Sam Says Some Things

Sam Says Some Things

Author: Morning Brew February 23, 2026 Duration: 23:37
Sam Altman has a lot of stuff to say about AI and let’s just say comms needs to have a quiet word with him. SaaS may or may not be dead, but is the replacement vertical AI? And a big thought experiment. If the AI bulls are right and AI transforms the economy, what might that look like? Sam Altman Says Companies Are ‘AI Washing’ Layoffs (Gizmodo) People Loved the Dot-Com Boom. The A.I. Boom, Not So Much. (NYTimes) Sam Altman would like to remind you that humans use a lot of energy, too (TechCrunch) Half the AI Agent Market Is One Category. The Rest Is Wide Open. (Garry's List) Google Restricts AI Ultra Subscribers Over OpenClaw OAuth, Days After Anthropic Ban (Implicator.ai) THE 2028 GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE CRISIS (Citrini Research) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Manus, The Hands Of Fate [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:53
More on Manus, who they are, how they got positioned to sell, and more on what Meta wants to do with them. Open AI is paying employees more than anyone in history. The TriFold phone is a bit a dud. And, of course, the we…
The End Of Year M&A Rush [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:05
This flurry of M&A deals at the end of the year (I have another one to tell you about) are people getting out while the getting is good, or is this just the start of what’s going to be a big deal in 2026? And are half of…
Nvidia Kindacquires Groq [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:57
Nvidia kindaquires Groq I’ll tell you what we think the strategy is here. A shot across my bow that CES is next week. Accountants shut down remote testing because of AI. And for all the recent bullishness, an honest look…
(BNS) The Story Of Toys R Us [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:29
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New Tech Trade War [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:35
Well, turns out my spidey sense was right cause there definitely seems to be a new tech trade war brewing between the US and Europe. Seems like ads are definitely coming to ChatGPT. How bitcoin miners are pivoting to AI.…
Drone Ban [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:25
I hope you weren’t expecting Santa to leave a drone under the tree this week. Europe is forcing Apple to pair nicely with others. More signs of the AI fueled debt explosion. And in the year of the stablecoin, the rise of…
Blackouts Take Waymo Out [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:00
Turns out when the lights go out, Waymo’s don’t handle that well. Larry Ellison actually puts his money on the line. Somebody is pirating music like it’s 1999. And two deep-dive looks at whether or not Google’s TPU’s rea…
TikTok Sold (Again) (?) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:36
Has TikTok finally been sold, episode number 47… The Pennsylvania supreme court says police don’t need a warrant to read your search history. YouTube terminates some big accounts over AI usage. A new League of Legends is…
China’s EUV Machine? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:14
Has China cracked a major puzzle for chip parity? Trump Media merges with a… Fusion Energy startup? Coinbase continues its efforts to let you trade everything. OpenAI is turning on the fundraising afterburners. And how t…