From the BBC World Service: The Australian government announced it will ban children under 16 from having YouTube accounts starting in December. The ban also limits young people's use of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Snapchat. We'll learn more. Then, South Africa has long struggled with power cuts. Now, some companies are introducing pay-as-you-go backup power systems. And, a UN environmentalist warns that new Brazilian legislation aimed at streamlining major infrastructure developments will lead to more deforestation.
Big Technology Podcast - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: AI’s Potential, OpenAI Rivalry, GenAI Business, Doomerism
Dario Amodei is the CEO of Anthropic. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a raw, unfiltered conversation about AI's potential, its stakes, and the source of his outspokenness. The interview is part of a major Big Technology profile about Amodei, ft. interviews with more than two dozen of his colleagues, friends, and critics. You can read that story for free here: https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/the-making-of-dario-amodei
We also cover Mark Zuckerberg's AI talent spending spree, Amodei's rivalry with OpenAI, his response to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's criticism, the state of the AI scaling laws, and whether there's a risk we'll lose control of the technology.
Tune in for a candid, emotional, and high energy conversation with one of the leaders driving the AI wave today.
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WSJ Minute Briefing - Tsunami Waves Reach Hawaii After Massive Russian Earthquake
Plus: The Fed is expected to hold rates steady, although Chair Powell may face unprecedented dissent today. And, U.S. tariffs weigh on European automakers Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. Azhar Sukri hosts.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Living And Working In America: Work Visas
From agricultural laborers to software engineers, America offers multiple pathways for people to live and work in the country on temporary work visas. However, obtaining these visas can be frustrating and workers’ legal status is still tenuous.
Reset hears from Coleman Immigration founding partner Christina Coleman and one Chicagoan about his experience on a temporary work visa.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
Audio Mises Wire - The FTC versus Fortnite: “Consumer Protection” is Consumer Deception
The Federal Trade Commission has fined the makers of the video game Fortnite more than $500 million ostensibly for violations that have no legal basis. This is yet another case of the feds shaking down producers in the name of “consumer protection.”
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/ftc-versus-fortnite-consumer-protection-consumer-deception
WSJ What’s News - Tsunami Waves Reach U.S. After Powerful Russia Quake
A.M. Edition for July 30. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Russia’s Pacific coast, triggering tsunami warnings in Hawaii and California. Plus, the Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates steady, but two governors appointed by President Trump are due to vote against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, something that hasn’t happened in more than three decades. Dow Jones Newswires economics editor Paul Hannon explains the significance. And, the Trump administration takes a big swing at toppling a landmark scientific finding on greenhouse-gas emissions. Azhar Sukri hosts.
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Up First from NPR - Gaza Famine and Diplomacy, EPA Emissions Standards, GOP’s Epstein Troubles
The UK says it will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn't act to end deaths from starvation. Trump's EPA wants to reverse course on CO2 emissions standards. And, Jeffrey Epstein's confidant Ghislaine Maxwell says she will speak with lawmakers in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
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Marketplace All-in-One - Small tweaks to AI prompts can have significant impacts on output
Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino speaks to Sayash Kapoor, a PhD candidate at Princeton and co-author of “AI Snake Oil." He says small tweaks to AI chatbots can often have big, unpredictable effects.
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - The Gene Simmons of Data Protection – Navigating the Future of Data Management
The Gene Simmons of Data Protection: Protegrity's KISS Method
Today, we are releasing another episode from our series, entitled The Gene Simmons of Data Protection - the KISS Method, brought to you by none other than Protegrity. Protegrity is AI-powered data security for data consumption, offering fine grain data protection solutions, so you can enable your data security, compliance, sharing and analytics.
Episode Title: Navigating the Future of Data Management: Type Systems, Quantum Computing, and Protegrity's Innovations
In our final episode, we are speaking with Michael Howard, CEO of Protegrity. We talk about how traditional type systems often fail short in modern data management, as well as potential threats posed by quantum computing to current encryption methods, as well as how Protegrity's product embeds context and security into the data itself, in order to repel any threat.
Questions
- Tell me and my audience a little bit about you.
- I know that you’ve referred to type systems as “lame.” Can you explain the concept of type systems in databases, why they’re lame, and why they pose challenges for modern data management?
- How is quantum computing poised to impact the current landscape of data security and encryption?
- What are some of the limitations of traditional type systems in databases, and how can they be improved to handle modern data challenges?
- Can you share insights on how Protegrity's approach to data classification and protection differs from traditional methods?
- Looking ahead, how do you envision the role of type systems evolving with the advent of quantum computing and other emerging technologies?
- One of Protegrity’s talking points has been how far behind legislation for data privacy and security is compared to today’s rapidly accelerating data landscape. What do you think needs to happen – in quantum and AI – for conversations to turn into action?
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BITCOIN SEASON 2: Bitcoin Needs Self Custody To Survive
Casa CEO Nick Neuman argues Bitcoin needs self-custody adoption to survive long-term. Without transaction fees from edge users, mining could become unprofitable, risking network security and potentially forcing protocol changes.
Nick Neuman, CEO & co-founder of Casa joins us to talk about why Bitcoin's future depends on self-custody adoption. Neuman argues that without users holding Bitcoin "at the edges" and generating transaction fees, mining incentives could collapse, potentially forcing changes to Bitcoin's 21 million supply cap or pushing institutions toward proof-of-stake alternatives.
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NOTES:
• Casa founded in 2018 to enable self-custody
• Coinbase holds 2.8 million Bitcoin today
• Transaction activity lower than 2018 levels
• Bitcoin block reward halves repeatedly over time
• Mining unprofitable without transaction fees
• 2140 deadline for block reward depletion
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
02:38 Self custody & Bitcoin survival
07:25 Held at the edges
11:26 Fees a& codes changes
17:55 Memetic death spiral
21:00 layer 2
26:12 Self custody adoption
30:48 Changes to improve self custody
33:35 Education
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