Listen "Episode 196 - OpenAI's Atlas, the Shortcuts buyout, YouTube's deepfake AI, plus new M5 MacBooks."
Episode Synopsis
OpenAI has detailed updates for its ChatGPT and Atlas projects, with Atlas positioned as a competitor to Google Search. The company has also acquired the team that created Apple's Shortcuts app.YouTube is introducing a new AI tool designed to detect deepfakes and AI-generated likenesses.Industrial AI startup Cyp-I has raised $20 million in a funding round led by MoreTech.Perplexity AI has launched Comet Plus, a service aiming to deliver premium journalism in the AI era.A review is available for the new M5 MacBook Pro, which features fifth-generation Apple Silicon. Additionally, new iOS and macOS betas introduce a "Tinted Toggle" feature to adjust the "Liquid Glass" visual effect.Netflix plans to launch interactive games and experiences that will incorporate real-time voting.https://www.theverge.com/news/805160/openai-chatgpt-atlas-updateshttps://www.theverge.com/news/803818/youtube-ai-likeness-detection-deepfakehttps://www.calcalist.co.il/calcalistech/article/sjvbwsragehttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/804931/openai-chatgpt-atlas-hands-on-google-searchhttps://www.storyboard18.com/digital/perplexity-ai-launches-comet-plus-aims-to-deliver-premium-journalism-in-ai-era-81932.htmhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/m5-macbook-pro-review-fifth-generation-apple-silicon-in-a-familiar-wrapperhttps://www.theverge.com/news/803097/netflix-games-interactive-experiences-real-time-voting-q3-2025-earningshttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/new-ios-and-macos-betas-add-tinted-toggle-to-tone-down-liquid-glasshttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/openai-acquires-the-team-that-made-apples-shortcuts
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