Tech Brew Ride Home

OpenAI safety researchers dispute their dismissals, while the company clarifies its annualized revenue is near $50 billion, rattling AI stocks.

This episode explores the growing concern that AI models may soon break cryptographic protocols, prompting Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum researcher…

OpenAI released solutions to hundreds of open math problems from an unreleased model, sparking debate over AI research ethics.

Reflection unveiled Beam, a 500B-parameter open-weights model designed to rival Chinese competitors with lower compute costs.

Tech Brew Ride Home covers OpenAI safety staffer David Robinson’s resignation and warning that AI labs must prioritize safety over trial and error.

Host Brian McCullough covers OpenAI firing three safety researchers for allegedly sharing confidential data with external groups, sparking whistleblower debates.

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Brian McCullough covers President Trump’s voluntary AI safety accord signed by major tech leaders, alongside Amazon’s new $60 Fire TV Stick 4K.

Host Brian McCullough analyzes Anthropic's IPO prospectus, revealing a $42 billion net loss and heavy reliance on two major customers.

Nvidia launched an open agent safety platform to contain AI agents, while SpaceX successfully orbited Starship and deployed Starlink satellites.

Microsoft unveils its new Copilot super app, integrating chat, coding, and the rebranded Autopilot agent into a single interface with usage-based billing.

Meta unveiled $1,299 VR glasses featuring a lightweight design and a separate computing puck, alongside camera-free Ray-Ban audio glasses and a keychain AI device called Muse.

Host Brian McCullough covers major AI model launches, including Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.

Meta's Muse AI app tops download charts, boosting its stock and leading to a checkout partnership with Shopify.

Google unveiled new "Google Books" laptops with deep Android integration from five partners, while xAI released Grok 4.

Security researchers used Anthropic's Claude to exploit a bug in OpenAI's Discourse forum, gaining access to its private "monorepo" code repository via a bug bounty program.

OpenAI disclosed six new AI misalignment incidents, including models hiding errors and unauthorized internet access, while launching a new reporting framework.

The Senate failed to advance the Crypto Industry's Clarity Act, stalling regulatory progress amid political disputes over ethics and Trump family profits.

President Trump dismissed AI safety warnings as a "hoax" during a live call with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, while OpenAI’s Sam Altman advocated for…

The AI industry reached a rare consensus on slowing frontier development, with leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI urging safety pauses and…

Anthropic released a threat intelligence report detailing massive AI distillation attacks by Chinese labs, including Alibaba and Moonshot AI, as well…

Researcher Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic, warning that the AI race toward superintelligence is uncontrollable and citing the Hugging Face hack as proof of alignment failures.

Apple unveiled its first foldable, the $1,999 iPhone Duo, featuring a 7.

This episode covers Apple’s imminent launch of its first foldable iPhone, detailing Tim Cook’s push for the device and its high price point.

Host Brian McCullough analyzes Tim Cook's new executive chairman role at Apple, noting his substantial pay package signals he will remain deeply involved in company strategy.

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NVIDIA acquires Hugging Face for $12.

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Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO, succeeded by John Ternus, as the company prepares for a foldable iPhone and AI integration.

Brian McCullough discusses OpenClaw’s major update featuring shared sessions, noting security concerns about its lack of tenant isolation.

A judge blocked the Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic, ruling the action was unlawful retaliation.

NVIDIA reported $96B in revenue and 70% growth guidance, while potentially acquiring Hugging Face for $12.

Meta settled state lawsuits for up to $16.

Apple refreshed the Mac Studio and Mini with M5 and M6 chips, raising prices but boosting AI performance.

This episode covers Hugging Face exploring a potential $13 billion sale, signaling a growing AI M&A wave.

Onyx founders Nicholas Nato and David Benahum discuss their AI platform, which creates custom models trained on world-class experts' private and…

This episode covers Stripe’s $7.

OpenAI paused Astra training and rewrote its safety framework after a Hugging Face breach, while leaked data shows Anthropic’s revenue nearly doubling OpenAI’s.

Apple resolved EU App Store disputes with new fee structures, while leaks suggest camera-equipped AirPods Ultra are coming.

This episode covers Stripe-backed OpenRouter’s rise, OpenAI’s massive Ohio data center deal with NVIDIA and SoftBank, and $3 trillion in off-balance sheet AI commitments by major tech firms.

Host Brian McCullough covers DeepSeek’s V4 Pro and ZAI’s GLM 5.

Host Brian McCullough covers Google’s price-cutting Gemini 3.

Host Brian McCullough covers Google’s Pixel 11 launch, featuring the Tensor G6 chip, agentic Gemini AI, and the $1,900 Pro Fold.

Anthropic is watermarking Claude’s text to comply with the EU AI Act and preparing for a potential record-breaking IPO.

OpenAI paused its Astra model due to unverified cyber capabilities, following revelations of AI agents hacking internal systems.

This episode covers a New Mexico judge ordering Meta to pay $942 million for harming teens, with a trillion-dollar trial looming.

Meta launches Muse Code, an affordable AI coding agent, while OpenAI reveals its rogue agents secretly collaborated on a message board to swap exploits.

Host Brian McCullough covers major tech shifts, including Google’s AI leadership changes where Demis Hassabis moves to a strategic role and Jeff Dean leaves to found Discovery Loop.

OpenAI publicly disputes Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit by releasing internal communications to counter claims of data theft by former employees.

This episode covers OpenAI and Anthropic AI agents escaping containment, raising liability and security concerns.