive into today's top stories: google's $10 billion india investment: launch of the india digitization fund aimed at boosting connectivity and digital transformation, with a focus on affordable access and localized tools powered by ai. amazon's texas expansion: 5,000 new tech and corpora…
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, january 7th. explore the tech world's most intriguing developments: nvidia at ces 2025: introduction of project digits, a personal ai supercomputer utilizing the grace blackwell hardware platform, designed for ai researchers and students, capable of handling ai models up to 200…
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The power of Australia-India port development
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India has accelerated port infrastructure projects to counter China’s Belt and Road initiative and enhanced connectivity and trade facilitation could boost GDP from 0.4% to 10.6% in South Asia. In an era of heightened competition, improved port infrastructure is one of the most effective ways to diversify and de-risk supply chains, yet Australia ha…
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EP-188 Microsoft’s Ai Infrastructure Leap 💾, Tesla’s Delivery Challenges 🚗, Generative Ai Investment Boom 💰
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, january 6th! explore today's top tech stories: microsoft's ai infrastructure investment: gigantic $80 billion investment in u.s. data centers for fiscal 2025, highlighting microsoft's leadership ambitions in the ai sector and its partnership with openai on the "stargate" project. tesla's delivery challe…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, january 3rd! dive into today's top tech stories: tesla's q4 2024 production & deliveries: tesla reports 495,570 deliveries for q4 and 1,789,226 for the year, marking their first annual drop since 2023. despite strong numbers, tesla shares fell by 7% as delivery figures missed analyst expectations. crypt…
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Is the push for the electric cars in trouble?
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Encouraging everyone to make the change to electric vehicles has been a major part of government green and industrial policy for some time now. The government has announced a consultation on how to speed up the transition to electric cars and fade out the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030. The last Government had extended plans to ban of t…
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EP-186 Spacex Stock Insights 🚀, Robinhood’s Fintech Ambitions 📈, and Openai’s Content Controversy 🎨
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, january 2nd! dive into today's top tech stories: spacex secondary stock deals: discover insights into spacex's secondary stock sales, offering investors like andreessen horowitz a substantial discount compared to previous primary rounds, as spacex aims for a $350 billion valuation. robinhood's ambitio…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, january 1st! dive into today's top tech stories: google under scrutiny: global regulators are scrutinizing google's practices in digital advertising and search services amidst rising antitrust concerns, with ongoing defenses in europe and the united states. amazon's sustainability push: amazon plans …
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EP-184 Bytedance’s Nvidia Chip Gamble 💰, U.s. Treasury Cyberattack Alert 🔒, Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launch 🚀
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, december 31st. explore the latest tech headlines: bytedance’s strategic nvidia chip acquisition: bytedance aims to purchase $7 billion worth of nvidia chips by 2025, circumventing u.s. restrictions by storing them in overseas data centers. u.s. treasury cyberattack: treasury systems we…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, december 30th! explore today's pressing tech updates: openai's future vision: plans to transform into a for-profit public benefit corporation by 2025, focusing on advancing artificial general intelligence while maintaining its mission-driven initiatives. bench's unexpected closure: the sudden shutdown o…
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EP-182 Openai’s $100b Agi Aspirations 🧠, Waymo’s Robotaxi Race 🚕, Vulnerabilities in Chatgpt 🔍
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, december 27th. dive into the latest tech headlines: agi financial benchmark: microsoft and openai set a $100 billion profit goal for artificial general intelligence, but expect losses until 2029. this could extend microsoft's exclusive access to openai's models. chatgpt search vulnerabi…
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Why we need to care about the Arctic
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The Arctic is going through changes to its climate, economics and geo-politics. What does it mean for the region and the rest of the world?The fact that glaciers are melting and the white landscape is turning green is bad for climate change but could it also bring economic benefits? Guests:Jennifer Spence, director of the Arctic Initiative at the B…
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, december 26th, covering the latest in tech innovation and security: elon musk's xai secures $6 billion funding: significant series c round with investors like andreessen horowitz, elevating valuation to $45 billion and fueling ai product development and infrastructure expansio…
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EP-180 Google’s Ai Race with Anthropic 🤖, Clop Ransomware Strikes Again 🔒, Openai’s Humanoid Robotics Comeback 💡
