This Week in Google (Audio)

IM 810: A Liter of Computronium - Ray Kurzweil, Amazon's Robots, Cheating AI• Interview with Ray Kurzweil • Liquid eggs? NYC bodegas have new strategy to keep bacon, egg and cheese prices down • Google announces Gemini Robotics for building general purpose robots • DeepMind's latest AI model can help robots fold origami and close Ziploc bags • An audit found that 10 top AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini, repeated false • claims from a pro-Kremlin disinformation network 33% of the time • A study of eight AI search engines found they provided incorrect citations of news articles in 60%+ of queries; Grok 3 answered 94% of the queries incorrectly • AI Tries To Cheat At Chess When It's Losing - Slashdot • AI Thinks It Cracked Kryptos. The Artist Behind It Says No Chance • Pokemon Go is getting a new owner after almost 9 years with Niantic • Robots That Don't Walk Are Making Strides • Amazon has more than 750,000 robots that sort, lift, and carry packages—see them in action • TikTok will play 'calming music' to remind teens to stop using the app • FCC chair asks if YouTube TV 'discriminates against faith-based programming' • OpenAI says it has trained an AI that's 'really good' at creative writing • Bluesky CEO: imagine a 'world without Caesars' • The Senate approves Gail Slater, President Trump's pick to lead the DOJ's antitrust unit, by a 78-19 vote; she has been critical of power in the tech industry • Times profile of Jessica Lessin • Gen-Zers are turning to DVDs instead of streaming their favorite movies • Wonder Acquires Media Company Tastemade for $90 Million • Denmark postal service to stop delivering letters Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Ray Kurzweil Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: monarchmoney.com with code IM threatlocker.com/twit get.stash.com/machines

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IM 811: Flippin' the Bird - Anthony Aguirre, AI Safety, Hollywood vs. AI• Interview with Anthony Aguirre • The NIST's new directive to AI Safety Institute partners scrubs mentions of "AI safety" and "AI fairness" and prioritizes "reducing ideological bias" in models • Jensen Huang GTC Keynote in 16 minutes • Nvidia and Yum! Brands team up to expand AI ordering • Google Is Officially Replacing Assistant With Gemini - Slashdot • Google's Gemini AI is really good at watermark removal • Hollywood warns about AI industry's push to change copyright law • Hear what Horizon Zero Dawn actor Ashly Burch thinks about AI taking her job • Guardian agrees with Leo • The Daily Wire announces new advertising partnership with Perplexity and The Ben Shapiro Show • Elon Musk's Grok to merge with Perplexity AI? • Perplexity dunks on Google's 'glue on pizza' AI fail in new ad • Google announces new health-care AI updates for Search • Google plans to release new 'open' AI models for drug discovery • EFF: California's A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly • Italian newspaper says it has published world's first AI-generated edition • AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language • Kevin Roose joins the AGI cult: Why I'm Feeling the A.G.I. • I Hitched a Ride in San Francisco's Newest Robotaxi • Elon Musk's X obtains $44bn valuation in sharp turnaround • The 560-pound Twitter logo from its San Francisco headquarters is up for auction • Andreessen wants to shut down all higher education in America • FSF's Memorabilia Silent Auction Begins Today - Slashdot • Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains • Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion • Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara • Oh Mary! • TechCrunch Founder-Turned-Crypto Investor Pays $60 Million for Miami Beach Home Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Anthony Aguirre Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at https://twit.tv/shows/intelligent-machines. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com zscaler.com/security

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