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The Musk v. OpenAI trial continues, which means so do the allegations and leaks surrounding some of the most influential people in tech. Nilay and David recount the most interesting and entertaining moments from the courtroom this week, before digging into what we’ve learned about when Sam Altman was fired. After that, the hosts discuss OpenAI’s apparent plans to build a phone, which seem utterly necessary and utterly doomed, along with the new Fitbit Air and a truly strange new home robot. Finally, in the lightning round, it’s time for the Hype Desk, Brendan Carr is a Dummy, the Chinese company that wants to make everything, and the next big rebrand for xAI.
0:00 AI Chaos Kickoff
01:25 Trial Discovery Era
03:42 Satya Dodges Paper Trails
05:21 OpenAI Origins Exposed
09:53 Elon Power Grab Split
16:19 Blip Firing Texts
26:01 Board Reasons Debate
33:37 ChatGPT Phone Rumor
35:38 Why OpenAI Needs a Phone
37:11 Jony Ive Reality Check
38:21 Apps Still Run Everything
41:10 Apple Siri Comeback Plan
43:15 Chat UI Is Brittle
46:05 Apple Intelligence Lawsuit
50:17 Google Fitbit Air
54:14 Google Health Rebrand
58:22 Creepy Companion Robot
01:05:52 The Hype Desk
01:07:53 Star Fox Returns Again
01:08:05 VTuber Fox Face Tracking
01:09:47 Uncanny New Star Fox Look
01:11:28 Furry Overlap Discourse
01:12:33 Zach Gardening Netflix Show
01:13:24 Between True Ferns Format
01:17:07 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
01:19:12 NFL Antitrust And Packers Shares
01:25:36 Dreame Vaporware Rocket Car
01:30:12 Elon Corporate Nesting Dolls
01:32:05 Xbox Removes Copilot AI
01:33:21 Wrap Up And Schedule
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