This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner.

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Runner-up Titles

The Podcasters’ Choice
I was biding my time
I just want to sell something I believe in
What if you didn’t get chard
Chard as a Service
Let’s be cool
The Human League
Spinning tapes talking to each other
Artisanal tape dispensers
Buying into the Panopticon
Why should only Facebook know where I am?
Root access to your life
The AirTag Family Circus comic
Jar of Airtags
Hold my beer open source
The Value of AI is intuitively obvious
OK, we’re done. Talk to you guys next week.

Rundown

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