Best Message Bot Podcasts (2025)

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The AI Acceleration: Enterprise Infrastructure, Malicious Threats, and Google's Ubiquitous Assistant 9:29

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Databricks announces that Gemini models are now natively available on its data intelligence platform alongside OpenAI's GPT, enabling enterprises to build governed AI agents with their data securely stored in one place. Google Threat Intelligence Group details how state-sponsored threat actors are leveraging AI tools to automate phishing, generate …

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AI Isn’t Raising Your Power Bill, AI Browsers Can Be Hacked, Microsoft Bans AI Flirting, and PayPal Joins ChatGPT 22:08

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News and Updates: New research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds rising U.S. electricity prices stem from aging infrastructure, costly parts, and natural disasters — not AI or data centers. Brave Software exposed vulnerabilities in AI browsers like Perplexity’s Comet and Fellou, showing hidden text in images can trigger prompt-inject…

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Watch Messaging, Cheap MacBooks, and AI Data Centers in Space: Hump Day Tech Roundup 10:07

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WhatsApp's official Apple Watch app is now live with full message support, voice messaging capabilities, and call notifications protected by end-to-end encryption. Apple's rumored budget MacBook, powered by an iPhone A-series chip and priced well under one thousand dollars, targets the Chromebook and Windows PC market with an early-2026 launch wind…

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Election Day Tech Roundup: Apple Updates, Amazon's AI Play, and Waymo's Expansion 9:12

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Apple releases iOS 26.1 across its entire ecosystem, finally ironing out the kinks from the liquid glass interface that debuted with iOS 26. OpenAI signs a massive $38 billion cloud computing deal with Amazon Web Services, marking a strategic shift away from its traditional Microsoft Azure partnership. Waymo announces plans to expand its robotaxi s…

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Episodes we love: Welcome to the Jam 33:46

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Everybody get up, it's time to slam now... again! Yes, we're revisiting our episode about the website for the 1996 movie "Space Jam," which is still up and functioning nearly 30 years later. Amory and Ben talk to the hilarious team behind this digital artifact and hear the unlikely story of its continued existence. Show notes: The Space Jam website…

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Geopolitics, Infrastructure, and Your Thanksgiving Timeline with AI 10:53

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The Trump administration blocks Nvidia's advanced Blackwell AI chips from China, but Microsoft's Satya Nadella reveals the real crisis is power infrastructure, not chip scarcity, prompting discussions about orbital data centers as a solution. Apple secretly partners with Google's Gemini to power a revamped Siri launching in iOS 26.4, a pragmatic mo…

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Meta Layoffs, Starlink Speed Surge, FBI Gambling Bust, Text Message Scandals 22:10

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News and Updates: Meta Layoffs Included Employees Who Monitored Risks to User Privacy — Meta cut 600 AI staff and over 100 privacy auditors, replacing manual compliance reviews with automated systems to “innovate faster,” alarming regulators and employees. SpaceX: Starlink Speeds Have Increased 50% This Year — Starlink median download speeds rose f…

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Nintendo Switch 2 Dominates Gaming News as Resident Evil Launches, Battlefield Stumbles, and Classic Franchises Return 10:17

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Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 in February 2026 with a special Pro Controller and Generation Pack bundling three games for ninety dollars. EA's free-to-play battle royale Battlefield REDSEC launched to overwhelmingly negative Steam reviews due to missing solo mode, fast time-to-kill, and forced challenges. Embark Studio…

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S2E1: Horny for War: The History of How Sex Became A Weapon 23:43

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White feathers, red light districts, and the rise of the military edging complex. How governments weaponized horniness to win WWI, and began to reimagine what women represent to a nation at war. — A production of BRINK, original media and branded entertainment Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: @thisispropagandashow Email: [email protected]…

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Free Horror Games, Interstellar Comets, Lunar Missions, and AI Surprises: Tech's Spookiest Day 10:03

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This Halloween episode keeps things fun while diving into five fascinating tech stories reshaping our world. An ancient interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brightens as it emerges from behind the sun, offering astronomers a rare window into our solar system's origins and potentially carrying pristine materials billions of years old. SpaceX unveils a stream…

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Endless Dread: Haunted Hayride 38:04

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In keeping with Endless Thread tradition, Ben and Amory are celebrating spooky season with another installment of "Endless Dread." This time, we're bringing you along on both an actual haunted hayride — thanks to McCray's Farm in South Hadley, MA — and a digital one, through a handful of spooky stories from the internet. Ben introduces Amory to a T…

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Move fast...and fix democracy? 49:40

