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GTA Now
Rockstar priced GTA 6 at $79.
Moar Meta Glasses
Meta launched affordable smart glasses with new AI features but paused its controversial employee laptop tracking program after a security breach.
Acqui-Investing
Meta invests $900 million in Cred to appoint founder Kunal Shah as WhatsApp’s new head, while Google loses Nobel laureate John Jumper to Anthropic.
GTA VI, Finally, Finally Coming?
This Tech Brew Ride Home episode covers Intel’s stock surge following a reported chip deal with Apple, Waymo’s temporary suspension of highway…
The Chip-pocalypse Comes For Apple
Tim Cook warns Apple faces unavoidable price hikes due to AI-driven memory chip shortages, while AI researcher Noam Shazir joins OpenAI from Google.
Snap Specs
Host Brian McCullough covers Snap’s standalone Spex AR glasses, Google’s Android 17 and Wear OS 7 updates, and reports on Trump officials discussing government equity stakes in AI firms.
SpaceX Pounces On Cursor
SpaceX acquires AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion as its stock surges 20% post-IPO.
Fable Thrown Under The Bus
Host Brian McCullough covers Anthropic’s global access blackout for Claude models following Amazon-triggered U.
The SpaceX IPO
SpaceX executes the largest IPO in history at a $1.
A Claude Clawback
Anthropic reversed its policy of secretly degrading Claude for AI researchers after backlash, while OpenAI considers drastic price cuts amid a looming price war.
Elon Hype Works For One Business, Not The Other
The CFTC proposes banning prediction market bets on war and assassinations, while SpaceX’s IPO sees massive $250 billion demand.
Claude Fable 5
This episode covers Anthropic’s release of the guarded Claude Fable 5 and confidential IPO filings by both Anthropic and OpenAI.
WWD-See... Anything?
This episode covers Apple’s WWDC keynote, highlighting iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and a new Siri AI built on Google’s Gemini technology.
The Bots Have Won The Web!
This episode covers bots surpassing human web traffic, the S&P 500 rejecting fast-track IPOs for firms like SpaceX, and Anthropic’s engineers working with the NSA.
Small And Open Source Still Has A Horse In This Race
This episode covers Google’s new local AI model Gemma 412B, TSMC’s warning of persistent chip shortages, and Ramp’s $750M funding round.
Microsoft Build
Brian McCullough covers Microsoft Build 2026, highlighting the Scout AI agent, Surface RTX Spark DevBox, and new proprietary models like My Thinking One.
What Will These IPOs Do To The Stock Market?
This episode covers Anthropic’s IPO filing and the potential $4 trillion market impact of upcoming debuts by Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX.
Interviewing For A Job At Anthropic? DON’T Use AI.
Host Brian McCullough covers NVIDIA’s ARM-based RTX Spark chips and DGX Station for Windows, alongside Intel’s Crescent Island data center GPU.
Portfolio Profile: Sora
Host Brian McCullough interviews Sora founders Jeff and Leo, ER doctors who created IoT-connected cabinets for public emergencies.
New Claude, New Realities
Brian McCullough covers Anthropic’s Opus 4.
RAMpocalypse Now!
This episode covers the "Ramageddon" chip shortage driving up prices for the Steam Deck, Switch 2, and Aura Ring 5.
What If GPT-5.5 Is Actually Way Ahead?
Brian McCullough covers Robinhood’s launch of agentic stock trading and AI-linked virtual cards, alongside Micron reaching a record $1 trillion market cap.
The Pope Gets AI Religion
Pope Leo XIV issued an encyclical urging AI regulation and human dignity, while Huawei claims it will produce 1.
(BNS) Brian's Vibecoding Journey
In this bonus episode of Tech Brew Ride Home, host Chris Messina interviews Brian Solis about his new "How I AI" series.
AI One-Upsmanship
Brian McCullough covers quantum computing stock surges following $2 billion in U.
SpaceX IPO Deets
SpaceX files for a massive IPO, revealing $18.
Google I/O
Host Brian McCullough covers Google I/O 2026 highlights, including the fast Gemini 3.
Elon Loses
The Musk v.
OpenAI Takes Out Another Niche
OpenAI launched personal finance tools for Pro users via Plaid, while arXiv cracked down on AI-generated academic papers.
Musk V. Altman Closing Arguments
This episode covers closing arguments in the Musk v.
The Biggest Tech IPO Since Uber
OpenAI considers legal action against Apple over a strained Siri partnership, while Cerebras Systems debuts as the largest US tech IPO since Uber.
Googlebooks
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.
Hackers Get Paid
This episode covers Instructure’s deal with hackers to recover stolen Canvas data and eBay’s rejection of GameStop’s $56 billion bid.
The AI Sec-Pocalypse Is Actually Nigh?
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.
Chickens, Roosting
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.
XAI Is Just A Neocloud Now?
Host Brian McCullough covers Anthropic’s 80x growth surge and its new 300-megawatt compute deal with SpaceX, which absorbed XAI.
Even 175-year-old Companies Can Join The AI Boom
This episode covers Corning and NVIDIA’s partnership to build optical manufacturing plants, Morgan Stanley’s low-fee crypto trading pilot on E-Trade,…
Will AI Models Have To Be Reviews By The Government?
The Trump administration considers AI oversight, reversing its previous hands-off stance.
Welcome Back To The Arena, GameStop
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.
My LLM Cutoff Is 1930
Host Brian McCullough covers Apple’s strong Q2 earnings, driven by MacBook Neo demand and a leadership transition to John Ternus.
Earnings Overload
Tech Brew Ride Home covers major earnings, with Alphabet soaring on cloud growth while Meta dropped 10% over $145 billion CapEx.
Elon V. Sam Day 2
The EU escalated its DSA probe against Meta for failing to block under-13 users on Instagram and Facebook.
Musk V. Altman
The Musk v.
Meta Needs To Rethink Manus
China blocked Meta’s $2 billion Manus acquisition, closing the "Singapore washing" loophole for offshore AI startups.
All The Headlines, All The Model Drops...
Host Brian McCullough covers DeepSeek’s cost-effective V4 models, OpenAI’s GPT 5.
Another DeepSeek Moment On The Horizon?
This episode covers SpaceX’s potential acquisition of Cursor and its plans to manufacture GPUs, alongside Microsoft’s first voluntary retirement program.
Elon Buys Cursor?
SpaceX struck a deal to potentially acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion to bolster XAI’s capabilities.
Tim Cook Rides Into The Sunset
Apple names John Ternus as CEO, succeeding Tim Cook, who becomes executive chairman.
Robots Winning The (Literal) Race
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.
Reed Hastings Rides Into The Sunset
This episode covers Netflix’s earnings beat offset by weak guidance and Reed Hastings’ board departure.