The Next Wave - AI and The Future of Technology
Mindstream (Hubspot Media)
The Next Wave is your personal Chief AI Officer, bringing fresh takes, industry insights and a trustworthy perspective on how to implement AI to grow your business.Join Matt Wolfe and Nathan Lands, as they democratize the expertise often reserved for the boardrooms of the biggest corporations. From groundbreaking technologies to practical applications, Matt and Nathan will cover everything you need to stay informed and prepared. Whether you're seeking to adapt your company to the AI era or simply curious about the future, this podcast will equip you with the knowledge to thrive in the forthcoming wave of change.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 44min
AI Tool Better Than OpenClaw? + NVIDIA’S $1T Prediction & AI Image Wars
A brisk breakdown of NVIDIA’s GTC buzz and Jensen Huang’s startling $1 trillion chip claim. A look at easy-to-use agent tools like OpenClaw and NVIDIA’s NemoClaw. The shift from heavy pretraining to inference and new data types powering AI. Side hustles paying humans to gather AI data and the state of athletic robotics.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 1h 28min
Meta Replacing Creators? + Sam Altman’s Mistake & 3 Big AI Updates
They dig into interactive AI visualizers and how models generate clickable diagrams. They highlight Canva’s Magic Layers and moving infographics between tools. They discuss Meta buying an AI-agent social network and whether autonomous agents could supplant human creators. They cover Sam Altman’s idea of metered intelligence and the rise of agent-driven commerce and marketing.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 1h 19min
NotebookLM Just Killed After Effects? + ChatGPT vs Anthropic War
They explore NotebookLM’s new cinematic features and whether it can replace After Effects. A rapid round-up of the latest LLM releases and what they mean for creators. The surprise surge of Claude after the Pentagon controversy and why users are switching. Hollywood’s growing use of AI in filmmaking and the production trade-offs it creates.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 2min
Anthropic Said No to the Pentagon. Now It’s Blacklisted
A tense tech showdown over whether an AI company should refuse Pentagon demands about surveillance and autonomous weapons. Discussion of supply-chain blacklisting risks and how that could ripple across the industry. Dives into competing lab ties with government, potential legal fights, and the stakes for national security. Also demos new AI tools, image models, and expanding AI agents and workplace assistants.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 1h 37min
5 New AI Models That Are Smarter (and Cheaper) Than GPT-5
They walk through a surge of new AI models that are smarter and far cheaper than prior giants. The conversation highlights agentic AI becoming genuinely useful and emotionally aware assistants for business. They unpack advances like long-context models, multi-expert architectures, and AI-driven product photo and ad creation. They also debate whether society can or should slow AI progress.
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Feb 17, 2026 • 1h 4min
Seedance 2.0 Is Here… and It’s Better Than Sora & Veo
Joe Fier, a marketing and business practitioner who applies AI to growth and creative workflows, joins to unpack cutting-edge video and AI tools. They spotlight Seedance 2.0’s photoreal video leaps. They compare Veo 3.1, Sora, Runway and motion-graphics uses. They cover speed gains in GPT-5.3 Codex Spark and Google’s DeepThink for scientific and 3D tasks.
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Feb 10, 2026 • 44min
This AI-Only Website Is Terrifying (No Humans Allowed)
They dig into Maltbook, the viral AI-only social network, and why posts seem smarter than they are. Security nightmares come up, from leaked API keys to crypto scams and agents with device access. The conversation also covers Rent-a-Human gigging for AI, claims of self-replicating bots with no off-switch, and the rush of tech and money pushing toward AGI.
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Feb 3, 2026 • 43min
Why Your Next Phone Call Might Be With an AI Clone
Joe Fier, co-founder of The Clone Shop and advisor to Delphi who builds AI-driven digital clones. He demos AI versions of real people and explains how clones learn voice and knowledge. He covers tuning responses, guardrails, adaptive vs strict modes, monetization and lead-gen uses, plus embedding and integrations for creators and businesses.
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Jan 27, 2026 • 20min
The 2026 LinkedIn AI Strategy (Step by Step)
Charlie Hills, LinkedIn content strategist known for rapid audience growth and the CHEF framework, shares AI-first tactics for authentic personal branding. He explains context stacking over prompt tricks. Learn about deep research, reverse-engineering your voice, the CHEF steps (Curate, Heat, Enhance, Feed), and engagement hacks like pinned-comment strategies to boost real interactions.
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Jan 20, 2026 • 40min
Why I Bought AI Glasses (And Ignored the Robots)
Matt and Maria dive into the latest tech trends from CES, highlighting humanoid robots, AI glasses, and autonomous vehicles. They debate the practicality of impressive robot designs that still face software challenges. Excitement grows for wearable AI, with a focus on the new Xreal glasses that convert 2D to 3D content. They also explore the potential of flying cars and discuss innovations like ChatGPT Health and Google's new personal AI features. The duo cuts through the hype to reveal which technologies might truly transform our future.
