Episode 333: OpenAI's Ad Empire, Anthropic's Compute Windfall, and the Far-Right's Crisis Entrepreneurship

OpenAI launches a self-serve ads manager inside ChatGPT with precision targeting based on conversation history. Anthropic secures massive compute access to SpaceX's Colossus facility—a stunning reversal given Musk's recent attacks on the company. The Musk vs. OpenAI trial reveals explosive testimony about leadership chaos, including Musk's 2017 demand for control and accusations of safety review deception. Meanwhile, economic fallout from the Iran war is accelerating far-right populist parties across Europe, with Britain's Labour facing crushing election losses and Germany's AfD surging to 26-28% in polls. Plus: Snap kills its Perplexity partnership, US oil exports hit records, and DHS coordinates with an anonymous X shitposter to break news about Greek artifacts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.