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It's easy to despair with another government shutdown. But this hour, three speakers argue that simple upgrades are key to restoring faith in the American experiment. Guests include venture capitalist and political consultant Bradley Tusk, political advisor Jennifer Pahlka and e-governance expert Anna Piperal. TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get ac…

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MessageBot: The Future of Bulk SMS in India 3:12

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Welcome to MessageBot — Smarter Business Messaging for India, the podcast where we explore how technology is transforming customer communication across industries. From Bulk SMS and Voice Calls to WhatsApp and RCS Messaging, each episode helps Indian businesses understand how to connect, engage, and grow using fast, reliable, and TRAI-compliant mes…

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$5 Trillion Nvidia, Fragile Cloud Infrastructure, OpenAI's Billion-Dollar Gamble, and Quantum's Accelerated Timeline 11:33

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Nvidia achieves an unprecedented $5 trillion market cap on the back of relentless AI chip demand, 90% market dominance, and diversification into infrastructure through investments like Nokia, raising questions about whether this valuation is forward-looking genius or pure bubble pricing. Back-to-back hyperscaler outages—AWS and Azure in one week—ex…

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Browser Fingerprints, Walmart & OpenAI Partnership, YouTube Deepfake Defense, Uber’s AI Side Hustle, Kohler’s Smart Toilet 22:24

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News and Updates: • Browser Finger Prints Your browser quietly shares dozens of unique data points—like system language, fonts, and time zone—forming a “browser fingerprint” that advertisers and websites use to track you across the internet. • Walmart & OpenAI Walmart partnered with OpenAI to power chat-based grocery shopping through ChatGPT, letti…

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OpenAI Goes For-Profit, Nvidia Bets on Nokia, Github Wrangling Agents, and Bill Gates Rethinks Climate Strategy 9:28

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Microsoft and OpenAI finalize a historic restructuring deal, with OpenAI transitioning to a for-profit public benefit corporation valued at half a trillion dollars while maintaining nonprofit governance oversight. Nvidia invests one billion dollars in telecom maker Nokia to accelerate AI-powered 5G and 6G network development, positioning the Finnis…

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Qualcomm Disrupts AI, PayPal Powers Shopping Bots, Agents Replace Entry-Level Workers, Twitter Retires Its Original Domain 11:19

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Qualcomm announced the AI200 and AI250 chips designed for AI inference, positioning itself as a serious competitor to Nvidia and signaling that supply constraints—and the valuations they've inflated—may finally ease. PayPal became the first payments wallet embedded directly into ChatGPT, with CEO backing and strong Q3 earnings suggesting the partne…

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Episodes we love: Artist Known — Illustrator for 'A Wrinkle in Time' gets long-overdue credit 46:10

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New to Endless Thread? Wooooo! We're revisiting some favorites from our archives to welcome you. First up: The cover art for the 1976 paperback edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic, spooky sci-fi/fantasy novel "A Wrinkle in Time" — featuring a rainbow-winged centaur and a green, glowering, red-eyed face — is iconic. And yet, for nearly 50 years, …

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Monday's Tech Roundup: Nothing Goes Budget, Google Democratizes AI Coding, TikTok's Final Countdown, and OpenAI Enters Music 10:58

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Tech startup Nothing confirms the October 29th launch of the Phone 3a Lite, bringing their acclaimed transparent design and minimalist aesthetic to a budget-friendly price point aimed at expanding their market reach. Google integrates "vibe coding" into AI Studio, enabling non-developers to create AI applications using natural language, though real…

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Amazon Internet Meltdown, Windows 11 Fix, Messenger Shutdown, GM’s Big Tech Shift, and Apple’s iPhone Air Fails 22:10

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News and Updates: Amazon outage knocks out half the internet: A faulty DNS update in Amazon’s DynamoDB caused a massive AWS outage, crippling services like Zoom, Alexa, Slack, and major financial platforms. Over 8 million users were affected globally, delaying flights, halting trades, and disrupting daily life. Analysts estimate losses could reach …

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We're Probably in an AI Bubble, But the Assets We're Building Might Be Too Valuable to Waste 10:59

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We start by defining what separates bubble psychology from genuine boom fundamentals, looking at valuation multiples, winner concentration, and whether AI's real capabilities justify the extreme enthusiasm relative to earnings. We explore the physical constraints shaping the cycle: GPU chokepoints controlled by a handful of vendors, exponential gro…

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Battlefield's redemption arc, space RPGs make a comeback, and Halo finally goes multiplatform—plus RE0 remake rumors heat up for Halloween 10:59

