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Why is the US banning more Chinese technology? Reed Albergotti (Semafor) fills us in on the robot ban and what it means for American innovation. Then, new research on why Chinese open-source AI models may not be as big a threat as Washington makes it seem. Taylor Lorenz (User Mag ...  Show more

What does it take to power the AI boom? Steve Vassallo, a roboticist turned General Partner at Foundation Capital, helped semiconductor company Cerebras figure it out. Steve and Oz discuss why AI workloads demanded an entirely new kind of chip, what "wafer scale" actually means, ...  Show more

Today’s tech headlines: Meta may release its first AR glasses in 2024, Elon Musk is hit with a class-action lawsuit over his Twitter investment, No Man’s Sky’s new update offers the life of a space pirate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Amazon is ginning up a new Echo device that’s like a dashboard for your household. Big changes to Android leaked to the internet. Reddit raises a big round. Mark Cuban is gunning for Clubhouse. And I’ve been warning y’all of industrial hacking. We almost had a big disaster down i ...  Show more

It’s tough to stay up to date on VR news -- in hardware, Samsung recently unveiled its update to its Gear VR headset, while loose details about a consumer-ready Oculus Rift circulate. Facebook is starting to feature immersed video content while Google is interested in  being behi ...  Show more

Samsung sets a date to unveil its latest foldable phones; Instagram introduces a new way to control sensitive content; DuckDuckGo has a new email protection tool; Apple's MagSafe Battery; Venmo makes some big changes; emergency alerts on streaming services; FTC backs right to rep ...  Show more