David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in 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. trekspertsplus.com
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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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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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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-127 Tesla’s Cybercab Unveiled 🚕, Amd Challenges Nvidia with Ai Chips 🖥️, Microsoft’s Healthcare Ai Revolution 🏥
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, october 11th! today's episodes explores the following groundbreaking tech stories: tesla cybercab unveiling: elon musk introduces a self-driving electric vehicle at the "we, robot" event, featuring no steering wheel or pedals, with production slated for 2026-2027. amd vs. nvidia: launch of amd's instinc…
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What Australians think about the US alliance
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In September, the United States Studies Centre released its annual public opinion polling report, Allies and partners poll 2024: Australia the United States and Japan converge on alliance and China despite US election uncertainties. The report surveyed Australian, American and Japanese public opinion on everything from AUKUS and industry policy to …
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Slippery Dipsy-Doodle: Exploring the Prodigy Galaxy recorded LIVE at STLV
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THIS VOYAGE The Treksperts Briefing Room presents a special episode recorded at STLV. Peter Holmstrom (The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek) and Daniel Noa (The Young Indy Chroniclers podcast) join forces to moderate a panel at STLV celebrating Star Trek Prodigy, with executive producers Dan Hageman and Aaron Waltke, voice-actor Bonnie Burton, an…
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How do the Lebanon attacks alter the equation in the Middle East?
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David Aaronovitch and guests discuss the recent events in Lebanon. Israel has been widely blamed for a series of pager and walkie-talkie attacks targeting members of Hezbollah. Does this mark the invention of a new kind of warfare and what might the wider consequences be for the region? Guests: Shashank Joshi, The Economist's defence editorProfesso…
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EP-126 Tesla Unveils Robotaxi Prototype 🚕, Nvidia’s Ai-driven Surge 📈, Google Antitrust Tensions 🔍
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, october 10th. catch today's key tech insights: tesla's 'we, robot' event: anticipation builds as tesla unveils the cybercab prototype at warner bros. discovery’s studio, facing financial and regulatory hurdles amid recent recalls and production costs. nvidia's rise amid ai gro…
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join wall-e for today's tech briefing on wednesday, october 9th, as we explore this week's hottest stories: cybersecurity breach at american water: the largest u.s. water utility reports a significant cyberattack, leading to a shutdown of its customer service portal and billing operations, underscoring vulnerabilities in infrastructure amid geopoli…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, october 8th! today's top tech discussions include: google play store ruling: a u.s. federal judge orders changes to the google play store, aiming to increase competition by allowing third-party billing systems and preventing exclusive payment to developers for app launches. google plans to appeal. auto…
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EP-123 Google Under Scrutiny in Eu Antitrust Probe 🔍, Amazon’s $4b Ai Bet on Anthropic 🤖, Meta’s Earnings Soar with Video Push 🎥
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, october 7th. google's antitrust investigation: the european commission launches a new inquiry into google's advertising practices, questioning its influence in the digital ad market. amazon’s ai investment: amazon plans a $4 billion investment in anthropic, an ai startup, to enhance its…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, october 4th. here's what's making headlines: openai's monumental valuation: boosted to $157 billion after a significant funding round led by thrive capital, with contributions from microsoft and nvidia. this funding aims to enhance ai research, compute capacity, and tool innovation. fin…
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EP-121 Openai’s $157b Valuation Boost 💰, Tesla’s Robotaxi Reveal 🚗, Meta’s Privacy Quandary 🔍
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, october 3rd! delve into the latest developments shaping the tech world: openai's groundbreaking funding round: openai closes a new funding round, elevating its valuation to $157 billion, with backing from thrive capital, microsoft, nvidia, and softbank to enhance ai research and compu…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, october 2nd. tesla q3 delivery forecast: tesla is expected to report around 463,310 vehicle deliveries, a 6.5% year-over-year increase, driven by sales in mainland china. challenges include brand erosion and introducing a fully autonomous robotaxi. microsoft ai and cloud investments:…
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Energy security and the US-Australia alliance
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Matters of national security are increasingly stretching beyond hard power and into areas of economics, technology and energy. Critical minerals and the clean energy transition are now a core aspect of the US-Australia alliance and they are also playing a larger role in US-China competition, domestic politics and geopolitics around the globe. How d…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, october 1! uncover the latest tech developments: 11x.ai’s $50m series b funding: 11x.ai, developers of ai sales representatives, garners $50 million in series b funding led by andreessen horowitz, now valued at approximately $350 million. google’s $1b investment in thailand: google commits $1 billion t…
