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THIS WEEK IN AI: Google's AI Laptop, Everyone Goes to China, Thinking Machines

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THIS WEEK IN AI: Google's AI Laptop, Everyone Goes to China, Thinking Machines

Limitless: An AI Podcast

2 DAYS AGO
Limitless: An AI Podcast

Limitless: An AI Podcast

2 DAYS AGO
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This week, we saw Google’s new AI-focused laptop, Gemini’s growing role across Google services, and Google’s reported work with SpaceX on space-based data centers.  We also cover Isomorphic Labs’ $2.1 billion raise, a Chinese mecha robot, and new developm...

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This episode dives into the latest AI developments shaping hardware, biotech, robotics, and global policy—highlighting strategic moves by tech giants, emerging startups, and geopolitical shifts.
05:24
Apple licensed Google's Gemini model and shows no sign of creating its own base model
06:49
Google may sign a new deal with SpaceX to launch TPUs into space
10:51
Hassabis won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold II
15:20
The mecha robot knocks down a brick wall during its public demo.
17:16
The omni model enables simultaneous hearing, seeing, and speaking—eliminating the 'walkie talkie' constraint of traditional LLMs
24:25
Anthropic and OpenAI declared certain deals invalid, preventing future redemption of shares
28:11
China mandates top AI labs to use Chinese hardware and GPUs
29:57
Leaked texts show Sam Altman and Satya Nadella praising the Limitless podcast

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Googlebook
00:00
Google’s SpaceX Deal
06:48
Isomorphic Labs
10:51
Robot Giants
15:19
Thinking Machines
17:16
Anthropic’s Voided Deals
21:45
China Summit
25:19
Leopold Next
29:56

Transcript

Josh: Google just launched the first laptop built for AI, and it's everything Apple said Siri would be, and a lot more. It's pretty awesome. The signature feature is this thing called a magic pointer, where you can wiggle your cursor over a date in an emai...