Our 220th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Recorded on 08/30/2025
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In this episode:
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<li>Google's newly released Gemini 2.5 image editing model showcases remarkable advancements, enabling highly accurate modifications of subjects while retaining their original features.</li>
<li>Anthropic expands Claude with an AI browser agent for Chrome and adds features to remember past conversations, enhancing the user experience and personalization.</li>
<li>NVIDIA and AMD to share revenue from AI chip sales to China with US government, marking a notable shift in export control policies and trade practices.</li>
<li>AI companion apps are experiencing substantial growth, with projected revenues expected to reach $120 million by 2025, raising questions about social implications and user engagement.
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Timestamps + Links:
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<li style="font-weight:400;">Tools & Apps
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<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:02:12) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/google-geminis-ai-image-model-gets-a-bananas-upgrade/'>Google Gemini's AI image model gets a 'bananas' upgrade | TechCrunch</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:05:32) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/26/anthropic-launches-a-claude-ai-agent-that-lives-in-chrome/'>Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome | TechCrunch</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:08:30) <a href='https://www.theverge.com/news/757743/anthropic-claude-ai-search-past-chats'>Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now remember your past conversations | The Verge</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:11:46) <a href='https://aibusiness.com/nlp/google-launches-ai-guided-learning-tool-to-teach-users'>Google Launches AI ‘Guided Learning’ Tool to Teach Users</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:14:55) <a href='https://www.theverge.com/news/756799/apple-intelligence-openai-chatgpt-gpt-5-ios-26'>Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration will use GPT-5 starting with iOS 26 | The Verge</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:15:39) <a href='https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/openai-adds-new-features-to-codex-like-ide-extension-and-github-code-reviews/'>OpenAI Adds New Features to Codex, Like IDE Extension and GitHub Code Reviews</a></li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">Applications & Business
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<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:16:49) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/14/lovable-projects-1b-in-arr-within-next-12-months/'>Lovable projects $1B in ARR within next 12 months | TechCrunch</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:18:56) <a href='https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/m7yk4c4e3'>Decart hits $3.1 billion valuation on $100 million raise to power real-time interacti | Ctech</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:20:19) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/22/cohere-raises-500m-to-beat-back-generative-ai-rivals/'>Cohere raises $500M to beat back generative AI rivals | TechCrunch</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:21:25) <a href='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-13/pony-ai-nears-full-year-robotaxi-target-despite-scaling-hurdles'>Pony AI, Nearing Full-Year Robotaxi Goal, Eyes European Markets - Bloomberg</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:22:41) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/co-founder-of-elon-musks-xai-departs-the-company/'>Co-founder of Elon Musk's xAI departs the company | TechCrunch</a></li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">Projects & Open Source
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<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:24:39) <a href='https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/08/14/meta-ai-just-released-dinov3-a-state-of-the-art-computer-vision-model-trained-with-self-supervised-learning-generating-high-resolution-image-features/'>Meta AI Just Released DINOv3: A State-of-the-Art Computer Vision Model Trained with Self-Supervised Learning, Generating High-Resolution Image Features - MarkTechPost</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:27:02) <a href='https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06471'>GLM-4.5: Agentic, Reasoning, and Coding (ARC) Foundation Models</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:29:49) <a href='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/china-s-deepseek-release-v3-1-boosting-ai-model-s-capabilities'>China’s DeepSeek Releases V3.1, Boosting AI Model’s Capabilities - Bloomberg</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:30:36) <a href='https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/inconsistent-performance/'>Open weight LLMs exhibit inconsistent performance across providers</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:32:02) <a href='https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/08/25/microsoft-released-vibevoice-1-5b-an-open-source-text-to-speech-model-that-can-synthesize-up-to-90-minutes-of-speech-with-four-distinct-speakers/'>Microsoft Released VibeVoice-1.5B: An Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model that can Synthesize up to 90 Minutes of Speech with Four Distinct Speakers - MarkTechPost</a></li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">Research & Advancements
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<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:33:43) <a href='https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15260'>Deep Think with Confidence</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:36:30) <a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/generative-ai-reshapes-us-job-market-stanford-study-shows-entry-level-young-workers.html'>Generative AI reshapes U.S. job market, Stanford study shows</a></li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">Policy & Safety
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<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:41:42) <a href='https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-biden-administrations-unpublished-report-on-ai-safety/'>Inside the US Government's Unpublished Report on AI Safety | WIRED</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:44:10) <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/us-government-nvidia-amd-chips-china.html'>U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China - The New York Times</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:45:13) <a href='https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-settles-copyright-lawsuit-authors/'>Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(00:46:56) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/12/ai-companion-apps-on-track-to-pull-in-120m-in-2025/'>AI companion apps on track to pull in $120M in 2025 | TechCrunch</a></li>
</ul>
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