Our 222st episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

Recorded on 10/03/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and co-hosted by Jon Krohn

Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/

In this episode:

 * (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
 * (00:03:08) News Preview
 * (00:03:56) Response to listener comments



 * Tools & Apps
 * (00:04:51) ChatGPT parent company OpenAI announces Sora 2 with AI video app [https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-announces-sora-2-ai-video-audio-app-rcna234753]
 * (00:11:35) Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5 in latest bid for AI agents and coding supremacy | The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/787524/anthropic-releases-claude-sonnet-4-5-in-latest-bid-for-ai-agents-and-coding-supremacy]
 * (00:22:25) Meta launches 'Vibes,' a short-form video feed of AI slop | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/meta-launches-vibes-a-short-form-video-feed-of-ai-slop/]
 * (00:26:42) OpenAI launches ChatGPT Pulse to proactively write you morning briefs | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/openai-launches-chatgpt-pulse-to-proactively-write-you-morning-briefs/]
 * (00:33:44) OpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT  | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/openai-rolls-out-safety-routing-system-parental-controls-on-chatgpt/]
 * (00:35:53) The Latest Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview is Now the Fastest Proprietary Model (External Tests) and 50% Fewer Output Tokens - MarkTechPost [https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/09/27/the-latest-gemini-2-5-flash-lite-preview-is-now-the-fastest-proprietary-model-external-tests-and-50-fewer-output-tokens/]
 * (00:39:54) Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - how to use them | ZDNET [https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-just-added-ai-agents-to-word-excel-and-powerpoint-how-to-use-them/]



 * Applications & Business
 * (00:42:41) OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/openai-takes-on-google-amazon-with-new-agentic-shopping-system/]
 * (00:46:01) Exclusive: Mira Murati’s Stealth AI Lab Launches Its First Product | WIRED [https://www.wired.com/story/thinking-machines-lab-first-product-fine-tune/]
 * (00:49:54) OpenAI is the world's most valuable private company after private stock sale | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/02/openai-is-the-worlds-most-valuable-private-company-after-private-stock-sale/]
 * (00:53:07) Elon Musk’s xAI accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets in new lawsuit | Technology | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/25/elon-musk-xai-openai-sam-altman-lawsuit]
 * (00:55:40)

#222 - Sora 2, Sonnet 4.5, Vibes, Thinking Machines

Our 221st episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

Recorded on 09/19/2025

Note: we transitioned to a new RSS feed and it seems this did not make it to there, so this may be posted about 2 weeks past the release date.

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and co-hosted by Michelle Lee [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amichlee]

Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/

In this episode:

 * OpenAI releases a new version of Codex integrated with GPT-5, enhancing coding capabilities and aiming to compete with other AI coding tools like Cloud Code.
 * Significant updates in the robotics sector include new ventures in humanoid robots from companies like Figure AI and China’s Unitree, as well as expansions in robotaxi services from Tesla and Amazon’s Zoox.
 * New open-source models and research advancements were discussed, including Google's DeepMind's self-improving foundation model for robotics and a physics foundation model aimed at generalizing across various physical systems.
 * Legal battles continue to surface in the AI landscape with Warner Bros. suing MidJourney for copyright violations and Rolling Stone suing Google over AI-generated content summaries, highlighting challenges in AI governance and ethics.

Timestamps:

 * (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
 * 
 * Tools & Apps
 * (00:02:33) OpenAI upgrades Codex with a new version of GPT-5 [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/15/openai-upgrades-codex-with-a-new-version-of-gpt-5/]
 * (00:04:02) Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream | WIRED [https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-ai-chrome-browser/]
 * (00:06:14) Anthropic’s Claude can now make you a spreadsheet or slide deck. | The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/anthropic/774338/anthropics-claude-can-now-make-you-a-spreadsheet-or-slide-deck]
 * (00:07:12) Luma AI's New Ray3 Video Generator Can 'Think' Before Creating - CNET [https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/luma-ais-new-ray3-video-generator-can-think-before-creating/]
 * Applications & Business
 * (00:08:32) OpenAI secures Microsoft's blessing to transition its for-profit arm | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/11/openai-secures-microsofts-blessing-to-transition-its-for-profit-arm/]
 * (00:10:31) Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/09/microsoft-to-lessen-reliance-on-openai-by-buying-ai-from-rival-anthropic/]
 * (00:12:00) Figure AI passes $1B with Series C funding toward humanoid robot development - The Robot Report [https://www.therobotreport.com/figure-ai-raises-1b-in-series-c-funding-toward-humanoid-robot-development/]
 * (00:13:52)

