About this episode
Could Intel exit the high-end chip game entirely? Why are public companies loading up on crypto? GPT-5 is probably coming in a matter of weeks. What if it’s actually AI jobpocalypse… not now? And in the Longreads, the best explainer of those GLP-1 drugs I’ve read so far. Links: Intel beats on revenue, slashes foundry investments as CEO says ‘no more blank checks’ (CNBC) Google is testing a vibe-coding app called Opal (TechCrunch) Companies load up on niche crypto tokens to boost share prices (Financial Times) OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August (The Verge) Is AI killing graduate jobs? (FT) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: First Look: macOS Tahoe Public Beta (SixColors) If GLP-1 Drugs Are Good For Everything, Should We All Be on Them? (Derek Thompson) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices