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Hurricane Erin Threatens East Coast - Zelenskyy Brings European Leaders to Trump - Duolingo Stock Crashes 38% After GPT-5 Demo
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Show Notes
Today's episode examined natural disaster preparedness as Hurricane Erin approaches the East Coast, diplomatic coalition-building as European leaders rally around Ukraine, and AI disruption fears as demonstrated by Duolingo's stock volatility. The debate over AI personality highlights the tension between user-friendly design and maintaining critical thinking capabilities.
Sources:
Hurricane Erin East Coast threat: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/17/nx-s1-5505324/hurricane-erin-downgraded
Zelenskyy European leaders Washington: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/17/nx-s1-5505319/european-leaders-zelenskyy-trump
Google AI Overview scam numbers: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/0223228/googles-ai-overview-pointed-him-to-a-customer-service-number-it-was-a-scam
Roblox safety concerns: https://www.wired.com/story/is-roblox-getting-worse/
Chinese streaming Southeast Asia: https://www.techmeme.com/250817/p10
GPT-5 personality improvements: https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/17/gpt-5-is-supposed-to-be-nicer-now/
Duolingo stock crash GPT-5: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/17/194212/duolingos-stock-down-38-plummets-after-openais-gpt-5-language-app-building-demo
Volkswagen horsepower subscription: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/0242202/volkswagen-wants-you-to-pay-monthly-to-unlock-more-horsepower
Hurricane Erin East Coast, Zelenskyy European leaders Trump Ukraine, Google AI Overview scam, Roblox safety problems, Chinese streaming Netflix, GPT-5 personality nicer, Duolingo stock crash 38 percent, Volkswagen monthly horsepower subscription, AI customer service fraud, diplomatic coalition Ukraine
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