#221 - OpenAI Codex, Gemini in Chrome, K2-Think, SB 53

Our 221st episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 09/19/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and co-hosted by Michelle Lee [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amichlee]
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/

In this episode:

 * OpenAI releases a new version of Codex integrated with GPT-5, enhancing coding capabilities and aiming to compete with other AI coding tools like Cloud Code.
 * Significant updates in the robotics sector include new ventures in humanoid robots from companies like Figure AI and China’s Unitree, as well as expansions in robotaxi services from Tesla and Amazon’s Zoox.
 * New open-source models and research advancements were discussed, including Google's DeepMind's self-improving foundation model for robotics and a physics foundation model aimed at generalizing across various physical systems.
 * Legal battles continue to surface in the AI landscape with Warner Bros. suing MidJourney for copyright violations and Rolling Stone suing Google over AI-generated content summaries, highlighting challenges in AI governance and ethics.

Timestamps:

 * (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
   
   
 * Tools & Apps

 * * (00:02:33) OpenAI upgrades Codex with a new version of GPT-5 [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/15/openai-upgrades-codex-with-a-new-version-of-gpt-5/]
   * (00:04:02) Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream | WIRED [https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-ai-chrome-browser/]
   * (00:06:14) Anthropic’s Claude can now make you a spreadsheet or slide deck. | The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/anthropic/774338/anthropics-claude-can-now-make-you-a-spreadsheet-or-slide-deck]
   * (00:07:12) Luma AI's New Ray3 Video Generator Can 'Think' Before Creating - CNET [https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/luma-ais-new-ray3-video-generator-can-think-before-creating/]

 * Applications & Business

 * * (00:08:32) OpenAI secures Microsoft's blessing to transition its for-profit arm | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/11/openai-secures-microsofts-blessing-to-transition-its-for-profit-arm/]
   * (00:10:31) Microsoft to lessen reliance on OpenAI by buying AI from rival Anthropic | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/09/microsoft-to-lessen-reliance-on-openai-by-buying-ai-from-rival-anthropic/]
   * (00:12:00) Figure AI passes $1B with Series C funding toward humanoid robot development - The Robot Report [https://www.therobotreport.com/figure-ai-raises-1b-in-series-c-funding-toward-humanoid-robot-development/]
   * (00:13:52)

#221 - OpenAI Codex, Gemini in Chome, K2-Think, SB 53

Our 220th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 08/30/2025

Check out Andrey's work over at Astrocade [https://www.astrocade.com/] , sign up to be an ambassador here [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciGd1Xb2YRpJMJ3uM_qrGjEgwZ4ffqw2wSkJdjci3hAEm94Q/viewform]

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and co-hosted by Daniel Bashir
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/

In this episode:

 * Google's newly released Gemini 2.5 image editing model showcases remarkable advancements, enabling highly accurate modifications of subjects while retaining their original features.
 * Anthropic expands Claude with an AI browser agent for Chrome and adds features to remember past conversations, enhancing the user experience and personalization.
 * NVIDIA and AMD to share revenue from AI chip sales to China with US government, marking a notable shift in export control policies and trade practices.
 * AI companion apps are experiencing substantial growth, with projected revenues expected to reach $120 million by 2025, raising questions about social implications and user engagement.
   

