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Doomsday Bunker for AI, Apple's iOS 26, and Trump's Tech War

Doomsday Bunker for AI, Apple's iOS 26, and Trump's Tech War

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In this episode of Hashtag Trending, Jim Love discusses several major tech and geopolitical developments. OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's controversial proposal for a doomsday bunker before achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) highlights internal conflicts over AI safety. Apple announces a leap from iOS 18 to iOS 26, aligning software version names with the automotive industry model. The Trump administration targets China by halting software sales essential for chip design, escalating tech tensions between the two nations. Additionally, Instagram's battery drain issue on Android devices is explored, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin's surprising claim that threatening AI can improve performance is examined.

00:00 Introduction and Headlines
00:28 OpenAI's Doomsday Bunker Proposal
04:34 Apple's Leap to iOS 26
07:17 Google Confirms Instagram Battery Drain
08:34 US Blocks Chip Design Software Sales to China
11:55 Threatening AI for Better Performance
14:47 Conclusion and Sign-Off

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