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EP-118 Amazon’s Healthcare Expansion 🏥, Microsoft’s Ai Tools for Smbs 🤖, Waymo’s Robo-taxi Rollout 🚖
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, september 30th! explore today's top tech stories: amazon expands telehealth services: amazon care is now available in more cities, providing both virtual and in-person healthcare services, enhancing convenience and accessibility. microsoft ai tools for smbs: microsoft 365 copilot introduces ai-driven to…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, september 27th! here's a roundup of today's top tech news: starlink expansion: spacex’s satellite internet network nears 4 million subscribers, adding a million users since late may. the network now boasts nearly 6,000 satellites and operates in almost 100 countries. ai in fintech: former brex coo, mich…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, september 26th. here's a breakdown of today's top tech stories: openai’s cto departure: cto mira murati announces her exit from openai after more than six years. ceo sam altman shares his gratitude in a tweet. this comes just before openai’s annual developer conference, devday. meta c…
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EP-115 Salesforce’s Zoomin Acquisition 🚀, Tiktok Music Shutdown 🎵, Openai’s Voice Mode Expansion 🗣️
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, september 25th! dive into today's top tech stories: salesforce acquires zoomin: bolstering its data cloud platform with enhanced automation for customer service interactions. deal expected to close by q4 fiscal year 2025. bytedance shuts down tiktok music: service to be discontinued globally by novem…
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State of the race: US presidential election check-in
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Despite years of circling in each other’s orbits, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump only met for the first time on the debate stage on 10 September. Their face-off was the unofficial launch of the final stage of the US presidential election. It was an opportunity for both candidates to make their case to the country and…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, september 24. sam altman’s ai vision: ceo of openai asserts ai will revolutionize humanity's progress, generating mixed reactions from optimism to skepticism about the potential overhype. california’s new ai laws: governor gavin newsom enacts nine new ai-related laws addressing risks a…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, september 23rd! dive into today's top tech stories: qualcomm-intel merger talks: qualcomm approaches intel for potential takeover, with intel shares surging and qualcomm shares dipping. the deal could face antitrust and national security challenges. apple product releases: introduction of iphone 16, app…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, september 20th. blockbuster day for tech stocks: tesla and nvidia lead the charge as the federal reserve's first rate cut since 2020 propels nasdaq to its highest level since july. macos sequoia update issues: apple's latest macos 15 release disrupts cybersecurity tools from crowdstrike…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, september 19th. delve into today's top tech stories: youtube ai features for shorts: new tools powered by google's deepmind, enabling ai-generated backgrounds and six-second clips to streamline creative processes. amazon wage increase: amazon to raise hourly wages for warehouse worker…
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Assimilating Vegas - Star Trek: The Experience LIVE at #STLV
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THIS VOYAGE, the TREKSPERTS BRIEFING ROOM presents a special episode recorded LIVE at the Inglorious Treksperts Stage during this year's STLV convention, as PETER HOLMSTROM (author, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Trek) is joined by co-host LISA KLINK and special guest SCOTT HARDY of the SpyHard Podcast, for the lost but not forgotten Las Vegas attrac…
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EP-110 Title: Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard 🎮, Google Launches Pixel 6 📱, Amazon Expands Telehealth 🌐
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, september 18! dive into today's top tech stories: microsoft acquires activision blizzard: microsoft has officially acquired activision blizzard in a monumental $68.7 billion deal, incorporating franchises like call of duty and world of warcraft into xbox game studios. google introduces pixel 6 with c…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, september 17th. intel's foundry business moves: intel transitions its foundry to an independent subsidiary and partners with aws to co-develop an ai chip using its 18a fabrication process. ceo patrick gelsinger highlights these alongside a new $3.5 billion pentagon contract. openai's s…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, september 16. openai’s new funding round: tiger global to join, potentially valuing the ai startup at over $150 billion. thrive capital leads with $1 billion, with microsoft, nvidia, and apple in talks to participate. world labs’ stealth emergence: fei-fei li’s ai startup secures $230 m…
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EP-107 Apple’s Hearing Aid Breakthrough 🎧, Openai’s Fact-checking Model 🧠, Meta’s Mental Health Initiative 💬
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, september 13th. apple airpods pro 2 as hearing aids: the fda greenlights apple's airpods pro 2 to function as over-the-counter hearing aids, requiring users to update to ios 18 for this new feature. openai releases openai o1: openai unveils its latest generative ai model, openai o1, ava…
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Is Germany in trouble?