Timestamps + Links:

 * Tools & Apps
   * (00:02:12) Google Gemini's AI image model gets a 'bananas' upgrade | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/google-geminis-ai-image-model-gets-a-bananas-upgrade/]
   * (00:05:32) Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/anthropic-launches-a-claude-ai-agent-that-lives-in-chrome/]
   * (00:08:30) Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now remember your past conversations | The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/news/757743/anthropic-claude-ai-search-past-chats]
   * (00:11:46) Google Launches AI ‘Guided Learning’ Tool to Teach Users [https://aibusiness.com/nlp/google-launches-ai-guided-learning-tool-to-teach-users]
   * (00:14:55) Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration will use GPT-5 starting with iOS 26 | The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/news/756799/apple-intelligence-openai-chatgpt-gpt-5-ios-26]
   * (00:15:39) OpenAI Adds New Features to Codex, Like IDE Extension and GitHub Code Reviews [https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/openai-adds-new-features-to-codex-like-ide-extension-and-github-code-reviews/]
 * Applications & Business
   * (00:16:49) Lovable projects $1B in ARR within next 12 months | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/14/lovable-projects-1b-in-arr-within-next-12-months/]
   * (00:18:56) Decart hits $3.1 billion valuation on $100 million raise to power real-time interacti | Ctech [https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/m7yk4c4e3]
   * (00:20:19) Cohere raises $500M to beat back generative AI rivals | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/22/cohere-raises-500m-to-beat-back-generative-ai-rivals/]
   * (00:21:25) Pony AI, Nearing Full-Year Robotaxi Goal, Eyes European Markets - Bloomberg [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-13/pony-ai-nears-full-year-robotaxi-target-despite-scaling-hurdles]
   * (00:22:41)

#220 - Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, Claude for Chrome, DeepConf

Our 219th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 08/08/2025

Check out Andrey's work over at Astrocade [https://www.astrocade.com/] , sign up to be an ambassador here [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciGd1Xb2YRpJMJ3uM_qrGjEgwZ4ffqw2wSkJdjci3hAEm94Q/viewform]

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/

In this episode:

 * OpenAI reveals GPT-5, a consolidated model combining all previous versions, marking notable improvements and introducing a new infrastructure and product update.
 * Multiple major releases from leading AI labs, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google reflect the ongoing competitive landscape with significant business updates and new model capabilities.
 * Discussions on geopolitical influences in AI development highlight China’s evolving stance on AI safety and governance, contrasting with U.S. approaches and raising concerns over export bans and international cooperation.
 * Papers from leading AI entities such as OpenAI and Anthropic delve into the complexities of AI alignment and safety, proposing new methodologies for auditing and mitigating risks in model behaviors.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
 * (00:02:14) Plug: Astrocade rolls out AI agent-powered game creation experience so anyone can create games [https://gamesbeat.com/astrocade-rolls-out-ai-agent-powered-game-creation-experience-so-anyone-can-create-games/]
 * Tools & Apps

 * (00:03:07) OpenAI’s GPT-5 is here [https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/07/openais-gpt-5-is-here/?utm_campaign=daily_pm]
 * (00:17:02) Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.1 With Agentic, Coding and Reasoning Upgrades [https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/anthropic-releases-claude-opus-4-1-with-agentic-coding-and-reasoning-upgrades/]
 * (00:21:06) Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/01/google-rolls-out-gemini-deep-think-ai-a-reasoning-model-that-tests-multiple-ideas-in-parallel/]
 * (00:24:04) Grok Imagine, xAI’s new AI image and video generator, lets you make NSFW content | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/grok-imagine-xais-new-ai-image-and-video-generator-lets-you-make-nsfw-content/]

 * Applications & Business

 * (00:26:35) Meta, Microsoft stocks rise on strong earnings and AI spending boom [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/meta-microsoft-stock-earnings-ai.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17540136778840&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2025%2F07%2F31%2Fmeta-microsoft-stock-earnings-ai.html]
 * (00:29:17) OpenAI to Establish Stargate Norway With 230MW Data Center - Bloomberg [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/openai-to-establish-stargate-norway-with-230mw-data-center]
 * (00:32:12) Anthropic [https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-revenue-pace-nears-5-billion-run-mega-round?rc=tuauap]

#219 - GPT 5, Opus 4.1, OpenAI's Open Source, Astrocade

Our 218th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 07/25/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/.

In this episode:

 * GitHub introduces Vibe Coding with Spark, engaging users with natural language and visual controls to develop full-stack applications.
 * AI coding tools from Gemin, CLI and RepleIt face significant issues, inadvertently deleting user data and highlighting the importance of careful management.
 * US release never Award Americans, AI Action Plan outlining economic, technical, and policy strategies to maintain leadership in AI technology.
 * Newly released Mega Science and SWE-Perf data sets evaluate AI reasoning and performance capabilities in diverse scientific and software engineering tasks.
   

