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The AI vibes continue to find all-time lows. David and Nilay open the show by talking through the absurd Allbirds pivot to AI, the attacks on Sam Altman, and the increasing divide between what AI companies say is inevitable and what people actually want. Then, the Hype Desk crew talks Coachella and RAMageddon, before David and Nilay catch up on the Live Nation-Ticketmaster monopoly suit and the increasing price of everything. In the lightning round, it’s time for Brendan Carr is a dummy, satellite internet, brain-computer interfaces, and the Trump Phone.
0:00 Allbirds Goes AI
01:25 GPUS Pivot Explained
03:08 Buzzword Bubbles Return
07:47 AI Backlash And Threats
12:06 Social Media Vs AI Feelings
17:30 Gen Z Polling Reality
19:34 Experts Public Disconnect
28:09 Reese Witherspoon AI FOMO
32:30 Hype Desk Returns
33:14 Ram Apocalypse And Wikifeet
35:53 Coachella Livestream Era
40:43 Ticketmaster Monopoly Ruling
44:39 MacBook Neo Shakes Microsoft
46:30 OpenAI Memo Drama
47:12 Copilot Backlash
49:33 Windows vs Mac Value
51:04 Price Hikes Everywhere
51:58 YouTube Premium Rant
57:05 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
59:09 NewsNation Merger Fallout
01:02:26 NFL Antitrust Threats
01:09:44 Amazon Buys Globalstar
01:17:21 Netgear Router Exemption
01:21:53 Trump Phone Update
01:25:40 Neuralink BCI Debate
01:27:37 Wrap Up and Plugs
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