The launch of Microsoft 365 Copilot was marred by a series of issues, leading to a disaster. Meanwhile, Satya Nadella responds to Elon Musk’s claims about the Stargate Project’s financial status, stating he’s ‘good for $80 billion’. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek impresses with a model that rivals OpenAI, while Tesla sees a $15 billion drop in brand value in 2024.
On Wall Street, banks are gearing up to sell billions of dollars of X loans, while Mark Zuckerberg makes a mysterious post about Llama 4. Additionally, several Subreddits are considering banning all links to X, and crypto czar David Sacks asserts that NFTs and memecoins should be seen as collectibles, not securities.
Trump’s Crypto Venture sparks division within the industry he aims to support, as music legend Paul McCartney calls on the UK government to protect artists from AI. Meanwhile, Sony Japan announces the end of production for recordable Blu-rays with no successor planned.
In a more whimsical story, a startup is turning dreams into reality in a literal sense. On a nostalgic note, the battle against ‘Pac-Man’ in San Francisco is revisited, while Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz discusses her company in an interview.
Tech icons Bill Gates, Trump, and Musk are discussed in relation to neurodiversity, as Leo Laporte hosts a panel with Ed Bott, Sam Abuelsamid, and Owen Thomas on This Week in Tech. Listeners can download or subscribe to the show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech and access ad-free episodes with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit. Sponsors for the episode include Oracle, Zscaler, ExpressVPN, Melissa, and ZipRecruiter.
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