Everyone Admits AGI is Fake, Microsoft X OpenAI Situationship, iPhone App Payment Plans

Microsoft and OpenAI ammend their arrangement leaving out AGI, rumors of an OpenAI phone, NSA using Anthropic despite it being a “supply chain risk,” Apple’s 12-month App Store subscription commitment is a bad idea, and Jason’s app update!
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• The next phase of the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership - The Official Microsoft Blog (blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/04/27/the-next-p…)
• Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead | The Verge (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/918981…)
• OpenAI could be making a phone with AI agents replacing apps | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/openai-could-be-maki…)
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• NSA using Anthropic's Mythos despite Defense Department blacklist (axios.com/2026/04/19/nsa-anthropic-mythos-pent…)
• Trump officials draft plan to bring Anthropic back amid Pentagon fight (axios.com/2026/04/29/trump-anthropic-pentagon-…)
• Google Lets Pentagon Use Its AI - wsj.com (wsj.com/tech/ai/google-clears-pentagon-to-use-…)
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• Apple Introduces App Store Monthly Subscriptions With 12-Month Commitment - MacRumors (macrumors.com/2026/04/27/app-store-monthly-sub…)
• Elon Musk takes the stand in high-profile trial against OpenAI | The Verge (theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/917052…)
• YouTube is testing an AI-powered search feature that shows guided answers | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/youtube-is-testing-a…)
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• (00:00) - Intro

• (08:21) - Jobs and Ternus Comparison

• (18:09) - Microsoft X OpenAI Situationship

• (27:53) - OpenAI Making a Phone

• (34:20) - Brendan Carr is a Dummy

• (40:48) - Pentagon Using Claude Again

• (45:05) - Google Giving Pentagon Access

• (46:42) - App Store 12-Month Plan

• (49:46) - Elon Musk vs Sam Altman

• (51:04) - Lightning Round (Introductions with MacBook Neo)

• (55:01) - Jason's App Update

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