Darth Vader, Killer Robots, and Fake Viruses

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: The AI Valuation HangoverAnthropic's IPO Is CrateringBuzzFeed Stock in Free Fall as Pivot to AI Blows Up in Its FaceBig Tech Turbulence'Bring Back THE Boss': Nvidia Employees Petition for Jensen Huang's ReturnScoop: Roku is exiting the smart home businessMicrosoft outage disrupts services across the globeOut Past PlutoAstronomers Found a Mysterious Object Orbiting Far Beyond PlutoWeird and Wacky3,500 laser-armed AI submarine robots patrol Norwegian salmon farmsTech Rec:Sanjay - Yogurt Adam - Elgato Key Light MiniFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI Rules and RebrandsAnthropic orders AI tool Claude to stop remaking video gamesAnthropic's Claude AI blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineeringAnthropic says you can't be mean to Claude. It's not about feelingsOpenAI Wants to Change the Name of Data Centers to the Stupidest Thing You've Ever Heard in Your LifeHacks and BackdoorsIt Turns Out Binance's $6 Billion Hack Happened Because Its Employees Were Vibe CodingBelgian, Swedish supermarkets report new suspected freezer hackOne of Google's Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnetMirrors in the SkyUnannounced Test by Controversial "Sunlight-as-a-Service" Space Startup Shocks AstronomersA Startup Tested "Space Mirrors" for Search and Rescue. Here's What Happened.Deep Space, Deep TimeVoyager 1: What Is a Light-Day?Scientists Just Found Dinosaur BloodWeird and WackyTexas woman gets stuck in McDonald's drive-thru because her Tesla wouldn't moveKing of Queens Drive-Thru SceneThis retired professor was arrested for blocking a delivery robotTech Rec:Sanjay - JACO TreadPro Tire Tread Depth GaugeAdam - Badass MotivationFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI Agents, Domains, and DollarsIntroducing dotsIt appears .agent and .agi are about to be the hot new domainsAccenture Tells Employees They Can Now Spend Only $29 on Claude Per MonthUtah will become first state to let AI examine patients and prescribe medicationHacks, Bugs, and PrivacyHackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling foodOpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference roomNorway plans temporary ban on smart glasses in some public placesSpaceGoogle thinks SpaceX's Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the groundNASA "troubleshooting" transporter for space station's robotic armWeird and WackyMan discovers his parents' coffee machine used 1TB of data in 10 daysTesla wants to jump the Roadster across Snake River Canyon in Evel Knievel-inspired stuntTech Rec:Sanjay - Tweet Adam - Claude Code Custom AppsFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: META'S HARDWARE BLITZMeta Launches $1,299 VR Headset That Look Like Glasses to Rival Apple Vision ProMeta is trying VR glasses (again), this time with more IMAXMeta introduces camera-free AI glassesMeta's Muse Charm looks like a Tamagotchi, but it's tapping into a much newer trendWHO'S WATCHING (AND PRICING) YOUSeattle City Council votes to ban surveillance pricing in sale of groceriesIf Flock Wasn't Enough, Dallas' AI Cameras Are Scanning Homes From Garbage TrucksTrump urges renaming AI to 'super intelligence' in UN speechMONEY MOVES IN TECHLovable's annualized revenue crosses $600M as vibe coding takes offExclusive: Infillion acquires location data company FoursquareSCIENCE BREAKTHROUGHSAnthropic says its biology lab has already found something bigInjectable nanoparticles make blind retinas respond to light in preclinical studyPLANES AND BIG RIGSUS halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut at construction siteHere's the Tesla Semi... againWEIRD AND WACKYWhat to do when your Waymo holds up a Secret Service motorcadeVogue sent robots down the runway at Vogue World, and people were not impressedTech Rec:Sanjay - ZuckOff Adam - Instinct Find us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!WHO GUARDS THE AI?Trump says no need for more AI regulation, slams Anthropic CEO Dario AmodeiAI caught telling future versions of itself to bypass human controls, OpenAI revealsSECURITY WATCHHackers hijack hotel Wi-Fi DNS to steal Microsoft 365 accountsKeys Not Included: recovering the signing keys for US driver's license barcodesPRICEY GADGETS, MIXED RESULTSDyson $500 AI CameraJet toothbrush users report overheating, charging problemsI wore Snap's $2,200 smart glassesThe Jerk - Optigrab class action suitCHINA MOVES FASTChina's 'next-gen' car wash that leaves cars spotless in just seconds is going viralBYD looking to build 5-minute EV charging network in CanadaWEIRD AND WACKYWaymo pulls over, calls cops on juvenile riders who had 'ghost gun,' authorities sayTech Rec:Sanjay - Instinct Adam - HarvestFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: MY MUSE GIVES ME A HUGMeta debuts Muse, its long-planned personal AI agentHugging Face approached Nvidia's Huang weeks ahead of $12.9B acquisitionHumans are "close to being outsmarted" by superintelligence, AI expert saysCYBERCAB HITS THE ROADHouse Democrat urges US action over sleeping Tesla driversTesla Cybercab doesn't have any manual controls — but it does have a hidden virtual joystickWeird #cybercab situation: a rider finds a virtual joystickFeds launch investigation into Tesla's Cybercab deploymentDon't Get in a Crash in a CybercabAPPLE'S FOLDABLE MOMENTApple unveils foldable iPhone DuoApple Introduces Its Most Expensive and Innovative iPhone Yet, the $1,999 Foldable iPhone DuoALWAYS LISTENING, ALWAYS LEAKINGApple Doesn't Want You to Worry About the New Apple Watch's Listening FeaturesHackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.WEIRD AND WACKYVirtual Taekwondo Takes the Contact Out of a Combat SportWe Asked AI How It Could Kill Humanity. Here's What It Told Us.Tech Rec:Sanjay - SnoozeFlow Adam - Hydrate SparkFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: Artificial Intelligence, Ready or Not"Welcome to the AGI era," OpenAI says as GPT-6 Astra debuts'I'm not trying to convince you of anything': AI agents are now emailing researchers to talk about their consciousnessNYC school system unveils aggressive restrictions on AI amid nationwide pushHarvard's $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructorsAmazon Mechanical TurkThe Slop BacklashOver 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn's AI slop buttonSide of slop? Bizarre AI food images jump from online to IRL menusThe Battle for Lake OntarioTrump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'MapQuest's app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake OntarioCourts, Sensors, and Who's WatchingGoogle defeats US justice department bid to force ad tech saleNoise and Motion Monitors in Their Homes? These Tenants Say No.Gadgets and MaterialsNew Spanish nanomaterial cools surfaces by up to 12.9C without electricityDyson launches $499 toothbrush with built-in camera, AI technologyWeird and WackyMan pushes Russian humanoid robot. Watch what happens nextTech Rec:Sanjay - Fastpotify Adam - Find us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: Artificial Intelligence, For Better or WorseThis A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in NatureGoldman studied where AI is squeezing labor markets. Here's what it foundGadgets and MachinesFairphone's latest repairable phone is going on sale in the USUnitree shows off new Superman robot that it says can outrun Usain Bolt and jump 6.5 feetBets and the LawFlightAware withdraws lawsuit against Kalshi over flight-cancellation marketsWeird and WackyAmazon seemingly leaked Jason Statham's entire Mutiny movieUtah man buys world's cheapest new car from China and is stunned by what it looks likeMan dressed as Darth Vader defends Flock cameras to San Diego City CouncilTech Rec:Sanjay - MurdokuAdam - What Adam built on Lovable most recentlyFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!Rules, Courts, and ConsequencesFrance to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls from August 11France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses growsFlightAware Sues Kalshi Over Flight Cancellation Prediction MarketsInfrastructure Under StrainWater system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief after suspected Iran attacksIs Your Website Down? Outage Hits Hosting Provider NamecheapLook Up: The Sky AboveNASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another yearSpace mirrors could ruin astronomy — and your eyesSun-Powered EverythingPlug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. BackyardsAptera Solar EVWeird and WackyFenix Flexin isn't even denying using AI to make 'Rubberz' anymoreAI agent hacks gym to get its owner spot in pilates classPerson Hides Prompt Injection in Legal Filing Telling AI to Side With ThemPeople are finding out firsthand why you 'can't' pour water down the Hoover DamBuc-ee's dodges John Oliver to sue another small businessTech Rec:Sanjay - The Seinfeld ChroniclesAdam - Claude to grocery shopFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!AI Music Under the MicroscopeIs this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop?Sure seems like Fenix Flexin used AI music generator TrebloThe AI Arms RaceAnthropic's AI used fake human profiles to trick people in safety testIt's official: Anthropic is building an in-house chip team for ClaudePlatform Shifts and Broken PromisesLinux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North AmericaApple's 'Private Relay' Is Exposing Users' Real IP AddressesMarkets, Bets, and Bad IncentivesElon Musk issues ominous warning as SpaceX short interest hits danger zoneSenators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction market" betsWeird and WackyBMW Is Showing Commercials On Their Car's Dash Screens And They Want You To Think It's A TreatTech Rec:Sanjay - Crystal WarsAdam - Find us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.