Plus: OpenAI expects a more even mix between consumer and enterprise businesses by end of the year. And Ubisoft to undergo major structural overhaul in bid to revamp fortunes. Julie Chang hosts.
Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind. Hassabis joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss where AI progress really stands today, where the next breakthroughs might come from, and whether we’ve hit AGI already. Tune in for a deep discussion covering the latest in AI research, from continual learning to world models. We also dig into product, discussing Google’s big bet on AI glasses, its advertising plans, and AI coding. We also cover what AI means for knowledge work and scientific discovery. Hit play for a wide-ranging, high-signal conversation about where AI is headed next from one of the leaders driving it forward.
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Join Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi and Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway as they lament Virginia's new radical left-wing government, discuss leftists' invasion of a St. Paul, Minnesota, church during Sunday service, and weigh President Donald Trump's plans to acquire Greenland. Mollie and David also review The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, A Room with a View, The Rip, Agatha Christie's Seven Dials,and The Closer.
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In his rambling mess of a speech at Davos, Trump confused Iceland and Greenland, and demonstrated that he doesn't understand how NATO works. The infamous draft-dodger also seemed to call Truman and Eisenhower "stupid" for not just taking Greenland after WWII. Nevertheless, his threat to somehow get the island is undermining our international rules-based order. Plus, the secret, imperfect alliance in Congress that is blocking anti-trans legislation, the growing Dem opposition to the DHS funding bill, and the need to fight the trust deficit in the country —and the anger-tainment that is driving it.
We meet a woman in India who estimates she has dozens of biological children. And she says there are many more women like her, because India has a thriving black market for human eggs. Rules constraining the supply of donated eggs, have given rise to this underground supply which have risks for the women giving up their eggs. Our reporter investigates.
Today we try to figure out why Donald Trump wants to start a fight with Europe over Greenland, to what extent his Justice Department is going after the right and wrong targets in Minnesota, whether some Supreme Court judges will soon be stepping down, and what went on when protesters in New York canceled a show by a Jewish comedian. Give a listen.
Bonus Episode for Jan. 21. The big banks kick off earnings season with gangbuster investment-banking and trading operations. Their results offer a picture of a resilient consumer, but executives warn of a slew of geopolitical risks. Wall Street Journal lead financial reporter AnnaMaria Andriotis discusses what stood out in reports from Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo, as well as regional banks such as U.S. Bancorp.
David Uberti hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings, where we dig into companies’ earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what’s going on under the hood of the American economy.
Plus: The European Union has stopped working on a deal that would slash tariffs on U.S. goods in light of President Trump’s push for Greenland. And Charles Schwab reports surging quarterly profit because of a boost in brokerage activity. Alex Ossola hosts.
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US President Donald Trump says he is seeking immediate negotiations to acquire Greenland. He told world leaders at the Davos World Economic Forum that he wouldn't use force to take the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Also: The BBC has seen photos of hundreds of victims of the bloody suppression of protests in Iran that were shown to relatives trying to identify the dead. The man who assassinated the former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has been sentenced to life in prison. Safety measures are introduced in Pakistan to protect people from kite flying, and OpenAI adds age prediction to ChatGPT to strengthen safety for teenagers and children.
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