Best Shift F1 Podcasts (2025)

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306 - Miami GP Prerace 2025 1:09:37

2h ago1:09:37

1:09:37

We're back in Florida's fastest parking lot to enjoy Jimmy Buffet songs and fake marinas - but which driver will be Bubbles Up, Come Monday? SHOW NOTES: "Madring" track layout lap video Gibraltar plane crossing Careful booking your Singapore hotel room during the V8 era Circuit maps email graphic Defector on Fanatics Support the show on Patreon and…

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The Story: The Silicon Valley “Death Cult” w/ Evan Ratliff 29:12

3h ago29:12

29:12

Evan Ratliff is an investigative journalist and podcast host. His Wired article, “The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians,” marked the culmination of a two-year deep-dive into a group of young tech radicals and their spiral into violence. Ratliff sits down with Oz to unpack how the group formed, what they believed – the parts w…

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Week in Tech: Run, Robot, Run! 37:28

5d ago37:28

37:28

Should you delete yourself from the internet? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah dig into humanoid robots running a half-marathon, the AI-generated personas helping law enforcement interact with potential suspects and Google’s updated ‘Results About You’ tool. On TechSupport, Jeff Rosenthal, the co-founder of the venture capital firm CIV, …

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Episode 49 - Rory and Future of Sport 5:52

6d ago5:52

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Well that was a Rollercoaster of a ride... It transcended sports, entertainment and its pure visceral nature captivated the audience. Sports can do this like NOTHING else. Fact. Hollywood has nothing to compare, music the same. Both can provide extreme drama but would fail to capture the human essence of despair, failure, success and joy like that …

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305 - Saudi Arabian GP 2025 1:25:49

7d ago1:25:49

1:25:49

We're back in Saudi Arabia for another lightning fast race around the streets of Jeddah, but who will make it around the track without hitting the walls - or track limits? SHOW NOTES Team Torque in Saudi What happened to George’s car? Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at shiftf1podcast@gma…

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The Story: Stargate and the Rise of SoftBank’s Gambling Man w/ Lionel Barber 36:17

7d ago36:17

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Lionel Barber is a journalist, author, and former editor of the Financial Times. He’s interviewed state leaders like former US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But in Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan’s Masayoshi Son, Barber chronicles the life of SoftBank’s enigmatic CEO from his childhood as an ethnic Korean in Japan…

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Week In Tech: Zuck Takes the Stand 42:29

12d ago42:29

42:29

How would Salvador Dalí have used generative AI? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah dig into this year’s most common uses for generative AI, the rise of code editor, Cursor, and how Google DeepMind’s Veo2 interprets a surrealist screenplay. On TechSupport, The Washington Post’s staff writer, Naomi Nix, discusses the first week of Meta’s an…

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304 - Bahrain GP & Saudi Arabian GP Prerace 2025 1:24:05

14d ago1:24:05

1:24:05

We line up precisely within our grid boxes and take you through the Bahrain GP, the chaos at the FIA, and what to expect from Saudi Arabia. SHOW NOTES Radio Rewind video from Bahrain Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fantasy league with invite code P6LY…

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The Story: Me, My TV & My Second Screen w/ Jen Statsky 38:35

14d ago38:35

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Jen Statsky is a comedian, writer, and producer who’s worked on some of TV’s biggest comedies like The Good Place, Parks & Recreation and Broad City. Most recently, she’s been behind the scenes as one of the co-creators of the hit show Hacks. Jen sits down with Karah to talk about how writing and producing for TV has changed in the face of accelera…

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Week in Tech: Tariffs, Ands Or Buts 33:15

19d ago33:15

33:15

What’s a ‘mega API’? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah break down the ever-evolving landscape of tariffs and what it all means for tech companies, Tinder’s ChatGPT-powered dating game, and the rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in India. On TechSupport, The Wall Street Journal’s Family & Tech Columnist Julie Jargon explains how imposter scams…

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303 - Japanese GP & Bahrain GP Prerace 2025 1:10:00

21d ago1:10:00

1:10:00

The race may have been a snoozer but we’re here to entertain you with grass fires, racing through the ball pain, and Yuki being Yuki. SHOW NOTES Literally no show notes so here’s ALO cracking a walnut with his neck Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials Email us at [email protected] Join our fant…

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The Story: Beyond AI Doom and Gloom w/ Reid Hoffman 42:46

21d ago42:46

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Reid Hoffman is a longtime entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. Throughout his career, Hoffman has helped build or support some of the biggest tech companies we know today. He was one of PayPal’s first employees, a co-founder of LinkedIn and an early investor and board member for OpenAI. These days, Hoffman spends a lot of time thinking abo…

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Episode 48 - Its not about YouTube 5:41

22d ago5:41

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Everywhere I look the obsession today is YouTube and Sports...followed quickly by Roblox. And every time I see it I get more and more concerned. It's like we want a magic bullet to solve our issues. The next big thing is the way forward...until it isn't. Remember, Facebook was the solution. Except it wasn't. All it did was prove how popular sport w…

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Week in Tech: You, Me & Ghibli 41:08

26d ago41:08

41:08

How do LLMs solve math problems? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah explore what AI models could mean for the fashion industry, the humble-but-mighty device our modern world depends on, and what Anthropic’s researchers learned about the inner workings of their LLM. On TechSupport, The Washington Post’s technology reporter Gerrit De Vynck e…

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302 - Japanese GP Prerace 2025 1:04:40

28d ago1:04:40

1:04:40

All eyes on Yuki athis home GP as he takes over from Lawson in the second Red Bull. Only a single question remains - is he the one? SHOW NOTES Japan 2005: Highlights, Extended highlights, Last 15 laps in full, Kimi highlights New York Times article about how shady Kick is (thanks Kai!) An example of the NHL penalty videos (thanks Scott!) Be a racin…

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The Story: McLaren F1 Racing's Human-Machine Interaction w/ Zak Brown 32:32

28d ago32:32

32:32

Zak Brown is the CEO of McLaren Racing, the second-oldest Formula 1 team. When he joined in 2016, McLaren was in a difficult spot — lagging behind in race wins, sponsorships, and morale. Brown set out to transform the team by elevating their in-house racing technology and fostering active collaboration. He led the team to win the F1 Constructors’ C…

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Week in Tech: 23andBankruptcy 37:30

1M ago37:30

37:30

What even is a crypto mixer? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah dig into potential Slack-enabled corporate espionage, the recall of a Kim K-beloved product and the group chat that broke the internet. On TechSupport, The Washington Post’s technology columnist Geoffrey Fowler discusses 23andMe’s financial woes and what it means for the genet…

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301 - Chinese GP 2025 1:31:59

1M ago1:31:59

1:31:59

We sprint to China for the second stop on 2025’s festival of speed where the rookies have two opportunities to impress, or disappoint. SHOW NOTES F1’s “ghost car” qualifying video format Team radio video detailing Ferrari exchange Williams’ Team Torque podcast with ALB and SAI ALB on the High Performance podcast Support the show on Patreon and get …

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The Story: Levittown Deepfakes 31:15

1M ago31:15

31:15

This is the first episode of a new podcast called Levittown. It’s a real-life horror story for the AI generation. In this six-part series from Bloomberg, Kaleidoscope and iHeartPodcasts, reporters Olivia Carville and Margi Murphy take listeners from the quiet suburbs of New York to as far as New Zealand and into the darkest corners of the internet.…

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Week in Tech: Careless People, Mindful Chatbots 27:56

1M ago27:56

27:56

How do you calm down a chatbot? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and producer Eliza Dennis dig into the book that Meta doesn’t want you to read, chatbot reactions to stressful stimuli, and the new home of Pokémon Go data. On TechSupport, 404 Media’s Joseph Cox discusses a tool with surprising data scraping capabilities that is used by US agencies …

