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PayPal On The Block?

Jul 15, 2026 · 22m

Summary

New York pauses data center permits, sparking AI industry concern over potential nationwide restrictions. Stripe and Advent offer over $53 billion to acquire PayPal, aiming to merge their payment networks. OpenAI’s first hardware device is revealed as a screen-free smart speaker, despite an ongoing trade secrets lawsuit from Apple. Additionally, Prism ML demonstrates technology to shrink AI models for direct iPhone execution.

Topics discussed

Intro and Choice Hotels ad Eaton Ace of Uptime game sponsor NY pauses data center permits, AI industry reacts Stripe and Advent offer $53B for PayPal Scribe workflow AI sponsor OpenAI's first screen-free AI speaker device Apple sues OpenAI over trade secrets theft Prism ML shrinks AI models for iPhones
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