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David Aaronovitch and guests discuss the challenges facing Germany. Worries over the economy and immigration have seen the far right AfD party gain support in the former east Germany. Guests: Guy Chazan, Berlin bureau chief at the Financial TimesDr Constanze Stelzenmuller, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings Institut…
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EP-106 Openai’s $150b Valuation Boost 🚀, Zuckerberg’s 20-year ”mistake” 🤖, Amazon’s Chatbot Ads Strategy 🛍️
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, september 12th. dive into today's top tech stories: openai's funding ambitions: openai is in talks to raise $6.5 billion at a $150 billion valuation, significantly up from $86 billion earlier this year. key participants include microsoft, apple, and nvidia, with thrive capital leading…
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EP-105 Apple’s €13b Tax Blow 💼, Google’s Market Dominance Penalty 🌐, Sergey Brin’s Ai Passion 🤖
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, september 11th. apple's €13 billion tax ruling: europe’s top court ruled that apple must pay 13 billion euros in back taxes to ireland, stemming from a 2016 order by the european commission. apple shares dipped about 1% following the news. google's €2.4 billion fine: europe’s highest…
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USSC Briefing Room | Inside the White House on 9/11 (Replay)
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Today, we're sharing a replay of our episode from 9/11 last year. USSC CEO Dr Michael Green was working for the White House National Security Council during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. He describes the chaos of the evacuation and the significant changes for US alliances with Australia and others across the globe in the wake of the …
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, september 10th. apple's latest iphone lineup: introduction of iphone 16 pro and iphone 16 pro max, featuring larger displays, powerful a18 pro chip, new camera features, and the best battery life ever in an iphone. preorders start friday, with release on september 20th. palantir joins …
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, september 9. openai's dominance: chatgpt is now used by over 92% of fortune 500 companies, but faces challenges with its new gpt-4o model due to voice feature controversy and a significant copyright lawsuit from alden global capital-owned newspapers. google's legal battles: google is in…
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EP-102 Salesforce’s $1.9b Buyout 💸, Broadcom’s Q3 Beat 📊, Microsoft Tackles Ai-generated Exploit 🌐
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, september 6th! dive into today's top tech stories: salesforce acquires own co.: salesforce agrees to buy the startup for $1.9 billion in cash, aiming to enhance their cloud-based data backup capabilities. the deal is expected to be finalized by january 2025. broadcom q3 results: broadcom surpasses wall …
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How much trouble is the UK economy in?
