OpenAI's Path to IPO

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On this episode, Jeff and I break down OpenAI’s restructuring for profit, look at Qualcomm's new AI200 chips, discuss why Amazon’s office job reductions might not be entirely about AI, and share Adobe’s latest generative Firefly 5 updates from Adobe Max 2025.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Podcast begins

07:24 - OpenAI completes its for-profit recapitalization (techcrunch.com/2025/10/28/openai-completes-its…)

16:03 - Amazon to Cut 14,000 Jobs as Jassy Looks to Ease Bureaucracy (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/amzn-am…)

18:01 - Nate B Jones on why they really laid off staff (tiktok.com/@nate.b.jones/video/756641924023697…)

23:38 - Nate B Jones on why they really laid off staff (tiktok.com/@nate.b.jones/video/756641924023697…)

25:33 - Adobe Now Lets You Generate Soundtracks and Speech in Firefly (wired.com/story/adobe-max-2025-firefly-photosh…)

33:17 - Researchers exploit OpenAI's Atlas by disguising prompts as URLs (theregister.com/2025/10/27/openai_atlas_prompt…)

40:15 - Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers (techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/amazon-unveils-ai-sm…)

42:03 - Introducing Blue Jay and Project Eluna, Amazon’s latest robotics and AI technology for its operations (aboutamazon.com/news/operations/new-robots-ama…)

45:36 - Elon Musk launches a Wikipedia rival that extols his own ‘vision’ (washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/27/groki…)

49:25 - Leo's entry says he's semi-retired; news to him, I'll bet (grokipedia.com/page/Leo_Laporte)

51:58 - Qualcomm Launches AI Chips to Challenge Nvidia’s Dominance (wsj.com/tech/qualcomm-stock-surges-on-ai-chip-…)

52:40 - Nvidia becomes world’s first $5tn company (ft.com/content/62933c70-261c-4b7a-a045-3f9f9cc…)

57:28 - Sora update to bring AI videos of your pets, new social features, and soon, an Android version (techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/sora-update-to-bring…)

01:00:48 - Google and Anthropic announce cloud deal worth tens of billions of dollars (cnbc.com/2025/10/23/anthropic-google-cloud-dea…)

01:02:20: Find out what’s new in the Gemini app in October's Gemini Drop. (blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-drop-octobe…)

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