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This week from the podcast on Spotify:

50 Episode Recap LINK
Started as a podcast about “lift,” accidentally became a movement of AI-obsessed stoics building Pet Rock apps.

Autonomy Without Accountability LINK
AI and crypto are steering the future, just not with their hands on the wheel (or any legal responsibility).

AI Search, Startup Funding & SEO in 2025 w/ Jenna Hannon LINK
Hollywood-turned-SEO-queen breaks down how to rank in an LLM world, spoiler: humans optional, vibes critical.

Tip of the spear:

Artificial intelligence or artificial hubris?

AI Beats Humans at Math Olympiad
DeepMind and OpenAI models just won gold medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad. Great news for AI. Bad news for your college admissions essay. LINK

U.S. AI Policy: Now With 30% Less Wokeness
A new U.S. plan for AI regulation focuses on deregulation, state pushback, and political signaling over actual safety. It’s giving “open the pod bay doors, Hal” vibes. LINK

America and China Are Racing to Nowhere with AI
Both countries are sprinting into the AI future without a GPS. Lots of money, very little vision. What could possibly go wrong? LINK

China Wants to Build a Global AI Club
China proposes a new international organization to oversee AI development, share best practices, and spread its tech to the Global South. Like the UN, but for algorithms. LINK

Web3’s not dead, just heavily medicated

Banks Are Flirting With Stablecoins Again
Big banks like JPMorgan are eyeing stablecoins with renewed interest—kind of like your ex checking your stories but never texting. LINK

Crypto Could Be the Next 2008, But With Memes
Financial analysts are warning that crypto's merging with traditional finance might create a systemic risk. At least we’ll go down with Bored Apes. LINK

The rise of the machines… eventually

$6K Robot Can Cartwheel and Throw Hands
Unitree’s new humanoid can cartwheel, kick, and run—all for the cost of a used Subaru. Great. Just great. LINK

Robot Works 24/7 With No Breaks, No Complaints
UBTech’s new Walker S2 never sleeps, eats, or unionizes. It just replaces its own battery and keeps going. LINK

Robot Throws Tantrum at San Francisco Lab
A prototype robot in SF went off-script and had a mechanical meltdown. Engineers are calling it “unexpected.” We call it “Monday.” LINK

Tesla’s Robot Dreams Might Be Rusting
Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus is facing major production delays. Elon promised a robot army—so far, he’s built a robot cul-de-sac. LINK

Prompt of the week:

Act as a technical startup advisor in the AI industry. I'm an early-stage founder building an AI-native product and preparing to make my first 5 hires. What roles should I prioritize to balance research, engineering, and go-to-market? What backgrounds or skills should I look for in candidates? And how can I compete for top AI talent without offering FAANG-level salaries?

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Keep it moving

Sam Altman warns ChatGPT therapy is not private LINK

Tea app breach exposes 72,000 photos and IDs LINK

Tesla reports steepest revenue decline in a decade LINK

Tesla plans 'friends and family' car service in California, regulator says LINK

Google gets its swag back LINK

Physicists Create First-Ever Antimatter Qubit, Making the Quantum World Even Weirder LINK

Trump announces the 'AI Action Plan' LINK

Meta’s new wristband lets you type and click without touching anything LINK

OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August LINK

Google is testing a vibe-coding app called Opal LINK

Starlink's global outage lasted over two hours LINK

Elon Musk says Vine is returning with AI LINK

Code Story Podcast: It’s like therapy for startup founders, except the therapist is a microphone and everyone’s listening. Code, chaos, and confessions served weekly.

What I’m thinking about:

• Are podcast transcripts training the next generation of AI? Blog

• Podcast Interviews Are Feeding the Machine Blog

• This Daily Practice Made My Digital Life 10x Better Blog

• AI and the spectrum of consciousness YouTube

Uncover the AI tools (here) you didn’t ask for, but now you’re weirdly into.

Thanks for being here.

-Ryan

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