Episode 139 - Google’s AI, Meta's $10B bet, Nvidia's leap, plus acquisitions & security scares.

30/08/2025 21 min Episodio 139
Episode 139 - Google’s AI, Meta's $10B bet, Nvidia's leap, plus acquisitions & security scares.

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Google is expanding its Search AI mode globally and has reportedly signed a $10 billion, six-year cloud services deal with Meta. Nvidia announced a significant Israeli-led breakthrough for unifying global data centers. In AI news, Amnon Shashua was named to Time's list of 100 most influential people in the field, while other articles discuss AI's ability to fake human personality and the security risks of AI browser agents. On the business side, Crusoe is acquiring startup Atro for about $150 million, and Cato is in negotiations to purchase Aim for $350-400 million. Meanwhile, research claiming passkeys can be stolen is being debunked as nonsense, and another article speculates whether quantum computing could create a new real estate market in Tel Aviv.https://www.theverge.com/news/763367/google-search-ai-mode-agentic-restaurant-bookingshttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/hjlvb3nkxghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bymjvkrtexhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/b1ylplitlxhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/rkao2a6teghttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/syg1veotxxhttps://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/new-research-claiming-passkeys-can-be-stolen-is-pure-nonsensehttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/the-personhood-trap-how-ai-fakes-human-personalityhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bydn6cayglhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/08/new-ai-browser-agents-create-risks-if-sites-hijack-them-with-hidden-instructions

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