Best Software Test Pro Podcasts (2025)

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Roblox expands use of age-estimation tech and Scale AI is suing a former employee and rival Mercor 8:50

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Amid lawsuits alleging child safety concerns, online gaming service Roblox announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its age-estimation technology to all users and partnering with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to provide age and content ratings for the games and apps on its platform. The company said that by year’s end, the age-est…

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Netflix updates its Moments feature and PayPal and Venmo are giving out Comet invites 4:46

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Netflix launched a scene-clipping feature for mobile last year called “Moments,” which lets users quickly save their favorite scenes from shows and movies within the Netflix app. The streaming giant rolled out an update on Wednesday, allowing users to specify both a starting point and an endpoint when saving a scene. Also, invites to Perplexity’s n…

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Australia Implements AI Abuse Laws, SAP Launches €20B Cloud Initiative, Tesla Reveals Master Plan, Jabra and Lenovo Unveil AI Meeting Solution, and more... 9:04

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(0:10): Australia Targets AI-Driven Abuse with New Laws to Combat Deepfake Nudes and Stalking (2:05): SAP Unveils €20 Billion Sovereign Cloud Drive to Boost European Digital Independence (4:52): Tesla Unveils 'Master Plan Part IV': AI and Robotics to Drive Future Growth (6:54): Jabra & Lenovo Launch AI-Optimized Meeting Room Solution with 180-Degre…

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Kojima Productions Celebrates Anniversary, UAE Launches $200B AI Data Hub, Phasecraft Advances Quantum Hardware, Apple Expands iPhone Radiation Fix, and more... 9:04

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(0:10): Kojima Productions Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Exclusive Event, Teases New Games and Hollywood Ambitions (2:12): UAE Unveils $200B AI Data Hub, Sparking Global Tech Race with U.S. and Saudi Partnerships (4:50): Phasecraft Leads Quantum Computing Revolution with Hardware-Agnostic Algorithms and Expands into US Market (6:58): Apple to Ex…

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Google avoids break up, but has to give up exclusive search deals in antitrust trial , and more tech news 9:57

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Google will not be forced to break up its search business, but a federal judge has tentatively ordered other changes to the tech giant’s business practices to keep it from further anticompetitive behavior. Also, the battle over $20 billion worth of climate-related funding authorized by Congress continues as an appellate court ruled on Tuesday in fa…

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OpenAI to route sensitive conversations to GPT-5 and introduce parental controls 6:57

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OpenAI said Tuesday it plans to route sensitive conversations to reasoning models like GPT-5 and roll out parental controls within the next month — part of an ongoing response to recent safety incidents involving ChatGPT failing to detect mental distress. The new guardrails come in the aftermath of the suicide of teenager Adam Raine, who discussed …

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Space investing goes mainstream as VCs ditch the rocket science requirements 7:04

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Five years ago, investor Katelin Holloway made what she calls a “literal moon shot” investment. A founding partner of the generalist venture firm Seven Seven Six admits she and her team had “no clue” what rocket company Stoke Space was talking about when they pitched the firm on its reusable launch technology. She says, ‘we knew full well we were n…

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Taco Bell is having second thoughts about relying on AI at the drive-through plus cracks are forming in Meta’s partnership with Scale AI 4:47

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Taco Bell’s chief digital officer says the company is having an “active conversation” about when to use and not use AI. The company has apparently rolled out voice AI-powered ordering at more than 500 drive-throughs. Also, it’s only been since June that Meta invested $14.3 billion in the data-labeling vendor Scale AI, bringing on CEO Alexandr Wang …

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AI Bikini Interviews Spark Debate, WeChat Adds AI Labels, Tesla Recalls Model Y, Apple Launches AI Chatbot, and more... 9:42

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(0:10): Controversial AI-Generated 'Bikini Interviews' Flood Social Media, Spark Legal and Ethical Debates (2:01): WeChat Enforces AI Content Labels to Boost Transparency and Prevent Misinformation (3:38): Tesla Recalls Over 7,300 Model Y Vehicles in Australia for Automatic Window Defect (5:20): Apple Unveils Asa: AI-Powered Chatbot to Revolutioniz…

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Murder at Burning Man turns Silicon Valley’s desert playground into a crime scene plus Nvidia's two mystery customers 5:42

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A homicide investigation has rocked the final days of Burning Man after a man was found dead “lying in a pool of blood” Saturday night at the Nevada desert festival, according to the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office. According to the New York Times, the grim discovery occurred around 9:14 p.m. just as the festival’s iconic wooden “Man” effigy began…

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Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws; also Trump administration’s deal is structured to prevent Intel from selling foundry unit 6:02

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Decentralized social network Mastodon says it can’t comply with Mississippi’s age verification law — the same law that saw rival Bluesky pull out of the state — because it doesn’t have the means to do so. Also, The Trump administration seems intent on controlling Intel’s ability to make key business decisions around its floundering foundry business…

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13 Nations Accuse China, Sony Leaks New Portable, TransUnion Data Breach, Global Age Verification Laws, and more... 12:52

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(0:10): 13 Nations Accuse Chinese Tech Firms of Global Cyber-Espionage on Critical Infrastructure (2:09): Sony's Bold Return to Portable Gaming: New Device Canis Leaked, Promises High Performance and Innovation (5:54): TransUnion Data Breach Exposes 4.4 Million: Personal Info Compromised in Third-Party App Hack (8:06): Age Verification Laws Surge G…

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Anthropic users face a new choice – opt out or share your chats for AI training 5:45

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As TechCrunch's Connie Loizos writes, Anthropic is making some big changes to how it handles user data, requiring all Claude users to decide by September 28 whether they want their conversations used to train AI models. While the company directed us to its blog post on the policy changes when asked about what prompted the move, we’ve formed some th…

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MathGPT.ai expands to over 50 institutions, also Mississippi’s age assurance law puts decentralized social networks to the test 9:50

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Following a successful pilot program at 30 colleges and universities in the U.S., MathGPT.ai is preparing to nearly double its availability this fall, with hundreds of instructors planning to incorporate the tool. Schools implementing MathGPT.ai in their classrooms include Penn State University, Tufts University, and Liberty University, among other…

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Anthropic Launches 'Claude' Browser Extension, Airtel Maintains Jammu Connectivity, PayPal System Fails, Apple Music Partners with TuneIn, and more... 10:42

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(0:10): Anthropic Unveils AI Browser Extension 'Claude' Amid Security Concerns and Mixed Reactions (2:25): Airtel Extends Support Amid Record Rainfall in Jammu & Kashmir, Ensures Connectivity During Crisis (3:57): PayPal System Failure Freezes €10 Billion in Transactions, Shakes User Trust Across Europe (5:57): Apple Music Expands Reach with TuneIn…

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Nvidia reports record sales as the AI boom continues, also 911 centers are so understaffed, they’re turning to AI to answer calls 7:12

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Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, reported another quarter of sustained sales growth in its earnings statement Wednesday, with $46.7 billion in revenue, a 56% increase compared to the same period last year. That growth was largely fueled by AI-dominated data center business, which saw a 56% year-over-year increase in revenue. Learn more ab…

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A 1997 Radiohead song is topping the charts, thanks to TikTok, plus Anthropic settled its AI book-training lawsuit, and US sanctioned a fraud network used by North Koreans 6:56

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Thanks to an unexpected surge in popularity on TikTok, Radiohead now has its fourth-ever song on the Billboard Hot 100: the morosely gorgeous track “Let Down” from the 1997 album “OK Computer.” “Let Down” never broke through to mainstream attention like Radiohead’s “Creep” or “Karma Police,” but it’s by no means a deep cut, like the Pavement B-side…

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DOGE uploaded live copy of Soc. Sec. database to ‘vulnerable’ cloud server, plus Libby is adding AI and folks are not happy 8:47

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A top Social Security Administration official turned whistleblower says members of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE uploaded hundreds of millions of Social Security records to a vulnerable cloud server, putting the personal information of most Americans at risk of compromise. Library e-book and au…

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Anthropic Resolves Major AI Copyright Case, States Urge AI Safety Measures, Meta Forms AI Super PAC, Corsair Unveils XENEON EDGE, and more... 11:20

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(0:10): Anthropic Settles Landmark AI Copyright Lawsuit with Authors (2:19): 44 States Demand AI Giants Boost Child Safety Amid Alarming Reports of Harmful Interactions (4:33): Meta Launches AI Super PAC to Shape California's Regulatory Landscape (6:35): Corsair Unveils XENEON EDGE: A Game-Changing Touchscreen for Gamers and Creators (8:26): Citrix…

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Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, plus more tech news 6:05

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Months before a jury awarded a $242.5 million verdict against Tesla over its culpability in a 2019 fatal crash, the automaker had a chance to settle for $60 million. Instead, Tesla rejected that offer, according to new legal filings that were first reported by Reuters. Also, Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, th…

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Robomart Launches RM5, AI and Tech Breakthroughs, Saudi AI Firm Launches Allam, Elon Musk's xAI Challenges Nvidia, and more... 11:33

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(0:10): Robomart Unveils RM5: Autonomous Robot Revolutionizes Urban Delivery in Austin with $3 Flat Fee (2:34): August 2025: Breakthroughs in AI, Fusion, and Quantum Tech Revolutionize Industry and Society (4:17): Saudi AI Firm Humain Launches Allam, Pioneering Culturally-Rooted Arabic Conversational AI (6:29): Elon Musk's xAI to Challenge Nvidia w…

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Bounce launched a service for moving accounts between Bluesky and Mastodon, Elon Musk xAI is suing Apple and OpenAI, and Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms 5:47

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Today, Mastodon users unhappy with the service can opt to move their account to a different Mastodon server, while Bluesky is developing technology that allows users to migrate their account to a new PDS (Bluesky’s term for “personal data server”) on its network. However, Mastodon runs on the ActivityPub Protocol and Bluesky on the AT Protocol, whi…

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Apple Plans Foldable iPhone, Google Launches Pixel 10, Samsung Rebrands to Boost Sales, Apple Battles Rising Cybersecurity Costs, and more... 10:03

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(0:10): Apple's Foldable iPhone Set for 2026: Sleek Design, Touch ID, and No SIM Slot (2:07): Google Unveils Pixel 10 with Groundbreaking Satellite WhatsApp Calls, Beating Apple and Samsung (3:43): Samsung's Youthful Rebranding Boosts Galaxy Sales, Challenges Apple's Market Dominance (5:54): Apple Faces Rising Cybersecurity Costs Amidst Zero-Day Vu…

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The Trump administration’s big Intel investment comes from already awarded grants ... and more Tech news 5:28

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Intel officially announced an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday afternoon, following Trump’s statement that the government would be taking a 10% stake in the struggling chipmaker. While Intel says the government is making an “$8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock,” the administration does not appear to be comm…

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Apple TV+ Price Increase, Insta360 Launches Go Ultra, Tesla Under Crash Report Probe, FTC Issues Privacy Warning, and more... 12:14

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(0:10): Apple TV+ Price Hike to $12.99: Can Premium Content Justify the Cost? (2:47): Insta360 Unveils Go Ultra: 4K Action Camera Revolutionizes Portability and Performance (5:17): Tesla Probed by NHTSA for Delayed Crash Reports Amidst Autonomous Vehicle Strategy Scrutiny (7:35): FTC Warns Tech Giants: Foreign Laws Threaten U.S. Privacy and Securit…

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Not everybody is happy about Meta’s $10B data center, Waymo will start testing in NYC, and more 5:31

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When Meta selected a site in Louisiana for its largest data center to date, it signed a deal with Entergy to power the site with three massive natural gas power plants. Earlier this week a state regulator approved Entergy’s plans. The power plants are expected to come online in 2028 and 2029, and at full strength, they’ll generate 2.25 gigawatts of…

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Microsoft AI chief says it’s ‘dangerous’ to study AI consciousness, plus former X employees may get severance 8:43

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The debate over whether AI models could one day be conscious — and merit legal safeguards — is dividing tech leaders. In Silicon Valley, this nascent field has become known as “AI welfare,” and if you think it’s a little out there, you’re not alone. Also, more than two years after leaving the company, some former Twitter employees may finally recei…

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Target CEO Resigns, Microsoft Pushes Quantum-Safe Cryptography, FieldAI Raises 405M, FBI and Cisco Warn of Russian Hackers, and more... 10:54

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(0:10): Target CEO Steps Down as New Leadership Tackles Challenges and Embraces AI-Driven Transformation (2:19): Microsoft Leads Quantum-Safe Revolution: Integrating Post-Quantum Cryptography by 2029 (4:40): FieldAI Secures $405M, Hits $2B Valuation with Support from Gates, Bezos, and Nvidia (6:46): FBI & Cisco Warn of Russian Hackers Exploiting 7-…

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Hackers who exposed North Korean government hacker explain why they did it 4:33

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Earlier this year, two hackers broke into a computer and soon realized the significance of what this machine was. As it turned out, they had landed on the computer of a hacker who allegedly works for the North Korean government. The two hackers decided to keep digging and found evidence that they say linked the hacker to cyberespionage operations c…

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Google, sorry, but that Pixel event was a cringefest 7:03

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Late-night host Jimmy Fallon shouted,“I P 6 8! I P 6 8!,” trying and failing to fake excitement about the new Pixel smartphones. Fallon, who likely had never heard the technical term before, didn’t seem to realize that IP68 — a rating that indicates phones can survive being submerged in water — isn’t all that interesting as a selling point, nor is …

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Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help, also Notion now works without an internet connection 5:59

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When James Cox, the former leader of Uber’s ride-share product, UberPool, left that company in 2019, the Silicon Valley giant had abandoned its autonomous vehicle development and sold off the division entirely. While UberPool had struggled to take hold, Cox felt a massive opportunity had been missed: taking the core of UberPool’s tech and applying …

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Nintendo Reveals Kirby Air Riders, Adobe Unveils Acrobat Studio, Firecrawl Raises 14.5M, Eight Sleep Secures Funding, and more... 11:00

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(0:10): Nintendo Direct Unveils Kirby Air Riders for Switch 2: New Features, Modes & Characters (2:06): Adobe Launches Acrobat Studio: AI-Powered PDF Management Platform for Enhanced Productivity and Collaboration (4:11): Firecrawl Secures $14.5M to Revolutionize Web Data Extraction, Boost AI with Faster, Ethical Solutions (6:20): Eight Sleep Secur…

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Appeals court says NLRB structure unconstitutional and Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally 5:36

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A federal appeals court handed SpaceX a win on Tuesday, in a ruling that prevents the National Labor Relations Board from prosecuting unfair labor practices against the company. The ruling by the Fifth District Court of Appeals, which suggests the structure of the NLRB is likely unconstitutional, could have far-reaching effects. Also, Meta is rolli…

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TikTok’s latest feature lets college students find and connect with classmates, Meta is shaking up it AI org again, and Google pays out $30M 4:54

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In a move reminiscent of Facebook’s early days, TikTok is launching a new feature that allows college students to find and connect with others on their campus. The feature, called Campus Verification, lets users add their college campus to their TikTok profile and browse a list of students at their school. Also, On Friday, The Information reported …

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X’s declining Android app installs are hurting subscription revenue plus Spotify’s latest feature 6:02

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Elon Musk’s X is struggling on Android devices in terms of new installs, even while App Store downloads grow, according to new data from app intelligence provider Appfigures. In July 2025, X downloads on Google Play saw a significant decline, as new installs dropped by 44% year-over-year worldwide, even as iOS downloads grew by 15%. In other news, …

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‘Crazy conspiracist’ and ‘unhinged comedian’: Grok’s AI persona prompts exposed, also Grammarly gets a design overhaul with multiple AI features 6:10

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xAI’s website for its Grok chatbot is exposing the system prompts for several of its AI personas, including a “crazy conspiracist” that seems designed to handhold a user into beliefs that “a secret global cabal” controls the world. Also, the new interface adopts a block-first approach, letting you insert tables, columns, separators, lists and heade…

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Apple Expands in Bengaluru, OpenAI Launches GPT-5, AI Stocks Boost Emerging Markets, Rust Routing Breaks Records, and more... 9:52

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(0:10): Apple India Secures Record-Breaking Office Lease in Bengaluru, Expands Retail and Manufacturing Footprint (2:44): OpenAI Unveils GPT-5: 'PhD-Level Intelligence' Promises to Transform AI Interaction, Raises Ethical Debates (4:44): AI Stocks Propel Emerging Markets as Tech Earnings Surge by 15% (5:40): Rust-Based Routing System Sets New Bench…

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‘Stranger Things’ creators may be leaving Netflix plus AI stuffed animals and Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations 6:26

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Earlier this week, Variety and other Hollywood publications reported that Matt and Ross Duffer, the brothers who created “Stranger Things” (and wrote and directed many episodes), were in talks to sign an exclusive deal with Paramount (now under the ownership of David Ellison’s Skydance). Then on Friday evening, Puck’s Matthew Belloni posted that th…

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Revolutionizing Fashion Business ERP with AI 47:55

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Send us a text AI is changing how we code, but the real challenge is how we design and test software. In this episode I speak with Harish Chandramowli, founder of Flare Software. From building cloud security at Bloomberg and MongoDB to launching a ERP platform for fashion and textile brands, Harish has seen software challenges at every scale. We ex…

