Plus: OpenAI launches the cheapest ChatGPT plan in India. Overhaul raises $105 million in funding to invest in artificial-intelligence technology and make acquisitions. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has confirmed that the Trump administration is considering taking a stake in the struggling U.S. chipmaker Intel. The arrangement would be unusual but not unprecedented. And Intel was already getting a federal grant under the CHIPS and Science Act, approved during the Biden administration. Also on the show: a dispatch from the annual World AI Conference in Shanghai and a look at the pluses and minuses of retailers using third-party vendors.
Hurricane Erin whips up the Atlantic. Intense efforts to arrange a Putin-Zelenskyy summit. And, first there was Alligator Alcatraz, now here's Cornhusker Clink. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
From the BBC World Service: Hundreds of thousands of avid video gaming fans are gathering in Cologne for Gamescom 2025, the world’s largest annual video game event. It comes at a time when the industry is struggling with studio layoffs, increased competition in a crowded market, and rising costs. Plus, a centuries-old church in Sweden has begun a slow-motion journey to make way for the expansion of the world's deepest iron ore mine.
Ordering wine and learning how to pair it with meals and summer produce can be intimidating – but it doesn’t have to be! We talked to a chef, master sommelier and a food writer to learn how to pair what wine with what food, and how to do it in the least pretentious way possible.
Today’s panel: Maggie Hennessy, WBEZ contributor and food writer; Paul Virant, owner Gaijin, Vistro Prime and Petite Vie; Martin Beally, master sommelier, director of wine, beverage and ops integration at Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
Reporter David Morris breaks down the Tornado Cash trial, Roman Storm's conviction on money transmission charges, and what this means for crypto privacy and open source developers going forward.
David Z Morris joins us to talk about his extensive coverage of the Tornado Cash trial. We dive deep into Roman Storm's conviction, the legal precedent for privacy tools, and the chilling effects on open source development in crypto.
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NOTES:
• Jury hung on 2 charges, guilty on 1 MTB charge
• North Korea Lazarus laundered $600M
• No direct OFAC-sanctioned wallets used the service
• Appeal process could take years to resolve
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:41 Why the Tornado Cash Story?
05:06 What is Tornado Cash?
11:15 What does Tornado Cash Do?
14:01 Autonomous Smart Contracts
19:34 Run as a Business
23:57 Profits
24:58 Criminal Charges
31:43 Future of Open Source Development
37:15 Advice for Privacy Devs
42:43 Public Perception
46:09 Journalism & Privacy
49:10 What Happens Now?
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