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Anthropic’s Mythos is Back, OpenAI Releases GPT 5.6, Apple’s Price Increases

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Anthropic’s Mythos is Back, OpenAI Releases GPT 5.6, Apple’s Price Increases

Big Technology Podcast

Jun 27
Big Technology Podcast

Big Technology Podcast

Jun 27
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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Mythos is back 2) OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 to a small group 3) Should the government pick winners? 4) Is this a blessing to open source AI? 5) Is the gating of frontier models bad for these companies businesses? 6) Frontier lab customers are finding cheaper ways to do business 7) There's a bunch of overbilling happening in opaque AI systems 8) Is SpaceX's valuation frothy? 9) Apple's price raises: Greed or not? 10) Apple's impact on the memory space 11) Rest in peace, Om Malik --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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This podcast episode dives into the latest tech news, covering the return of Anthropic's Mythos, OpenAI's limited release of GPT-5.6, and Apple's recent price hikes. The discussion explores the implications of government regulation on AI, the competitive threat from open-source models, and the potential impact on the business models of leading AI companies.
02:54
Terra and Luna were crashed cryptocurrencies.
09:06
Government picking winners and losers risks a more controlled economy.
15:26
Open-source models threaten closed AI business models.
36:55
$1.7 million in overcharges on $34 million in bills
49:05
Apple's mission should be making great products, not maximizing profit beyond reason.

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Anthropic's Mythos Returns, OpenAI's GPT-5.6, and Apple's Price Hikes: A Tech News Roundup
00:00
Should the Government Pick Winners? The Debate Over Regulating Frontier AI Models
05:56
Open-Source AI: A Blessing or a Threat to Closed AI Companies and Their IPO Plans?
15:26
The Market Shift Away from Frontier Models: Cost Efficiency and the Jevons Paradox
24:22
Apple's Price Raises: Greed or Necessity? And a Tribute to Om Malik
42:56

Transcript

Alex Kantrowitz: Mythos is back, and OpenAI's most powerful model, GPT-5.6, is out, too. But will the public ever get to see either of them? And Apple hikes prices massively to keep pace with memory prices. Is it greed? That's coming up on a Big Technology...