GPT-5, Tilted Earth, and the Robot That Might Kill Me
Aug 08, 2025•41 min•Ep. 393
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In this episode:
- GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT users
- Hiding secret codes in light protects against fake videos
- Amazon to Pay New York Times at Least $20 Million a Year in AI Deal
- Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice?
- High costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups
- China’s Unitree R1 Is a Humanoid Robot Costing Less Than $6,000
- Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash case
- Tesla withheld data, lied, and misdirected police and plaintiffs to avoid blame in Autopilot crash
- Hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app, designed as a women's safe space
- A Second Tea Breach Reveals Users’ DMs About Abortions and Cheating
- Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access
Weird and Wacky:
- Vote for the stamp you want to bring back!
- Welcome to the Grocery Store Where Prices Change 100 Times a Day
- Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn't Happen.
- CCTV Footage Captures the First-Ever Video of an Earthquake Fault in Motion, Shining a Rare Light on Seismic Dynamics
- Coffeematic PC
Tech Rec:
- Sanjay - Linear ( Linear sent me down a local-first rabbit hole | Bytemash )
- Adam - Gamma.app
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