Anthropic's $30B Raise and Claude's Features

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In this episode:

1. Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
2. Amazon Ring’s lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance
3. How did the FBI get Nancy Guthrie's Google Nest camera footage if it was disabled — and what does it mean for your privacy?
4. Ring and Flock Safety cancel partnership amidst surveillance criticism
5. Waymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the Philippines
6. Waymo is asking DoorDash drivers to shut the doors of its self-driving cars
7. Amazon delivery drone strikes North Texas apartment, causing minor damage
8. Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’
9. Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini
10. It took two years, but Google released a YouTube app on Vision Pro
11. Anthropic raises another $30B in Series G, with a new value of $380B

Weird and Wacky:

1. Watch: YouTuber-built ‘world’s most efficient’ drone flies for 3.5 hours straight
2. The Most Expensive Party Balloon in History
3. For $1M, you can pay Bryan Johnson (or BryanAI?) to teach you how to live longer

Tech Rec:

1. Sanjay - Pdfwithlove
2. Adam - Anker USB C Charger with Foldable Plug, 20W USB C Charger Block

Find us here:

1. sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.com

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