It finally happened, an AI song has gone to number 1 on the Billboard charts. But what does that actually mean?
Why Apple Just Gave Up on AI
Apple has been struggling to fix Siri since it’s inception in 2011, but today they find themselves even further behind. The solution? Apple intelligence but that didn’t pan out as expected. The Californian company has now resorted to using Google’s Gemini to solve their AI woes. In this episode we explore what this means for Apple, the wider AI industry and consumers.
AI scientists can’t optimize worsening energy efficiency: Why behind-the-scenes AI is costing you
AI is booming right now and it’s causing utility costs for everyday consumers to reach unprecedented highs. “There is increasing deployment of AI technologies behind the scenes, and that is definitely driving up these energy costs,” said University of Pennsylvania professor and Google researcher Benjamin Lee. “Right now, we’re very, very much on the benefits side of the equation, and then we are paying whatever cost is needed to demonstrate those next generation capabilities.”
The Tiny Nuclear Reactors America Is Betting Everything On
This is where the atomic age began. Deep in the hills of Tennessee, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory built the technology that enriched uranium for the first nuclear bombs, and now they’re trying to spark a nuclear comeback. In this episode, we go inside Standard Nuclear, a startup using Oak Ridge research to mass-produce TRISO fuel, a next-generation material that makes reactors smaller, safer, and meltdown-proof.
We see how engineers turn uranium into perfectly coated micro-particles that glow red-hot in furnaces and could one day power portable reactors, AI data centers, and even battlefield bases. It’s a glimpse into America’s attempt to reclaim the nuclear technology it invented from China and a reminder that the future of clean energy might rise from the same place that built the bomb.
Bret Weinstein on Elon Musk’s AI Wealth Idea and What It Means for Human Purpose
Bret Weinstein and Joe Rogan discuss the implications of Elon Musk’s idea of a high income for everyone due to AI. Weinstein expresses concern that universal wealth could eliminate human purpose, which has historically been tied to survival, raising children, and creating wealth. Rogan counters that purpose shouldn’t be dependent on the “made-up thing” of money and that humanity can adapt, suggesting that ending poverty would solve social issues like crime. They also touch upon AI-generated art, with Rogan enjoying AI music and Weinstein cautioning against the “junkification” of creative output.
Microsoft Just Dropped KOSMOS: AI With 80% Human-Level Performance
Microsoft just dropped KOSMOS — an autonomous AI system that runs for 12 hours straight, spins up hundreds of smaller AIs in sync, reads over 1,500 papers, writes 40,000 lines of Python, and delivers reports with ~80 % accuracy in early reviews. At the same time, Google’s DS-STAR turns chaotic business data into working analysis by planning, coding, testing, and auto-debugging its own Python. And Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2 Thinking pushes open-source reasoning to new limits with hundreds of chained tool calls for browsing, math, and coding. The global AI race just hit another level.
Google’s AI chip ‘Ironwood’ takes on Nvidia
CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos joins ‘Money Movers’ with the latest details on Google’s new custom chip efforts and how they stack up against Nvidia.
Students frustrated over AI use by peers
Some high school students are expressing frustration over their peers’ use of artificial intelligence to complete assignments, which they say leads to an unfair advantage for those who use the technology. Meanwhile, a new grant from Microsoft, ChatGPT and other companies is funding training for teachers on how to best use AI in the classroom. NBC News’ Rehema Ellis reports from Princeton High School where she speaks to students on their opinions on AI on campus.
How Close Are We to Solid-State Batteries?
You’ve heard the solid state battery story before. Toyota promised them by 2025. Samsung said they were just around the corner. QuantumScape’s stock soared on promises of revolutionary batteries. And yet here we are, still driving cars with the same lithium-ion tech. And if the sliding deadlines weren’t enough of a headache, the term solid state battery has become a marketing buzzword. But 2025 might actually look different. Companies aren’t just filing patents anymore. They’re opening factories. They’re putting innovative new batteries in actual vehicles. Mercedes just drove 749 miles on a single charge with one. MG is taking pre-orders for a car with a semi-solid-state battery for under $15,000. So is this finally it? Are solid-state batteries finally here? Or are we just being sold another round of hype?
Everyone’s Blaming AI For Layoffs — Should They?
Between January and September 2025, there have been 946,426 job cuts announced, with roughly 300,000 from the government sector, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. But some economists don’t buy that recent layoffs are caused by AI. Economic uncertainty, tariffs and less consumer spending might be hurting U.S. workers more than CEOs will admit.