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David Aaronovitch and a panel of experts and insiders present in-depth explainers on big issues in the news
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Dive into the ”AI Briefing Room” for a quick update on the latest tech trends and innovations. Each episode, generated by AI, delivers fresh insights into AI advancements, tech disruptions, and more. Tune in from Monday through Friday morning to stay ahead in the tech world! For advice, reach out to us at aibriefingroom@gmail.com.
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The USSC Briefing Room is a podcast from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. It gives you a seat at the table for a briefing on the latest US news and foreign policy. Co-hosts Mari Koeck, Jared Mondschein and Victoria Cooper talk to experts to cover what you need to know and what's beneath the surface of the news.
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From the creators of the hit INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS podcast comes TREKSPERTS BRIEFING ROOM with hosts LISA KLINK (writer, Star Trek: Voyager) and PETER HOLMSTROM (author, The Center Seat) bringing you a series of in-depth curated audio commentaries of STAR TREK episodes and movies featuring leading Treksperts along with special guests from in front of and behind the camera including stars, writers, producers and notable fans. Social: @trekspertsBR, @inglorioustrek, @inglorioustreksperts treks ...
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Officers from San Bernardino PD share information and insights about a variety of law enforcement topics.
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Terrorism, espionage and romance, oh my! Welcome to The Briefing Room, the weekly podcast on Film Geek Radio devoted to the Showtime series HOMELAND Join Andrew and Charlie as they analyze each episode of the third season. Are there any clear answers to be gleaned from a show with so many moral grays? What secrets lie hidden in Saul's beard? Tune in to find out!
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Have you ever wondered what really goes on out in the field with our Special Forces Units, law enforcement and military and federal agencies? What about the stories of the people behind the mission? How did their life shape their service? How did their service shape their current careers? How about hearing from some of the best shooters in the world? Any interest in learning how the Special Operations Combatives program came to life? If you're anything like us, you want to hear the true stor ...
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, january 13th! dive into today's top tech stories: tsmc's record revenue: taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company reports a record-breaking revenue of 868.5 billion new taiwan dollars, a 38.8% year-on-year increase driven by demand for ai chips and advanced chip processes. meta's dei program changes: …
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Donald Trump says he wants to introduce more tariffs on imports during his second presidency. He’s mentioned targeting imports from countries including Mexico, Canada, China and Demark as well as floating the idea of a universal tariff on all goods coming into the US. So why does Trump like tariffs so much? What can we realistically expect him to d…
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India has accelerated port infrastructure projects to counter China’s Belt and Road initiative and enhanced connectivity and trade facilitation could boost GDP from 0.4% to 10.6% in South Asia. In an era of heightened competition, improved port infrastructure is one of the most effective ways to diversify and de-risk supply chains, yet Australia ha…
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THIS VOYAGE, Peter Holmstrom (author, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Trek) and Lisa Klink (screenwriter, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Voyager) are joined by Star Trek: Enterprise screenwriter, Phyllis Strong to discuss her Season 3 episode, Damages. Learn the secrets of crafting the Xindi serialized season, the hardships of telling a story influenced b…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, january 10th! here's what we're covering today: samsung's foldable smartphone: announcement of a new foldable smartphone featuring ultra-thin glass technology, set to debut at the upcoming tech expo in barcelona. this innovation could influence tech giants in the race for foldable phones. google's ai ac…
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EP-190 Google’s $10b India Investment 🇮🇳, Amazon’s Texas Expansion 🏢, Twitter Blue’s New Features 💡
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, january 8th! dive into today's top stories: google's $10 billion india investment: launch of the india digitization fund aimed at boosting connectivity and digital transformation, with a focus on affordable access and localized tools powered by ai. amazon's texas expansion: 5,000 new tech and corpora…
