TWiT 1017: Yellow-Bellied Marmots - Return of Pebble, O3-Mini, Apple AI

• Takeaways From a Monumental Week for AI • Sam Altman: OpenAI has been on the 'wrong side of history' concerning open source | TechCrunch • DeepSeek's AI success is overshadowed by a serious security breac • AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EU | TechCrunch • OpenAI partners with U.S. National Laboratories on scientific research, nuclear weapons security • The NTSB chooses Elon Musk's X to update the press on plane crashes • OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest 'reasoning' model | TechCrunch • Rabbit R1 and Pebble • Apple's AI and AR Struggles Show It Has Lost Some of Its Product Edge • Elon Musk's X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal • Elon Musk's X sues Lego, Nestlé and more brands, accusing them of advertising boycott • Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday • Musk aides lock workers out of OPM computer systems • Elon Musk seizes computer system, locks out senior government officials • Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps app after government updates • Comcast unveils ultra-low lag Internet connection • 23andMe might sell itself as it runs out of money • Streaming prices climb in 2025 after already surpassing inflation rates • Super Bowl Sundays are really noisy everywhere in the US

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