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300 - Australian GP & Chinese GP Prerace 2025 1:20:40

1M ago1:20:40

1:20:40

Rain & rookies makes for an interesting combination down under as our racers get to grips with the 2025 season. SHOW NOTES Use code "MULTI21" this month to get a discount on a Shift+F1 Patreon subscription! Sam Collins’ analysis of the Racing Bulls A chaotic rookie roundtable The F1 movie has a new trailer See, Drive, Live at the Thermal Club Suppo…

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The Story: An Innovation Playground w/ Astro Teller 34:22

1M ago34:22

34:22

Astro Teller is Alphabet’s Captain of Moonshots. He oversees projects at X – the moonshot factory behind innovations like Waymo and Google Brain. To celebrate X’s 15 years of pushing boundaries, Astro Teller decided to take listeners inside the factory. On The Moonshot Podcast, inventors and entrepreneurs behind breakthrough technologies reflect on…

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Episode 47 - Sport is an Eco-System 5:59

1M ago5:59

5:59

We are inundated with headlines, punchlines, fads, crazes and point solutions. Many are good, some are great and there are also the bad and the ugly out there. Whilst you need to look at each individual element, before you launch headlong into the next big thing that will solve your problems my recommendation is to take a step back. Sport lives wit…

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Week in Tech: Duping Big Tech’s Tech Test 31:34

2M ago31:34

31:34

Could AI help you land an internship? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and producer Eliza Dennis explore the rise of vibecoding, what it means for the future of software development and how one college programmer hopes to reform the Big Tech hiring process. On TechSupport, Oz chats with the founder and researcher of the Exponential View newsletter…

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299 - Australian GP Prerace 2025 1:12:06

2M ago1:12:06

1:12:06

Testing is over and it’s time for the rubber to hit the road - so who will be fastest in 2025? SHOW NOTES Use code "MULTI21" this month to get a discount on a Shift+F1 Patreon subscription! Join the Shift+F1 Fantasy League Sam Collins' debriefs from testing: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 Kimi Räikkönen racing a snowmobile Support the show on Patreon and get …

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Episode 46 - Strap In for an F1 Season like no other 3:02

2M ago3:02

3:02

I've not been this excited about an F1 season for a while. Having led efforts to invest in the space since 2020 I have become reengaged with the sport after a decade of focusing elsewhere. As a fan and someone who watches the commercial paradigm equally closely I think this year is super exciting for everyone. 2025 is the end of the current tech cy…

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The Story: What is AI Love? w/ David Eagleman 30:29

2M ago30:29

30:29

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist, author, entrepreneur and host of the podcast Inner Cosmos. In his podcast, he explores how our brains interpret the world and construct reality. Eagleman sits down with Oz to discuss AI relationships, the human urge to anthropomorphize chatbots and the benefits of living on the exponential curve. See omnystudio.c…

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Week in Tech: Can a Woolly Mouse Make a Mammoth? 30:01

2M ago30:01

30:01

What if AI could read your mind? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and producer Eliza Dennis explore the latest tech investment in the US, Meta’s brain-to-text breakthrough and the creation of the woolly mouse. On TechSupport, 404 Media’s Jason Koebler takes us to an AI-generated film festival… spoiler: the tech isn’t there yet. See omnystudio.com/…

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298 - Preseason Primer 2025 2:28:29

2M ago2:28:29

2:28:29

New to Formula 1? This is the place to start! We explain how F1 works and who everybody is, all while assuming no prior knowledge of racing. Welcome to your new favorite sport! SHOW NOTES Support us on Patreon and get ad-free episodes, bonus podcasts, and access to our Discord F1's subscription service F1 TV The official F1 YouTube channel Follow u…

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The Story: A Spymaster Sheikh’s AI Ambitions w/ Bradley Hope 31:47

2M ago31:47

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Bradley Hope is a journalist, author and co-founder of Project Brazen, a narrative non-fiction production studio. His piece in Wired, ‘A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI,’ outlines how one Gulf royal – Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan – came to control vast sums of sovereign wealth. Hope sits do…

