Pivot! Pivot! (And Other Tech Disasters)

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: AI & AUTOMATIONMicrosoft AI chief gives it 18 months for all white-collar work to be automatedAI backlash becomes a real business riskOpenAI claims it solved an 80-year-old math problem — for real this timeSpotify launching verification badges for podcasts to help listeners avoid AI slopGemini will use Volvo's external cameras to interpret parking signsCYBERSECURITY & PRIVACYHackers have breached tank readers at US gas stations; officials suspect IranA student with a laptop and a radio stopped four high-speed trainsFour OpenClaw flaws let attackers steal data, escalate privileges, plant backdoorsMozilla to UK regulators: VPNs are essential privacy and security toolsBUSINESS & MARKETSSpaceX reveals plan for $1.75tn stock market debut that could make Musk a trillionaireFintech firm Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding roundTRANSPORTATION & MOBILITYWaymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods$130 a year for EV drivers? Lawmakers push federal road-use feeCONSUMER TECH & CULTUREWhy 'smart' products have started to look like the dumb choiceAndroid boss reveals the unsurprising reason Google Glass ended up in the tech graveyardSpotify will start reserving concert tickets for fansPhilips' new display has a screen on both sidesWEIRD AND WACKYBitcoin trader recovers $400,000 using Claude AI after getting 'stoned' 11 years agoAI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can't be trusted aloneSwatch shuts UK stores after crowds queue for new watchChewing gum restores dad's taste and smell years after CovidTech Rec:Sanjay - OpenRouter Adam - Lovable’s mobile appFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.