Tech journalist Marshall Kirkpatrick joins the panel to showcase a new AI-powered tool that doesn't just summarize articles—it thinks like a journalist, flagging what's truly new and revealing the patterns that matter. If you want to stay several steps ahead in the AI race, this episode is a must-listen.

Malware autodownloaded by AI agents
Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was "inevitable" on its apps
We're saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing.
TurboQuant: Redefining AI efficiency with extreme compression
Apple Can 'Distill' Google's Big Gemini Model
Apple Plans AI Reboot With Siri App, New Look and 'Ask Siri' Button in iOS 27
Google Search referrals to the web have plummeted, AI links are 'less than 1%' of traffic
A US appeals court puts on hold an earlier ruling that had blocked Perplexity from using its agentic shopping tool to shop on Amazon's marketplace
A look at "tokenmaxxing", a status game where employees at a number of companies compete on leaderboards to show how much AI they're using
Elon Musk Announces $20B 'Terafab' Chip Plant in Texas To Supply His Companies
Jury finds Elon Musk guilty of defrauding Twitter investors [U]
Tracy Kidder, Author of 'The Soul of a New Machine,' Dies at 80
AI Doc trailer
reflect — Time-Travel Reflection for Obsidian
Esoteric Ebb
Butthole
Regex Blaster

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Marshall Kirkpatrick

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