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

• GameStop offers to buy eBay for $5.6 billion
• Ask.com officially shuts down — goodbye, Jeeves

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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• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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