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Episode 45 - The Sinking of ESPN BET 4:32

2M ago4:32

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Who could have imagined it? An amazing name synonymous with Sports...the literal home of sports with a brand that is strong, instantly recognizable and trusted. The rise of betting in the USA with the federal deregulation and the market now worth over $6bn, with a gross revenue of over $40bn annually, growing at 12% CAGR. Surely the combination of …

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Episode 44 - The Shift to Streaming 5:45

2M ago5:45

5:45

Loved the Evan Shapiro report this past week, but why is everyone so surprised that YouTube is so successful? That's the biggest confusion i have this year. I'm also interested in understanding what are the future implications of Streamers (who are primarily PayTV in a digital world), increasingly becoming advertising focused...given historically t…

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What the Tech? w/ Jonathan Strickland in Doha 38:53

2M ago38:53

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This week, Oz is on the road, at the Web Summit Qatar, and he’s not alone. Joining him from the iHeart pop-up studio in Doha is a very familiar figure, Jonathan Strickland. Oz and Jonathan sit down to discuss some of the highlights of the Web Summit, including the future of the AI chip race, advances in augmented reality and how news organizations …

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The Story: Russia’s Espionage ‘Laboratory’ w/ Ben Taub 31:58

2M ago31:58

31:58

Ben Taub is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker. His piece, “Russia’s Espionage War in the Arctic,” covers tensions at the Russian border with Norway, an area Russia uses as a testing ground for future intelligence operations. Taub sits down with Oz to discuss the technology being used for survival a…

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Episode 43 - Is it all so easy? 5:54

2M ago5:54

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LIV has lost $5bn if you believe the reports, and have a long way to go if a merger doesn't happen back with the PGA. Can a new Basketball League - that doesn't apparently compete with the NBA - really take off, given it couldn't play long in the USA, couldn't take their stars on that basis...and could it provide a return to investors? There are so…

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TechStuff x Part-Time Genius: Redefining ‘Luddite’ w/ Brian Merchant 43:53

2M ago43:53

43:53

This week, TechStuff teams up with Part-Time Genius for a special crossover episode. Oz and Mangesh Hattikudur, host of Part-Time Genius, discuss a largely misunderstood group of machine destroyers. The Luddites. Joining them is tech journalist Brian Merchant, author of Blood in the Machine, to dig into the history of humans fighting against job au…

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The Story: Liar, Liar, Deepfakes on Fire w/ Hany Farid 29:19

2M ago29:19

29:19

Hany Farid is a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. He's been a leading voice on digital forensics for over two decades—pioneering ways to identify if an image, audio or video has been digitally altered. Since the rise of social media, Farid has kept busy helping news organizations, g…

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Week in Tech: Musk and Federal Money–A Love Story 28:32

3M ago28:32

28:32

What do the Brits want from Apple? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and producer Eliza Dennis explore how lithium-ion batteries and wildfires don’t mix, the UK government’s demand for a backdoor to iPhones and the James Webb Space Telescope–it rocks! On TechSupport with 404 Media’s Emanuel Maiberg, a new study finds that AI might affect our critic…

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The Story: Denial Isn’t the Answer w/ Geoffrey Hinton 36:18

3M ago36:18

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Geoffrey Hinton is a computer scientist, cognitive psychologist, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics. His work on artificial neural networks earned him the title, ‘Godfather of AI,’ but in recent years, he’s warned that without adequate safeguards and regulation, there is an “existential threat that will arise when we create digital beings tha…

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Episode 42 - Revenue is Vanity 5:25

3M ago5:25

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It's a cliche, I know. Yet, it's often repeated because its accurate. I love the Deloitte Money League. I read it every year and have fun with it...but if it gives a cause for concern its because we judge clubs by their revenue. The biggest concern I have with Women's Football? That they copy the economic model of the Men's game. Why? You don't nee…

