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August 15, 20267 min

Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works

Plus - Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations; Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 14, 20265 min

Facebook officially rolls out its stand-alone Creator Studio app

Plus - Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps; Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 13, 20267 min

Everything announced at Made by Google ’26

Plus - The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 12, 20266 min

Jeff Bezos might finally get his hands on a sports team

Plus - OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer; Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 11, 20267 min

Meta gets a new AI model

Plus - Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the US; Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 8, 20266 min

Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster

Plus - The Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms; Bumble teases a swipe-free future as it doubles down on IRL meetups; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 7, 20266 min

eBay continues to bet on live shopping

Plus - Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings; Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 6, 20267 min

Disney+ looks to TikTok creators to bring fan content

Plus - Anthropic signs $10B deal with AI cloud startup Volta; SpaceX doubles revenue on Anthropic and Google compute deals, Starlink growth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 5, 20266 min

Spotify now has over 300M subscribers

Plus - Bending Spoons to buy Airtable for $1.28B; Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 4, 20267 min

Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?

Plus - Congress’s favorite AI tool? ChatGPT; Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users’ internet connections with strangers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices