Best The End User Report Podcasts (2025)

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August 30, 2025 - Starmer urged to take more confrontational approach towards Trump 16:21

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Simon's chat with LBC's Ranvir Singh after Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, announced he will boycott a State Banquet for President TrumpBy Simon Marks Reporting

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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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20250829 - Vibe-coded build system NX steals vibe-coders’ crypto 6:53

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a clown car of clown cars that deploys another clown car, that explodes If any of your upstream dependencies has a .cursor folder, they're frickin' morons, and you need to remove that dependency pronto. Friends don’t let friends run vibe code. AI coding in your supply chain is a red flag. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://…

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August 29, 2025 - "American Week": Trump lays claim to limitless executive powers 10:38

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Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for Friday's drivetime programme on LBC, presented by Ben Kentish. Today: #Trump lays claim to limitless powers while insisting he's not a #dictator; Democrats warn him not to deploy troops in cities across the country; and Republican lawmakers get an earful from their constitutents. Plus Tayl…

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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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20250828 - Deloitte Australia writes government report with AI 4:27

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‘there is not much other explanation’ Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/28/deloitte-australia-writes-government-report-with-ai-and-fake-references/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shir…

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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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20250827 - SoftBank needs OpenAI to stay alive, no matter what 8:06

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yay imaginary paper dollars! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/27/softbank-needs-openai-to-stay-alive-no-matter-what/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.…

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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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August 26, 2025 - Swift and Kelce announce the nuptials of the century 1:51

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Simon's update on the impending nuptials, for LBC News.By Simon Marks Reporting

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20250826 - Excel COPILOT: make up spreadsheet numbers with AI! 4:17

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‘that's what I love about this function, it's just so deeply and seamlessly integrated into Excel’ Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/26/excel-copilot-make-up-spreadsheet-numbers-with-ai/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6…

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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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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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20250825 - Perplexity’s AI web browser prompt-injected by any website! 9:38

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Vibe security Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/25/perplexitys-ai-browser-comet-can-be-prompt-injected-by-any-website/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai…

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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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20250824 - Commonwealth Bank fires, un-fires call centre staff over AI 3:40

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been caught lying Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/24/commonwealth-bank-fires-un-fires-call-centre-over-ai/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble…

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20250823 - AI winter is in the air! We still think it has until 2027 8:55

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(maybe) Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/23/ai-winter-is-in-the-air-but-we-think-the-ai-bubble-keeps-going-until-2027/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-a…

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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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August 22, 2025 - "American Week": Putin sends Trump's Ukrainian ball into the long grass 10:50

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Simon's weekly chronicle of events in the United States for LBC's Friday drivetime programme, with Ben Kentish in the chair. This week, Putin plays Trump like a violin, and demolishes his hope to broker peace in Ukraine.By Simon Marks Reporting

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20250822 - Prompt-inject an AI chatbot with ... an image! 6:58

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‘What is this chatbot vulnerable to?’ ‘Yes.’ Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/22/prompt-inject-an-ai-chatbot-with-an-image/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot…

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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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August 21, 2025 - US Roundup: Russia dismantles Trump strategy on Ukraine, and Trump talks about...grass 13:00

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Simon's live chat with Nick Abbot on the UK's LBC.By Simon Marks Reporting

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August 21, 2025 - Russian steadily demolish Trump's Ukraine initiative 3:56

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Simon's live update for CNA, with Arnold Gay and Julie Yoo anchoring.By Simon Marks Reporting

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20250821 - MIT on enterprise AI: 95% failure, 5% spam, 100% crypto bros 7:27

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Replace your employees with a spam bot! (and Web3) Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/21/mit-on-enterprise-ai-95-failure-5-spam/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pi…

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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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20250820 - Surveys the easy way: fake your data with an AI chatbot 4:26

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It’s not ‘data fraud,’ it’s ‘synthetic sampling’! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/20/surveys-the-easy-way-fake-your-data-with-an-ai-chatbot/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or …

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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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August 19, 2025 - Trump sends clear signal to Zelensky and allies that he's still enthralled by Putin 19:57

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Simon's live chat with Nick Abbot on the UK's LBC.By Simon Marks Reporting

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20250819 - Spreadshirt to artists: We’re taking your design for AI 5:24

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‘it is currently not possible to opt out of the AI function’ Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/19/spreadshirt-to-artists-were-taking-your-designs-for-ai/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to A…

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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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August 19, 2024 - AS IT BROKE: Trump accuses European leaders of "playing cute" and echoes Putin talking points on Ukraine 5:10

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Simon's live update on President Trump's interview with Fox News that challenged suggestions that European leaders on Monday suceeded in pulling him back from Putin's orbit. With Shelagh Fogarty on the UK's LBC.By Simon Marks Reporting

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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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August 19, 2025 - Questions abound over outcome of talks between Zelensky, Europeans and Trump over Ukraine 8:48

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Simon's live report for Richard Spurr's overnight programme on the UK's LBC, on the very uncertain outcomes from today's Ukraine summit at the White House.By Simon Marks Reporting

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August 18, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: White House meetings on Ukraine end, with contested outcomes claimed by Trump 4:25

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Simon's live update on the culmination of today's day-long events at the White House involving President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and 7 European leaders. For CNA with Julie Yoo and Arnold Gay anchoring.By Simon Marks Reporting

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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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August 18, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Merz and Trump clash over need for ceasefire in Ukraine, as Trump insists "Putin wants peace" 6:04

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Simon's live update for Iain Dale's nightly programme on the UK's LBC.By Simon Marks Reporting

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20250818 - AI brings huge enterprise efficiencies! Except in making money 3:46

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‘no material contribution to earnings’ Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/18/ai-brings-huge-enterprise-efficiencies-except-in-making-money/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 T-SHIRTS AND MUGS 25% OFF! https://pivot-to-ai.…

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August 18, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Zelensky, European leaders arrive in Washington for make-or-break talks with Trump 2:39

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Simon's live update for LBC's drivetime programme with Ben Kentish presenting.By Simon Marks Reporting

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August 18, 2025 - Zelensky & European leaders to meet Trump, their trust in him deeply eroded 9:34

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Simon's live update for LBC News, the UK's rolling news station, with Chris Golds presenting.By Simon Marks Reporting

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August 18, 2025 - Transatlantic alliance hangs in the balance as Zelensky, European leaders prepare to meet Trump 7:50

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Simon's live update, with reporting also from FSN's Trent Murray in Berlin, for CNA with Jill Neubronner anchoring.By Simon Marks Reporting

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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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August 17, 2025 - US Roundup: European leaders race to Washington to protect Zelensky from Trump 12:50

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Simon's live update for Nick Abbot's late night programme on the UK's LBC.By Simon Marks Reporting

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20250817 - AI doomsday and AI heaven: live forever in AI God 18:59

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LessWrong! Yudkowsky! Rationality! Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/17/ai-doomsday-and-ai-heaven-live-forever-in-ai-god/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 T-SHIRTS AND MUGS 25% OFF! https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Sou…

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August 17, 2025 - European leaders race to Washington for showdown meeting over Ukraine 4:39

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Simon's live update for Vanessa Feltz's Sunday afternoon prorgamme on the UK's LBC.By Simon Marks Reporting

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20250816 - At Politico, AI content doesn’t need editorial standards! 4:25

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look, it’s only the front page Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/16/at-politico-ai-content-doesnt-need-editorial-standards/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 T-SHIRTS AND MUGS 25% OFF! https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com S…

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August 16, 2025 - Trump abandons ceasefire call in Ukraine, will meet Zelensky on Monday 7:18

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Simon's live update for the UK's LBC with Natasha Devon.By Simon Marks Reporting