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Week in Tech: Are You There God? It’s Me, AI 35:23

3M ago35:23

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Do smart fridges help business? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and producer Eliza Dennis unpack Walgreens’ refrigeration woes, the future of supersonic planes, and what the Vatican has to say about AI. On TechSupport with 404 Media’s Joseph Cox, the FBI’s unique relationship to one encrypted phone company. And finally, Oz tests out Google’s virt…

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Episode 41 - Damn Lies and Statistics 5:47

3M ago5:47

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I love the hot-take. We live in a world of it, and the headlines are great. Yet to take serious action you need to look beyond the surface. We have become obsessed in sports with metrics that give us either a false sense of security or are portents of doom. Today I discuss TV Ratings, the NFL and the lack of Digital understanding. I am not a believ…

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297 - Offseason News Update 2025 1:23:44

3M ago1:23:44

1:23:44

We check in on our old friend F1 for updates on stewarding ethics, draconian cursing rules, photocopiers, and, of course, The Hamilton Photo. SHOW NOTES HAM arrives at Ferrari (Alanis’s version) The weird RUS/ALO incident in Australia The BBC podcast about Spygate Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Follow us on the socials …

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The Story: Ask Lots of Questions w/ Meredith Whittaker 42:41

3M ago42:41

42:41

Meredith Whittaker is the president of the Signal Foundation and serves on its board of directors. She is also the co-founder of NYU’s AI Now Institute. Whittaker got her start at Google, where she worked for 13 years until resigning in 2019 after she helped organize the Google Walkouts. She speaks with Oz about learning on the job, championing dat…

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Week In Tech: DeepSeek Freak Out 33:51

3M ago33:51

33:51

Is China winning the AI race? This week in the News Roundup, the story that roiled US stock markets on Monday – DeepSeek. Oz and producer Eliza Dennis unpack the hype. On TechSupport with 404 Media’s Jason Koebler, how human ingenuity continues to subvert tech. We hear how one coder has decided to entrap AI web crawlers. And finally, Oz digs into o…

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The Story: Mars, Asterisk w/ Nathaniel Rich 47:55

3M ago47:55

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Nathaniel Rich is a novelist, essayist and writer-at-large for The New York Times Magazine. Rich sits down with Oz to talk about his essay, “Can Humans Endure the Psychological Torment of Mars?” The piece explores NASA's CHAPEA (“Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog”) mission, a simulation meant to test a major challenge of Mars missions …

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Smart Talks with IBM: How Infrastructure is Powering the Age of AI 55:42

3M ago55:42

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In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell speaks with Ric Lewis, IBM’s Senior Vice President of Infrastructure. They discuss how hardware capability has enabled the matrix math required to run large language models. Furthermore, they delve into some creative examples of how to put AI to work: from your bank to your local coffee shop…

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Week in Tech: Broval Office 35:05

3M ago35:05

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Is AI charging you different prices for groceries than your roommate? This week, Oz and Karah bring you a news roundup featuring a look at surveillance pricing and the rise of AI companies eager to work with the U.S. military. On TechSupport with 404 Media’s Jason Koebler, the hosts dive into last weekend's temporary TikTok ban and why Mark Zuckerb…

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Episode 40 - Why so many Mini-Me's? 6:18

3M ago6:18

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Netflix is killing it. So much so that as it puts prices up to justify more content it is distributing $15bn back to shareholders. To me though, what they really get right is understanding the need for Glue. It's not just about big events or getting into sports, its about making sure that when they come there are reasons to stay. Amazon is the same…

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The Story: Vibe Shift in the Valley w/ Jessica Lessin 33:19

3M ago33:19

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Jessica Lessin is the founder and CEO of The Information, a media company that’s a trusted source for tech readers and tech leaders. She’s reported on the industry for almost two decades and is deeply familiar with the culture shifts in Silicon Valley. Lessin sits down with Oz to discuss these trends, including tech titans appealing to the new Trum…

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