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Accenture Buys CyberCX, Apple Launches iOS 26 Beta, Oracle Teams Up with Google, Supreme Court Supports Age Verification, and more... 11:17

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(0:10): Accenture Acquires CyberCX for $1 Billion to Boost Asia-Pacific Cybersecurity Presence (2:01): Apple Unveils iOS 26 Beta: Liquid Glass Design, AI Features, and Enhanced Privacy Tools (4:14): Oracle Partners with Google to Boost Cloud AI with Gemini Models, Driving Enterprise Innovation (6:17): Supreme Court Allows Mississippi to Enforce Soc…

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Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery, Google Launches Flight AI, Oxford Ionics Unveils Quantum Computer, NSF and NVIDIA Invest in AI, and more... 11:17

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Amazon Expands Grocery Delivery to 1,000+ Cities, Boosting Stock and Investor Confidence Google Launches AI-Powered Flight Deals Tool Amid EU Scrutiny and Growing AI Competition Oxford Ionics Installs World's Most Advanced Quantum Computer at UK Quantum Center NSF and NVIDIA Invest $152M in Open-Source AI Models to Revolutionize U.S. Scientific Res…

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Bluesky rolls out massive revamp to policies and Community Guidelines and Louisiana's attorney general sues Roblox 8:55

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Two years after launching, social network Bluesky is revising its Community Guidelines and other policies, and asking for feedback from its users on some of the changes. The startup, a competitor to X, Threads, and open networks like Mastodon, says its new policies are meant to offer improved clarity and more detail around its user safety procedure…

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Co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI departs the company plus a worthy music experience in a Waymo 6:56

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Igor Babuschkin is leaving xAI less than three years after he co-founded the startup with Elon Musk, following a series of scandals at company. Also, riding in the back of a Waymo that’s autonomously navigating the busy streets of San Francisco and doing so with relative ease thanks to 29 external cameras, six radar, and five lidar sensors all feed…

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How we found TeaOnHer spilling users’ driver’s licenses in less than 10 minutes 11:54

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Exclusive: A dating gossip app for men exposed thousands of users' personal data, including scans of driver's licenses. CEO Xavier Lampkin won't say if he plans to notify affected users about the app's security lapse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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How a once-tiny research lab helped Nvidia become a $4 trillion-dollar company 7:11

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Nvidia's research lab developed the technology that took the company from a video game GPU startup to a $4 trillion-dollar company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Perplexity Challenges Google Chrome, Oura Enhances Women's Health Tracking, Fractal Analytics Files IPO, Google's New Feature Sparks Debate, and more... 9:30

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(0:10): Perplexity's Bold $34.5B Bid for Google Chrome Challenges Tech Giants Amid Antitrust Scrutiny (1:57): Oura Launches Pregnancy and Perimenopause Features, Enhancing Women's Health Tracking (3:12): Fractal Analytics Files for Rs 4,900 Crore IPO Amid Strong Financial Turnaround and Global Expansion (5:27): Google's 'Preferred Sources' Feature …

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Anthropic takes aim at OpenAI, offers Claude to ‘all three branches of government’ for $1 3:56

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Anthropic’s escalation – a response to OpenAI’s attempt to undercut the competition – is a strategic play meant to broaden the company’s foothold in federal AI usage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Ford throws out Henry Ford’s assembly line to make low-cost EVs in America 6:18

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The automaker is investing $2 billion into the Louisville Assembly Plant with a $30,000 EV pickup slated for 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Elon Musk confirms shutdown of Tesla Dojo, ‘an evolutionary dead end’ ... and more tech news 7:00

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“Once it became clear that all paths converged to AI6, I had to shut down Dojo and make some tough personnel choices, as Dojo 2 was now an evolutionary dead end,” Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns, on Sunday. In other news, Nvidia, AMD may sell high-end AI chips to China if they pay US a cut. The global AI chip race narrative used…

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GitHub CEO Resigns Amid AI Concerns, Nvidia Transforms Robotics Landscape, Wikimedia Loses UK Court Battle, iPhone 17 Pro Rumored Enhancements, and more... 11:50

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(0:10): GitHub CEO Resigns Amidst Microsoft's AI Integration; Future of GitHub and AI Strategy in Focus (2:19): Nvidia Revolutionizes Robotics with Omniverse SDKs, Cosmos Models, and Advanced AI Solutions (4:51): Wikimedia Foundation Loses UK Court Battle Over Strict Online Safety Act Rules (7:04): Apple iPhone 17 Pro Rumored to Feature Redesigned …