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:31) News Preview
 * Tools & Apps

 * * (00:03:53) GitHub Introduces Vibe Coding with Spark: Revolutionizing Intelligent App Development in a Flash - MarkTechPost [https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/07/24/github-introduces-vibe-coding-with-spark-revolutionizing-intelligent-app-development-in-a-flash/]
   * (00:07:05) Figma’s AI app building tool is now available for everyone | The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/news/712995/figma-make-ai-general-availability-announcement]
   * (00:10:18) Two major AI coding tools wiped out user data after making cascading mistakes - Ars Technica [https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/07/ai-coding-assistants-chase-phantoms-destroy-real-user-data/]
   * (00:14:10) Google's AI Overviews have 2B monthly users, AI Mode 100M in the US and India | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/googles-ai-overviews-have-2b-monthly-users-ai-mode-100m-in-the-us-and-india/]
 * Applications & Business

 * * (00:18:10) Leaked Memo: Anthropic CEO Says the Company Will Pursue Gulf State Investments After All [https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-dario-amodei-gulf-state-leaked-memo/]
   * (00:24:39) Mira Murati says her startup Thinking Machines will release new product in ‘months’ with ‘significant open source component’ [https://venturebeat.com/ai/mira-murati-says-her-startup-thinking-machines-will-release-new-product-in-months-with-significant-open-source-component/]
   * (00:27:07) Waymo responds to Tesla’s dick joke with a bigger Austin robotaxi map | The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/news/708885/waymo-austin-map-expand-tesla-robotaxi]
 * Projects & Open Source

 * * (00:32:05) MegaScience: Pushing the Frontiers of Post-Training Datasets for Science Reasoning [https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.16812]
   * (00:43:09)

#218 - Github Spark, MegaScience, US AI Action Plan

Our 217th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 07/17/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/.

In this episode:

 * **OpenAI's new ChatGPT agent**: The episode begins with a detailed discussion on OpenAI's latest ChatGPT agent, which can control entire computers and perform a wide range of tasks, showcasing powerful performance benchmarks and potential applications in business and research.
 * **Major business moves in the AI space**: Significant shifts include Google's acquisition of Windsurf's top talent after OpenAI's deal fell through, Cognition's acquisition of Windsurf, and several notable hires by Meta from OpenAI and Apple, highlighting intense competition in the AI industry.
 * **AI's ethical and societal impacts**: The hosts discuss serious concerns like the rise of non-consensual explicit AI-generated images, ICE's use of facial recognition for large databases, and regulations aimed at controlling AI's potential misuse.
 * **Video game actors strike ends**: The episode concludes with news that SAG-AFTRA's year-long strike for video game voice actors has ended after reaching an agreement on AI rights and wage increases, reflecting the broader impact of AI on the job market.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
 * (00:02:49) News Preview

Tools & Apps

 * (00:03:29) OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Agent can control an entire computer and do tasks for you [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/709158/openai-new-release-chatgpt-agent-operator-deep-research]
 * (00:07:11) Alibaba-backed Moonshot releases new Kimi AI model that beats ChatGPT, Claude in coding — and it costs less [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/14/alibaba-backed-moonshot-releases-kimi-k2-ai-rivaling-chatgpt-claude.html]
 * (00:09:36) Amazon targets vibe-coding chaos with new 'Kiro' AI software development tool – GeekWire [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-targets-vibe-coding-chaos-with-new-kiro-ai-software-development-tool/]
 * (00:12:33) Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users [https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/17/anthropic-tightens-usage-limits-for-claude-code-without-telling-users/]
 * (00:15:51) Mistral's Le Chat chatbot gets a productivity push with new ‘deep research' mode | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/17/mistrals-le-chat-chatbot-gets-a-productivity-push-with-new-deep-research-mode/]
 * (00:17:46) I spent 24 hours flirting with Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/708482/i-spent-24-hours-flirting-with-elon-musks-ai-girlfriend]
 * (00:21:32) Uber is close to completing its quest to become the ultimate robotaxi app | The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/news/707347/uber-baidu-robotaxi-deal-autonomous-ridehail]

Applications & Business

 * (00:24:02) OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google | The Verge [https://www.theverge.com/openai/705999/google-windsurf-ceo-openai]
 * (00:28:09)

#217 - ChatGPT Agent, Kimi k2, Hiring Drama

Our 216th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 07/11/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/.

