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OpenAI acquires tech talk show TBPN
“OpenAI acquires TBPN, accelerating the global conversation about AI.”
Demis Hassabis steps down as Google DeepMind CEO for Alphabet role
“He announced that he's stepping down as CEO of Google DeepMind. He's also stepping up into the role of Google DeepMind chairman, and he will also be Alphabet's chief scientist.”
Jeff Dean leaves Google after 27 years to launch an AI startup
“Google CEO Sundar Pichai also announced that Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean will be leaving the company after a 27 year run to start, along with Google's senior fellow Sanjay Gemwat, a public benefit corporation to accelerate discoveries in machine …”
Xbox announces 3,200 layoffs through 2027 with 1,600 cuts immediately
“The newly appointed Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma, has announced this morning that Xbox will lay off
3200 staffers by the end of 2027 with 1600 layoffs taking place today.”
TBPN will report to Chris Lehane in OpenAI's strategy organization
“TBPN will sit within our strategy organization reporting to Chris Lehane.”
Coogan: Done Global founder convicted in massive Adderall distribution conspiracy
“A jury found Ruthia He guilty of conspiring to distribute controlled substances after her startup, Dun Global, became a ready source of Adderall prescriptions for more than 100,000 patients.”
Coogan: Rick Caruso defended Palisades Village using private firefighters
“Caruso had private firefighters there and water tanks and was very set up to defend it. He defended it successfully.”
Coogan: Martin Shkreli successfully predicted Cassava Sciences' 83% stock collapse
“Sava collapsed at -83% today. The GOAT, Martin Screlly called it. Screlly says, if you have dollars on Robinhood or Interactive Brokers, short Sava now. And he called it.”
Y Combinator Does Not Avoid Investing in Direct Competitors
“Why sees a mafia? Like they will crown a champion and then they will never do a deal in that space again. And it's kind of like the exact opposite. Totally not true.”
Coogan: Super Grok Is Ending AI Companions
“It's official hot bot summer is over. Super Grok is saying goodbye to companions.”
Coogan: OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra with live blog post
“GPT-Six Astra has landed. The blog post is up. You can go check it out on OpenAI.com.”
Coogan: Robotaxis will definitely have cameras monitoring passengers
“If you get in a robo taxi, there's definitely going to be a camera on you.”
Coogan: OpenAI acquired healthcare startup Torch to unify medical records
“OpenAI. They've acquired Torch. It's a healthcare startup that unifies lab results, medications, and visit recordings.”
Coogan: Humanity will invest half a trillion in AI by 2029
“If you just ask me, like, Will humanity invest half a trillion dollars in AI over the next four years? I'd be like, absolutely.”
Coogan: Palisades Fire Is Most Destructive in Los Angeles History
“It's definitely the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, surpassing a fire that happened in 2008.”
Coogan: Radiant Nuclear raised $100M Series C to mass-produce 1MW microreactors
“And he writes we at Radiant Nuclear are announcing our one hundred million dollar series C today. Our plan is to test new our new reactor design at INL. That's the Idaho National Laboratory. Begin mass manufacturing reactors and deliver one megawatt reactors t…”
Coogan: Keras creator François Chollet is leaving Google to start a company
“Francois Chollet is out at Google, entering free agency. He's gonna start a new company.”
Coogan: Perplexity is making more money than MP3.com ever did
“And it's interesting because, I mean, Perplexity is 100% making more money than mp-three.com ever did.”
Coogan: ChatGPT conversations are legally admissible in court without privilege
“Your conversations with ChatGPT are not, are definitely admissible in court. And so it's like a Google search. It's not like talking to your lawyer.”
Kim Kardashian is no longer managing private equity firm SKKY Partners
“Breaking Kim Kardashian is no longer managing sky partners, the private equity firm she co-founded with former Carlisle partner, Jay Simmons.”
Coogan: Taylor Lorenz is moving from Washington Post to The Information
“Taylor Lorenz, yes, misinformation herself is officially making the move from the Washington posters to the San Francisco information.”
Coogan highlights Keras powering ML at YouTube, Netflix, and Waymo
“I mean, he built Keras. Powers ML solutions that countless companies touch. It powers your recommendations on YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, the fraud filtering of your credit card transactions, Waymo cars that drive you around San Francisco.”