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Aug 02, 2026 60

Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate

On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to "pace the rate of AI development."

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Aug 02, 2026 61

Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI

Fender CEO Edward "Bud" Cole gave an interview to T3 in May celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Telecaster with comments on AI and mu...

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Aug 02, 2026 57

Is paying artists enough to convince them to embrace AI?

Illustrators have spent years sounding the alarm about generative artificial intelligence startups training their models on artists' work...

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Aug 01, 2026 63

Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps

Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward.

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Aug 01, 2026 108

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’

Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that "the level of dopamine that I've been getting from interacting with LLMs ... is not healt...

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Aug 01, 2026 66

Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop?

Fenix Flexin is best known as a member of Shoreline Mafia, a rap duo from Los Angeles. But he's recently found solo success with the trac...

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Aug 01, 2026 65

Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT

OpenAI's CEO seemed excited to share a "cool use case" for parents.

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Aug 01, 2026 46

This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps

This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.

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Jul 31, 2026 67

OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok

OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face.

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Jul 31, 2026 67

India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them

India's app market generated a record $345 million in Q2.

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Jul 31, 2026 204

Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation

A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.

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Jul 31, 2026 89

Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day

Google has shut down Google Earth feature it launched Thursday that allowed users to edit satellite images with text prompts using AI. Th...