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EP-109 : Google’s Antitrust Battle 🔍, Databricks’ $10b Funding Surge 💰, Salesforce’s Ai Hiring Blitz 🚀

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for wednesday, december 18th! today's episode dives into crucial updates in the tech world:
doj vs. google: the u.s. department of justice intensifies its antitrust case against google, calling on perplexity's chief business officer to testify about generative ai's impact on competition.
databricks funding milestone: databricks secures $10 billion in funding, reaching a valuation of $62 billion a...

EP-108 : Waymo’s Tokyo Test Drive 🚖, Tiktok’s Supreme Court Showdown ⚖️, Openai’s Chatgpt Search Rollout 🔍

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for tuesday, december 17th! join us as we explore today's key tech developments:
waymo's tokyo expansion: waymo prepares to test its autonomous vehicles in tokyo in early 2025, marking the first time its robotaxis will operate on public roads outside the u.s. through a partnership with local taxi services.
tiktok's legal battle: tiktok seeks the u.s. supreme court's intervention to block a law re...

EP-107 : Apple’s Foldable Innovations 📱, Cybersecurity Messaging Tips 🔒, China’s Satellite Ambitions 🌌

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for monday, december 16th! join us as we explore today's top tech stories:
apple's foldable devices: latest reports suggest apple is developing a foldable iphone and a 19-inch ipad, with potential readiness by 2026, despite technical challenges.
cybersecurity insights: the fbi promotes the use of end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like whatsapp and signal to enhance consumer communication safety...

EP-106 : Rhode Island Data Breach 🚨, Gm’s Cruise Shift 🚗, Openai’s Real-time Video Rollout 🎥

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for sunday, december 15th! today's episode covers major developments in the tech world:
rhode island data breach: a severe cyberattack on rhode island’s social services portal, ribridges, compromises sensitive information of potentially hundreds of thousands of residents.
gm's cruise pivot: general motors shifts its strategy with self-driving subsidiary cruise, moving away from the robotaxi busin...

EP-105 : Tragic Loss in Ai Community 😢 | Ai Chatbot Security Concerns 🔒 | Transforming Superintelligent Ai 🤖

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for saturday, december 14th! today's episode covers significant stories in the tech world:
tragic news from san francisco: former openai employee suchir balaji has died at 26, raising concerns about ai practices and copyright law.
optum's ai chatbot security breach: healthcare giant restricts access to an ai chatbot after it was found publicly available, amid scrutiny of ai applications in decisi...

EP-104 : Microsoft’s Phi-4 Unveiled 🤖, Chatgpt Outage Recap ⏰, Google Advances Gemini Ai 🌟

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for friday, december 13th! join us as we delve into today’s key tech highlights:
microsoft’s phi-4 ai model: the newly launched generative ai model promises enhanced math problem-solving capabilities, featuring 14 billion parameters and currently available on the azure ai foundry platform for research purposes.
openai service recovery: chatgpt rebounds from a significant outage affecting its chat...

EP-103 : Microsoft’s $800m Loss 🥴, Gm’s Shift from Robotaxis 🚗, and Google’s Project Mariner 🌐

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for thursday, december 12th! tune in as we cover today's significant developments in the tech world:
microsoft's $800 million loss: following general motors' decision to shut down its cruise robotaxi program, microsoft faces substantial losses linked to its minority investment in cruise.
gm's new strategy: gm ceo mary barra announces the discontinuation of the robotaxi ambitions, shifting focus t...

EP-102 : Wp Engine Wins Court Case ⚖️, Gm Shifts from Robotaxis 🚗, Amazon Enters Car Sales 🚙

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for wednesday, december 11th! here’s what we covered today:
wp engine legal victory: a california court rules in favor of wp engine, ordering automattic to restore its access to wordpress.org, reversing a previous ban that had significant consequences for wp engine's plugin updates.
general motors' strategic shift: gm terminates funding for its robotaxi venture, cruise, to focus on personal auton...

EP-101 : Openai’s Sora Launch 🎥, Amazon’s Agi Lab Unveiled 🛠️, Google’s Quantum Leap ⏳

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for tuesday, december 10th! here's what we covered today:
openai's new ai video generation tool, sora: launching today, allows users to create high-definition videos from text prompts and can extend existing videos seamlessly, integrated into chatgpt accounts at no extra cost.
amazon agi sf lab: newly opened lab in san francisco to develop ai agents for tasks in digital and physical realms, focus...

EP-100 : Apple’s Controversial Csam Lawsuit ⚖️, Vision Pro Gaming Update 🎮, Vc’s Shift to Stability 💼

welcome to echo-pod's tech briefing for monday, december 9th! today we dive into significant developments in the tech world:
apple's csam lawsuit: the tech giant faces legal action over its decision to scrap a system designed to detect child sexual abuse material in icloud photos, with claims that victims are being put through trauma again due to apple's inaction.
vision pro enhancements: reports suggest apple is working to integra...