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Battlefield 6 tops sales charts and earns community praise for running smoothly on older hardware, marking an unexpected win for EA after months of uncertainty. The Outer Worlds 2 launches to positive reviews with refined gameplay and a compelling story, offering a much-needed bright spot in the space game genre. Microsoft's announcement of Halo: C…

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The Great AI Content Explosion—Instagram, EA, Microsoft, and Google All Betting Big on Generative Tools 13:25

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Instagram gets generative AI editing for Stories as Meta races to compete with OpenAI's Sora. EA partners with Stability AI to revolutionize game development, but questions loom about creative ownership and job displacement. Microsoft debuts Mico, a new AI companion that could either transform productivity or resurrect the Clippy nightmare. Google'…

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The great food rescue 49:37

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The average American household throws away $200 of food each month. How can we get more food onto plates and less into landfills? This hour, changing the food system, from the farm to your kitchen. Guests include food waste expert Dana Gunders, social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe-Houston, chef and sustainability activist Anthony Myint and behavioral …

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Hidden Levels Ep. 6: Segagaga 40:38

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The final episode of Hidden Levels explores the story of SEGA developer Tez Okano and the bizarre, meta-game he created: Segagaga. Okano joined SEGA in 1992, witnessing firsthand the company's tumultuous experience in the "console wars" against Nintendo and Sony. In the mid-1990s, SEGA struggled to make hardware that kept up with its rivals. The SE…

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The Wearables Race Heats Up: What Amazon, Sesame, and OnePlus Reveal About AI's Next Frontier 10:46

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Smart glasses, massive batteries, and conversational AI are colliding. We break down Amazon's AR glasses for drivers, Sesame AI's $250M funding round and voice-first approach, OnePlus's bigger-battery strategy, and what the Veeam-Securiti deal tells us about how enterprises are preparing for the AI era. https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/deals/articles/amaz…

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AI Bubble Warnings, Police Battle AI Prank, OpenAI’s Safety Report, ChatGPT To Add Erotica 22:12

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News and Updates: Financial leaders warn of an AI investment bubble as the Bank of England and IMF caution that tech valuations echo the dot-com era, risking a sharp market correction. Analysts cite overvalued AI stocks and slowing productivity gains, arguing inflated expectations, diminishing model returns, and inflated capital spending could trig…

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The Browser Wars Begin, Mixed Reality Gets Real, and Quantum Computers Might Actually Work 10:40

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OpenAI launches Atlas, its AI-powered answer to Google Chrome, but security concerns and a tumbling Alphabet stock price raise questions about the browser wars' first volley. Samsung enters the mixed reality arena with Galaxy XR at a steep discount to Apple's Vision Pro, forcing the question: can Android XR convert loyal iPhone users without ecosys…

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Hidden Levels Ep. 5: Press B to Touch Grass 41:47

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Video games are arguably the antithesis of nature; highly constructed worlds, synthetic, inorganic. If you grew up gaming, you may recall grown-ups telling you to shut down the console, go outside, and touch some grass. These days, though, touching grass isn’t something you have to do outside. As gaming has grown into a 200 billion dollar industry,…

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DeepSeek Does It Again, Adobe Fights Back and Gemini Moves In 9:58

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Signal Post Daily | Tuesday, October 21, 2025 A massive AWS outage takes down half the internet, exposing how fragile our centralized cloud infrastructure really is. DeepSeek drops another open-source model that proves you can build sophisticated AI on a fraction of traditional compute costs. Adobe launches its AI Foundry and LLM Optimizer, positio…

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Surgical Precision: One doctor's quest to show how video games can save lives 24:34

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Dr. James "Butch" Rosser was a pioneer in minimally invasive surgery in the 1990s. When he credited his surgical skills to video games, people dismissed him. The prevailing narrative was that kids who played video games became killers, not doctors. So Butch set out on quest: to show how video games can help make better doctors. Show notes: The impa…

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Apple TV Rebrand, Wi-Fi 8, Leaky Satellites, Windows 10 E-Waste, Korean DC Fire, BYD Boom 22:00

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News and Updates: Apple is rebranding Apple TV Plus as simply “Apple TV,” a move causing confusion with its existing app and hardware lineup. Branding updates are still pending. TP-Link achieved the first prototype Wi-Fi 8 connection, validating the 802.11bn standard focused on reliability and stability over speed, with full ratification expected b…

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Hidden Levels Ep. 4: Machinima 45:08

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Machinima — a portmanteau of “machine” and “cinema” — refers to movies filmed inside video games. The art form had a renaissance in the 1990s, and many thought it had a future in Hollywood. Among the early pioneers were the New York animation collective the Ill Clan, who puppeteered characters in real-time inside the video game Quake, bypassing tra…