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, december 25th: google & anthropic collaboration: google is reportedly utilizing anthropic's claude ai to enhance its gemini ai, igniting discussions on competitive dynamics in ai development. clop ransomware attacks: clop gang targets 66 companies by exploiting vulnerabilities in cle…
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join wall-e for today's tech briefing on tuesday, december 24th, as we explore major tech developments: elon musk's x.ai funding success: x.ai secures $6 billion, totalling $12 billion, eyeing a $50 billion valuation to expand its presence in generative ai with the grok model. geopolitical tech tensions: the biden administration initiates a section…
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EP-178 Nvidia’s Eu Approval 🎊, Openai’s O3 Agi Quest 🤖, Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Shift 🚗
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, december 23rd! explore today's key tech stories: nvidia's acquisition breakthrough: nvidia gains european union approval for its acquisition of israeli gpu orchestration platform, run:ai, despite potential challenges from the u.s. department of justice. openai's o3 model launch: unveiling of the o3 mode…
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EP-177 Microsoft’s Chatgpt Integration in Office Suite 🖥️, Meta’s Metaverse Pivot 🔄, Rivian’s Ev Production Woes 🚙
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, december 20th. dive into the latest tech developments: microsoft embraces ai: integrating chatgpt into the office suite by end of next year, transforming productivity tools like word, excel, and outlook. meta's strategic pivot: cutting back on metaverse investments, shifting focus towar…
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Is chainsaw economics working in Argentina?
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In his election campaign President Milei set out his chainsaw approach to cutting spending and inflation. A year on, how has his presidency turned out? David Aaronovitch and guests explore - why was Argentina’s economy in such a bad state when Milei took office, what new measures has President Milei introduced, and how have things turned out so far…
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EP-176 Microsoft’s Gpu Acquisitions Surge 🎮, Broadcom’s Ai Revenue Soars 📈, Openai Expands Chatgpt Reach 📞
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, december 19th. dive into the latest in tech news: microsoft's ai chip acquisition: microsoft acquires 500,000 nvidia hopper chips, outpacing competitors like meta, and aligning with its ai ambitions and a $6.6 billion openai partnership. broadcom's strong earnings: broadcom re…
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"Damage" (ENT, Season 3) w/ Writer PHYLLIS STRONG
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THIS VOYAGE, Peter Holmstrom (author, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Trek) and Lisa Klink (screenwriter, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Voyager) are joined by Star Trek: Enterprise screenwriter, Phyllis Strong to discuss her Season 3 episode, Damages. Learn the secrets of crafting the Xindi serialized season, the hardships of telling a story influenced b…
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EP-175 Databricks’ $10b Funding Round 💰, Salesforce’s Ai Hiring Surge 🤖, Google’s Antitrust Battle 🔍
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```html welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, december 18th! stay updated with today's top tech and business highlights: databricks' mega funding: secures $10 billion in latest venture round, skyrocketing valuation to $62 billion as it gears up for an ipo. ai and big data analytics remain at the company's core. salesforce expansion: plan…
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EP-174 Threads Hits 100m Users 📈, Chatgpt’s Expanded Access 🌐, Tiktok’s Supreme Court Fight ⚖️
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, december 17th! explore the latest tech developments: meta's threads milestone: ceo mark zuckerberg shares that threads has hit 100 million daily active users, with monthly users rising to 300 million, spurred by bluesky's growing popularity and new features like custom feeds. openai expands chatgpt sea…
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The significance of the AUKUS tech transfer
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When talking about AUKUS, a majority of Australians think it is a good idea for Australia to have nuclear-powered submarines, but much of the public debate is around the cost and whether it is worth the money. One of the most significant aspects of AUKUS is the fact that the United States is agreeing to share some of its most sensitive nuclear tech…
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EP-173 Alphabet’s Ai Expansion in Tokyo 🇯🇵, Microsoft’s Healthcare Chatbots 🏥, Amazon’s Gaming Acquisition 🎮
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, december 16th. dive into today's top tech stories: alphabet's ai expansion in tokyo: google's parent company establishes a new ai research lab aiming to pioneer next-gen machine learning and collaborate with local universities to foster talent in asia. microsoft's azure health bot: laun…
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EP-172 Microsoft’s Ai Leap with Phi-4 💡, Google’s Gemini Expansion 🌌, Adobe’s Stock Shake-up 📉
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, december 13th. explore the key tech stories making headlines: microsoft's phi-4 ai model: microsoft unveils its 14-billion-parameter phi-4 model on azure ai foundry, excelling in math problem-solving. enhanced by synthetic datasets and post-training processes, it's set to rival …
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Will new weight loss drugs save or bankrupt the NHS?
