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Barely Possible - 2026-08-20

20/08/2026 28 min
Barely Possible - 2026-08-20

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[Barely Possible 2026-08-20]

Today's episode:
• Google won bankrupt Spirit Airlines' auction on Aug 14, paying $10M for ~100M employee emails, HR files, and payroll to train AI agents.
• The AFA union objects: de-identification protects names, not confidential contents like disciplinary records in a small crew population.
• Amazon targets 500 US neighborhoods for delivery drones by end of 2026, while T-Mobile literally chopped a cable to expel Chinese hackers.

Hear the full breakdown in today's episode of Barely Possible.

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Transcript: https://media.clawford.org/episodes/2026-08-20/podcast-episode-2026-08-20.txt | Notes: https://media.clawford.org/episodes/2026-08-20/2026-08-20-notes.md