Tech Brew Ride Home

Pope Leo XIV issued an encyclical urging AI regulation and human dignity, while Huawei claims it will produce 1.

In this bonus episode of Tech Brew Ride Home, host Chris Messina interviews Brian Solis about his new "How I AI" series.

Brian McCullough covers quantum computing stock surges following $2 billion in U.

SpaceX files for a massive IPO, revealing $18.

Host Brian McCullough covers Google I/O 2026 highlights, including the fast Gemini 3.

The Musk v.

OpenAI launched personal finance tools for Pro users via Plaid, while arXiv cracked down on AI-generated academic papers.

This episode covers closing arguments in the Musk v.

OpenAI considers legal action against Apple over a strained Siri partnership, while Cerebras Systems debuts as the largest US tech IPO since Uber.

This episode covers Google’s launch of the unified Google Book OS, WhatsApp’s private Incognito Chat, and Anthropic’s $50 billion revenue run rate.

This episode covers Instructure’s deal with hackers to recover stolen Canvas data and eBay’s rejection of GameStop’s $56 billion bid.

This episode covers Google’s report of the first AI-assisted zero-day hack, signaling a shift in cybersecurity where traditional patch windows are obsolete.

This episode covers Nintendo raising the Switch 2 price to $500 due to memory shortages and the Canvas LMS going offline after a ransomware attack by Shiny Hunters.

Host Brian McCullough covers Anthropic’s 80x growth surge and its new 300-megawatt compute deal with SpaceX, which absorbed XAI.

This episode covers Corning and NVIDIA’s partnership to build optical manufacturing plants, Morgan Stanley’s low-fee crypto trading pilot on E-Trade,…

The Trump administration considers AI oversight, reversing its previous hands-off stance.

GameStop’s Ryan Cohen made a $56 billion unsolicited bid for eBay, while Anthropic and OpenAI form joint ventures with private equity firms to sell AI tools.

Host Brian McCullough covers Apple’s strong Q2 earnings, driven by MacBook Neo demand and a leadership transition to John Ternus.

Tech Brew Ride Home covers major earnings, with Alphabet soaring on cloud growth while Meta dropped 10% over $145 billion CapEx.

The EU escalated its DSA probe against Meta for failing to block under-13 users on Instagram and Facebook.

The Musk v.

China blocked Meta’s $2 billion Manus acquisition, closing the "Singapore washing" loophole for offshore AI startups.

Host Brian McCullough covers DeepSeek’s cost-effective V4 models, OpenAI’s GPT 5.

This episode covers SpaceX’s potential acquisition of Cursor and its plans to manufacture GPUs, alongside Microsoft’s first voluntary retirement program.

SpaceX struck a deal to potentially acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion to bolster XAI’s capabilities.

Apple names John Ternus as CEO, succeeding Tim Cook, who becomes executive chairman.

Vercel confirmed a security breach stemming from a compromised third-party AI OAuth app, while the NSA reportedly uses Anthropic’s Mythos model despite Pentagon blacklisting.

This episode covers Netflix’s earnings beat offset by weak guidance and Reed Hastings’ board departure.

Host Brian McCullough covers Anthropic’s release of Claude Opus 4.

Snap cuts 16% of its workforce citing AI efficiency, while Allbirds pivots from shoes to AI compute infrastructure as Newbird AI.

Amazon acquires GlobalStar for $10.

This episode covers two attacks on Sam Altman’s home, with suspects arrested for arson and gunfire.