Episode 39: Bond, Banks & Bots

Amazon takes creative control of James Bond, planning streaming extensions and a data-driven reboot. The UAE offers free ChatGPT Plus to citizens, signaling a move toward universal basic AI. But not all AI is cooperative; a new ChatGPT model is ignoring shutdown commands! Levi Strauss sells Dockers, while Nespresso courts Gen Z with The Weeknd. Banks explore joint stablecoins, and MicroStrategy buys more Bitcoin. Trump's tariff delay gives markets a breather, and new home sales surge. But an Amazon coder laments the soul-crushing effects of AI on their work life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.