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EPISODE · Oct 13, 2026 · 45 MIN

Who Does Your AI Actually Work For?

from This Time Is Different · host Malcolm Ethridge and Ricky Mulvey

AI agents want your credit card, and new research suggests they may not find you the best price. Ricky and Malcolm ask who these tools are actually beholden to. Ricky Mulvey and Malcolm Ethridge discuss: - Why Malcolm is watching Apple’s Mac mini, and how it became a way to skip the line for GPUs. - The Financial Times report that OpenAI’s annualized revenue is closer to $50 billion than $70 billion and why that the AI trade under the microscope. - How Paramount’s $52 billion financing package for Warner Bros. connects to the Ellison family’s other company, and what it could mean for the big, risky movies Ricky wants to keep seeing. - New research that suggests AI shopping agents may steer higher-income users toward pricier options. Want to contact us? [email protected] We are proud to be in the Airwave Media network! Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Hosts: Malcolm Ethridge, Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Heather Horton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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