In this episode:

 * xAI launches Grok 4 with breakthrough performance across benchmarks, becoming the first true frontier model outside established labs, alongside a $300/month subscription tier
 * Grok's alignment challenges emerge with antisemitic responses, highlighting the difficulty of steering models toward "truth-seeking" without harmful biases
 * Perplexity and OpenAI launch AI-powered browsers to compete with Google Chrome, signaling a major shift in how users interact with AI systems
 * Meta study reveals AI tools actually slow down experienced developers by 20% on complex tasks, contradicting expectations and anecdotal reports of productivity gains

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:02) News Preview

      Tools & Apps

 * (00:01:59) Elon Musk's xAI launches Grok 4 alongside a $300 monthly subscription | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/elon-musks-xai-launches-grok-4-alongside-a-300-monthly-subscription/]
 * (00:15:28) Elon Musk’s AI chatbot is suddenly posting antisemitic tropes [https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/tech/grok-ai-antisemitism]
 * (00:29:52) Perplexity launches Comet, an AI-powered web browser | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/perplexity-launches-comet-an-ai-powered-web-browser/]
 * (00:32:54) OpenAI is reportedly releasing an AI browser in the coming weeks | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/openai-is-reportedly-releasing-an-ai-browser-in-the-coming-weeks/]
 * (00:33:27) Replit Launches New Feature for its Agent, CEO Calls it ‘Deep Research for Coding’ [https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/replit-launches-new-feature-for-its-agent-ceo-calls-it-deep-research-for-coding/]
 * (00:34:40) Cursor launches a web app to manage AI coding agents [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/cursor-launches-a-web-app-to-manage-ai-coding-agents/]
 * (00:36:07) Cursor apologizes for unclear pricing changes that upset users | TechCrunch [https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/07/cursor-apologizes-for-unclear-pricing-changes-that-upset-users/]

      Applications & Business

 * (00:39:10) Lovable on track to raise $150M at $2B valuation [https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/lovable-on-track-to-raise-150m-at-2b-valuation/]
 * (00:41:11) Amazon built a massive AI supercluster for Anthropic called Project Rainier – here's what we know so far [https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/04/project_rainier_deep_dive/]
 * (00:46:35) Elon Musk confirms xAI is buying an overseas power plant and shipping the whole thing to the U.S. to power its new data center — 1 million AI [https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-xai-power-plant-overseas-to-power-1-million-gpus]

#216 - Grok 4, Project Rainier, Kimi K2

Our 215th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 07/04/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at contact@lastweekinai.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/.

In this episode:

 * Cloudflare's new AI data scraper blocking feature, its potential implications, and technical challenges
 * Meta's aggressive recruitment for its Super Intelligence Labs division is covered, highlighting key hires from OpenAI and other leaders in the field
 * Anthropic loses significant talent to Cursor, with details on their new economic futures program focusing on AI's impact on the labor market
 * Notable open-source AI model releases from Baidu and Tencent are also discussed, including their performance metrics and potential applications.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:11) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:43) News Preview

Tools & Apps

 * (00:02:55) Cloudflare Introduces Default Blocking of A.I. Data Scrapers [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/technology/cloudflare-ai-data.html]
 * (00:05:44) Runway is going to let people generate video games with AI [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/694531/runway-ai-video-games-generate]
 * (00:11:24) Google embraces AI in the classroom with new Gemini tools for educators, chatbots for students, and more [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/google-embraces-ai-in-the-classroom-with-new-gemini-tools-for-educators-chatbots-for-students-and-more/]
 * (00:16:23) No one likes meetings. They’re sending their AI note takers instead. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/02/ai-note-takers-meetings-bots/]
 * (00:18:08) Google launches Doppl, a new app that lets you visualize how an outfit might look on you [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/google-launches-doppl-a-new-app-that-lets-you-visualize-how-an-outfit-might-look-on-you/]
 * (00:19:14) Google's Imagen 4 text-to-image model promises 'significantly improved' boring images [https://www.engadget.com/ai/googles-imagen-4-text-to-image-model-promises-significantly-improved-boring-images-111711517.html]

