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Coogan: The Information Reported Amazon's Jassy Raised AI Jailbreak Concerns With White House
“Then the information reported that Andy Jassy at Amazon had raised concerns with the senior administration officials about jailbreaking. The risk of jailbreaking fable and getting access to all of Anthropic.”
John Coogan Jun 16, 2026 ▶ 7:21 Anthropic Drama, Meta Now Tokenminning, Fox's $22B Roku Deal | Diet TBPN
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Travis Kalanick plots new self-driving venture with Uber and Anthony Levandowski
“The news is Travis Kalanick plots new self-driving venture with Lewandowski and Uber. Kalanick has also been discussing acquiring the startup founded by Anthony Lewandowski, who has been developing autonomous software for mining and other industrial use cases.”
John Coogan Mar 14, 2026 ▶ 10:38 Tall Poppy Syndrome, Bytedance Gets Blackwell Chips, WSJ Mansion Section | Diet TBPN
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Leaked memo: Meta tracks billions in internal AI spend in 2026
“We've seen an exponential increase in AI usage, and we are tracking to spend billions on internal use alone in 2026. The memo said, at the same time, individuals and teams have limited visibility into and control over how they use AI. In twenty-twenty-seven, w…”
John Coogan Jun 16, 2026 ▶ 16:28 Anthropic Drama, Meta Now Tokenminning, Fox's $22B Roku Deal | Diet TBPN
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Hays: The Information reports Meta's Avocado model is its most capable internally
“According to the information, upcoming avocado model from Meta is referenced as the most capable model to date internally.”
Jordi Hays Feb 6, 2026 ▶ 26:23 Anthropic’s Trust Nuke, OpenAI’s new releases, Google Claims AI Crown | Diet TBPN
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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.”
John Coogan Nov 30, 2024 ▶ 0:12 Taylor Lorenz Trades Teams (ep16)
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Former Snap CPO Jack Brody moves to AI music company Suno
“Brody told the information in an interview Tuesday that he's moving over to Suno.”
John Coogan Nov 19, 2024 ▶ 1:40:30 Who's Getting Rich Off Ozempic? (e12)
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