Episode 141: WWDC 25 and a Ton of Money Moving
- Apple WWDC 2025 unveils native Linux containerization for macOS and "Liquid Glass" design language in iOS 26
- Apple Intelligence downplayed after 2024 flop, releases controversial "Illusion of Thinking" AI research paper
- OpenAI hits $10 billion annual recurring revenue, slashes o3 pricing by 80% and launches enhanced o3-pro
- OpenAI losing market share to Google despite revenue milestone and Advanced Voice rollout
- Google offers buyouts to Search and Ads employees - their 20,000-person crown jewel division
- Remote Google workers within 50 miles face forced return-to-office mandates in major restructuring
- Meta offering $2M+ annually for AI talent but still losing top researchers to OpenAI and Anthropic
- Anthropic maintains 80% retention rate and becomes #1 destination for AI researchers despite Reddit data breach accusations
- Amazon announces massive $20 billion US investment to advance AI innovation initiatives
- AI breaking entry-level jobs Gen Z needs - Anthropic CEO warns 50% could be eliminated in 5 years
- Unemployment could spike to 10-20% within five years due to AI displacement of white collar work
- "Bland" AI goes viral with uncanny voice cloning technology that captures soul from brief MP3 files
- Builder AI startup collapse exposes $1.5B Microsoft-backed "AI" was actually Indian developers in disguise
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