Pivot! Pivot! (And Other Tech Disasters)

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In this episode:

AI & AUTOMATION

• Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months for all white-collar work to be automated
• AI backlash becomes a real business risk
• OpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this time
• Spotify launching verification badges for podcasts to help listeners avoid AI slop
• Gemini will use Volvo's external cameras to interpret parking signs

CYBERSECURITY & PRIVACY

• Hackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect Iran
• A student with a laptop and a radio stopped four high-speed trains
• Four OpenClaw flaws let attackers steal data, escalate privileges, plant backdoors
• Mozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security tools

BUSINESS & MARKETS

• SpaceX reveals plan for $1.75tn stock market debut that could make Musk a trillionaire
• Fintech firm Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding round

TRANSPORTATION & MOBILITY

• Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods
• $130 a year for EV drivers? Lawmakers push federal road-use fee

CONSUMER TECH & CULTURE

• Why 'smart' products have started to look like the dumb choice
• Android boss reveals the unsurprising reason Google Glass ended up in the tech graveyard
• Spotify will start reserving concert tickets for fans
• Philips' new display has a screen on both sides

WEIRD AND WACKY

• Bitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after getting 'stoned' 11 years ago
• AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can't be trusted alone
• Swatch shuts UK stores after crowds queue for new watch
• Chewing gum restores dad's taste and smell years after Covid

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - OpenRouter
• Adam - Lovable’s mobile app

Find us here:

• sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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