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Hidden Levels: Choose Your Player (Side Quest) 31:25

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Today, Stef Sanjati is a creator on YouTube with over half a million subscribers. Her content mostly focuses on her two greatest loves — makeup and gaming — often combining the two with her otherworldly video game-inspired beauty tutorials. Growing up in small-town Ontario, though, Stef was a quiet, introverted kid who was bullied a lot. For one th…

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The art of choosing what to do 49:38

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The way we spend our hours defines our lives. This hour, TED speakers explore how we make choices about time, meaning and attention in a world of infinite options. TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen …

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AI Actress Sparks Hollywood Uproar, OpenAI’s Sora 2 Shocks the Internet, and Sam Altman Warns of an AI Bubble 22:12

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News and Updates: An AI actress named Tilly Norwood, created by Dutch producer Eline Van der Velden, ignited outrage in Hollywood. SAG-AFTRA condemned her as a threat to human performers, calling her “a computer-generated character” built on unpaid human work. Stars including Whoopi Goldberg and Emily Blunt slammed the concept as unethical and dehu…

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Head of TED, Chris Anderson, on TED’s new chapter 15:53

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Based on the simple premise, "Ideas worth spreading," Chris Anderson spent the last 25 years turning the non-profit TED organization into a globally recognized media powerhouse. Now he's ready to announce a new chapter for TED, along with a new steward and visionary: Sal Khan. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices N…

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Hidden Levels Ep. 3: This Game Wants YOU 44:10

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For decades, the U.S. Army has been on edge about recruitment, hitting its goals for a few years, only to miss them again. As part of their strategy to combat recruiting concerns, the Army has turned its focus online: to the world of gaming and competitive eSports. With nearly 80% of Americans between the ages of 13 and 28 playing video games weekl…

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Asahi Cyberattack, Instagram Denial, Bezos’ Space Data Centers, Gen Z Goes Retro, Amazon Drone Crash, CA Drivers Unionize 22:11

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News and Updates: Asahi Beer Shortage Looms: A ransomware attack crippled Asahi’s IT systems, halting operations at most of its 30 Japanese factories. The brewer warns of beer shortages with no recovery timeline. Instagram Chief Denies Eavesdropping: Adam Mosseri insists Instagram doesn’t use your microphone for ads. He blames ad coincidences on al…

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Hidden Levels Ep. 2: Stick It to 'Em 41:36

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In this second episode of Hidden Levels, Amory traces the history of the humble-yet-genius joystick — from early 20th century aviation, to 1970s video game consoles like the Atari 2600, to the Nintendo 64 thumbstick in the 1990s, to what some consider the joystick's greatest implementation: the dual-thumbstick controller. This optimal interface has…

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Future You 49:38

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Who will you be in 10 years? In 20 years? Envisioning how you will evolve is very hard. This hour, TED speakers share ideas on how to better plan for the future, while allowing for the unexpected. Original broadcast date: June 16, 2023 TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the s…

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AI Workslop, Fauxductivity, ChatGPT Parental Controls, Pew Survey on AI Trust, California AI Law 22:05

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News and Updates: AI “Workslop” at Work – A Stanford/BetterUp survey finds over 40% of U.S. employees encounter AI-generated “workslop”—content that looks polished but adds no real value. On average, 15% of workplace output now qualifies, with tech and professional services hit hardest. Colleagues who submit workslop are seen as less capable, trust…

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The Evolution of Fixed Income Markets: AI, Data & Automation 22:58

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In this episode of the ipushpull Capital Markets FinTech Forum, Matthew Chung, CEO of ipushpull, sits down with Deniz Mace-Jones, Global Head of Rates and Credit Products and Electronic Distribution at UBS. With extensive experience across electronic trading and fixed income markets, Deniz shares valuable insights into how trading desks, technology…

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This Is Propaganda Season 2 1:06

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This Is Propaganda is back, and more patriotic than ever. From WWI posters to TikTok E-Girls, strap in for an immersive narrative investigation into how the military uses sex to define the image of the soldier, and the weird and unexpected ways it has changed our culture. New episodes through Fall of 2025.…

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Hidden Levels Ep. 1: Mr. Boomshakalaka 37:16

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Welcome to our all-new collaborative series, "Hidden Levels," in which we team up with 99% Invisible to explore how the world of video games has impacted the world beyond. We’ll dive deep into how games are made and designed, exploring everything from the history of the joystick to the faithful recreation of nature in digital spaces. Whether you ar…