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New weight loss drugs known commercially as Wegovy and Mounjaro have been demonstrated to have a big effect in helping people to lose weight, and have recently been approved for use in obesity treatment in the NHS in England. In total, 4.1 million people would meet the criteria to be eligible to take one of these drugs. That seems fantastic - an en…
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EP-171 Openai’s Outage Amid Ios Integration 🌐, Microsoft’s $800m Cruise Shift 🚗, Apple’s Ai Leap with Siri 🗣️
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, december 12th. today's podcast covers: openai outage: significant outage impacting chatgpt and developer api, coinciding with ios 18.2 integration launch, creating high server demand. recovery path identified. microsoft's financial impact: estimated $800 million loss from gm's cruise …
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, december 11th! explore today's top tech stories: google’s latest acquisition: google acquires a toronto-based startup specializing in natural language processing as part of its strategy to enhance ai capabilities in text generation and understanding. facebook's new privacy features: facebook introduc…
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EP-169 Amazon’s Green Energy 🌍, Google’s Ai Healthcare Revolution 🏥, Microsoft’s Eu Gaming Hurdle 🎮
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, december 10th! dive into today's top stories: amazon's renewable energy push: amazon announces three new solar farms and a wind energy project as part of their commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. google's healthcare innovation: google plans to launch an ai-driven tool aime…
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join wall-e for today's tech briefing on monday, december 9th, featuring the latest in technology and innovation: meta's stock surge: meta shares rise 2.4%, nearing a market cap of $1.6 trillion after a court decision threatens tiktok. ceo mark zuckerberg meets with president-elect trump to showcase new ray-ban smart glasses. elon musk's grok ai ex…
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EP-167 Chatgpt Pro Unveiled with New Pricing Model 💰, Apple’s Indonesian Manufacturing Move 📱, Waymo’s Robotaxi Expansion to Miami 🚕
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, december 6th! explore today's top tech insights: chatgpt pro launch: introduces a $200-per-month subscription, offering enhanced accuracy for power users, particularly in coding and math, aiming for improved reasoning and comprehensive responses. apple's indonesia venture: announces a $1 billion investm…
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What’s going on in Syria?
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In under two weeks Syrian rebels have moved through the country and taken Damascus - bringing to an end 50 years of rule by the Assad family. The country borders Israel, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, and in which Iran and Russia take the most active of interests. So why did the government of Bashar Al Assad fall so fast, who are HTS the rebels who topp…
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EP-166 Openai & Anduril’s Defense Move 🤖, Bitcoin’s Historic Surge 💸, Salesforce’s Ai Triumph 📈
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, december 5th! explore the day's top tech stories: openai and anduril partnership: openai teams up with anduril to integrate ai technology into systems designed to counter drone threats for the u.s. military, marking a shift in openai’s defense strategy. openai's user growth milestone: reaches 300 mill…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, december 4th! here are today's top tech stories: meta's metaverse move: meta unveils horizon workrooms, a virtual reality workspace app aiming to embed the metaverse at its core, amid a recovery strategy from declining vr hardware sales. amazon's autonomous fleet expansion: amazon expands its electri…
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