Episode 421
GameStop Buys eBay and Other Sentences That Shouldn't Exist
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In this episode:
AI & Big Tech
- Anthropic strikes compute deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX
- Airbnb says AI now writes 60% of its new code
- Disney is reportedly building a unified "super app"
- Gmail's "Help me write" learns to sound like you
- Meta will track employee mouse movements and keystrokes — for AI training
Privacy & Policy
- Utah becomes first US state to target VPN use in age-verification law
- Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in groceries
- Instagram ends end-to-end encryption for DMs on May 8
Business & Industry
Science & Innovation
- Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons
- World's largest intelligent container ship sets sail
- Eight routine vaccines linked to lower dementia risk
Weird and Wacky
- Startup says sound waves can replace fire sprinklers
- Some kids are beating age-verification checks with a fake mustache
Tech Rec:
- Sanjay - Empty Screenings
- Adam - Claude Live Artifacts
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