Applications & Business

 * (00:22:18) Mark Zuckerberg announces his AI ‘superintelligence’ super-group [https://www.theverge.com/news/695355/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai-superintelligence-labs]
 * (00:29:35) Anthropic Revenue Hits $4 Billion Annual Pace as Competition With Cursor Intensifies [https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-revenue-hits-4-billion-annual-pace-competition-cursor-intensifies?rc=6zqgxt]
 * (00:35:10) As job losses loom, Anthropic launches program to track AI’s economic fallout [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/27/as-job-losses-loom-anthropic-launches-program-to-track-ais-economic-fallout/]
 * (00:38:04) OpenAI says it has no plan to use Google's in-house chip [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-says-no-plan-googles-222056614.html]
 * (00:41:08) Nvidia stakes new startup that flips script on data center power [https://www.axios.com/2025/07/01/nvidia-startup-data-center-power]

#215 - Runway games, Meta Superintelligence, ERNIE 4.5, Adaptive Tree Search

Our 214th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 06/27/2025

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov [https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov] and Jeremie Harris [https://twitter.com/jeremiecharris].
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In this episode:

 * Meta's hiring of key engineers from OpenAI and Thinking Machines Lab securing a $2 billion seed round with a valuation of $10 billion.
 * DeepMind introduces Alpha Genome, significantly advancing genomic research with a model comparable to Alpha Fold but focused on gene functions.
 * Taiwan imposes technology export controls on Huawei and SMIC, while Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI in a groundbreaking legal case.
 * A new DeepMind research paper introduces a transformative approach to cognitive debt in AI tasks, utilizing EEG to assess cognitive load and recall in essay writing with LLMs.

Timestamps + Links:

 * (00:00:10) Intro / Banter
 * (00:01:22) News Preview
 * (00:02:15) Response to listener comments

Tools & Apps

 * (00:06:18) Google is bringing Gemini CLI to developers’ terminals [https://www.theverge.com/news/692517/google-gemini-cli-ai-agent-dev-terminal]
 * (00:12:09) Anthropic now lets you make apps right from its Claude AI chatbot [https://www.theverge.com/news/693342/anthropic-claude-ai-apps-artifact]

Applications & Business

 * (00:15:54) Sam Altman takes his ‘io’ trademark battle public [https://www.theverge.com/news/692840/sam-altman-io-trademark-battle-iyo-emails]
 * (00:21:35) Huawei Matebook Contains Kirin X90, using SMIC 7nm (N+2) Technology [https://www.techinsights.com/blog/huawei-matebook-fold-uses-kirin-x90-built-smics-7nm-n2-node?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=website]
 * (00:26:05) AMD deploys its first Ultra Ethernet ready network card — Pensando Pollara provides up to 400 Gbps performance [https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/amd-deploys-its-first-ultra-ethernet-ready-network-card-pensando-pollara-provides-up-to-400-gbps-performance]
 * (00:31:21) Amazon joins the big nuclear party, buying 1.92 GW for AWS [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/13/amazon-joins-the-big-nuclear-party-buying-1-92-gw-for-aws/]
 * (00:33:20) Nvidia goes nuclear — company joins Bill Gates in backing TerraPower, a company building nuclear reactors for powering data centers [https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/nvidia-goes-nuclear-company-joins-bill-gates-in-backing-terrapower-a-company-building-nuclear-reactors-for-powering-data-centers]
 * (00:36:18) Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab closes on $2B at $10B valuation [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/mira-muratis-thinking-machines-lab-closes-on-2b-at-10b-valuation/]
 * (00:41:02) Meta hires key OpenAI researcher to work on AI reasoning models [https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/meta-hires-key-openai-researcher-to-work-on-ai-reasoning-models/]

Research & Advancements

 * (00:49:46) Google’s new AI will help researchers understand how our genes work [https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/25/1119345/google-deepmind-alphagenome-ai/]

#214 - Gemini CLI, io drama, AlphaGenome, copyright rulings

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