Meta's Data Center on Your Face
Jun 25, 2026 · 1h 16m
Summary
Hosts Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Meta’s new unbranded smart glasses, the privacy implications of Anthropic’s ID verification, and Google DeepMind’s loss of key researchers John Jumper and Noam Shazeer. They also cover Google’s $75 million investment in A24 for AI storyboarding tools and the cultural pushback against AI in Hollywood.
Topics discussed
Intro, Duracell ad, and AI Inside swag
AI policy, Anthropic ID requirements, and NSA breach
Meta Ray-Bans smart glasses and privacy concerns
Meta employee data leak and surveillance tools
Sponsors: Superhuman and Gusto
DeepMind and OpenAI talent departures
A24 AI partnership and The Social Reckoning film
Midjourney pivots to full-body medical scanners
Ribby.tv: AI-generated pixel art baseball
Sponsors: Cisco Outshift and Decagon
Pixel Now Playing privacy and Claude in Slack
NY primary AI spending, Notebook LM, and outro
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