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Last month the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, warned that "things would get worse before they got better". The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already said that there's a £22 billion black hole in the government's finances left by the Conservatives. The budget at the end of October, we're told, will be "painful". But just how bad a state is the UK …
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EP-101 Claude Enterprise Unveiled 🚀, Snapdragon X Chip Wars ⚔️, Sutskever’s $1b Ssi Venture 💰
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, september 5th. topics include: anthropic's claude enterprise: amazon-backed ai startup anthropic unveils a business-focused solution with a larger context window and activity feeds. early clients like gitlab and midjourney utilize it for content creation and automated proposal respons…
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Hey Hey We're the Monkeys: 12 MONKEYS REUNION - LIVE AT #STLV
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THIS VOYAGE, PETER HOLMSTROM (The Center Seat: 55 Years of Trek) and guest co-host DANIEL NOA (Young Indy Chroniclers podcast) present a reunion panel for the cult TV series 12 MONKEYS which they moderated at year's #STLV convention. Featuring showrunner TERRY MATALAS, writer/producer CHRISTOPHER MONFETTE and stars AARON STANFORD, AMANDA SCHULL, EM…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, september 4th. apple's "it's glowtime" event: scheduled for september 9, featuring the launch of iphone 16, 16 pro, 16 pro max, and possibly the apple watch series 10 and ultra 3. enhancements include thinner bezels, improved optical zoom, and potentially advanced health features lik…
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Tech and the alliance
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From the Quad Principles on Critical and Emerging Technology to AUKUS Pillar II, technology is increasingly seen as an issue of national security and it is playing a larger role than ever in US alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific. What is driving this technological cooperation? What can allies and partners gain by working together? What’…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, september 3! here's a snapshot of today's tech highlights: ai revolution in gaming: andreessen horowitz’s joshua lu emphasizes how ai is transforming the video game industry, citing discord as a pivotal platform for game discovery and development. the firm's speedrun accelerator program is heavily inve…
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EP-98 Openai’s $100b Valuation 🚀, Brazil Suspends Musk’s X 📵, California’s Ai Bill Sb 1047 🏛️
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, september 2! here's a look at today's top tech headlines: openai’s skyrocketing valuation: investors value openai at over $100 billion on the secondaries market. the wall street journal reports openai is in talks for a new $1 billion funding round, potentially led by thrive capital, boosting valuations …
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, august 30! here are today's top tech stories: apple and nvidia eyeing investment in openai: both companies are in talks to join a significant funding round led by thrive capital, potentially valuing openai at over $100 billion. nvidia q2 2025 earnings: nvidia announces a revenue of $30.04 billion and ad…
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What we know (and don't know) about the new Mpox outbreak
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The first human cases of MPox were detected in 1970. But a new strain detected in Congo in 2023 has got scientists confused. How worried should we be and are we prepared for it? Dr Jonas Albarnaz, a Research Fellow specialising in pox viruses at The Pirbright InstituteDr Lilith Whittles, lecturer and Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow in the MR…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, august 29th! check out today's top tech stories: openai’s massive valuation: openai is reportedly nearing a new funding round with a potential $100+ billion valuation, led by thrive capital and including microsoft. despite generating significant revenue, the company faces substantial losses due to hea…
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EP-95 Nvidia’s Rollercoaster Ride 🎢, Klarna’s Profit Surge 📈, & Meta-spotify Music Revolution 🎶
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, august 28th. tune in for the latest updates in the tech world: nvidia's market spotlight: anticipation ahead of its q2 earnings report, market cap surge driven by ai, strategic upgrades despite production delays, and forecasts for 75% growth. klarna's financial turnaround: significan…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, august 27. dive into today's top tech stories: apple's iphone 16 event: set for september 9th at the steve jobs theater, featuring larger screens, a new camera button, apple watch series 10, new airpods, and updates on ios 18. elon musk & california's ai bill: musk backs sb 1047, a bill requiring safeg…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, august 26th! dive into today's top tech stories: doj vs. realpage: the u.s. justice department sues property management software company realpage for alleged algorithmic collusion to raise rents, marking a significant case against such practices amid surging rent prices. halliburton cyberattack: energy …
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, august 23rd. nasa’s astronaut return decision: nasa decides whether astronauts butch wilmore and sunita williams will return from iss aboard boeing's starliner or spacex’s dragon capsule. this decision impacts the future of commercial spaceflight. ford & ev strategy: ford refines its el…
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welcome to today’s tech briefing for thursday, august 22nd! here are today’s top stories: tragic news from sicily: uk investor and founder of it company autonomy, mike lynch, and his daughter hannah identified among the two bodies recovered from the "bayesian" yacht that capsized after being struck by a tornado-like water column. the tragic event f…
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Global Tensions 3: Russia and the West
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David Aaronovitch and guests discuss the risk of escalation on Russian borders and further afield and explore what form that might take if it were to happen. Guests: Natia Seskuria, founder and executive director of the Regional Institute for Security Studies (RISS), a Tbilisi-based think tankDr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare…
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