Aug 19th 2026
Intelligent Machines 884
Cyber Jim
Why Critical Infrastructure Depends on Obsessive Code Reviews
New episodes every Wednesday.
Guests:
Dan O'Dowd
Veteran software engineer Dan O'Dowd argues that our power grid’s outdated, insecure code puts millions at risk, detailing why regulators, industry giants, and Silicon Valley’s “move fast and break things” attitude have left critical infrastructure vulnerable to collapse.
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- Anthropic revenue reportedly jumps to more than $11.5 billion in second quarter
- (272) Dario Amodei on X: "1/2 Thanks Gavin for an especially thoughtful exchange. I don't usually spend much time on social media but I wanted to engage here because it really brings out the heart of an important conversation. First, on regulation, I thin
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- Inside Big Tech’s Frantic Race to Quell the Growing Backlash to AI
- Anthropic says its AI agents are killing rivals and hiding their tracks
- Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes
- Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
- OpenAI Introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Grow
- Young adults are losing faith in AI's upside
- So How Is AI Drug Discovery Doing, Really?
- LG’s humanoid robot arrives in 2027, running Nvidia’s Isaac GR00T
- New Chinese model adds to AI competition
- What happens to what you share with AI
- Google just bought a bunch of Spirit Airlines data for AI training
- Even Claude Is in the Dark About Dario Amodei’s Wife—and Her Influence at Anthropic
- Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+
- the wikipedia guessing game
- Okay Spielberg TikTok
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