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, january 7th. explore the tech world's most intriguing developments: nvidia at ces 2025: introduction of project digits, a personal ai supercomputer utilizing the grace blackwell hardware platform, designed for ai researchers and students, capable of handling ai models up to 200…
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EP-188 Microsoft’s Ai Infrastructure Leap 💾, Tesla’s Delivery Challenges 🚗, Generative Ai Investment Boom 💰
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, january 6th! explore today's top tech stories: microsoft's ai infrastructure investment: gigantic $80 billion investment in u.s. data centers for fiscal 2025, highlighting microsoft's leadership ambitions in the ai sector and its partnership with openai on the "stargate" project. tesla's delivery challe…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, january 3rd! dive into today's top tech stories: tesla's q4 2024 production & deliveries: tesla reports 495,570 deliveries for q4 and 1,789,226 for the year, marking their first annual drop since 2023. despite strong numbers, tesla shares fell by 7% as delivery figures missed analyst expectations. crypt…
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Encouraging everyone to make the change to electric vehicles has been a major part of government green and industrial policy for some time now. The government has announced a consultation on how to speed up the transition to electric cars and fade out the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030. The last Government had extended plans to ban of t…
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EP-186 Spacex Stock Insights 🚀, Robinhood’s Fintech Ambitions 📈, and Openai’s Content Controversy 🎨
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, january 2nd! dive into today's top tech stories: spacex secondary stock deals: discover insights into spacex's secondary stock sales, offering investors like andreessen horowitz a substantial discount compared to previous primary rounds, as spacex aims for a $350 billion valuation. robinhood's ambitio…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, january 1st! dive into today's top tech stories: google under scrutiny: global regulators are scrutinizing google's practices in digital advertising and search services amidst rising antitrust concerns, with ongoing defenses in europe and the united states. amazon's sustainability push: amazon plans …
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EP-184 Bytedance’s Nvidia Chip Gamble 💰, U.s. Treasury Cyberattack Alert 🔒, Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launch 🚀
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, december 31st. explore the latest tech headlines: bytedance’s strategic nvidia chip acquisition: bytedance aims to purchase $7 billion worth of nvidia chips by 2025, circumventing u.s. restrictions by storing them in overseas data centers. u.s. treasury cyberattack: treasury systems we…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, december 30th! explore today's pressing tech updates: openai's future vision: plans to transform into a for-profit public benefit corporation by 2025, focusing on advancing artificial general intelligence while maintaining its mission-driven initiatives. bench's unexpected closure: the sudden shutdown o…
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EP-182 Openai’s $100b Agi Aspirations 🧠, Waymo’s Robotaxi Race 🚕, Vulnerabilities in Chatgpt 🔍
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, december 27th. dive into the latest tech headlines: agi financial benchmark: microsoft and openai set a $100 billion profit goal for artificial general intelligence, but expect losses until 2029. this could extend microsoft's exclusive access to openai's models. chatgpt search vulnerabi…
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The Arctic is going through changes to its climate, economics and geo-politics. What does it mean for the region and the rest of the world?The fact that glaciers are melting and the white landscape is turning green is bad for climate change but could it also bring economic benefits? Guests:Jennifer Spence, director of the Arctic Initiative at the B…
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, december 26th, covering the latest in tech innovation and security: elon musk's xai secures $6 billion funding: significant series c round with investors like andreessen horowitz, elevating valuation to $45 billion and fueling ai product development and infrastructure expansio…
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EP-180 Google’s Ai Race with Anthropic 🤖, Clop Ransomware Strikes Again 🔒, Openai’s Humanoid Robotics Comeback 💡
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, december 25th: google & anthropic collaboration: google is reportedly utilizing anthropic's claude ai to enhance its gemini ai, igniting discussions on competitive dynamics in ai development. clop ransomware attacks: clop gang targets 66 companies by exploiting vulnerabilities in cle…
