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Doomscrolling, the habit of spending excessive amounts of time consuming content on social media, has become incredibly widespread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane thinks the 2028 presidential election could be a defining moment for AI. And he wants politicians to start developing policies that address Americans’ concerns about the technology, rather than simply paying lip service to anti-AI sentiment and the backlash against data centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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OpenAI might rebrand its data centers as ‘AI compute campuses’; Ford launches a ‘privacy promise’ and explains how and why it uses customer data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists and subscriptions and update delivery instructions; DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17B Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices