Listen "Episode 147 - Google’s Dying Web, Meta’s Cult Culture, AI’s Future & Nova’s Exit"
Episode Synopsis
In a court filing, Google acknowledged that the open web is in 'rapid decline'. A former WhatsApp security head is suing Meta for systemic cybersecurity failures, likening its culture to a 'cult'. In AI news, a Gartner report suggests that while artificial intelligence will permeate all IT work by 2030, it will not cause massive job losses, and a new feature in ChatGPT is a reminder that chatbots are not people. Additionally, the founder of Nova Launcher has left the company, and a co-founder of Wix with the former CEO of TikTok Israel have revealed a new AI venture.https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/chatgpts-new-branching-feature-is-a-good-reminder-that-ai-chatbots-arent-peoplehttps://www.theverge.com/news/773928/google-open-web-rapid-declinehttps://arstechnica.com/security/2025/09/former-whatsapp-security-boss-sues-meta-for-systemic-cybersecurity-failureshttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/09/no-ai-jobs-bloodbath-as-ai-permeates-all-it-work-over-the-next-5-yearshttps://arstechnica.com/google/2025/09/in-court-filing-google-concedes-the-open-web-is-in-rapid-declinehttps://www.theverge.com/news/773937/nova-launcher-founder-left-kevin-barry-branch-open-source-androidhttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/bktiaz39xg
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