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join wall-e for today's tech briefing on tuesday, december 24th, as we explore major tech developments: elon musk's x.ai funding success: x.ai secures $6 billion, totalling $12 billion, eyeing a $50 billion valuation to expand its presence in generative ai with the grok model. geopolitical tech tensions: the biden administration initiates a section…
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EP-178 Nvidia’s Eu Approval 🎊, Openai’s O3 Agi Quest 🤖, Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Shift 🚗
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, december 23rd! explore today's key tech stories: nvidia's acquisition breakthrough: nvidia gains european union approval for its acquisition of israeli gpu orchestration platform, run:ai, despite potential challenges from the u.s. department of justice. openai's o3 model launch: unveiling of the o3 mode…
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EP-177 Microsoft’s Chatgpt Integration in Office Suite 🖥️, Meta’s Metaverse Pivot 🔄, Rivian’s Ev Production Woes 🚙
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, december 20th. dive into the latest tech developments: microsoft embraces ai: integrating chatgpt into the office suite by end of next year, transforming productivity tools like word, excel, and outlook. meta's strategic pivot: cutting back on metaverse investments, shifting focus towar…
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In his election campaign President Milei set out his chainsaw approach to cutting spending and inflation. A year on, how has his presidency turned out? David Aaronovitch and guests explore - why was Argentina’s economy in such a bad state when Milei took office, what new measures has President Milei introduced, and how have things turned out so far…
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EP-176 Microsoft’s Gpu Acquisitions Surge 🎮, Broadcom’s Ai Revenue Soars 📈, Openai Expands Chatgpt Reach 📞
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, december 19th. dive into the latest in tech news: microsoft's ai chip acquisition: microsoft acquires 500,000 nvidia hopper chips, outpacing competitors like meta, and aligning with its ai ambitions and a $6.6 billion openai partnership. broadcom's strong earnings: broadcom re…
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EP-175 Databricks’ $10b Funding Round 💰, Salesforce’s Ai Hiring Surge 🤖, Google’s Antitrust Battle 🔍
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```html welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, december 18th! stay updated with today's top tech and business highlights: databricks' mega funding: secures $10 billion in latest venture round, skyrocketing valuation to $62 billion as it gears up for an ipo. ai and big data analytics remain at the company's core. salesforce expansion: plan…
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EP-174 Threads Hits 100m Users 📈, Chatgpt’s Expanded Access 🌐, Tiktok’s Supreme Court Fight ⚖️
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, december 17th! explore the latest tech developments: meta's threads milestone: ceo mark zuckerberg shares that threads has hit 100 million daily active users, with monthly users rising to 300 million, spurred by bluesky's growing popularity and new features like custom feeds. openai expands chatgpt sea…
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When talking about AUKUS, a majority of Australians think it is a good idea for Australia to have nuclear-powered submarines, but much of the public debate is around the cost and whether it is worth the money. One of the most significant aspects of AUKUS is the fact that the United States is agreeing to share some of its most sensitive nuclear tech…
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EP-173 Alphabet’s Ai Expansion in Tokyo 🇯🇵, Microsoft’s Healthcare Chatbots 🏥, Amazon’s Gaming Acquisition 🎮
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for monday, december 16th. dive into today's top tech stories: alphabet's ai expansion in tokyo: google's parent company establishes a new ai research lab aiming to pioneer next-gen machine learning and collaborate with local universities to foster talent in asia. microsoft's azure health bot: laun…
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EP-172 Microsoft’s Ai Leap with Phi-4 💡, Google’s Gemini Expansion 🌌, Adobe’s Stock Shake-up 📉
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```html i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, december 13th. explore the key tech stories making headlines: microsoft's phi-4 ai model: microsoft unveils its 14-billion-parameter phi-4 model on azure ai foundry, excelling in math problem-solving. enhanced by synthetic datasets and post-training processes, it's set to rival …
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New weight loss drugs known commercially as Wegovy and Mounjaro have been demonstrated to have a big effect in helping people to lose weight, and have recently been approved for use in obesity treatment in the NHS in England. In total, 4.1 million people would meet the criteria to be eligible to take one of these drugs. That seems fantastic - an en…
