Listen "Chapter 111 - Google's AI clicks, Meta's illegal data, GPT-5's promise, plus tech layoffs & billion-dollar deals."
Episode Synopsis
Google states that integrating AI into its search has not negatively impacted website clicks and has even improved their quality. A jury found that Meta illegally collected menstrual data from users of the Flo app. In a new partnership, Apple's chip technology will enable Samsung to produce iPhone image sensors in the US. The CEO of Microsoft Israel commented that the model of equating business success with a large workforce is outdated. OpenAI has launched GPT-5, described as being like "talking to a doctor." In financial news, Palantir's revenue reached one billion dollars for the first time, thanks to a US Army contract, and Israeli company Descartes raised $100 million at a $3.1 billion valuation. Meanwhile, Kaltura is laying off 10% of its employees.https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/08/google-search-boss-says-ai-isnt-killing-search-clickshttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/b1goe0j00gehttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/hkyunkwuxxhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/sjqd3gfugxhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rkzhuzfdlghttps://www.theverge.com/news/753469/meta-flo-period-tracker-lawsuit-verdicthttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/b11111ypzdexhttps://www.theverge.com/news/752689/apple-samsung-partnership-image-sensors-texashttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/hkyunkwuxxhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/syrtadfugx
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