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Researchers disclose one-click remote code execution exploit in OpenClaw, nonprofit coalition asks U.S. government to suspend Grok’s use across federal agencies, Alibaba to spend 3 billion yuan during Lunar New Year to promote its Qwen AI app.Show Notes

US gas projects tied to data centers surge, videogame stocks dive after Google unveils “Project Genie”, Belkin shuts down cloud services for most Wemo smart home devices.Show Notes

OpenAI Speeds Up IPO Plans for Potential 2026 Listing, AI-Assisted Screening Cuts Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnoses by 12%, and Project Genie, Google's $250/Month AI World Model, Goes Live.Link to Show Notes

Google Offers $135M Settlement in Android Data Collection Lawsuit, Meta to charge Italian developers for non-template WhatsApp AI chatbot messages, Honda and DriveOhio Pilot AI System to Detect Road Damage.Link to Show Notes

Chromium bug report reveals Google’s desktop Android interface? Autonomous trucking company Waabi signs new deal with Uber, Snap spins AR glasses unit into standalone Specs Inc.Show Notes

EU's DMA Forces Google to Open Android and Search Data Access for AI Competition, Google Photos AI Expands with Text-to-Video Prompts and Enhanced Sharing, and France Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-15s Over Mental Health ConcernsLink to Show Notes

EC opens Digital Services Act investigation into X over Grok, Microsoft unveils Maia 200 AI chip, Nvidia announces three new Earth-2 AI weather models.Show Notes

Google Photos adding generative feature “Me Meme”, Amazon brings Alexa+ early access to Mexico, Tesla puts Autosteer behind paywall for new Model 3 & Y owners.Show Notes

Netflix's All-Cash WBD Studio Bid Confident as Peters Dismisses Paramount's 'Debt-Heavy' Offer, and Intel Prioritizes AI Chips, Causing Low-End PC Constraints Amid Foundry LossesLink to Show Notes