Are we witnessing an AI-fueled gold rush or the early signs of an epic crash? Listen to these hard-hitting discussions on bubbles, breakthroughs, and the real impact behind Silicon Valley's AI obsession.

• Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year': the Architects of AI


• The AI Wildfire Is Coming. It's Going to Be Very Painful and Incredibly Healthy.


• 'ChatGPT for Doctors' Startup Doubles Valuation to $12 Billion as Revenue Surges


• Trump Pretends To Block State AI Laws; Media Pretends That's Legal


• It's beginning to look a lot like (AI) Christmas


• Amazon Prime Video Pulls AI-Powered Recaps After Fallout Flub


• Could America win the AI race but lose the war?


• Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026


• Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta's Ray-Ban Smart Glasses


• The countdown to the world's first social media ban for children


• US could demand five-year social media history from tourists before allowing entry


• Reddit making global changes to protect kids after social media ban - 9to5Mac


• There are no good outcomes for the Warner Bros. sale


• Paramount CEO Made Trump a Secret Promise on CNN in Warner Bros. Convo


• Whatnot's Schlock Empire Shows Digital Live Shopping Can Thrive in America


• The Military Almost Got the Right to Repair. Lawmakers Just Took It Away


• Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case


• Japan law opening phone app stores to go into effect


• Microsoft Excel Turns 40, Remains Stubbornly Unkillable - Slashdot


• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sweeps The Game Awards — analysis and full winners list


• Microsoft promises more bug payouts, with or without a bounty program


• An ex-Twitter lawyer is trying to bring Twitter back

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Iain Thomson, Owen Thomas, and Jason Hiner

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