Ep. 504: Can Meta buy AI Superintelligence? Plus other tech news

Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are betting big on AI and trying to build a dream team. Can they buy their way into AI dominance? Quarterly results are in for most of the tech world, and we don't really care. Google has a bunch of new rules on age and language. That and so much more as we help you tech better!

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INTRO (00:00)

One month until new iPhones! - Nate’s iPhone Beta Woes (03:05)

Quarterly Results from big tech, who cares - Microsoft officially tops $4 trillion in market cap, joining Nvidia in exclusive club (08:25)

Bitchat reality check (11:10)

MAIN TOPIC: Can Meta buy AI Superintelligence? (12:30)
- Meta is shelling out big bucks to get ahead in AI. Here’s who it’s hiring
- Meta’s AI Recruiting Campaign Finds a New Target
- Mark Zuckerberg says Superintelligence is imminent. What is it?

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Download Offline Maps (25:55)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (33:35)
- U.S. Senators Introduce New Pirate Site Blocking Bill: Block BEARD
- YouTube loosens profanity rules for monetized videos
- Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined
- Elon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine’s archive
- A luggage service’s web bugs exposed the travel plans of every user
- Tim Cook has now been Apple’s CEO for longer than Steve Jobs
- Radioactive wasp nests found near nuclear storage site in South Carolina

TAKES:
- Google starts rolling out ML-powered age estimation in the US - YouTube banned for teens in Australia (36:20)
- Trump ends de minimis exemption for global low-cost goods - Nintendo Switch Pricing Update (42:30)
- iOS 26’s new Messages feature has political fundraisers freaking out (46:40)
- Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines (47:55)

BONUS ODD TAKE: Historical Tech Tree (49:50)

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Dave: Mint Mobile (54:45)

Nate: BOYA by M1 Lavalier Microphone for Smartphones Canon Nikon DSLR Cameras Camcorders Audio Recorder PC (01:01:00)

Ramazon Purchase of the Week (01:06:55)

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