Main Show starts at 5:55
Reddit wants to position itself as a search engine. On its latest earnings call Apple appears to be ready to go all in on AI. Fast Company reported ChatGPT users noticed their private chats were showing up in search engine results. And it's Friday and we end the week with three questions designed to stoke thoughtful and introspective debate.
Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
Top 3:
China Says U.S. Exploited Old Microsoft Flaw to Wage Cyberattacks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-01/china-says-us-exploited-old-microsoft-flaw-to-wage-cyberattacks
Google rolls out Gemini Deep Think AI, a reasoning model that tests multiple ideas in parallel
https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/01/google-rolls-out-gemini-deep-think-ai-a-reasoning-model-that-tests-multiple-ideas-in-parallel/
Microsoft kills Windows 11 SE, another in a long line of failed ChromeOS competitors
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/microsoft-kills-windows-11-se-another-in-a-long-line-of-failed-chromeos-competitors/
Discussions:
Reddit’s Q2 earnings reveal how it’s becoming a search engine
https://www.theverge.com/news/717095/reddit-q2-2025-earnings-search-engine
Apple CEO Tim Cook says company has made 30 AI acquisitions in 2024
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/tim-cook-apple-ai-acquisitions.html
More Discussions:
ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/chatgpt-users-shocked-to-learn-their-chats-were-in-google-search-results/
Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations
https://www.fastcompany.com/91376687/google-indexing-chatgpt-conversations
Today’s guest:
Len Peralta
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Nica Montford
https://techsavvydiva.com
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https://www.instagram.com/techsavvydiva
Check out Tom’s Top Five:
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Next guest:
Justin Robert Young
https://politicspoliticspolitics.substack.com
https://shows.acast.com/worlds-greatest-con
https://shows.acast.com/were-not-wrong
https://attentionmechanismpodcast.com
https://openai.com/podcast/
https://x.com/JustinRYoung
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