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EP-171 Openai’s Outage Amid Ios Integration 🌐, Microsoft’s $800m Cruise Shift 🚗, Apple’s Ai Leap with Siri 🗣️
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, december 12th. today's podcast covers: openai outage: significant outage impacting chatgpt and developer api, coinciding with ios 18.2 integration launch, creating high server demand. recovery path identified. microsoft's financial impact: estimated $800 million loss from gm's cruise …
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, december 11th! explore today's top tech stories: google’s latest acquisition: google acquires a toronto-based startup specializing in natural language processing as part of its strategy to enhance ai capabilities in text generation and understanding. facebook's new privacy features: facebook introduc…
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EP-169 Amazon’s Green Energy 🌍, Google’s Ai Healthcare Revolution 🏥, Microsoft’s Eu Gaming Hurdle 🎮
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for tuesday, december 10th! dive into today's top stories: amazon's renewable energy push: amazon announces three new solar farms and a wind energy project as part of their commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. google's healthcare innovation: google plans to launch an ai-driven tool aime…
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join wall-e for today's tech briefing on monday, december 9th, featuring the latest in technology and innovation: meta's stock surge: meta shares rise 2.4%, nearing a market cap of $1.6 trillion after a court decision threatens tiktok. ceo mark zuckerberg meets with president-elect trump to showcase new ray-ban smart glasses. elon musk's grok ai ex…
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EP-167 Chatgpt Pro Unveiled with New Pricing Model 💰, Apple’s Indonesian Manufacturing Move 📱, Waymo’s Robotaxi Expansion to Miami 🚕
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for friday, december 6th! explore today's top tech insights: chatgpt pro launch: introduces a $200-per-month subscription, offering enhanced accuracy for power users, particularly in coding and math, aiming for improved reasoning and comprehensive responses. apple's indonesia venture: announces a $1 billion investm…
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In under two weeks Syrian rebels have moved through the country and taken Damascus - bringing to an end 50 years of rule by the Assad family. The country borders Israel, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, and in which Iran and Russia take the most active of interests. So why did the government of Bashar Al Assad fall so fast, who are HTS the rebels who topp…
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EP-166 Openai & Anduril’s Defense Move 🤖, Bitcoin’s Historic Surge 💸, Salesforce’s Ai Triumph 📈
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, december 5th! explore the day's top tech stories: openai and anduril partnership: openai teams up with anduril to integrate ai technology into systems designed to counter drone threats for the u.s. military, marking a shift in openai’s defense strategy. openai's user growth milestone: reaches 300 mill…
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, december 4th! here are today's top tech stories: meta's metaverse move: meta unveils horizon workrooms, a virtual reality workspace app aiming to embed the metaverse at its core, amid a recovery strategy from declining vr hardware sales. amazon's autonomous fleet expansion: amazon expands its electri…
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EP-164 Intel’s Leadership Shakeup 🔄, Elon Musk’s Pay Battle ⚖️, Tiktok’s E-commerce Evolution 📱
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```html welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, december 3rd! dive into today's top tech stories: intel leadership shake-up: ceo pat gelsinger ousted after nearly four years due to competitive pressures from nvidia. david zinsner and mj holthaus appointed as interim co-ceos. tesla pay package dispute: delaware judge reaffirms decision to voi…
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Republicans have secured control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Congress authorises the budget, they have exclusive power to declare war and regulate foreign commerce and they authorise important foreign policy appointees. Even before the next Congress is sworn in, we are seeing Congress flex their power in considering Preside…
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EP-163 Bitcoin’s Astonishing Rally 💰, Intel’s Chip Act Boost 💻, Meta’s Ambitious Cable Project 🌐
