#TBOT 14: China’s AI+ Plan Goes All In, MIT’s AlterEgo Reads Your Lips Without Speaking, 1,500 Engineers Have Access To WhatsApp Data, StackWallet - Private and Easy Multi-coin Wallet

#TBOT 14: China’s AI+ Plan Goes All In, MIT’s AlterEgo Reads Your Lips Without Speaking, 1,500 Engineers Have Access To WhatsApp Data, StackWallet - Private and Easy Multi-coin Wallet

Author: The most important weekly tech news + solutions. September 17, 2025 Duration: 26:49

Here are this week’s stories:

China’s AI+ Plan Goes All In: China outlined its 10-year plan to integrate the entire country with AI across all sectors. I read their report to find out what’s planned for the second most populous country in the world.

MIT AlterEgo Reads Your Lips: New MIT Media Lab startup attempts to let you communicate without speaking with their Silent Sense tech. How does it work? Find out.

Insider Look at WhatsApp’s Security: WhatsApp’s head of security sues Meta for alleged retaliation after he called out WhatsApp for not knowing how much data it collected and who had access to it.

StackWallet—Private and Easy Multi-coin Wallet: I recently talked with the founder of StackWallet, and now I’m convinced it’s the best wallet out there. Find out why.

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