Snap Specs Make a Play for Your Augmented Reality Attention - DTNS 5355
Summary
Hosts Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane detail Snap's new $2,195 augmented reality Specs, highlighting their enterprise focus, gesture controls, and "Specs Intelligence" AI platform. They also review the Apple Watch Series 12, noting its improved health sensing capabilities, and discuss recent AI safety disclosures from OpenAI and Irregular regarding rogue agent behaviors. The episode features science correspondent Dr. Nikki explaining the significance of the newly completed fruit fly brain connectome and its viral applications, while concluding with a listener perspective on frontier model pricin…
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Sponsors: Freestyle Libre, Rothy's, and Hagen
Show intro and daily tech news overview
Snap Specs AR glasses: features, use cases, and partnerships
Snap Specs pricing, weight, and consumer vs business debate
Sponsors: ChatGPT Work, Granola, and Chicago Booth
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 review roundup
AI security: Rogue agents, watermarks, and disclosure processes
US-China guidelines for AI cyber attacks
Sponsors: Capital One and Opill
Quick headlines: Data centers, EU AI, and Pixel security
Interview: Fly brain connectome and its applications
Listener mail: AI model costs and capacity planning
Outro and final sponsor read
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