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```html join wall-e for a comprehensive tech briefing on monday, december 2nd, as we delve into key highlights from the industry: bitcoin's bull run: a remarkable 40% gain in november, driven by trump's election victory, with an intraday peak at $98,722; investor optimism for $100,000 by end of 2024. intel's chips act grant: awarded $7.9 billion fo…
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EP-162 Google’s Eu Antitrust Showdown 🔍, Apple’s Green Billions 🌍, Samsung’s Foldable Future 📱
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i'm wall-e, presenting today's tech briefing for friday, november 29th. explore the day's leading tech updates: google under eu scrutiny: another antitrust investigation has begun into google's advertising dominance in the eu, which might lead to new regulations. google maintains that its services benefit consumers and encourage competition. apple'…
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North Korean troops are fighting Ukrainians in Russia, while Ukraine has finally been permitted to use US missiles deep into Russian territory. It’s over 1000 days since Vladimir Putin’s full scale invasion of his neighbour and the circle of those involved in the conflict seems to widen. But though the situation changes the central question doesn’t…
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EP-161 Microsoft’s Cloud Integration Under Ftc Scrutiny ☁️, Softbank’s $1.5b Openai Investment 💸, Uber’s Subscription Challenges 🚖
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welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for thursday, november 28th. dive into today's top tech stories: ftc antitrust investigation of microsoft: the ftc examines microsoft's practices in public cloud, ai, and cybersecurity, focusing on integrations with office and security products. uber under scrutiny: the ftc investigates uber's subscription service,…
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"The Tholian Web" (TOS, Season 3) w/ Co-Writer CHET RICHARDS
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THIS VOYAGE. PETER HOLMSTROM (author, The Center Seat: 55 Years of Trek) and LISA KLINK (writer, Star Trek: Voyager) are thrilled to be joined by rocket scientist CHET RICHARDS, who in the 1960s co-wrote the legendary episode of The Original Series, "The Tholian Web." Learn the secrets of Season Three,, the trials of freelancing an episode for The …
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EP-160 Aws Reinvents Ai Excitement 🤖, Spacex & T-mobile’s Starlink Collaboration 🚀, Uber’s Leap into Data Labeling 📊
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```html join wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, november 27, as we delve into the latest tech headlines: aws re:invent 2024: the annual event kicks off with a keynote by aws ceo matt garman, addressing aws's strategy in the competitive generative ai sector. spacex & t-mobile's starlink expansion: fcc greenlights the direct-to-phone service aimed…
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```html welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for tuesday, november 26th! explore today's key tech developments: meta restructures: gearing up for another round of layoffs to streamline operations and strengthen financial standing, with ceo mark zuckerberg staying committed to the metaverse vision. microsoft & siemens partnership: collaboration to boos…
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EP-158 Amazon’s Cashier-less Grocery Expansion 🛒, Meta’s Family-friendly Ai Tools 🤖, Intel’s Market Comeback Strategy 💡
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```html welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, november 25th! today's insightful discussions include: amazon fresh expansion: extending its cashier-less grocery concept to urban areas, amazon aims to enhance customer convenience and refine ai strategies with this strategic move. meta's ai tools upgrade: introduction of family-friendly ai too…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for friday, november 22nd. explore the latest updates in the tech world: apples's conversational siri: reports suggest apple is developing a more conversational siri using advanced large language models aimed at competing with google’s gemini live. this enhanced siri is expected by spring 2026. nvi…
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Our prisons are overcrowded, the Government recently released a group of prisoners early to ease the pressure. Britain seems to incarcerate more people per head of population compared to any other Western European country. Now the Government has announced there is going to be a Review of Sentencing to see what we can do to reduce the number of peop…
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i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for thursday, november 21st. enjoy our latest tech insights: u.s. department of justice vs. google: pushes for divestment of chrome browser to curb monopolistic practices. ai spending surge: business spending escalates by 500% this year, reaching $13.8 billion, with openai's market share declining …
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