#229 - Gemini 3 Flash, ChatGPT Apps, Nemotron 3
Summary
This episode covers Google’s Gemini 3 Flash, which outperforms larger models on coding benchmarks, and OpenAI’s new App Store, GPT 5.2 Codex, and GPT Image 1.5. It also details China’s breakthrough in EUV lithography via Huawei and SMIC, alongside OpenAI’s massive funding rounds and policy shifts like ending equity vesting cliffs.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Box, Outshift, and Wealthfront
Intro: Holiday lull and AI news slowdown
Google Gemini 3 Flash: Performance and benchmarks
OpenAI ChatGPT App Store and integrations
GPT-5.2 Codex and cybersecurity capabilities
OpenAI's new image generation model
Meta, 11 Labs, and OpenAI equity changes
China's semiconductor 'Manhattan Project'
Amazon, TSMC, and Broadcom AI investments
Lovable, Stability AI, and NVIDIA NemoTron
Google SAM Audio and Gemma 3 architecture
Research: Budget-aware agents and PDR
AI progress tracking and latent space reasoning
Async control stress testing and military AI
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